# Minimalist Daily Note Shortcut (and many others) **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** shortcuts\ **Created:** [August 28, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/minimalist-daily-note-shortcut-and-many-others/13595 "2024-08-28T21:52:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brian](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/brian/32/6580_2.png) [@brian](https://community.bear.app/u/brian)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/minimalist-daily-note-shortcut-and-many-others/13595/1 "2024-08-28T21:52:14Z")
![Daily Note](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/bear/original/2X/8/84d70efa0f609f1a46524f51589302f443293c3e.png) **Shortcut** : [Daily Note for Bear](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/615b1b58286a4c7ebc562f7aed526648) **Shortcut** : [Log This in Bear](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/08ee15a95642439eb384dab704180e59) _More instructions/Descriptions in the Shortcuts!_ I use Apple Calendar and Reminders - that’s how the events, appointments, and tasks automatically show up in my daily note which is automated to run at 05:00. If you use Things or Todoist, you’ll have to make some modifications. I use the “Log This” shortcut to add items to the daily note throughout the day. Very handy while driving (e.g., “Hey, Siri. Log this in Bear. Don’t forget…”) I keep things minimal in daily note headers to make the note previews informative without having to open the note: ![Notes Preview](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/bear/original/2X/a/af6c5059b5c9b90e3d7066e24c4d04ef4fec8939.png) In addition to using special searches (e.g., @last7days @done), I tag by week number to make weekly reviews easier. For those of you familiar with Bullet Journaling and Rapid Logging, I’ve taken some ideas from there - mostly with tasks. If a task/reminder isn’t completed, I assign a timeframe in brackets then use this Shortcut to send it back to Reminders with a link back to the Bear note: ![Tasks to Reminders](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/bear/original/2X/7/7bdec2faf316b99ebe570bfc1d47b07db91d2a97.png) **Shortcut** : [Tasks to Scheduled Reminders](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/69a80caad701419ca043f76654c0bc2f) Or, you can use Shiny Frog’s Tasks to Reminders Shortcut which does the same thing without specific scheduling (download from their [blog](https://blog.bear.app/2022/03/automate-your-notes-with-shortcuts-and-bear/)). Then, I remove the task signifier and put an arrow in front of the task to show it’s been migrated. This allows me to track all migrated tasks using backlinks. Mostly, I do this with project tasks but this example is for a movie: ![Migrated to Scheduled](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/bear/original/2X/f/f1d464aad358192229be05e5a7ae02ce6f5764a8.jpeg) I also do something similar with dining reviews. I link the visit and write the review in the daily note using the “Log This” shortcut above. Then, I use the following shortcut to create a main restaurant note. **Shortcut** : [Dining Note for Bear](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d4363936cb1a45ffacb7a0fb7a50728e) Lastly, as I often include photos in my daily and other notes, I use the following shortcuts to (1) merge the photos horizontally (you can change it to grid or vertical) and (2) resize the image to keep file sizes smaller: **Shortcut** : [Merge Photos Horizontally for Bear](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/7cf93262fd3c4fb5b110868290e1b37f) **Shortcut** : [Send Resized Photos to Bear](https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/4170a1cbd9e045b2b2d81b7709808be5) Anyway, modify these Shortcuts as you please. ---
**Author:** ![DIYerUK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@DIYerUK](https://community.bear.app/u/DIYerUK)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/minimalist-daily-note-shortcut-and-many-others/13595/2 "2025-06-07T23:25:27Z")
I’ve just stumbled across this post and it is absolutely excellent. I can’t wait to try out these shortcuts. Thanks for taking the time to write such a helpful post and share these shortcuts. ---
**Author:** ![Turnip73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@Turnip73](https://community.bear.app/u/Turnip73)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/minimalist-daily-note-shortcut-and-many-others/13595/3 "2026-05-24T23:34:58Z")
Hi, I’m totally new to this and looking to build a journal/ daily jot where I can quickly dictate my thoughts with time stamp and date in a single note. I’ve downloaded the shortcut but assume I need to add my bear note identifier somewhere. Please can you help me identify where to do this, Thanks, Marc ---
**Author:** ![brian](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/brian/32/6580_2.png) [@brian](https://community.bear.app/u/brian)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/minimalist-daily-note-shortcut-and-many-others/13595/4 "2026-05-26T00:14:23Z")
You don’t need the note ID for the daily note model. You just need both the daily note and log this shortcuts. Schedule the daily note to run automatically before you wake up (Shortcuts \> Automation). Then, when you want to log something in the daily note you run (manually or verbally via Siri) the “log this in Bear” shortcut which will timestamp your entries.