My daily note template

I use a daily note and I try writing in it every day. Some days, the note ends up “blank”, i.e., just with the template itself.

My daily note serves as a hub for new notes created that day, in the sense that they all have a link to it. And, it also serves the purpose of being my meditation journal.

The template I have for it changes over the time, but today it uses the Journals community plugin (GitHub - srg-kostyrko/obsidian-journal).

I hope this helps someone with their process and with some questions for personal improvement.

So, here it is.

<%*
let title = tp.file.title;
let tt = moment(title, "YYYY-MM-DD");
let tt2 = moment(title, "YYYY-MM-DD");
let today = tt.format("YYYY-MM-DD");
let thisweek = tt.format("gggg-[W]ww");
let thisquarter = tt.format("gggg-Q");
let thisYear = tt.format("YYYY");
let dow = parseInt(tt.format("E"), 10);
-%>
<% "---" %>
aliases: []
categories:
  - diario
created: "<% tp.date.now('YYYY-MM-DD[T]HH:mm:ss[Z]ZZ') %>"
cssclasses: diario, img-grid, embed-strict, wide-page, max
tags:
  - diario
  - y<% thisYear %>
title: "Diário e meditação - <% today %>"
type: diario
parent: "[[<% thisweek %>]]"
previous: "[[<% moment(title, "YYYY-MM-DD").subtract(1, "d").format("YYYY-MM-DD") %>]]"
next:  "[[<% moment(title, "YYYY-MM-DD").add(1, "d").format("YYYY-MM-DD") %>]]"
<% tp.file.include("[[Template - Frontmatter - Dates]]") %>
journal: Diario
journal-date: <% today %>
<% "---" %>

<%_*
/*
Substituído pelo plugin, gerando diretamente a barra ao invés de usar um callout.

 tp.file.include("[[Template - DailyNavigation]]") 
*/
-%>

\```journal-nav
\```

# <% today %>

Today it is <% tt.format("dddd") %>, <% tt.format("DD.MM") %>, the <% tt.format("DDDo") %> day of <% thisYear %>. We're on the <% tt.format("Qo") %> quarter (Q<% tt.format("Q") %>) and at week [[<% thisweek %>]].

# Meditação — Início do Dia — Planejamento

## Sou grato por

## Pensamentos para o dia

## Do que tem me acontecido, estou feliz com minhas reações?

# Anotações

The other possible questions are listed below. I pick three of them and rotate them eventually.

# Morning journaling

## I'm grateful for…

## What I expect from today?

## Am I happy with how I've been reacting to things and the circumstances?

## Comments and notes on readings

# End of day journaling

(pick some, not all need to be answered everyday…)

## Did I follow my plans for the day?

## Was I prepared enough for what happened today?

## What could I have done better?

## What did I learn today that will make me a better person tomorrow?

## Did I lose control of my emotions today? What triggered that? What would have been a better reaction?

## What did I do today that was not a good usage of the time I have available?

## Comments and notes on readings