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Inbox Processing in Flow State with Alfred

Bram Adams

Bram Adams

— 1 min read

Problem

Every time I want to get into flow mode, I feel like I need music to get going. Especially when processing Obsidian notes, which requires a clear mind to place things and occasionally jump into a deep writing exercise.

Solution

Create a Alfred workflow that does the following:

  1. Open Obsidian up to the BHOV Inbox note (/Computed/To Process)
  2. Use Alfred Spotify Mini to play a random song or a playlist
  3. Run ztl to activate

Spotify

https://bram-adams.ghost.io/content/images/2023/02/alfred-spotify-and-obsidian.png
alfred spotify and obsidian.png

Obsidian

https://bram-adams.ghost.io/content/images/2023/02/obsidian-uri-alfred.png
obsidian uri alfred.png

Instructions

Use Obsidian Advanced URI to open a note (can be downloaded from Obsidian plugin store) and uses Spotify Mini Alfred plugin (https://alfred-spotify-mini-player.com) to play a song.

Requires:
- set up Spotify Alfred
- Obsidian
- Obsidian Advanced URI plugin

GitHub: https://github.com/bramses/process-notes-alfred/tree/main

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