Instead of overthinking[^1] this whole note-writing process, let's keep it simple with asking *why*! To flesh out your first note, you will ask yourself: > "Why is this topic important to me?" If it matters to you, you should write about it! Also: if it matters to you, likely, there's someone else out there who it matters to as well. On the flip-side: If you're writing a note about something that does *not* matter to, why even bother capturing it? Who cares? Not you. So, let's make sure you find the ONE note[^2] that you're the most excited about today and deep dive into capturing *why* it's important to you. ## Part 1: The HUNT Like a hunter, you're looking for that "ONE note" that you'll flesh out today. 1. Open the Graph-View and browse your vault 2. Look at the different note titles you've created in the last 7 days 3. No stress, just browse and see which ones capture your attention. Just notice which ones tickle you. Take as much time as you need for this. 4. At some point you'll come across a note and a jolt of electricity will run through your whole body. You'll know which one when you see it. That's the ONE you'll write about today. ## Part 2: The DIVE Now comes the part where you focus on fleshing it out by jumping in. 5. Open the note by clicking into it 6. Spend the next 10 minutes fleshing this one out with the question "Why is it important?" 7. For extra-points, take another swing at it for 5 minutes and edit and adjust to make it read well. 8. PUBLISH your first note 9. Cross off this exercise at [[⭐️ 21-Day Obsidian Publish Challenge]] 10. Reward yourself with a piece of chocolate, a glass of orange juice or anything else highly-satisfying of your choice I'm happy to share my first note with you but I'll have to warn you, it's a heavy story. I didn't plan to make this my first fleshed-out note, but when I browsed my Graph, that was the one that jolted me, that was the one that called me. So, if you're brave enough, I wrote about [[⭐️ My mothers death in 2018]]. [^1]: There are tons of ways to structure your notes. In fact, it's a whole rabbit-hole of opinions and experiences and books and methods and and and... I've decided to not nerd out on that here because I think what really matters is giving your passion a way to express itself. The energy, your energy, matters more than the format right now. I'm convinced that, over time you'll find an even better way for you to express yourself. But for now and today, let's just start with asking *"Why is this important to me?"* [^2]: Your ONE note is like [[The ONE Thing]]: Once you flesh out that one thing, everything else becomes easier or unnecessary.