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Ideaverse Vault

Personal knowledge management system using the ACE framework (Atlas, Calendar, Efforts) inspired by Nick Milo's Linking Your Thinking methodology.

Vault Structure

vault-root/
├── home.md              # Central navigation hub - start here
├── +/                   # INBOX - Quick capture & processing
│   ├── drafts/          # Work in progress
│   ├── notes/           # New notes to process
│   ├── focus/           # Temporary focus folders
│   ├── maps/            # Inbox navigation
│   └── views/           # Bases for inbox
├── atlas/               # KNOWLEDGE - Ideas & sources
│   ├── ideas/           # Concept notes ("dots")
│   ├── sources/         # Books, articles, videos, courses
│   ├── maps/            # Maps of Content (MOCs)
│   └── views/           # Bases for knowledge browsing
├── calendar/            # TIME - Daily notes & meetings
│   ├── daily/           # Daily notes (YYYY-MM-DD.md)
│   ├── periodic/        # Weekly, monthly, quarterly reviews
│   ├── meetings/        # Meeting notes
│   ├── logs/            # Journals and logs
│   ├── maps/            # Calendar navigation
│   └── views/           # Bases for time views
├── efforts/             # ACTION - Energy-based work management
│   ├── on/              # Active focus (high energy)
│   ├── ongoing/         # Continuous work (steady energy)
│   ├── simmering/       # Back-burner (low energy)
│   ├── sleeping/        # Future/inactive (no energy)
│   ├── archive/         # Completed efforts
│   ├── maps/            # Efforts navigation (dashboard.md)
│   └── views/           # Bases for effort tracking
├── x/                   # EXTRAS - Support files
│   ├── templates/       # Note templates
│   ├── attachments/     # Images, PDFs
│   └── scripts/         # CSS, scripts
└── code/                # Git submodules (excluded from Obsidian)

Key Concepts

ACE Framework

  • Atlas (Knowledge): Where ideas and sources live. Ask: "Where would you like to go?"
  • Calendar (Time): Where time-based notes live. Ask: "What's on your mind?"
  • Efforts (Action): Where active work lives. Ask: "What can you work on?"

Efforts (Energy-Based Work)

Instead of rigid projects, efforts flow between energy states:

  • On: Active focus, high energy required
  • Ongoing: Continuous work, steady energy
  • Simmering: Back-burner, occasional attention
  • Sleeping: Future ideas, no current energy
  • Archive: Completed, reference only

Move effort notes between folders as your focus shifts.

Obsidian Bases

.base files create database views of notes using properties. Located in views/ subfolders.

Maps of Content (MOCs)

Curated notes that link related ideas together. Located in maps/ subfolders.

File Locations

Note Type Location Template
Daily note calendar/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md x/templates/daily.md
Effort efforts/{status}/ x/templates/effort.md
Idea atlas/ideas/ x/templates/idea.md
Source atlas/sources/ x/templates/source.md
Meeting calendar/meetings/ x/templates/meeting.md
MOC */maps/ x/templates/moc.md
Quick capture +/notes/ (none)

Properties Schema

Standard YAML frontmatter properties:

All Notes

date: YYYY-MM-DD
tags: []

Daily Notes

energy: 1-10
mood: word (calm, focused, stressed, etc.)
focus: "ONE Big Thing for the day"

Efforts

energy: on|ongoing|simmering|sleeping
area:
due: YYYY-MM-DD

Ideas

status: seed|developing|mature
related: []

Sources

type: book|article|video|course
author:
status: unread|reading|completed

Meetings

attendees: []
project:

Navigation

  • Start at [[home]] for navigation hub
  • Use [[efforts/maps/dashboard]] for effort overview
  • Use [[atlas/maps/ideas]] and [[atlas/maps/sources]] for knowledge

Workflows

Daily Note

  1. Create calendar/daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md using template
  2. Set focus, plan time blocks, capture tasks
  3. Reflect at end of day

Capture → Process

  1. Quick capture to +/notes/
  2. During review, move to appropriate location:
    • Ideas → atlas/ideas/
    • Sources → atlas/sources/
    • Tasks → effort notes or daily note
    • Meetings → calendar/meetings/

Effort Management

  1. New effort starts in efforts/on/
  2. Move between folders as energy shifts
  3. Complete → efforts/archive/

Excluded from Obsidian

The code/ folder is excluded from Obsidian indexing (via .obsidian/app.json). Use it for git submodules and code projects.