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Here’s a breakdown of essential Obsidian features and plugins needed to implement key aspects of each system:

Core Features Needed:

1. Daily Notes (Core Plugin)

   • Enables automated daily note creation
   • Templates for consistent structure
   • Calendar navigation

2. Templates (Core Plugin)

   • For standardized note creation
   • YAML frontmatter consistency
   • Structure maintenance

3. File Explorer (Core)

   • PARA folder structure
   • Johnny.Decimal organization
   • Easy navigation

4. Graph View (Core)

   • Zettelkasten visualization
   • Network of knowledge
   • Identify connection gaps

Essential Community Plugins:

1. For PARA Method:

   • Dataview
     • Project tracking
     • Status monitoring
     • Dynamic lists
   • Tasks
     • Project management
     • Status tracking

2. For Zettelkasten:

   • Note Refactor
     • Split notes
     • Create atomic notes
   • Unique Note Creator
     • Timestamp-based IDs
     • Automated naming

3. For GTD:

   • Tasks
     • Task management
     • Due dates
     • Status tracking
   • Calendar
     • Time-based planning
     • Review scheduling

4. For Digital Garden:

   • Publish (Official Plugin)
     • Public/private toggle
     • Web publishing
   • Obsidian Git
     • Version control
     • Backup system

5. For System Maintenance:

   • MetaEdit
     • Frontmatter management
     • Bulk updates
   • QuickAdd
     • Rapid note creation
     • Automated workflows

Recommended Plugin Settings:

Daily Notes:
  Format: YYYY-MM-DD-dddd
  Template: dailytemplate
  Folder: _journal

Templates:
  Folder: _templates

Dataview:
  Enable inline queries: true
  Enable JS queries: true

QuickAdd:
  Default folder: true
  Template choices:
    - Project Note
    - Area Note
    - Resource Note
    - Concept Note

Key Automations to Set Up:

1. QuickAdd Macros:

   // For new project creation
   - Generate ID
   - Apply template
   - Add to project tracker
   

2. Dataview Queries:

   // For daily note project overview
   TABLE status, due
   FROM "Projects"
   WHERE status = "active"
   

3. Tasks Queries:

   not done
   due today
   path includes Daily
   

Essential Hotkeys:

- Ctrl+D: Create daily note
- Ctrl+N: Create new note
- Ctrl+T: Insert template
- Ctrl+L: Create link
- Ctrl+Shift+F: Search in all files

Recommended Workflow Automation:

1. Morning Routine:

   • Daily note auto-creation
   • Template insertion
   • Project status update

2. Note Creation:

   • QuickAdd templates
   • Automatic ID generation
   • Frontmatter population

3. Evening Review:

   • Task completion check
   • Link creation
   • Status updates

4. Weekly Review:

   • Project status updates
   • Archive completed items
   • Update MOCs