Roam Usage Patterns

This is a collection of Roam patterns that I've learnt and / or collected from others.

Using daily pages as versioning for other entity types

Problem

You want to keep a historical record of something, but adding a date entry to an entity can be tedious and needs to be replicated for all entities.

Solution

If you list your goals in your daily page under a reference like [[Goals]], when you visit the [[Goals]] page you will see a historical record of your stated goals in linked references section. There will be one for each day.

References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdk0tZE68JY (opens in a new tab)

Using your graph overview as an entry point

Problem

You want to share your Roam database with others but a Page may not provide enough context to serve as an entry point.

Solution

Tommy Collison shares a link to his graph overview of his great books project. This is user friendly way of sharing your database.

https://twitter.com/tommycollison/status/1334705443600416769 (opens in a new tab)