[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":544},["ShallowReactive",2],{"/reference/use-cases/daily-notes":3,"/reference/use-cases/daily-notes-surround":535},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":525,"extension":526,"links":527,"meta":528,"navigation":529,"path":531,"seo":532,"stem":533,"__hash__":534},"docs/2.reference/use-cases/daily-notes.md","Daily notes",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":505},"minimark",[9,30,39,44,52,66,69,73,80,125,132,136,142,145,157,160,165,223,227,242,246,249,253,272,278,320,337,356,386,397,401,411,415,430,434,446,450,457,461],[10,11,12,13,17,18,21,22,25,26,29],"p",{},"A daily note is one page per calendar day. Integrations append to it automatically; you type into it directly. Use it for ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"general capture","—including fleeting thoughts and half-formed lines you might later delete. ",[14,19,20],{},"Capture on impulse"," with minimal friction; building that habit is a ",[14,23,24],{},"core skill",". Later, in ",[14,27,28],{},"review",", you decide what still matters and turn lines into people, tasks, projects, tags, or longer notes—or clear what does not.",[10,31,32,33,38],{},"For calendar layout, templates, and date links, see ",[34,35,37],"a",{"href":36},"/reference/dates-and-daily-notes","Dates and daily notes",".",[40,41,43],"h2",{"id":42},"what-to-capture","What to capture",[10,45,46,47,51],{},"A note-taking app is a place to write things down—but how do you know ",[48,49,50],"em",{},"what"," to write? Use two broad signals:",[53,54,55,61],"ol",{},[56,57,58],"li",{},[14,59,60],{},"Do I want to remember this?",[56,62,63],{},[14,64,65],{},"Am I interested in this?",[10,67,68],{},"When you are starting out, err on the side of capturing more. You will review it anyway, and over time you will see what you actually turn into work or writing.",[40,70,72],{"id":71},"send-it-to-todays-daily-note","Send it to today’s daily note",[10,74,75,76,79],{},"To avoid asking “where does this go?” while you capture, ",[14,77,78],{},"send everything to your daily note"," in Capacities. There is always a path in:",[81,82,83,97,106,116],"ul",{},[56,84,85,91,92,96],{},[14,86,87],{},[34,88,90],{"href":89},"/tutorials/input-integrations","Input integrations"," — WhatsApp and Telegram (including ",[34,93,95],{"href":94},"/reference/basic-types/audio","voice notes that become audio objects",")",[56,98,99,105],{},[14,100,101],{},[34,102,104],{"href":103},"/reference/integrations/email","Email to save@capacities.io"," — arrives as a toggle block with an email icon",[56,107,108,111,112,115],{},[14,109,110],{},"Raycast"," and similar quick-capture tools, or the ",[14,113,114],{},"dedicated apps"," on desktop and mobile",[56,117,118,124],{},[14,119,120],{},[34,121,123],{"href":122},"/reference/tablet","Tablet and mobile: “add to daily note”"," — jumps you straight to a new block on today’s page",[10,126,127,128,131],{},"Volume will vary day to day. There is ",[14,129,130],{},"no standard"," you have to match—some days are empty, others are busy. If something passed the “remember or interested” filter, it belongs in the inbox for that day.",[40,133,135],{"id":134},"review-a-second-filter","Review: a second filter",[10,137,138,139,141],{},"After capture comes ",[14,140,28],{},". Information piles up quickly; review is how you check you are still working on and thinking about the right things.",[10,143,144],{},"You already filtered once when you captured (“important or interesting?”). In review, ask:",[81,146,147,152],{},[56,148,149],{},[14,150,151],{},"Is this useful to me now?",[56,153,154],{},[14,155,156],{},"Is it interesting now, or could it be later?",[10,158,159],{},"Only you can judge the answers—there is no universal rule.",[161,162,164],"h3",{"id":163},"triage-each-line","Triage each line",[81,166,167,173,183,212],{},[56,168,169,172],{},[14,170,171],{},"Delete"," what you do not need. Clearing noise is valid and keeps the daily note honest—there is no prize for keeping everything.",[56,174,175,178,179,182],{},[14,176,177],{},"Turn commitments into tasks"," (see below). Anything that is an action item—“email Marcus before Friday”, “order parts”, “call the bank”—should become a ",[14,180,181],{},"task"," object, not unchecked prose in the note.",[56,184,185,188,189,192,193,196,197,200,201,204,205,196,208,211],{},[14,186,187],{},"Create or link objects"," when the line is really ",[48,190,191],{},"about"," something: a ",[14,194,195],{},"person"," or ",[14,198,199],{},"project"," you will work with again, a ",[14,202,203],{},"meeting"," when the capture is the call itself, a ",[14,206,207],{},"book",[14,209,210],{},"definition"," when you want a full page to grow, and so on.",[56,213,214,217,218,222],{},[14,215,216],{},"Tag or leave"," when it is reference you might want later but not work to do. Tags group by theme (productivity, habits, curiosity) and show up in a ",[34,219,221],{"href":220},"/reference/views#wall-view","wall view","; harmless context can stay on the day without a tag.",[161,224,226],{"id":225},"cadence","Cadence",[10,228,229,230,233,234,237,238,241],{},"The cornerstone habit is ",[14,231,232],{},"capture regularly"," and ",[14,235,236],{},"review regularly",". A ",[14,239,240],{},"weekly"," review is a strong default; do it more often if your work demands it. Missing a week is not catastrophic—it just means some useful material may sit longer before you act on it.",[40,243,245],{"id":244},"turn-the-daily-note-into-structure","Turn the daily note into structure",[10,247,248],{},"The daily note is the inbox; structured objects are where execution and retrieval live.",[161,250,252],{"id":251},"action-items-tasks","Action items → tasks",[10,254,255,259,260,263,264,266,267,271],{},[34,256,258],{"href":257},"/reference/task-management","Task management"," is optional in Capacities, but once you use it, treat ",[14,261,262],{},"action items as tasks",". A bullet in today’s note is a reminder; a ",[14,265,181],{}," is the commitment, with its own status, date, and place in your ",[34,268,270],{"href":269},"/reference/task-management#review-and-process-your-tasks","task dashboard"," (Inbox, Today, Scheduled, and so on).",[10,273,274,277],{},[14,275,276],{},"Create a task from the daily note"," the same way you would anywhere else:",[81,279,280,292,313],{},[56,281,282,283,287,288,291],{},"Type ",[284,285,286],"code",{},"()"," then a space, or use ",[284,289,290],{},"/task"," in the slash menu",[56,293,294,295,298,299,302,303,308,309,312],{},"Use ",[284,296,297],{},"Cmd + Shift + T"," (Mac) or ",[284,300,301],{},"Ctrl + Shift + T"," (Windows) for the quick-add modal—there you can type ",[14,304,305],{},[284,306,307],{},"@"," to attach ",[14,310,311],{},"Context"," (people, projects, any object) while the task is created",[56,314,315,316,319],{},"On mobile, long-press the task icon or use the ",[14,317,318],{},"+"," menu",[10,321,322,325,326,328,329,332,333,38],{},[14,323,324],{},"Link context"," in the task’s ",[14,327,311],{}," property so the task also appears on the relevant person, project, or meeting page (and in that object’s ",[14,330,331],{},"Tasks"," tab). If you create a task while already inside an object, Capacities can pre-fill context for you—see ",[34,334,336],{"href":335},"/reference/task-management#contextualize-a-task","Contextualize a task",[10,338,339,342,343,346,347,350,351,355],{},[14,340,341],{},"Schedule"," by setting the task’s date so it leaves the inbox and shows on the ",[14,344,345],{},"calendar"," for that day—alongside your daily note and events. Today’s calendar also surfaces overdue work and other helpful groupings