A set of periodic note templates for Obsidian.md.
Theme: Viridian
This collection of templates suit my current workflow. I supply them here and try to keep them to-date so that you lovely people are also able to use them. By all means, you are encouraged to change the templates when you download them (you'll have to regardless, it's part of setup 😛) you may use a date format that I don't (these templates use YYYY-MM-DD by the way) or you may want to change what these notes track and whatnot. In short, these could/should be considered as a base to your perfect periodic note template.
These templates also assume you know how to use the plugins required. If you don't, please refer to the instructions on their repos--I unfortunately don't have the time to write a full-blown tutorial on how to install each and every single plugin.
By the way, if you're having a problem and would like some help from me, please DM me on Discord. Just requesting this so you can get help quicker, since I only open Github like, once a day. 😆
- CustomJS
- Dynamic Table of Contents
- Dataview (ensure JS queries are enabled)
- Obsidian Banners
- Obsidian Charts
- Periodic Notes
- Tasks
- Templater
These notes require a little TLC to get them off of the ground. Other than installing the plugins listed above, we additionally need to configure...
- The code required for the graph
- The actual graph codeblock
- The banners used throughout the notes
The graph in the Weekly Note uses a CustomJS file built by Olivier Carizzoni. In addition to functioning as a normal Obsidian Charts chart, it adds the functionality to have each value you track trimmed down by an average that you provide.
For example, I track steps with an average of 10 000 steps. Being able to show an average is extremely useful in being able to see all the values you track clearly. If this wasn't done, then I'd likely be only able to see the steps I've taken clearly, and much smaller values (like Hours Worked) would be completely buried.
Let's go about setting up this custom file.
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First, make sure that CustomJS is installed in Obsidian.
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Once that's done, go to Scripts/CustomJS in this repo and download the
DvCharts.jsfile. -
Once you have, move it into an appropriate location in your vault. I've put mine in
AA Utilities/AA.04 Scripts.
- Next, go to the CustomJS plugin settings and set Folder to the path where you put the JS file.
- Reload Obsidian, and you'll be good to go!
In the Weekly Note Templates's graph codeblock, you'll need to configure the daysPath found at the bottom of the file. For example, mine is set to '02 Personal/02.01 Periodic Notes/<% tp.date.now("YYYY") %>/Daily/<% tp.date.now("MM MMMM") %>', which on compile gets turned into something like 02 Personal/02.01 Periodic Notes/2022/Daily/05 March.
In short, change this field to match the path where you have your Daily Notes.
You may notice that in the examples in this repo, there are banners that compliment the notes. By default, they are set as ![[<% tp.date.now("YYYY MMMM") %> Weekly Banner.jpg]] in the template's frontmatter. When generating a new daily note, it will be translated to ![[2022 March Weekly Banner.jpg]]. I personally like to have different banners for each month of the year, so I have a small backlog of chronologically named banners.
If you have a different file format for your images, no need to fret! Just change the .jpg to your desired format: .png, .svg, etc...
Let's briefly look at each periodic note type, and what their intended functions are.
I use Daily Notes to fill out short dataview fields when as I feel like it, and to take memos and work logs of my day.
I track habits, the weather, tasks, and various statistics about my day. The fields found within these notes are then pulled into the Weekly Note that it is linked to, which is used for the automatic review.
You may notice that there's a field for learnt words. It's a useful thing to keep track of (especially in language learning) but there is a special format required in order for the field to work.
- Learnt Words:: "word one", "meaning", "word two", "meaning"
You can have any number of words in the field, but it must always be formatted as "word", "meaning". If it is formatted incorrectly, the table on the weekly note will separate each character as it's own field, which doesn't look right.
Additionally, make sure that the quotation marks surrounding your fields are not curled. That means use these: "" and not these: “”.
I use Weekly Notes to reflect on my week as a whole. It automatically pulls in all the Memos, Work Logs, and Dataview fields from its corresponding Daily Notes.
This note functions quite well on its own, and requires little interaction to change things.
Huge thanks to the following people for...
- ❤️ Olivier Carizzoni: Improved graph code and dedicated custom JS
- 🧡 Braden1996#5496 (Discord): Learnt words table concept
Check out my other stuff:
- Discord: @mulfok#6931
- Twitter: @mulfok