# Run the morning review walk This guide walks today's freshness review queue. The CLI lists the due rows; Obsidian is where you keep, complete, or skip them. A stamp records that the task still needs doing as written. It does not change the task's lane. ## Before you start Install the CLI, open the vault in Obsidian, and enable **Bob Ledger Tools** and **Bob Navigation Hotkeys**. The walk keys below are the plugin defaults and the Vim `]s` / `[s` bindings documented with them. ## 1\. Inspect the queue ``` bob freshness -b /path/to/vault ``` Output ``` bob freshness - Tue 2026-10-20 - every 7d - pending 1d - next 1d - keeps 3 REVIEW 6 due - 1 pre - 2 new - 1 pending - 1 tickler - 1 post PRE 1 gtd_daily.md:1 Import inbox tasks from Google Keep Checklist · complete to resolve NEW 2 mac_inbox.md:4 Sharpen the shears created 2026-10-20 garden.md:8 Water the seedlings created 2026-10-20 PENDING 1 workshop.md:12 Oil the hinges due today · fresh 2026-10-19 · every 1d (pending) TICKLER 1 garden.md:20 Order compost tickler · scheduled 2026-10-20 · fresh 2026-10-01 ── review closeout ── POST 1 gtd_daily.md:20 Morning review Closeout · complete last ``` Confirm the `REVIEW N due` total and the tier groups. The walk order is PRE → NEW → PROJECTS → PENDING → NEXT → RECURRING → TICKLER → ROTTEN → POST. Empty tiers are omitted. `bob freshness list --limit 10` shortens the printed rows; counts still cover the whole vault. ## 2\. Enter the walk in Obsidian Press `]s` or `Ctrl+Alt+J` to land on the next due row (`[s` / `Ctrl+Alt+K` go backward). `[S` starts at PRE; `]S` jumps to POST. The status-bar review footer shows the remaining due count and the current tier while the cursor is on a queue row. Confirm the caret is on the same note and line `bob freshness` listed, and that a landing toast names the tier. ## 3\. Keep or resolve the landed row On the row `]s` just landed on, pick one explicit answer: - **Keep and stay:** `Alt+F` stamps the task and stays on the row. - **Keep and advance:** `Ctrl+Alt+F` stamps and moves to the next remaining due row. On a Pending task it may ask for an optional Work Log summary; blank Enter still keeps. - **Skip without answering:** `]s` leaves the row due. - **Complete a PRE/POST checklist row:** `Ctrl+Enter` completes it. On PRE it never leaves that group; `Ctrl+Alt+F` can cross into the next tier. Checklist rows are never stamped. A counted keep on a due Ready ROTTEN or scheduled TICKLER row asks "Why keep it as written?" before writing. The reason is optional — a blank Enter logs `🤷 no reason given` — and Esc cancels the keep entirely. Each answer lands as a dated entry under the task's `🥀 **ROTTEN LOG**`, newest first, so later reviews show how many times, when, and why the task was kept. An inbox task asks where it goes before a non-closing answer writes. After each keep, `bob freshness` drops that row from today's queue. Walk NEW through TICKLER until the notice says commitments are done. ROTTEN is optional upkeep. Finish POST last. ## If it goes wrong If `]s` returns to a row you already left, that row is still the current review task; press `]s` again to step from it, or `` to jump back. A fast second press during the short settle window can skip a row; `[s` recovers it. `Ctrl+Shift+M` moves the task and does not advance the walk. Do not run `bob freshness seed`; the one-time cutover already ran. ## Related - [Task freshness]() - [bob freshness]() - [Bob Navigation Hotkeys]() - [Keep Ready lanes under their cap]() - [Continue in Obsidian]()