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I’ve been doing a little reflection on the structure of my vault recently, and it’s got me curious about what other folks find particularly advantageous about their vault setups.

I’d love to know what organizational details, structural choices, or specific features you consider a real benefit or advantage within your own organization. I’m especially interested in those unsung heroes – the things you’ve recently noticed making a difference, the subtle tweaks that don’t get talked about much, or the aspects of your system you really appreciate but haven’t necessarily shouted from the rooftops. The ones you’ve always wanted to share but never really found the “right space” or the “right time” to do so.

Perhaps you’ve implemented a tagging system that allows you to cross-reference information in unexpected ways, or you’ve discovered a hidden gem that streamlines your workflow. Anything that contributes to a smoother, more efficient, or more enjoyable experience within your vault – I’d love for you to share it.

My example

I’ve recently been taking advantage of footnotes as annotation devices within the articles I read. I’ve added a few little footnote CSS snippets to make them quicker to see and a template that randomly applies a question from Nick Milo’s list of “Thinking Further Questions”. Within these footnotes, I’ve also added the inline Dataview property question, which pulls all of my questions across my footnotes into one nice place for quick reference so I can see what I’d like to learn and explore next.

These are little changes in the grand scheme of my vault, but they’ve given me a bit of a more focused, precise process to my scientific reading that allows for a wider range of thought and application.

I use this handy little snippet to turn all of my footnote references green, make the size a little smaller, and hide the rather annoying little brackets, as I do my reading and annotating in Live Preview mode.

.cm-footref {
    padding: 0px 3px 2px 3px;
    margin: 0px;
    font-size: 9px !important;
    color: var(--color-green) !important;
    box-shadow: inset 30px 0px 0px rgb(168, 240, 187, 0.2);
}

:not(.cm-active) > .cm-footref:is(.cm-formatting-link-start, .cm-formatting-link-end) {
    display: none;
}

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