I'm doing a tiny experiment using my Day cluster notes in Obsidian: Plan, Log, Journal, Review, Actions, and Links. These are the results of my Day 4 trial for Thursday, Jan 15, 2026 with a brief summary, what went well (Plus), what didn't (Minus), and what can I do (Next).
Summary
Today, I focused on enhancing my Day Cluster templates based on the usage experience throughout this experiment to improve my workflows.
➕ Plus
- Having a consistent Day workspace layout has helped minimize excess window clutter and focus on my Plan, Log, Journal work.
- Although it's fairly easy to identify and write any scheduled events into my Plan for the day, automated calendar integration would remove extra manual workflow steps.
- I returned to using (and improving) my navigational wayfinders because they added a lot of value to my cluster notes; I missed not having them after I briefly thought that might simplify the layout.
➖ Minus
- I'm still not assigning actions to my session time blocks, especially later in the day, but simplified workflow will help.
- I've had to go back and recreate some recent changes because I forgot to actually update my templates.
- I'm still working on minimizing inline actions, but instead using a link strategy to actions for concepts, topics, efforts, outputs, etc.).
- My Plan workflow has been improving every day, and recently I've been working on improving my Log activities and associated automations.
- Most Reviews have been done the following morning, and I need to shift more to the end of the day including a Preview Plan.
➡️ Next
- Continue working on consolidating enhanced templates and ensure consistency across the cluster notes.
- Refine workflows and identify further automation opportunities.
- Document Day 5 trial and summarize results from experiment.
