Obsidian and Productivity
Plain-text notes, Dataview queries, and getting things done without renting your own memory.
Everything here runs on markdown files I own. Obsidian happens to be a nice window onto them, but the point is that the notes outlive whichever app I am using this year.
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Building a Zettelkasten in Obsidian
Small atomic notes that quietly compound into something genuinely useful.
Everything on this topic
- Dataview's dv.pages() vs dv.list() Which Dataview query to reach for, and when the other one is simpler.
- Creating a Daily Review Template in Obsidian Opening and closing the day deliberately instead of just letting it happen.
- Building an Automated Weekly Review with Things 3 and Obsidian Use Dataview queries to automatically aggregate daily notes and completed tasks into a weekly review.
- Building a Zettelkasten in Obsidian Small atomic notes that quietly compound into something genuinely useful.
- Building a Personal CRM with Obsidian and Dataview Keeping track of the people you care about without paying monthly for it.
- Build Momentum Before You Need It Momentum is easier to maintain than it ever is to create from scratch.
- How to Make Time How I actually structure a day around a big family and too many projects.
Available for rescue and re-platforming work
I take over platforms that already exist and are in trouble. Node, TypeScript, React and Laravel, mostly in regulated or high-traffic environments. If something needs rescuing, re-platforming or finishing, my full history is on the CV.