Daily Log — wiki/self/2026.md

Trigger

User says anything like "log this", "log that", "record X", "note Y happened", or casually mentions something worth noting for the day.

File

wiki/self/2026.md

Format Rules

• Week header: ## Week YY.WW (ISO week number, title case)
• Date subheader: ### YYYY-MM-DD (ISO date)
• Entries: - bullets under the date, no indentation
• Order: Newest WEEK on top (descending). Newest DATE on top within a week (descending).
• Category prefixes (optional, use when the entry clearly maps):
• Health: — exercise, weight, diet, fasting
• Faith: — church, communion, spiritual
• Software: — coding, skills, technical work
• Network: — people, events, relationships
• Wealth: — investing, finance, consulting business
• Self: — personal growth, family, miscellaneous
• No trailing blank line after the last bullet in a section.

Procedure

Step 1: Determine date and week

from datetime import date
today = date.today()
iso_year, iso_week, _ = today.isocalendar()
week_header = f"## Week {iso_year % 100}.{iso_week:02d}"
date_header = f"### {today.isoformat()}"

Step 2: Read the file

Read wiki/self/2026.md in full.

Step 3: Find or create the week header

• Search for week_header in the file (case-insensitive match on the week number).
• If found: Note its line position.
• If not found: Insert the new week header after the --- separator (line 7-ish), with a blank line before and after.

Step 4: Find or create the date subheader

• Within the week block (from week header to next ## or end of file), search for date_header.
• If found: Find the last bullet line under that date (before the next ### or ## or end of section). Insert the new bullet after that line.
• If not found: Insert date_header right after the week header (newest date on top), then add the bullet(s) underneath.

Step 5: Write the bullet

• Prefix with -
• If category is clear, prefix with Category: (e.g., - Health: went jogging 6k)
• If multi-part (user gave several things), each gets its own bullet
• If the user's phrasing is casual/terse, flesh it out slightly for readability but keep Joseph's voice — no AI-slop, no filler words

Step 6: Verify

• Read back the modified section to confirm correct placement
• Confirm the week/date hierarchy is intact

Edge Cases

• Week rollover: If today is Monday and the current week header doesn't exist yet, create a new one at the top of the entries (after ---).
• Existing week, new date: Insert the new date right after the week header (before older dates).
• Existing date, new entry: Append to the end of that date's bullet list.
• User gives no category: Leave off the prefix, just write the bullet.
• User says multiple things in one message: Split into separate bullets, one per topic.

What NOT to do

• Don't reformat existing entries.
• Don't reorder weeks or dates that already exist.
• Don't add a category prefix if the user didn't imply one.
• Don't add commentary or meta-notes to the log file.
• Don't touch anything outside the current week block.

Verification Checklist

• Entry is under the correct week heading (## Week YY.WW)
• Entry is under the correct date subheading (### YYYY-MM-DD)
• Each bullet is one concise line
• Newest week on top, newest date on top within week
• No duplicate entries for the same action on the same date