Simple Query
A single filter line that becomes a living view — no table, no upkeep
- 1Open Cmd+K and insert a query block — or type /query on a page.☐Checkpoint: An empty query block stands on the page.
- 2Set the filters: a property plus a value, say type:meeting and status:open.☐Checkpoint: The view shows only the matching blocks.
- 3Choose the view — list, table or board.☐Checkpoint: The query renders in the chosen view.
- 4Save the query as a block where the team can see it; the view keeps itself current.☐Checkpoint: The saved query appears and updates live.
Cmd+K finds a block. A query holds that finding in place: you describe once what you want to see — and mium shows it to you from then on, on its own. Instead of a table you maintain, a filter line that thinks along.
Why tables go stale
A hand-maintained overview is a snapshot: the moment you save it, it begins to age. Every new block, every status change in the existing set has to be entered by hand — and in day-to-day work that rarely happens in full. A query turns this around: it re-queries the existing set on every glance, so the view is always of right now.
5 rules for Simple Query
- A query is a filter line, not a formula editor — type:meeting, status:open, autor:team-mut.
- The view is live: when a block meets the criteria it appears; when it no longer does, it goes away.
- The same query renders as a list, a table or a board — you choose the view, the data stays one source.
- Properties are the filter axis — what you don't maintain as a property, you can't query for.
- A saved query lives as a block on a page, not as an external dashboard — it is part of the knowledge.
What a query looks like
{{query (and (property "type" "meeting")
(property "status" "offen"))}}
;; Ansicht: Tabelle · Sortierung: zuletzt-geändertBefore and after — table vs. Simple Query
| Step | Hand-maintained table | Simple Query |
|---|---|---|
| Setting up | define columns, type in rows | type a filter line |
| Keeping current | enter every change by hand | keeps itself current |
| Switching the view | build a new table | switch list / table / board |
| Source of truth | the table (a copy) | the blocks themselves |
| Upkeep | ongoing | one time (the criteria) |
An honest question
How many of your overviews are truly current today, and how many show the state of a fortnight ago because nobody updated them? The answer decides whether an overview takes work off your hands or becomes one more thing you have to maintain.
Search once, see it for always.
One filter line, and your second brain shows the view — and keeps it current while you work on something else. A partner that thinks along, not a table you feed.
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