MILIEU
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A daily writing practice. This page gets you from opening
the app to writing, in about five minutes. Follow it in
order — you don't need to know anything about the app yet.


STEP 1 — Get the app (2 minutes)
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Milieu runs inside a free app called Obsidian.

  Go to:  https://obsidian.md
  Click Download, install it like any other app, and open it.


STEP 2 — Put Milieu somewhere safe (1 minute)
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Right next to this text file is a folder called "Milieu".
Drag that whole folder somewhere you keep things — your
Documents folder is perfect.


STEP 3 — Open Milieu in the app (1 minute)
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In Obsidian, click "Open folder as vault", then choose the
"Milieu" folder you just moved.

  (A "vault" is just Obsidian's word for a folder of notes.
   You're pointing the app at the Milieu folder. That's all.)

You're in. The home page, your folders, and the soft paper
look are all there already.


STEP 4 — Turn on the writing tools (2 minutes)
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Milieu uses a couple of free Obsidian add-ons for the daily
writing. A page called "Read Me First" is open in front of
you — it walks you through switching them on, click by click.
It takes about two minutes and you only do it once.

  Prefer to watch someone do it? Short setup video here:
    https://creativity.sh/start
    (Replace with your video link before sending.)


THAT'S IT
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Once the tools are on, Read Me First shows you how to write
your first morning pages, keep a quick note, and find your
way around. Everything you write is plain text that stays
yours forever.

Stuck anywhere? Open the page "If Something Breaks" inside
Milieu — it has a fix for every common hiccup. Or email
hello@creativity.sh and we'll help.

Milieu 1.0 — June 2026
