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Changing Daily to Weekly or Monthly

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Changing Daily to Weekly or Monthly

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	Using the monthly projects template makes sure that if you start a project, and add it to the template, there's always a link on each daily page to that project's organizing page/note, since the monthly template is added to each daily page.		Using the monthly projects template makes sure that if you start a project, and add it to the template, there's always a link on each daily page to that project's organizing page/note, since the monthly template is added to each daily page.

	==Changing Daily to Weekly or Monthly==		===Changing Daily to Weekly or Monthly===

	It's possible to adapt the Daily Page Pattern to a Weekly Page Pattern or Monthly Page Pattern, to address some of the problems mentioned above.		It's possible to adapt the Daily Page Pattern to a Weekly Page Pattern or Monthly Page Pattern, to address some of the problems mentioned above.

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Changing Daily to Weekly?

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	Using the monthly projects template makes sure that if you start a project, and add it to the template, there's always a link on each daily page to that project's organizing page/note, since the monthly template is added to each daily page.		Using the monthly projects template makes sure that if you start a project, and add it to the template, there's always a link on each daily page to that project's organizing page/note, since the monthly template is added to each daily page.

	==Changing Daily to Weekly?==		==Changing Daily to Weekly or Monthly==

	It's possible to adapt the Daily Page Pattern to a Weekly Page Pattern or Monthly Page Pattern, to address some of the problems mentioned above.		It's possible to adapt the Daily Page Pattern to a Weekly Page Pattern or Monthly Page Pattern, to address some of the problems mentioned above.

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Example of Persistent Template Text

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	An example of an application of this idea is a monthly template that we create, consisting of a simple bullet list of links to wiki pages/notes for ongoing projects in a given month. We can maintain the bullet list in one place, and we can always include that latest version on any page we want by including a template for projects that month, like <nowiki>{{ProjectsJanuary2016}}</nowiki>.		An example of an application of this idea is a monthly template that we create, consisting of a simple bullet list of links to wiki pages/notes for ongoing projects in a given month. We can maintain the bullet list in one place, and we can always include that latest version on any page we want by including a template for projects that month, like <nowiki>{{ProjectsJanuary2016}}</nowiki>.

	===Example of ~~Persistent~~ Template ~~Text~~===		===Example of Rolling Text Template===

	Suppose you are working on a dashboard project, and you have pages with notes about the dashboard software, a todo list for the project, and notes about the machine running the dashboard. Then the monthly projects template can include a link to all three, and each daily page will now link to the pages for that project, ensuring the project does not slip through the cracks.		Suppose you are working on a dashboard project, and you have pages with notes about the dashboard software, a todo list for the project, and notes about the machine running the dashboard. Then the monthly projects template can include a link to all three, and each daily page will now link to the pages for that project, ensuring the project does not slip through the cracks.

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How to Overcome the Low Throughput Situation

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	Starting fresh has its pros and its cons.		Starting fresh has its pros and its cons.

	==How to Overcome the Low Throughput Situation==		===How to Overcome the Low Throughput Situation===

	Caveat: We are still experimenting with every method we are describing here, including ways of overcoming the above issues.		Caveat: We are still experimenting with every method we are describing here, including ways of overcoming the above issues.

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	One general principle we've found useful is '''persistence''', which we achieve through MediaWiki templates. Here's what we mean: we create templated chunks of text, which are persistent across daily pages, and that we can include on each daily page. These chunks of text can help create persistence across multiple days, and help daily pages from feeling so empty or disconnected from everything that's come before.		One general principle we've found useful is '''persistence''', which we achieve through MediaWiki templates. Here's what we mean: we create templated chunks of text, which are persistent across daily pages, and that we can include on each daily page. These chunks of text can help create persistence across multiple days, and help daily pages from feeling so empty or disconnected from everything that's come before.

			An example of an application of this idea is a monthly template that we create, consisting of a simple bullet list of links to wiki pages/notes for ongoing projects in a given month. We can maintain the bullet list in one place, and we can always include that latest version on any page we want by including a template for projects that month, like <nowiki>{{ProjectsJanuary2016}}</nowiki>.

	===Example of Persistent Template Text===		===Example of Persistent Template Text===

	~~An example of an application of this idea is a monthly template we create, which consists of a simple bullet list of links to wiki pages/notes for ongoing projects in a given month.~~

	Suppose you are working on a dashboard project, and you have pages with notes about the dashboard software, a todo list for the project, and notes about the machine running the dashboard. Then the monthly projects template can include a link to all three, and each daily page will now link to the pages for that project, ensuring the project does not slip through the cracks.		Suppose you are working on a dashboard project, and you have pages with notes about the dashboard software, a todo list for the project, and notes about the machine running the dashboard. Then the monthly projects template can include a link to all three, and each daily page will now link to the pages for that project, ensuring the project does not slip through the cracks.

