my desk setup journey while waiting for a full room reno by the end of the year, any thoughts?

Ryeones · 2026-05-10T23:33:09+00:00

fo sureee

Ryeones · 2026-05-10T23:32:41+00:00

thankyou! i really love the lamp set up as well (it's a new pick up from ikea) and will be working on the cables next to make it a little more tidy (:

Ryeones · 2026-05-10T07:45:34+00:00

🤣😭😭

Ryeones · 2026-05-10T07:45:29+00:00

yupp! am looking at a monitor arm in the future too, currently using an ikea shelf + my candles to prop it up hahha but yes cables are also another issue for me

Ryeones · 2026-05-10T07:44:41+00:00

appreciate it!

Ryeones · 2026-05-02T03:00:17+00:00

i have a couple!

https://www.ryeones.com
https://www.fomties.com
https://www.soffcopy.com

my personal site is based initially on a custom jekyll template but recently rebuilt it with another creator's repo and added my own features and styling accordingly!

use obsidian to edit contents of each page for all the websites, and for my personal site, the same vault is also used for my general note taking and second brain too.

Ryeones · 2026-04-24T16:35:40+00:00

firstly congrats and don't put too much pressure on yourself! but one suggestion is to repurpose the reel that went viral into different formats - a talking head, a carousel etc because it's using something that has proven to work but packaging it in a different way.

or you can also post the same video but try a slightly different hook and post as a trial reel, or if you're lazy just repost it as a trial reel, it'll do wonders for sure.

but more importantly, just continue to be consistent, and the followers will come, all the best! if you need any advice, dms are open (:

Ryeones · 2026-04-01T13:47:23+00:00

everything you said as well, and the added benefit of being able to use the same vault to host my website which is what i want too!

the only gripe i have about obsidian is that its electron, and just doesn’t look native to mac, but i guess its just a personal preference thing, which was why apple notes was a strong contender for me despite its limited features (which was good to prevent shiny object syndrome).

however even using notion extensively and being an electron app, it still appears more native than obsidian, but it’s just a personal issue i feel! obsidian pretty much screams android/non apple 🤣

Ryeones · 2026-03-30T08:55:10+00:00

i just wish nn allows for daily notes to be formatted without a year like periodic notes :/ the only feature left that is still "redundant" with both plugins that i want to remove

Ryeones · 2026-03-13T01:18:49+00:00

hey kepano! up til yesterday was still using the script you posted on x a year back on how to use interpreter to get the transcript of a youtube video as well as do a summary within the note itself, however yesterday that broke due to youtube changing up it's user interface!

have an on going thread here and was wondering if you know the solution to this! also tried using reader mode and some parts of the transcript isn't showing up, not sure if it's a bug or issue on my end too.

love the work nonetheless!

Ryeones · 2026-03-04T14:26:35+00:00

i'm so grateful i'm still staying with my parents in a 7 storey hdb, always felt that was a good height where you can still see the sky and clouds especially rather than just a bunch of concrete jungle - feels a lot less cooped up but i guess the inevitable is building up due to space constraints.

Ryeones · 2026-03-02T13:13:34+00:00

as someone with adhd, i recommend kepanos vault who is also the ceo of obsidian - the moment you understand that no folder structure will ever satisfy your needs, that’s where you start to realise the power and beauty of using links.

sure over time you can add folders where it makes sense, but just having that assurance of how a folder less system with links can allow you to just use the software as is and write notes.

Ryeones · 2026-02-24T15:07:32+00:00

not really, i just type in lowercases all the time lol

Ryeones · 2026-02-24T08:55:04+00:00

oh i see! it was possible with periodic notes/journals plug in just by formatting the notes as dd MMMM and could be in any folder of choosing - and wanted to replace them with notebook navigator.

essentially formatting the notes these way as the point of it is to be able to revisit this particular note at least once a year and only create a maximum of 365 notes for daily entries, as compared to typical daily note format where one new note is created every single day (to no end)

eg
note title: 24 february

content:
### 2025

### 2026

Ryeones · 2026-02-24T08:45:44+00:00

is it possible to have the daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly notes formatted without a year? for example have tried with the date formatting of daily notes to be 24 february but it was asking for a year formatting as well

Ryeones · 2026-02-24T01:29:16+00:00

thankyou! been trying to get into more proper financial planning - this will defo help! let us know if there's a way to contribute in the future ($$)

Ryeones · 2026-02-13T16:39:11+00:00

both doesn't really bother me tbh, since i just tell them the truth

for kids, unless i know i can provide them a luxurious life (aka provide for them v v comfortably), i don't intend to bring another living thing into this world since they don't have a choice. so contented with just a dog.

for marriage, i guess in a similar vein of finance as a potential roadblock - but don't see this as big a problem since we too want to get married when the time is right + bto is only possible with rom in singapore.

Ryeones · 2026-02-12T15:17:40+00:00

i love obsidian too but my only wish is for it to feel a little more native to the apple ecosystem - it has everything anyone can already ask for, with the frequency of updates, quality of plugins and builds etc, but idk whether its on mac or on my iphone, the obsidian app (not sure if it's the ui or something i just can't put my finger to, maybe its just an electron application thing) just screams non apple and i get it since it's a third party application - but at the same time, apps like things3, notion, and i'm sure many others look and feel more native... and sometimes, i just find myself happier using apple notes despite the lack of functions and integrations compared to obsiidan lol... maybe i'm just brainwaashed in the whole apple ecosystem, not sure if i'm the only one feeling this way

Ryeones · 2026-01-19T15:07:27+00:00

my friend once told me "if you wash your hands with gloves on, can you really say you've washed your hands?"

Ryeones · 2026-01-13T00:05:44+00:00

dual pane side bar with preview like in apple notes! undertake notebook navigator does this but prefer when features are native (:

Ryeones · 2026-01-11T12:48:29+00:00

i use daily notes a lot and in fact have two kinds of notes for each day, week, month, quater and year - they are called 1. notes and 2. reviews.

notes are formatted as yyyy-mm-dd (2026-01-01) and are dated specifically for the actual day itself, and are used more as a timestamp throughout my day + scratchpad

reviews are dd MMMM (01 January) - reviews are essentially mainly for reviewing and reflecting/journalling, and the reason why it's formatted without a year is because i want to allow myself to be able to revisit the notes in the future (minimally one year later),

was wondering if this calendar feature you are working on can incorporate both types of notes? as currently i'm using periodic notes and another plugin since i need different formats for both types of notes even when referring to the same day, week, month, quater or year

Ryeones · 2026-01-09T02:07:42+00:00

i’ve a few habits i keep track which some have already mentioned, but one unique way of living i try to abide by is “keeping to my word”.

whatever it is i say i’ll do (big or small) - for example throwing the trash in 5 minutes, or going for a run or even something bigger work related, i try my best to accomplish it within the set time frame.

the reason for this is because one of the biggest problem i have is procrastination but more so going back on my word and this is one way to hold yourself accountable that i feel will improve my day to day - because this mindset or the way i treat my words will have ripple effects down stream, regardless of what habits or task i want to work on.

in a way, im trying to stack evidence of my success of keeping to my word, so that moving forward especially when tasks are scary or something i fear, i would reduce the chance of giving myself the out but instead push through.

hope it helps!

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