PTPL 206 · How to Create a Plain Text Calendar With the todo.txt Format

With Obsidian instructions for seeing today’s schedule in your daily note I can still scarcely believe that what was supposed to be a 2-week experiment turned into a sustainable, calm-inducing way to keep up with all the time-specific events that make up my life. My aim in writing about it is not to have you do the same — unless, of course, you really want to — but to see that because this is possible, there might be other areas of your own life that will do just fine (or even be better off) without complicated apps. By the end of this article you will know how to create your own text-based calendar, and view today’s events in your daily note in Obsidian. Even if you are happy with your current digital calendar set up, I hope you will come away from this with at least one good idea for improving your system. The experiment that became a way of life When it comes to tracking time, tasks, and things, there’s a decision-paralysis inducing supply of apps and plugins to choose from. Even…