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Very Flexible Time Spans

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	For example, suppose you have an important phone call, and you create a new subpage <nowiki>[[20160101/Bob Phone Call]]</nowiki>. Now, when you visit the list of pages in <nowiki>[[Category:201601]]</nowiki>, you'll see all the daily pages, plus the subpage for the phone call with Bob. It will stand out - that's what we mean by a bookmark.		For example, suppose you have an important phone call, and you create a new subpage <nowiki>[[20160101/Bob Phone Call]]</nowiki>. Now, when you visit the list of pages in <nowiki>[[Category:201601]]</nowiki>, you'll see all the daily pages, plus the subpage for the phone call with Bob. It will stand out - that's what we mean by a bookmark.

	==~~Very~~ Flexible Time Spans==		==Flexible Time Spans==

	The Daily Page Pattern is also useful because it can very flexibly cover a range of time spans. For example, suppose you had a zettelkasten that was dedicated specifically to historical research of a particular topic. In that case, the daily pages template might take the form of notes pages for <nowiki>[[19720101]]</nowiki> with notes on what happened that day, photos from that date, etc.		The Daily Page Pattern is also useful because it can very flexibly cover a range of time spans. For example, suppose you had a zettelkasten that was dedicated specifically to historical research of a particular topic. In that case, the daily pages template might take the form of notes pages for <nowiki>[[19720101]]</nowiki> with notes on what happened that day, photos from that date, etc.

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Scalability of Daily Page Pattern

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	The monthly template also links to the monthly template to the prior and next months, so that a daily page like <nowiki>[[20160101]]</nowiki> would include the monthly template <nowiki>{{January2016}}</nowiki>, which would link to every other daily page for that month, but also link to <nowiki>{{December2015}}</nowiki> and <nowiki>{{February2015}}</nowiki>.		The monthly template also links to the monthly template to the prior and next months, so that a daily page like <nowiki>[[20160101]]</nowiki> would include the monthly template <nowiki>{{January2016}}</nowiki>, which would link to every other daily page for that month, but also link to <nowiki>{{December2015}}</nowiki> and <nowiki>{{February2015}}</nowiki>.

	=~~Scalability~~ of Daily Page Pattern=		=Strengths of Daily Page Pattern=

	What makes the Daily Page Pattern so useful is that it can scale very rapidly and very well, by making use of subpages, and by breaking more complicated topics out into their own separate pages/notes. When an idea becomes more complex, you can move the content to a subpage, <nowiki>[[YYYYMMDD/Subpage]]</nowiki>, so that new ideas have a clean canvas, but you can still keep track of what ideas happened when.		==Scalability==

	It can ~~also~~ scale ~~to cover long time periods (many years)~~, ~~or even historical research (if you were creating a zettelkasten for an historical topic, you could imagine creating a~~ notes ~~page for <nowiki>[[19720101]]</nowiki> with notes on what happened that day, etc.)~~.		The Daily Page pattern can scale very rapidly and very well through the use of subpages - specifically, breaking more complicated topics out into their own separate pages and notes.

	~~If a topic is more complicated than~~ a ~~single-day effort, then the same principle applies~~, ~~except creating a new topic page like~~ <nowiki>[[~~Barbaz~~]]</nowiki> and ~~linking~~ to ~~it from~~ the daily page.		Sections or ideas that grow increasingly complex can be moved off of the daily page and onto a subpage, <nowiki>[[YYYYMMDD/Subpage]]</nowiki>, so that new ideas have a clean canvas but it is still tied to the date. The daily page will include a link to the subpage, and the subpage will include a link back to the daily page, to keep things easy to navigate.

	==Subpages Example==		===Subpages Example===

	Suppose one day you have a simple but captivating idea for a side project.		Suppose one day you have a simple but captivating idea for a great side project.

	If the idea is just a simple idea you want to keep track of and come back to later, you can create a section in the daily page, and jot it down to refer back to later.		If the idea is just a simple idea you want to keep track of and come back to later, you can create a section in the daily page, and jot it down to refer back to later.

