Hello all!

It's October, which means... a new Obsidian October!

What is Obsidian October? Every year, Obsidian holds a community event during the month of (you guessed it!) October. This event always results in a whole host of great new plugins and themes to try out.

The results of 2021 were fun, and in 2022 they took it to a whole new level, with seven different categories for entries. You can also see the 2021 results here. A lot of great stuff!

The Obsidian team hasn't announced categories for this year yet, so we don't know what they will decide to do. But if you want to join in on the fun, take a look at Obsidian October on the forum or on Discord.

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In other news, this week I've been experimenting with the newly redesigned Day Planner plugin.

I was able to use the OG plugin (which now has its own project) many months ago, and I liked the idea, but I didn't like the implementation. It required you to set up a whole new folder in your project with templates and extra files.

In a word, it was fussy.

And I found it kind of ugly.

I used it for a day or two and then abandoned it.

But the new Timeboxing plugin is different. I've been using it for a week now, and I'm a fan.

To use it, you create a simple list inside your daily note, and Day Planner will convert your list into a timeline that you can follow throughout the day:

And once you've created your schedule for the week, you can also consult and use this handy week view:

It's simple and elegant. Even better, you don't really need the plugin: the core functionality is just markdown inside your Daily Note.

The plugin just adds some bells and whistles that makes it easier to visualize and edit.

If you're a fan of timeboxing (as I am), then you might want to give it a look.

I'll have a full tutorial coming out soon!

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What's new on Obsidian Rocks? I thought you'd never ask!

Organizing Properties with Linter

Obsidian Properties have now been out for a month. Have you had a chance to use them yet? (If not, see my introduction here)

I love Properties, but they aren’t quite perfect. I have a few complaints.

One pet peeve of mine is this: once you have more than a few notes, it’s hard to keep your Properties consistent and organized. The more you store in Obsidian, the more of a problem this becomes.

But why is it a problem?

Click through to find out...

Learn How to Organize Properties Automagically!

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Using Callouts in Obsidian

One of my favorite "hidden features" in Obsidian is Callouts.

Callouts give you a lot more flexibility when it comes to organizing your notes. They're pretty, and they're easy to use.

But they are a feature that I all too often forget to use. So here's your reminder: if you don't use callouts yet, maybe you should.

Learn How to Use Callouts

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Building Systems in Obsidian

This one is an oldie but a goodie.

Ever since picking up Obsidian for the first time, I've been obsessed with systems.

You'll see that if you've followed my work for a while. It's amazing how a good system can change your life, if you let it.

There are numerous ways to build systems in Obsidian, many of which I explored in this article:

Learn How to Build your Own Systems

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That's all for now! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to hit reply.

Ciao~

Tim