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Advance People Template - Obsidian.MD

by Construct By Dee

📚 Main Topics

Introduction to People Templates
- Overview of the purpose and functionality of people templates in Obsidian.
- Importance of capturing detailed information about individuals.
Setting Up the People Template
- Instructions on installing the Templater community plugin.
- Configuration of template settings and deactivation of default templates.
Creating and Customizing the Template
- Step-by-step guide to creating a new people template.
- Explanation of YAML metadata fields and their significance.
- Customization options for capturing additional information (e.g., aliases, type of relationship).
Using the Template
- Demonstration of how to create a new note using the people template.
- Example of filling in details for individuals like Tim Ferriss and Andrew Huberman.
- Incorporation of LinkedIn links and profile pictures.
Data View Queries
- Introduction to using data view queries to pull information from daily notes.
- Explanation of how to structure queries to display relevant interactions with individuals.
Practical Application
- How to log conversations and interactions with individuals in daily notes.
- Importance of maintaining a record of significant interactions.

✨ Key Takeaways

Templates Enhance OrganizationUsing templates for individuals helps streamline the process of capturing and organizing information.
Customization is KeyTailoring templates to include specific metadata fields allows for better tracking of relationships and interactions.
Data View QueriesLeveraging data view queries can automate the retrieval of relevant information, making it easier to reference past interactions.

🧠 Lessons Learned

Effective Note-TakingKeeping detailed notes about people you meet can enhance networking and relationship management.
Utilizing Obsidian FeaturesFamiliarity with plugins like Templater and data view can significantly improve the functionality of your note-taking system.
Daily LogsMaintaining a daily log can provide context and continuity to interactions, making it easier to recall important conversations and details.

This video serves as a comprehensive guide for anyone looking to improve their note-taking practices, particularly in managing relationships and interactions with individuals in a structured manner.

Transcript excerpt

0:00 today we are going to talk about an exciting riveting subject and that is templates but hold on to your seats and hold on to your papers not just any templates people templates so what we're going to do is we're going to expand on our people template file datemet location this is going to stay relatively the same as we did in a previous video but we're going to have our individual people templates referring to the actual individual that

0:30 you meet just with a little bit more code so Tim Ferriss we have Tim Ferriss we have the links to LinkedIn we should open up the LinkedIn we have relationships he doesn't have any relationships we have the LinkedIn photo that's referenced and then we have this little piece of code which is the mother of all data view queries you are going to praise this dataview query and we pull these queries or these notes from our daily notes so everything I do derives from my daily note so if you look at this calendar the top right I

1:01 have a note for every day and that's where I base my whole day off of so if I had a conversation with Tim Ferriss that is where I'm going to indicate that I had a conversation with him so in a 31st had a call with Tim Ferriss we said he'll give his podcast to my kin great so if I go to Tim Ferriss I have a date entry of which date I last contacted or spoke to him and I'm only going to capture if it's something interesting because I'm not going to capture just had a phone conversation with Tim there

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