Category: Tasks
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Planning Your Day by Timeboxing in Obsidian
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of both tasks and projects. Creating simple task-lists gives me clarity and focus, and allows me to knock projects out quickly. Task-lists also allow me to front-load the thinking for any given project. When I create the project, I try to anticipate every task needed, and write that down…
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Plotting Task Completions with DataviewJS and Obsidian Charts
Have you tried plotting in Obsidian? Unfortunately, it can be challenging and technical. But not today! If you want a way to track task completions over time, then look no further. This is the easiest method I’ve found for task plotting in Obsidian, and it looks like this: Creating graphs is one of my favorite…
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How to Manage Projects in Obsidian
This article is part of a series of tips on handling tasks in Obsidian. To see the full series, see How to Manage Tasks in Obsidian. We’ve already discussed why you might want to manage projects in Obsidian, now let’s talk about how. How do you set up Obsidian to properly manage projects? My advice: create a project view.…
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Creating a Today View in Obsidian
This article is part of a series of tips on handling tasks in Obsidian. To see the full series, see How to Manage Tasks in Obsidian. If your work involves deadlines, then you’re going to need to create a trusted system to remind yourself of upcoming deadlines. Even if you don’t have any deadlines in your work,…
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How to Manage Tasks in Obsidian-The Complete Guide
Managing projects and tasks in Obsidian may seem odd. Obsidian is not a task manager, it’s a note-taking application. Why would we manage tasks in Obsidian when there are so many other apps specifically made for managing tasks? It’s a good question. I’ve used dozens of to-do apps over the years, but I’ve never found one that…
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How to Add Tasks to your Daily Notes in Obsidian
This article is part of a series of tips on handling tasks in Obsidian. To see the full series, see How to Manage Tasks in Obsidian. Do you use Daily Notes in Obsidian? If so, have you ever thought about adding tasks to your Daily Notes? I’ve kept a daily journal for over a decade…
