diff --git a/content/blog/DRAFT-2023-01-30-everyday-tips.md b/content/blog/DRAFT-2023-01-30-everyday-tips.md
index c7a8e74..5770bf4 100644
--- a/content/blog/DRAFT-2023-01-30-everyday-tips.md
+++ b/content/blog/DRAFT-2023-01-30-everyday-tips.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 +++
 title = "Everyday Tips I Live By"
 description = "simple things that took me too long to learn and which i easily forget"
-date = 2023-01-30
+# date = 2023-01-30
 +++
 
 when i was young, adults in my life would comment about how in touch i was with myself, or my body. if i ever felt "off", i would notice early and address it: when i noticed sniffles i would know if it was fresh air or rest which my body needed, and do whichever; when i became tense i would know if it was exercise or time along which i needed, and do whichever; "weird skill to admire, but ok", i would say in confusion.
diff --git a/editor-templates/DRAFT-blog-article.md b/editor-templates/DRAFT-blog-article.md
index 801e7d7..6e90c56 100644
--- a/editor-templates/DRAFT-blog-article.md
+++ b/editor-templates/DRAFT-blog-article.md
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 +++
 title = "#todo:FILLME"
 description = "#todo:FILLME"
-date = {{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}
+# date = {{date:YYYY-MM-DD}}
 +++
 
-#todo: remove the "DRAFT-" prefix from this filename to publish.
+#todo: uncomment the `date` field in the slug above and remove the "DRAFT-" prefix from this filename to publish.
+(zola pushes anything with a date field into the RSS feed and the toplevel index)
 
 ## instantiation (Obsidian)