diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 39bf59c..3f4dcde 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pairing with smart people at Hashrocket. For a steady stream of TILs, [sign up for my newsletter](https://crafty-builder-6996.ck.page/e169c61186). -_1604 TILs and counting..._ +_1605 TILs and counting..._ See some of the other learning resources I work on: - [Ruby Operator Lookup](https://www.visualmode.dev/ruby-operators) @@ -1847,6 +1847,7 @@ If you've learned something here, support my efforts writing daily TILs by - [Convert An ePub Document To PDF On Mac](workflow/convert-an-epub-document-to-pdf-on-mac.md) - [Create A Local Sanity Dataset Backup](workflow/create-a-local-sanity-dataset-backup.md) - [Create A Public URL For A Local Server](workflow/create-a-public-url-for-a-local-server.md) +- [Create Todo Items In Logseq](workflow/create-todo-items-in-logseq.md) - [Enable Dev Tools For Safari](workflow/enable-dev-tools-for-safari.md) - [Forward Stripe Events To Local Server](workflow/forward-stripe-events-to-local-server.md) - [Get URL For GitHub User Profile Photo](workflow/get-url-for-github-user-profile-photo.md) diff --git a/workflow/create-todo-items-in-logseq.md b/workflow/create-todo-items-in-logseq.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9b8952e --- /dev/null +++ b/workflow/create-todo-items-in-logseq.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +# Create Todo Items In Logseq + +Having used GitHub flavored markdown and tools like Roam Research and Obsidian, +I'm used to being able to add interactive todo items to a document with square +brackets, like so: + +``` +- [ ] Do this +- [ ] Do that +``` + +This exact syntax doesn't work in Logseq, but I've figured out two ways of +adding todo items. + +First, you can access the todo syntax with a forward slash command. Type `/` +and then start typing `TODO`. It will show up as a top result. Hit enter and +you'll have a fresh todo item that you can add a description to. + +Second, as the above hints at, we can get right to the todo syntax by typing +one of `TODO`, `NOW`, or `LATER` in all caps followed by a description. For +example: + +``` +TODO Send out invoices +NOW Reply to those emails +LATER Schedule that meeting +``` + +These will render as checkable boxes marked as either `TODO`, `NOW`, or +`LATER`, until they are checked off. + +You can also search for blocks that match one of these three categories.