List Metadata

While writing my notes, it helps to include writing about the notes that I want to process later without distracting my current focus.

List items

I include metadata on list items to identify my sparks, thoughts, ideas, questions, and actions.

My inline tags

For example, I use an inline nested tag with a common my prefix like #my/idea, #my/spark, #my/thought, #my/question, my/group, and my/action after any inline field time stamp (time:: HH:mm) and before the item text.

Inline field data

Note that Dataview inline fields use a double colon between field name and value, whereas Obsidian file properties in YAML frontmatter use a single colon.

Field style

Wrapping an inline field in parentheses suppresses displaying the field name (like time), and only shows the time value highlighted with a gray background; if you want the field name displayed, such as glucose, insulin, carbs, activity, or weight, then wrap the field in square brackets instead to see both field name and value.

Item groups

For a spark, idea, or group of related items, I just include the time stamp on the group item, and omit it from each indented item. Here's an example log:

View queries

I use the metadata in a Log View with Dataview queries that help me process these items during my ARC Review practices for the day, week, and month.