so you execute from the day view, not by rereading old bullets. Add a ",[14,348,349],{},"deadline"," when something must be finished by a given day even if you plan the work earlier; deadlines change how tasks rank in dashboard views (",[34,352,354],{"href":353},"/reference/task-management#deadline","deadlines",").",[10,357,358,359,362,363,366,367,370,371,374,375,378,379,374,382,355],{},"Set ",[14,360,361],{},"priority"," from the task or quick modal with ",[284,364,365],{},"!",", ",[284,368,369],{},"!!",", or ",[284,372,373],{},"!!!"," (",[34,376,361],{"href":377},"/reference/task-management#priority","). You can also put date and priority in the task title and let Capacities fill the fields—for example ",[284,380,381],{},"Prepare report !! 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The new object gets that type’s properties and template.",[161,412,414],{"id":413},"people","People",[10,416,417,418,421,422,425,426,355],{},"For recurring relationships, link or create ",[14,419,420],{},"Person"," objects (",[284,423,424],{},"@Name"," so blocks appear in ",[34,427,429],{"href":428},"/reference/backlinks","backlinks",[161,431,433],{"id":432},"projects-and-longer-notes","Projects and longer notes",[10,435,436,437,440,441,445],{},"Link lines to ",[14,438,439],{},"Project"," objects, or use ",[34,442,444],{"href":443},"/reference/block-based-linking","block references"," on the project page when you want the exact wording visible there.",[40,447,449],{"id":448},"when-a-daily-note-is-not-enough","When a daily note is not enough",[10,451,452,453,456],{},"Daily notes are one page per day. For structured metrics over time—mood, sleep, habit scores—a custom ",[14,454,455],{},"Journal"," object type with date properties may fit better. Start with the daily inbox until the pattern is clear.",[40,458,460],{"id":459},"where-to-go-next","Where to go next",[81,462,463,468,475,480,486,491,498],{},[56,464,465,467],{},[34,466,37],{"href":36}," — templates, date links, date picker",[56,469,470,474],{},[34,471,473],{"href":472},"/reference/templates","Templates"," — default daily layout",[56,476,477,479],{},[34,478,90],{"href":89}," — capture into today’s note",[56,481,482,485],{},[34,483,484],{"href":428},"Backlinks"," — backlinks vs mentions, collapsing sections",[56,487,488,490],{},[34,489,258],{"href":257}," — inbox, calendar, scheduling",[56,492,493,497],{},[34,494,496],{"href":495},"/reference/use-cases/meeting-notes","Meeting notes"," — when calls should be Meeting objects",[56,499,500,504],{},[34,501,503],{"href":502},"/reference/use-cases/queries-in-practice","Queries in practice"," — review lists and embeds",{"title":506,"searchDepth":507,"depth":508,"links":509},"",1,2,[510,511,512,517,523,524],{"id":42,"depth":508,"text":43},{"id":71,"depth":508,"text":72},{"id":134,"depth":508,"text":135,"children":513},[514,516],{"id":163,"depth":515,"text":164},3,{"id":225,"depth":515,"text":226},{"id":244,"depth":508,"text":245,"children":518},[519,520,521,522],{"id":251,"depth":515,"text":252},{"id":399,"depth":515,"text":400},{"id":413,"depth":515,"text":414},{"id":432,"depth":515,"text":433},{"id":448,"depth":508,"text":449},{"id":459,"depth":508,"text":460},"Capture to today’s daily note, review on a cadence you can keep, turn commitments into tasks (with context), then deepen what stays into objects, tags, and links.","md",null,{},{"icon":530},"i-ph-calendar-dots","/reference/use-cases/daily-notes",{"title":5,"description":525},"2.reference/use-cases/daily-notes","HYTR0LkDAM_APWvvfbZYIsL5URRxstbFz0p-1JA31qo",[536,541],{"title":537,"path":538,"stem":539,"icon":540,"children":-1},"Use cases","/reference/use-cases","2.reference/use-cases/index","i-ph-lightbulb",{"title":496,"path":495,"stem":542,"icon":543,"children":-1},"2.reference/use-cases/meeting-notes","i-ph-users-three",1779355246331]