![[USV Workflow Callout]] An alignment philosophy is a system that connects your long-term visions into smaller timeframes like quarterly, monthly, and weekly, all the way until your tangible daily life, to promote [[Attention-centred productivity]]. > [!TIP] Detailed overview and usage example > You can see [[How I'm using Obsidian to make 2024 my best year]]in this unlisted exclusive video: >  ## Why ### Benefits - Seeing how my daily tasks are connected with my higher-order goals and values through my [[My Vision Board]] helps me find meaning in the mundane - Encouraging consistent review, [[Reflection]] and planning through [daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reviews](https://youtu.be/sj8oJeYHTDQ?si=zOfmv_nWY3uxNuYy&t=146) to mindfully work towards my ideal life - Clarifying my goals through meaningful objectives through [goal notes](https://youtu.be/sj8oJeYHTDQ?si=kLaD5d0MH3tAQfWd&t=166), which are then made actionable through project notes - Establishing trackers to visualize your progress on relevant [habits and key metrics](https://youtu.be/sj8oJeYHTDQ?si=1N1QIM5VZc6Delqt&t=227) ### Inspirations I've researched and synthesized the foundational ideas across various productivity and life design resources like: - [[Ali Abdaal]] and his recent book [[Feel Good Productivity Application]] - The infamous [[Getting Things Done]] task management system - [[August Bradley]] and his life design system [[Pipelines Pillars Vaults]] - [[The 12 Week Year]] goal setting system - [[Cal Newport]] and his [[Deep Life Philosophy]] And various other annual reviews and planning workflows to **turn Obsidian into my life operating system.** ## What To understand how all these different components interact with each other, you can read about [[Your digital life solar system]]. After establishing your [[Values]], you do your [[My yearly review workflow]] to plan your ideal ratings and [[12-Month Celebration]] based on the areas in the [[Wheel of life]]. These 12-month celebrations are then broken down into objectives through quarterly and monthly [[Goals]], as well as [[Keystone habits]]. These smaller goals are then broken down into [[Projects]], which are then broken down into actionable [[Tasks]]and [[Habits]]. ## How For initial setup, follow [[USV Module - Set up the vault#Life Design]] ### Maintenance During relevant timeframes: - [[Quarterly reviews]] via [[My quarterly review workflow]] - [[Monthly reviews]] via [[My monthly review workflow]] - [[Weekly Reviews]] via [[My weekly review workflow]] - [[Daily notes]] via [[My daily note workflow]]