Obsidian LifeOS

A comprehensive Integrated Life Management Architecture (ILMA) for Obsidian. This system combines the PARA method, periodic notes, habit tracking, goal management, and task workflows into a unified Life Operating System.

Pre-Configured & Ready to Use

This vault comes pre-configured with:

Typewriter Theme - Clean, distraction-free writing experience
Plugin configurations - Templater, Calendar, and Daily Notes pre-set
CSS snippets - Dashboard styling enabled by default
Folder templates - Auto-apply templates when creating notes in specific folders

Just install the required plugins, and you're ready to go!

Features

PARA Organization - Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives structure
Periodic Notes - Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Yearly reviews
Habit Tracking - Interactive toggles with Meta Bind, visual charts with Tracker
Goal Management - OKR framework with progress bars and Dataview queries
Task Management - Obsidian Tasks integration with priority sorting
Dashboards - Home, Task, Goal, and Habit dashboards with live data
Templater-Powered - Dynamic templates with automatic date handling

Quick Start

1. Download & Open as Vault

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/silver-gr/obsidian-lifeos.git

Or download as ZIP and extract. Then open the folder as a vault in Obsidian:

Obsidian → Open folder as vault → Select obsidian-lifeos

The Typewriter theme and CSS snippets will be active automatically.

2. Install Required Plugins

Open Obsidian Settings → Community Plugins → Browse, and install:

Plugin	Purpose	Required
Dataview	Dashboard queries and data aggregation	Yes
Templater	Dynamic templates with date math	Yes
Tasks	Task management with priorities and recurrence	Yes
Calendar	Visual calendar and weekly note creation	Yes
Meta Bind	Interactive habit toggles and inputs	Recommended
Tracker	Habit charts and trend visualization	Recommended
Heatmap Calendar	Yearly habit heatmaps	Optional

3. Configure Plugins

Core Daily Notes

Settings → Core Plugins → Daily Notes:

Date format: YYYY-MM-DD
New file location: LifeOS/05-Daily
Template file: LifeOS/13-Templates/Daily Note

Templater

Settings → Templater:

Template folder: LifeOS/13-Templates
Enable "Trigger Templater on new file creation"
Enable "Folder Templates" and add:

Folder	Template
`LifeOS/05-Daily`	`LifeOS/13-Templates/Daily Note.md`
`LifeOS/06-Weekly`	`LifeOS/13-Templates/Weekly Review.md`
`LifeOS/07-Monthly`	`LifeOS/13-Templates/Monthly Review.md`
`LifeOS/01-Projects`	`LifeOS/13-Templates/Project.md`

Calendar (for Weekly Notes)

Settings → Calendar:

Show Week Number: Enable
Week Start: Monday
Weekly note format: YYYY-[W]ww
Weekly note folder: LifeOS/06-Weekly
Weekly note template: LifeOS/13-Templates/Weekly Review.md

4. Enable CSS Snippets

Settings → Appearance → CSS Snippets:

Enable dashboard-columns.css

5. Start Using

Open LifeOS/12-MOCs/_Home Dashboard.md as your command center
Create your first daily note: Ctrl/Cmd + P → "Open today's daily note"
Fill in your Vision and Values in LifeOS/10-Goals/

Folder Structure

LifeOS/
├── 00-Inbox/           # Quick capture zone
├── 01-Projects/        # Active projects with deadlines
├── 02-Areas/           # Ongoing responsibilities
│   ├── Health/
│   ├── Finance/
│   ├── Career/
│   ├── Learning/
│   └── Relationships/
├── 03-Resources/       # Reference materials
├── 04-Archives/        # Completed/inactive items
├── 05-Daily/           # Daily notes (YYYY-MM-DD.md)
├── 06-Weekly/          # Weekly reviews (YYYY-Www.md)
├── 07-Monthly/         # Monthly reviews (YYYY-MM.md)
├── 08-Quarterly/       # Quarterly reviews (YYYY-Qn.md)
├── 09-Yearly/          # Yearly reviews (YYYY.md)
├── 10-Goals/           # Goal hierarchy
│   ├── Vision.md
│   ├── Values.md
│   └── 2025/Q1-Q4/
├── 11-Habits/          # Habit definitions
├── 12-MOCs/            # Dashboards (Maps of Content)
│   ├── _Home Dashboard.md
│   ├── Task Management MOC.md
│   ├── Goal Tracking MOC.md
│   └── Habit Dashboard MOC.md
└── 13-Templates/       # All templates

Templates Included

Template	Purpose
Daily Note	Daily journaling, habit tracking, task capture
Weekly Review	Automated habit rollups, task audit, planning
Monthly Review	Monthly metrics, goal progress, reflection
Quarterly Review	OKR review, goal setting, strategic planning
Yearly Review	Annual reflection and planning
Project	Project tracking with tasks and progress
Goal	OKR-style goals with key results
Habit	Habit definition with implementation intentions

Daily Workflow

Morning (5 min):

Open Home Dashboard
Review today's tasks
Set top 3 priorities

Throughout Day:

Log tasks in Daily Note
Mark completed items
Quick journaling in Log section

Evening (10 min):

Toggle habit checkboxes
Update mood/energy/sleep metrics
Reflect on wins and learnings

Weekly (30-60 min):

Open Weekly Review (click week number in Calendar)
Review automated habit summary
Audit overdue tasks
Plan next week

Customization

Adding New Habits

Edit LifeOS/13-Templates/Daily Note.md
Add new property in frontmatter: new_habit: false
Add toggle in Habits section: `INPUT[toggle:new_habit]` New Habit
Update dashboard queries to include new habit

Adding New Areas

Create folder in LifeOS/02-Areas/YourArea/
Add to Task Management MOC queries if needed

Custom Metrics

Add new frontmatter properties to Daily Note template:

custom_metric: 0

Query in dashboards:

TABLE custom_metric FROM "LifeOS/05-Daily" LIMIT 7

Documentation

See docs/Integrated Life Management Architecture in Obsidian.md for the complete theoretical framework and implementation guide.

Requirements

Obsidian v1.0.0+
Required plugins: Dataview, Templater, Tasks, Calendar
Recommended plugins: Meta Bind, Tracker, Heatmap Calendar

License

MIT License - Feel free to use, modify, and share.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please open an issue or PR.

Credits

Built with inspiration from:

PARA Method by Tiago Forte
Obsidian community
Typewriter Theme by crashmoney
Dataview plugin
Templater plugin

Start building your Life Operating System today.

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