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#y2025

My daily note template

I use a daily note and try to write in it every day. Some days, the note ends up “blank” (containing only the template itself) and that’s fine. Many days, there are small comments. And there are other days when these small comments become full notes, usually by extracting them and embedding the contents back in the daily note. There’s no pressure on writing or following strict rules.

The daily note never contains contents that I need to refer back in some specific context. Meeting notes, work and personal notes all go into their own notes, linked back to the daily note.

For me, the daily note serves two main purposes:

  1. It acts as a hub for all new notes created that day, since they are linked back to it.
  2. It doubles as my meditation and journaling space, where I reflect on gratitude, thoughts, and reactions.

The template evolves over time. Currently, I use the Journals community plugin in Obsidian to streamline the process.

I’m sharing it here in case it helps others refine their own workflows or find inspiration for personal improvement.

The Template

<%*
let title = tp.file.title;
let tt = 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");
-%>
<% "---" %>
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 %>
<% "---" %>

```journal-nav
```

# <% today %>

Today it is <% tt.format("dddd") %>, <% tt.format("DD.MM") %>, the <% tt.format("DDDo") %> day of <% thisYear %>. We’re in quarter <% tt.format("Qo") %> (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?

Additional Prompts

I rotate through different journaling prompts, so the practice doesn’t become mechanical. Here are some I use:

# Morning journaling

## I'm grateful for…
## What I expect from today?
## Am I happy with how I’ve been reacting to circumstances?
## Comments and notes on readings

# End of day journaling

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

## 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 use of my time?
## Comments and notes on readings

By adopting this approach, I have: