I’ll repeat the endorsements of org-mode, and add some links to specific org-mode features that I use.
I use org-capture to capture to-do items. I’ve found nothing quite as streamlined as being able to hit C-c c t and just type what I need to do
I use org-agenda to create daily to-do lists for myself. When I org-capture a new to-do item, I will add a deadline (C-c C-d) to indicate when I want to do the task.
I use org-publish to write my website. This is nice because it’s very immediate for me to write, and I can hit C-c C-e P x to publish a new version of my website
For other org-mode tips, you can look at my emacs tips page, which has my emacs configuration documented (in a somewhat haphazard and idiosyncratic fashion)
I’ve tried other PIM tools, like vimwiki, workflowy, DynaList and Dropbox Paper, and I’ve found that of all of them org mode offers the right mix of customizability and immediacy for me. That said, I’ll be the first to admit that org-mode doesn’t have the easiest learning curve, and it’s support for mobile devices is pretty much trash. (People have recommended orgzly, but, honestly, orgzly’s UI pretty terrible.) What I do when I’m out and about is capture notes in Google Keep and then copy those notes over into org-mode when I get back to my computer.
I’ll repeat the endorsements of org-mode, and add some links to specific org-mode features that I use.
I use org-capture to capture to-do items. I’ve found nothing quite as streamlined as being able to hit
C-c c t
and just type what I need to doI use org-agenda to create daily to-do lists for myself. When I org-capture a new to-do item, I will add a deadline (
C-c C-d
) to indicate when I want to do the task.I use org-publish to write my website. This is nice because it’s very immediate for me to write, and I can hit
C-c C-e P x
to publish a new version of my websiteFor other org-mode tips, you can look at my emacs tips page, which has my emacs configuration documented (in a somewhat haphazard and idiosyncratic fashion)
I’ve tried other PIM tools, like vimwiki, workflowy, DynaList and Dropbox Paper, and I’ve found that of all of them org mode offers the right mix of customizability and immediacy for me. That said, I’ll be the first to admit that org-mode doesn’t have the easiest learning curve, and it’s support for mobile devices is pretty much trash. (People have recommended orgzly, but, honestly, orgzly’s UI pretty terrible.) What I do when I’m out and about is capture notes in Google Keep and then copy those notes over into org-mode when I get back to my computer.