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Daily Notes ​

Daily notes provide a frictionless way to externalize your thoughts. Each day gets its own note where you can capture ideas, reflections, and observations as they happen—without worrying about where they belong or how to organize them.

What are Daily Notes? ​

Daily notes are your default space for thinking out loud. They anchor your thoughts to time, creating a chronological record that makes it easy to:

  • Capture fleeting ideas before they're lost
  • Track what you're working on and learning
  • Connect daily observations to larger projects through wikilinks
  • Review patterns in your thinking over time

The week-based view shows seven days at once, making it natural to see context and rhythm in your work.

Accessing Daily Notes ​

Daily View ​

The Daily View shows an entire week of daily notes at once, making it easy to see your week at a glance and navigate between days.

Access Daily View:

  1. Click "Daily" in the workspace bar at the top
  2. View opens showing current week (Monday through Sunday)

What you see:

  • Week navigation controls (Previous/Next/Today)
  • Seven days displayed vertically (Mon-Sun)
  • Each day shows its editor and activity

Daily View Interface ​

Week Navigation ​

Navigation controls:

  • Previous/Next buttons - Navigate by week
  • Today button - Jump to current week
  • Keyboard shortcuts:
    • T - Jump to today
    • [ - Previous week
    • ] - Next week
    • Escape - Blur focused editor

Daily notes ​

Creating daily notes:

  • Daily notes are created automatically when you start typing
  • Empty daily notes are not saved to disk
  • Notes appear with minimal frontmatter: date and type

Opening notes:

  • Click day label to open that note in the main editor
  • Shift+click day label to add to notes shelf

Browsing Historical Daily Notes ​

Week View Navigation ​

Navigate through time:

  • Use Previous/Next buttons to browse past weeks
  • Click "Today" to jump back to current week
  • Use [ and ] keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation
  • Scroll within the week to see all seven days

Finding Past Entries ​

Via AI:

You: What did I work on last Monday?

AI: [Opens daily note from last Monday]

    Last Monday (Jan 8):

    - Planned week's priorities
    - Team standup
    - Worked on API integration
    - Client meeting about timeline
    - Made good progress, identified blocker

Browse activity:

Each day in the week view shows notes you created or modified, making it easy to see what you worked on.

Creating Summaries ​

Monthly summary with AI:

You: Summarize my daily notes from January into a new note

AI: [Reads all January daily notes, creates summary]

    Created: summaries/january-2025-summary.md

    January 2025 Summary:

    Projects worked on:
    - Project Alpha (primary focus)
    - Client Website
    - Documentation

    Key accomplishments:
    - Launched Feature X
    - Completed 15 tasks
    - 12 client meetings

    Patterns:
    - Best productivity: mornings
    - Regular exercise: 20/31 days
    - Writing habit: 15 days

    Linked to all 31 daily notes for reference.

Next Steps ​

Pro tip: Daily notes become more valuable over time. A few minutes each day creates a chronological record of your thinking, work, and progress that's invaluable for reflection and planning. Start simple and let your practice evolve.

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