# Meta-Tags The tags used in this vault are based on the question *"What do I need to do about this?* If the answer is *"Nothing"*, the note is either ready to use or to be removed from the vault. In the former case **one of the two** states is applied in the [[t1a1 metadata-general|general metadata]] - **Active:** Note is ready to be used - **Archived:** Note is not in use - it is either completed or not relevant The following 8 tags are in use - the list is deliberately kept short in order to avoid mental overhead. - #organize: File, link, or move within the vault - #research: Needs external input or research to be moved forward - #distill: Compress; extract the core idea - #draft: Shape into publishable form — precedes `publish: true` - #review: I noticed something needs to be changed - scheduled for re-evaluation - #continue: Unfinished work — always paired with a ***bold & cursive*** note reminding me where I left off - think of it as *"I must go now and just leave this here to be finished later* - #sleep: Currently hard to process - review next month >[!IMPORTANT] > Always prepend a `#` when using tags. Obsidian handles tags without the `#` just fine. However, in order to keep tags always distinguishable from regular words and compatible with the [[Meta-Principles|plaintext-philosophy]], the `#` **must** be included. ## Style Every tag is accompanied by a [[Meta-Colors|color]] and an [[Meta-Icons|icon]]: ```yaml - organize: color: "Cyan" icon: "Signpost" - research: color: "Pink" icon: "Microscope" - distill: color: "Yellow" icon: "Desk lamp" - draft: color: "Green" icon: "Pencil line" - review: color: "Purple" icon: "Rotate CCW" - continue: color: "Red" icon: "Construction" - sleep: color: "Blue" icon: "Moon star" ``` ## Search Typical search queries for Obsidians core search plugin or the graph: **All Tags** ``` tag:#organize OR tag:#research OR tag:#distill OR tag:#draft OR tag:#review OR tag:#continue OR tag:#sleep ``` **Items to process** ``` tag:#organize OR tag:#process OR tag:#continue ``` **Deferred items** ``` tag:#research OR tag:#sleep ``` **Items needing refinement** ``` tag:#distill OR tag:#draft OR tag:#review ``` ## Search Typical search queries for Obsidians core search plugin or the graph: **All Tags** ``` tag:#organize OR tag:#research OR tag:#distill OR tag:#draft OR tag:#review OR tag:#continue OR tag:#sleep ``` **Items to action** ``` tag:#organize OR tag:#continue ``` **Deferred items** ``` tag:#research OR tag:#sleep ``` **Items needing refinement** ``` tag:#distill OR tag:#draft OR tag:#review ``` --- ## Related - **previous** [[Meta]] - **see** [[Meta-Principles]] on which key-principles are applied to all notes - **see** [[Meta-Colors]] for more information about usage of colors in this vault - **see** [[Meta-Icons]] for more information about the usage of icons in this vault - **see** [[action.base]] for all notes needing attention ## Sources - **references** none ## Usage - **used in** none --- ## Changelog - [[2026-06-07]]: Initial creation