Obsidian Quick Capture

Quickly add content to the Obsidian vault without creating full pages.

Quick Note Types

1. Capture a Thought or Idea

Add to ~/dev/personal/obsidian/trobrock/Notes.md under the "Jot down some text" section:

{timestamp or topic}
{Your thought or notes here}

2. Add a To-Do Item

Add to ~/dev/personal/obsidian/trobrock/Notes.md under the "Make a to-do list" section:

- [ ] {Task description}

3. Save a Link/Bookmark

Option A - Quick embed (for reference links): Add to Notes.md under "Embed links":

- [[{Descriptive Title}]]

Then create the linked page with:

# {Descriptive Title}

{URL}

{Brief notes about why this is useful}

Option B - Inline link (for one-off references): Just add directly to Notes.md:

[{Description}]({URL})

4. Add a Quote

Add to ~/dev/personal/obsidian/trobrock/Quotes.md:

> {The quote text}
> 
> - {Attribution}

5. Add to Wishlist

Add to ~/dev/personal/obsidian/trobrock/Stuff I want.md:

- {Item name} - {optional notes, price, or link}

When to Create a Full Page vs Quick Capture

Quick Capture (Notes.md):

• Single thoughts or reminders
• Links to read later
• Quick to-dos
• Things that don't need their own structure

Create Full Page:

• Projects with multiple aspects
• Travel plans
• Topics that will grow over time
• Things that need their own checklist or sections

Section Reference for Notes.md

Verification

• Content added to correct section
• Wiki links use [[double brackets]]
• External links use [text](url) format
• Checkboxes use - [ ] syntax