I use the Timeline System, which means I maintain three main folders in my vault: Action, Static, and Timeline.

Finding Information

I rarely use the search box to find notes. Instead, I rely on the metadata properties (listed in the Notes section below) to categorize all information. This data is then filtered and displayed using several Bases tables and views.

Synchronization

  • Obsidian Sync — Selective Sync
    • MacBook Air ⇄ Pixel 7
  • Syncthing — Entire Vault
    • MacBook Air ⇄ Mac Mini

Due to the size of my vault, I’ve established a selective sync system. You can read more about the details here.

TL;DR: All new files and notes are added to the Action/Current folder. Every two months, I move older files to the Timeline/Journal. Ideally, all files would be created directly in the Timeline/Journal, but I am constrained by available storage space, specifically on my phone.

Notes

I create all my notes using the Unique Note Creator core plugin. It applies a template with the title format YYYY-MM-DD HH.mm and includes the following properties:

title:
date: {{date:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm}}
expiration:
number:
value:
liters:
location:
url:
card:
type:
company:
people:
tags:
status: false

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