title: Note-Taking Workflows sidebar_label: Workflows description: Zettelkasten, meeting notes, daily notes, and more. sidebar_position: 7#

Note-Taking Workflows#

Zettelkasten#

Zettelkasten emphasizes atomic notes with heavy linking:

1. Create atomic notes: Each note covers one concept
2. Add descriptive tags: Use tags for categorization
3. Link related notes: Reference other notes by title
4. Develop ideas over time: Expand notes with new insights

Example:

noteleaf note create "Dependency Injection" --tags architecture,patterns
noteleaf note create "Inversion of Control" --tags architecture,patterns
# In each note, reference the other

Research#

For academic or technical research:

1. Source note per paper/article: Create note for each source
2. Extract key points: Summarize in your own words
3. Tag by topic: Use consistent tags across research area
4. Link to related work: Reference other sources

Example:

noteleaf note create "Paper: Microservices Patterns" \
  --tags research,architecture,microservices

Meeting#

Capture discussions and action items:

1. Template-based: Use meeting_note function from earlier
2. Consistent structure: Attendees, agenda, discussion, actions
3. Action items: Extract as tasks for follow-up
4. Link to projects: Tag with project name

Example:

meeting_note "Sprint Planning"
# Then extract action items as tasks
noteleaf task add "Implement auth endpoint" --project web-service

Daily#

Journal-style daily entries:

1. Daily template: Use daily_note function
2. Reflect on work: What was accomplished, what's next
3. Capture ideas: Random thoughts for later processing
4. Review weekly: Scan week's notes for patterns

Example:

daily_note
# Creates note tagged with 'daily' and today's date

Personal Knowledge Base#

Build a reference library:

1. How-to guides: Document procedures and commands
2. Troubleshooting notes: Solutions to problems encountered
3. Concept explanations: Notes on topics you're learning
4. Snippets: Code examples and configurations

Use tags like: how-to, troubleshooting, reference, snippet