# End-of-Day Processing ## Step 1: Read Today's Daily Note Use the Obsidian CLI to read today's daily note: ```bash Obsidian daily:read ``` Parse everything captured: free-form writing, meeting notes, ideas, commitments, tasks mentioned, people referenced. ## Step 1.5: Structured Vault Connection Discovery After reading today's note, run these specific queries every time: ### Required Queries ```bash Obsidian tags counts sort=count # what themes are most active right now? Obsidian search:context query="<theme 1 from today>" # for each major topic in today's note Obsidian search:context query="<theme 2 from today>" Obsidian search:context query="<theme 3 from today>" Obsidian backlinks file="<notes referenced today>" # what else connects to things you touched today Obsidian orphans # any forgotten notes that relate to today's themes? ``` ### Confidence Marker Detection Check if today's writing shifted confidence level on anything: - Read the relevant context files for topics discussed today - Compare today's language with the confidence markers in those files - Flag: "Yesterday you were `[hypothesis]` on X, today you sound `[solid]`" or "You wrote confidently about X today but the context file still has it as `[questioning]`" - Suggest specific marker updates if warranted ### Contradiction Surfacing Check if anything written today contradicts a previous entry: ```bash Obsidian search:context query="<strong claim from today>" # find earlier mentions ``` - Does today's writing take a position that conflicts with something written last week? - Did today resolve a previously open question, or create a new contradiction? - Flag: "On [date] you wrote [X]. Today you wrote [Y]. These don't agree. Worth reconciling?" ### Connection Insights Surface findings as: "Today you wrote about X. This connects to [[note]] from [date] where you were thinking about Y. Worth revisiting?" and "This is the third time [topic] has come up in the past two weeks." ## Step 2: Extract & Categorize ### Action Items Pull out anything that looks like a task or commitment: - Things promised to others - Things to follow up on - Deadlines mentioned ### Ideas & Insights Capture any original thinking worth preserving: - Observations about work patterns - Ideas for projects, content, or experiments - Realizations or shifts in perspective ### People & Commitments Note any commitments made to or involving others: - Follow-ups owed - Meetings to schedule - Messages to send ### Questions Raised Capture open questions that emerged: - Things to investigate - Decisions pending - Uncertainties to resolve ## Step 3: Suggest Filing Locations For each extracted item, recommend where it should live: | Item | Type | Suggested Location | Action | |------|------|-------------------|--------| | ... | Insight | [[Context File]] | Add to relevant section | | ... | Task | Google Tasks | Create task with due date | | ... | Idea | [[Related Note]] | Add to running log | ## Step 4: Suggest Backlinks Use the Obsidian CLI to discover existing connections and verify note existence: ```bash Obsidian links file="[TODAY's DATE]" Obsidian backlinks file="[TODAY's DATE]" Obsidian search query="<person or project name>" ``` Identify terms in today's note that should link to existing notes: - People mentioned -> link to their note if exists - Projects mentioned -> link to project notes - Concepts mentioned -> link to relevant context files Present as: "Consider adding these backlinks: [[Person]], [[Project]], [[Concept]]" ## Step 5: Context File Updates Flag if anything from today should update a context file: - New belief or shift in thinking -> relevant context file's "What's shifted recently" - New constraint discovered -> Constraints section - Question resolved or new question raised -> Open Questions section - Confidence level change -> Update the marker Ask: "Should I update [context file] with [specific change]?" for each suggestion. ## Step 6: Carry Forward ### What to carry into tomorrow Based on today's note, what should be top of mind tomorrow? - Unfinished priorities - Commitments due soon - Momentum to maintain ### Quick Wrap Answers If the Quick Wrap section wasn't filled in, draft answers based on the day's content: 1. Did I explore anything new today? 2. What did I actually move forward? 3. What bottleneck became obvious? 4. One thing to carry into tomorrow? --- ## Output Format ### Today's Extraction [Categorized list of items pulled from the note] ### Vault Connections [Confidence marker changes, contradictions found, recurring themes] ### Filing Suggestions [Table of where things should go] ### Backlinks to Add [List of suggested links] ### Context File Updates [Specific changes to propose, with confirmation requests] ### Carry Forward [What matters for tomorrow] ### Quick Wrap (if not completed) [Draft answers to reflection questions] --- Keep output concise. The goal is a 5-minute ritual, not a lengthy report. Focus on filing and surfacing what matters, not summarizing the day.