Post for tomorrow on Obsidian

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+{
+  "title": "Updating my Obsidian setup",
+  "date": "2024-07-16T09:00:00.367Z",
+  "tags": [
+    "obsidian"
+  ],
+  "excerpt": "I've been using Obsidian for note taking for about a year now, with limited success, but I've recently made some changes to my configuration that have made it wildly more useful to me"
+}
+---
+
+I've been using [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) for note taking for about a year now, with limited success. I knew it was powerful, and could do a lot of thing that I wasn't taking advantage of, but I'd just never really put the time in to make it work for me. So, on a whim, I decided to try out making some changes to my setup and see how well they stick.
+
+## Note structure
+
+I was always using the [periodic notes plugin](https://github.com/liamcain/obsidian-periodic-notes) for automatically creating notes. Originally I was creating a daily note inside a single giant folder, and then switched to weekly notes. Neither really stuck, and the lack of folder structure made finding notes a bit of a pain.
+
+So, I'm now taking advantage of the templating syntax for the plugin. My daily note title format is now `YYYY/MMMM/YYYY-MM-DD`, which generates a folder structure like this:
+
+```
+- 2024
+  - June
+    - 2024-06-30.md
+    - 2024-06-29.md
+  - July
+    - 2024-07-15.md
+    - 2024-07-14.md
+```
+
+Originally I didn't want the date to be in the filename, but I found that the plugin wouldn't just let me use the day of the month as it wasn't unique, so I had to use the full date.  Regardless, my daily notes now have a decent folder structure that makes them easier to find.
+
+## Task lists
+
+This is the most powerful feature I've started using so far. I've started using the [Tasks plugin](https://github.com/schemar/obsidian-tasks), which lets me define tasks in any note. All of the task parameters can be included in the entry, like due date, priority, scheduled date, etc.
+
+```markdown
+* [ ] Task with due date 📅 2024-07-17
+* [ ] Task with priority 🔼
+* [ ] Task with scheduled date ⏳ 2024-07-17
+* [/] Task with custom status
+```
+
+It also provides a simple query language to retrieve and filter them. In my daily notes, I list any scheduled tasks for the day, and then also any incomplete tasks are due in the future. I also filter out tasks created in the same note file, to avoid duplication.
+
+```text
+> [!check] Due today
+> ```tasks
+> not done
+> (due on or before 2024-07-15) or (scheduled on or before 2024-07-15)
+> path does not include {{query.file.path}}
+> hide backlink
+> hide edit button
+> ```
+```
+
+And then I create a more urgent section for overdue tasks:
+
+```text
+> [!warning] Overdue
+> ```tasks
+> not done
+> has due date
+> due before 2024-07-15
+> path does not include {{query.file.path}}
+>  hide edit button
+>  hide backlink
+> ```
+```
+
+## Automating note creation
+
+Finally, I use the [Templater plugin](https://github.com/SilentVoid13/Templater) to automatically generate the daily note file for the current day.I can use it to fill in the current date for the query, which is then static. I can filter by `due today`, but that query list would then be dynamic and files wouldn't reflect the day they're created for.
+
+{% raw %}
+```text
+> [!check] Due today
+> ```tasks
+> not done
+> (due on or before {{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}) or (scheduled on or before {{date:YYYY-MM-DD}})
+> path does not include {{query.file.path}}
+> hide backlink
+> hide edit button
+> ```
+```
+{% endraw %}
+
+There are plenty of other things I _could_ be doing, like using [Dataview](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) to pull information from my notes, but what I've got so far is working pretty well and at least lets me track my tasks in one place and keep them organised.
+