	But suppose the idea is complicated, and more ideas start to roll in, and suddenly you're having a brainstorm. A simple section on a daily page is no longer enough to hold all the ideas, but the idea still isn't fully formed enough to create a whole topic page, Category page, set of tags, etc.		But suppose the idea is complicated, and more ideas start to roll in, and suddenly you're having a brainstorm. A simple section on a daily page is no longer enough to hold all the ideas - but the idea still isn't fully formed enough to create a whole topic page, Category page, set of tags, etc.

	The solution? Create a subpage at <nowiki>[[YYYYMMDD/Foobar]]</nowiki>. On the daily page, the section where you were brainstorming about Foobar now links to that subpage. On the subpage, you have all the space to brainstorm that you want, on a nice, fresh, blank canvas. ~~(It should also link back to the main daily page, using a template like {{Tl\|Main}}, so it's easy to navigate via links, and include any Category that is relevant, to make it findable.)~~		The solution? Create a subpage at <nowiki>[[YYYYMMDD/Foobar]]</nowiki>. On the daily page, the section where you were brainstorming about Foobar now links to that subpage. On the subpage, you have all the space to brainstorm that you want, on a nice, fresh, blank canvas.

	==Subpages As Bookmarks==		The subpage should link back to the daily page, and the daily page should link to the subpage, to keep everything easy to navigate. The subpage should also include any Category tags that are relevant, to make it findable later.

			===Subpages As Bookmarks===

	Using the Daily Page Pattern described on this page, plus the subpage pattern described above, can help to compartmentalize information from a particular day into a separate page, while still keeping it connected to the context of what was being worked on that day.		Using the Daily Page Pattern described on this page, plus the subpage pattern described above, can help to compartmentalize information from a particular day into a separate page, while still keeping it connected to the context of what was being worked on that day.
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	For example, suppose you have an important phone call, and you create a new subpage <nowiki>[[20160101/Bob Phone Call]]</nowiki>. Now, when you visit the list of pages in <nowiki>[[Category:201601]]</nowiki>, you'll see all the daily pages, plus the subpage for the phone call with Bob. It will stand out - that's what we mean by a bookmark.		For example, suppose you have an important phone call, and you create a new subpage <nowiki>[[20160101/Bob Phone Call]]</nowiki>. Now, when you visit the list of pages in <nowiki>[[Category:201601]]</nowiki>, you'll see all the daily pages, plus the subpage for the phone call with Bob. It will stand out - that's what we mean by a bookmark.

			==Very Flexible Time Spans==

			The Daily Page Pattern is also useful because it can very flexibly cover a range of time spans. For example, suppose you had a zettelkasten that was dedicated specifically to historical research of a particular topic. In that case, the daily pages template might take the form of notes pages for <nowiki>[[19720101]]</nowiki> with notes on what happened that day, photos from that date, etc.

	=Weaknesses of Daily Page Pattern=		=Weaknesses of Daily Page Pattern=

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	An example daily page is available here: [[20160101]]		An example daily page is available here: [[20160101]]

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Monthly Template

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	==Monthly Template==		==Monthly Template==

			{{Main\|Zettelkasten/Patterns/Monthly Template Pattern}}

	The monthly template is a simple box that goes at the bottom of the page. It contains an organized list of links related to a given topic. You define a template like <nowiki>{{January2016}}</nowiki> and it is a Flag with a list of links to every daily page in January: <nowiki>[[20160101]], [[20160102]], etc.</nowiki>		The monthly template is a simple box that goes at the bottom of the page. It contains an organized list of links related to a given topic. You define a template like <nowiki>{{January2016}}</nowiki> and it is a Flag with a list of links to every daily page in January: <nowiki>[[20160101]], [[20160102]], etc.</nowiki>

	~~(To get more detailed~~, the monthly template is a Flag, which is a term we came up with for templates that provide useful navigation boxes with organized lists of links. See the [[Flags]] page for examples of Flags on this public, non-Zettelkasten wiki.)		For an example, see {{Tl\|January2016}}.

	The monthly template also links to the monthly template to the prior and next months, so that a daily page like <nowiki>[[20160101]]</nowiki> would include the monthly template <nowiki>{{January2016}}</nowiki>, which would link to every other daily page for that month, but also link to <nowiki>{{December2015}}</nowiki> and <nowiki>{{February2015}}</nowiki>.		The monthly template also links to the monthly template to the prior and next months, so that a daily page like <nowiki>[[20160101]]</nowiki> would include the monthly template <nowiki>{{January2016}}</nowiki>, which would link to every other daily page for that month, but also link to <nowiki>{{December2015}}</nowiki> and <nowiki>{{February2015}}</nowiki>.