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title: "Note-taking routine"
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slug: /note-taking-routine/
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date: 2024-03-01
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tags: ["log", "productivity", "zettelkasten", "personal", "eolas"]
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---
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I keep my notes in a repository called [Eólas](). Eólas (_awlus_) is an Irish
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word meaning knowledge or information, especially knowledge gained by experience
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or practice.
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I have designed it as a technical knowledge management system or "second-brain"
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comprising notes from my autodidactic study of software engineering and computer
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science.
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It is a [Zettelkasten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettelkasten) work in
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progress. It previously had a hierarchical structure made up of topic-based
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subdirectories however I have recently converted this into a single flat
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directory structure organised by tags. I'm in the process of partitioning longer
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notes into smaller informational units.
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I use the [zk](https://github.com/zk-org/zk) CLI package to help with indexing
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and task automation alongside its [zk-nvim](https://github.com/zk-org/zk-nvim)
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Neovim wrapper (my main editor). I occassionally utilise
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[Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) alongside Neovim for when I want to view my
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notes as a knowledge graph or read them alongside their rich content (images,
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videos etc).
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## Commands
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On my local machine I have aliased several commands to help me manage the
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knowledge base:
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<table class="table table-bordered table-striped">
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th>Alias</th>
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<th>Command</th>
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<th>Output</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td><code>z</code></td>
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<td><code>cd $HOME/repos/eolas</code></td>
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<td>Access Zettelkasten</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><code>zn</code></td>
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<td><code>zk new --title ...</code></td>
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<td>Create new entry from template</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><code><leader> zk</code></td>
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<td><code>:ZkNotes</code></td>
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<td>Access Zettelkasten from anywhere within <code>nvim</code></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><code><leader> zi</code></td>
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<td><code>:ZkIndex</code></td>
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<td>Index Zettelkasten within <code>nvim</code></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><code><leader> zt</code></td>
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<td><code>:ZkTags</code></td>
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<td>View tags via <a href="https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim">Telescope</a> within <code>nvim</code></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><code><leader> ztt</code></td>
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<td><code>:ObsidianTags</code></td>
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<td>View tags in a Vim buffer via within <code>nvim</code> using <a
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href="https://github.com/epwalsh/obsidian.nvim">obsidian-nvim</a></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><code><leader> zl</code></td>
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<td><code>:ZkLinks</code></td>
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<td>View links in current entry via Telescope within <code>nvim</code>, using <a
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href="https://github.com/epwalsh/obsidian.nvim">obsidian-nvim</a></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><code><leader> zb</code></td>
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<td><code>:ZkBacklinks</code></td>
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<td>View backlinks to current entry via Telescope within <code>nvim</code>, using <a
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href="https://github.com/epwalsh/obsidian.nvim">obsidian-nvim</a></td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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## Frontmatter
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When I run the `zn` command this generates a new Zettelkasten entry with the
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following frontmatter template:
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```yaml
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---
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id: o8yzcrtv
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title: test
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tags: []
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created: Saturday, February 17, 2024 | 17:44
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---
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```
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## Scripts
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The [scripts](https://github.com/thomasabishop/eolas/tree/master/scripts)
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directory contains several Bash and Python scripts I use for general
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housekeeping, such as formatting image URLs, removing unused assets, and
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autosaving.
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## Autosave
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I use a
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[bash script](https://github.com/thomasabishop/eolas/blob/master/scripts/auto_save.sh)
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to create autosave functionality via Git. This script runs every 15 minutes via
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a `cron` timer. It tidies up the directory (removes unused images, ensures all
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file names use underscores rather than spaces and hyphens etc) and commits and
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pushes to GitHub.
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## Usage
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I want to be able to access my notes instantly whatever I am working on so I
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typically have them open, alongside my knowledge graph and GPT-4 client in a
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secret [Hyprland](https://hyprland.org/) window overlay (pictured above).
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