To explain the core [[Metadata]] of [[Notes]] in the [[Ultimate Starter Vault]], here are the main common ones: ## Status Can see the types of status in [[Note types]] ## Tags - Tags that may be used for querying and for declaring the specific type of note - ex) the different kinds of inputs like `#input/book` - See [[Organization methods in Obsidian]] - Helps declare the type of metadata a note has, which is done through [[Metadata Menu Plugin]] ## Links This is where we can link to the parent note, or higher-order most related note, just like [[Compass Zettelkasten Thinking#NORTH]] By having at least one link, you keep it connected to the rest of your notes. This helps make it retrievable and marks the start of using previous knowledge to grow new ones 🥳 The link you add in the [[My metadata philosophy#Links]] field depends on your use case in [[USV and Personal Knowledge Management]]: - I recommend making at least one link to the most conceptually related parent note - But then, when it comes to productivity-oriented PKM, you should also [[Put notes where they are most useful]] ## Rest You can visit the [[USV Glossary]] to find a specific note to see more details on the properties. ### Uses - Metadata is helpful for storing key data and information to show in queries or to sort notes by ### Specific Some off the top of my head: - Created - I use this instead of `Created` or `file.ctime` already part of a note since that gets modified when you unzip a file - Description/Summary - A sentence to distill the contents of the note, usually for [[Dataview Query]] - ex) [[Periodic reviews]] have a `Summary` field so you can have a quick understanding of what happened that day - Source - Usually for [[Inputs]] but sometimes if an input only created one idea, I won't create an input note and will instead just have the URL as [[Metadata]] - Relationships - To better clarify [[Systems]], can sometimes have a dedicated field for its relationship to other [[Note types]]