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I've been doing something similar to track what I do at work for just over a year. I tried keeping a home journal with a similar technique, but it didn't stick.

I've been doing something similar to track what I do at work for just over a year. I tried keeping a home journal with a similar technique, but it didn't stick. I have a git repo set up, and I run: "vim `date -I`", which opens a text file named for the current date (2020-02-08 today for example). Then I'll put in notes about what it is I'm currently working on. I've come up with the convention of separating tasks with three equal signs (===) and separating updates to a single task with (--). The main thing it's been helpful for to me, which is honestly probably why I've kept up with it, is that I'm bad about doing my daily timesheets. So once a month when our accounting lady gets after me, I'll go back through my notes and fill everything in.

grifball 7y ago
I use vim. Doing files based on timestamps sounds smart so I might steal that. I used just one big file right now and one thing good about it is that you can search all your notes with one command. I also use the uuid command to tag/reference sections. Then, I can just put the cursor on the uuid and hit '*' to jump right to that spot in the file.
- war1025 7y ago
  Had never used `*` before. Turns out it's search for the word under the cursor. Handy. I guess that's basically what you wrote, but I had to play with it a bit to understand.
  - the_white_oak 7y ago
    A bit of a tip: while `*` is a search for a word onward, `#` is a reverse -- a search for a word backwards. Might help sometimes
- Amarok 7y ago
  Could you explain a bit more how you tag sections?
MichaelMoser123 7y ago
i have this function in .vimrc that puts in an entry header with the date + time. (use it as :Entry ) "====================================================== "put an entry with the date/time (for keeping plan.txt) "====================================================== command! -nargs=* Entry call s:RunEntry() function! s:RunEntry() let s:tm = "\n---" . strftime("%d/%m/%y %H:%M:%S") . "----------------------\n" execute "normal! i" . s:tm " enter insert mode because it's time to write stuff now. call feedkeys("i") endfunction
richajak 7y ago
I did this too, with the date and single keyword for future reference. That's said, I have difficulty to recall the topic if I reuse the same keyword.

grifball 7y ago

I use vim. Doing files based on timestamps sounds smart so I might steal that. I used just one big file right now and one thing good about it is that you can search all your notes with one command. I also use the uuid command to tag/reference sections. Then, I can just put the cursor on the uuid and hit '*' to jump right to that spot in the file.

war1025 7y ago
Had never used `*` before. Turns out it's search for the word under the cursor. Handy. I guess that's basically what you wrote, but I had to play with it a bit to understand.
- the_white_oak 7y ago
  A bit of a tip: while `*` is a search for a word onward, `#` is a reverse -- a search for a word backwards. Might help sometimes
Amarok 7y ago
Could you explain a bit more how you tag sections?

MichaelMoser123 7y ago

i have this function in .vimrc that puts in an entry header with the date + time. (use it as :Entry ) "====================================================== "put an entry with the date/time (for keeping plan.txt) "====================================================== command! -nargs=* Entry call s:RunEntry() function! s:RunEntry() let s:tm = "\n---" . strftime("%d/%m/%y %H:%M:%S") . "----------------------\n" execute "normal! i" . s:tm " enter insert mode because it's time to write stuff now. call feedkeys("i") endfunction

richajak 7y ago

I did this too, with the date and single keyword for future reference. That's said, I have difficulty to recall the topic if I reuse the same keyword.