Fractal journaling and random revisit

I use Obsidian’s unique note hotkey to write individual thoughts as they come up throughout the day. This automatically creates a note with the prefix YYYY-MM-DD HHmm to which I may append a title that describes the idea.

Every few days I review these journal fragments and compile the salient thoughts. I then review these reviews monthly and yearly. Each time I pull out the most useful things, and draw connections where relevant. Yearly this takes the form of "40 questions to ask yourself every year". The result is a fractal web of my life that I can zoom in and out of at varying degrees of detail. I can trace back where individual thoughts came from, and how they bubbled up into bigger themes.

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"I've found Obsidian's note hotkey to be a game-changer for capturing fleeting thoughts throughout the day. The automatic timestamping feature allows me to easily track the evolution of my ideas, and appending a descriptive title helps me revisit and reflect on them later. It's a powerful tool for fractal journaling and random revisits!"