MentisCell – Notes Best Practices: Dates
Summary
Dates are critical metadata.
They should always be explicit in notes, using ISO-8601 format for consistency and automation.
Link to this note
MentisCell – Notes Best Practices: Dates
Content
- Do not rely on OS metadata.
- Use ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD) for dates.
- Recommended fields:
- created
- modified
- date
- week,- weekday,- weekyear
- month,- monthyear
- quarter,- quarteryear
- year
 
- Automate with Templater and Linter plugins.
- Even if derivable, keep explicit fields for filtering and queries.
Essence
- Dates = traceability.
- ISO-8601 ensures automation and sorting.
- Explicit > implicit.
Interconnections
- Hub – Notes Best Practices
- Metadata and input quality
- Time tracking and durations
- Managing time in notes
Tags
#dates #metadata #bestpractices #mentiscraft
Contributors
Created with the support of Microsoft Copilot on 2025-10-04.
Validated and edited by Jorge Godoy.