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by wellthisisgreat 1009 days ago
Tags help, but I am also used to folder structure, so I came up with this..

Create a template for new notes, with an auto-populated frontmatter.

I use the templater plugin with a script that adds tags based on the folders the file is in.

Add this to the top of the template:

```

--- type: note created: <% tp.date.now("MMMM DD, YYYY") %>

updated: <% tp.date.now("MMMM DD, YYYY") %>

collapsed: true

tags:

- <% tp.file.path(true).toLowerCase().split("/").slice(0, -1).join("\n- ")%> ---

```

Also to lighten the decision making process of categorizing the notes, I use daily notes where I would throw all the random / current thoughts / information. The `Rollover Daily Todos` helps with persistence of daily notes. The only catch is that i need to structure the notes as a to-do list

- [ ] but i do it more or less like that anyways.

I will do a daily list cleanup once a month to keep things sane. Delete irrelevant stuff or move things into corresponding folders.