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Gene is a maximalist. I'm a minimalist. In the last video, we walked through Gene's daily note setup. Today, it's my turn.

In this video I walk through how I capture my day in Obsidian, the metadata I track, why I use a -2 to +2 rating scale (instead of 0-10), and how everything flows automatically into my weekly review with the help of Claude Code.

Whether you're overwhelmed by your PKM or still trying to build one - this shows you what minimal can look like, and why less noise doesn't mean less insight.

I stopped typing
Wispr Flow has completely replaced typing for me. Notes, drafts, and messages.
If I would normally type something, I speak it instead.
https://ref.wisprflow.ai/construct-by-dee

0:00 Intro: Minimalist vs Maximalist
1:18 Gene's update: what changed after a few weeks
3:49 Dee's Obsidian setup: the daily note
4:17 Daily note metadata walkthrough
5:30 Why I use a -2 to +2 rating scale (not 0-10)
11:00 How Amsterdam changed my morning routine
13:20 Logging your day by voice with Claude
15:01 My morning boot sequence
16:27 Focus: most important vs urgent
17:43 Free write and the VOMIT technique
20:19 Why logs give your AI the full picture
21:31 Google Workspace CLI integration
22:43 Task board walkthrough
23:54 Enriching old daily notes automatically
25:06 How this system cured my perfectionism
27:00 A system that evolves with you (Sony headphones analogy)
28:08 Looking back: reflecting on past years
29:56 Weekly note walkthrough
30:39 Life areas rating and the spider chart
34:10 Where to start

Claude Code: https://claude.ai/claude-code
Obsidian: https://obsidian.md
Substack: https://substack.com/@constructbydee
X: https://x.com/contructbydee
LifeStack OS: https://lifestack-os.com/
Consulting and demo vaults: https://www.constructbydee.com/

Gene's Daily Note (Part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi2B0dXNsYk&t=1343s
Setting Up Claude Code (Guide): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr9_A4kGzBc

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