Org Mode for Emacs – Your Life in Plain Text

Post by pkaye » Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 4:20 AM UTC

PeCaN wrote: post #4

intrasight wrote: post #2

I have been interesting in learning Org Mode since first finding out about it a couple years ago. I probably would have had more success if I'd started before purchasing a smartphone. Like a billion others, my smartphone as become my personal digital assistant. Now I would love to (again) have a smartphone with a full keyboard - but the market seems to have rejected that form-factor.

org-mode has an extremely low barrier to entry. I thought it seemed monstrous and magical for a while, but the learning curve is basically strictly linear (and goes on as far as you want, because Emacs). Smartphones aren't gonna replace org-mode any time soon either: if you do any work on a laptop or desktop, you'll want org-mode. It's the best way to manage ideas and projects.

Post by ecspike » Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 4:29 AM UTC

pkaye wrote: post #11

PeCaN wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

org-mode has an extremely low barrier to entry. I thought it seemed monstrous and magical for a while, but the learning curve is basically strictly linear (and goes on as far as you want, because Emacs). Smartphones aren't gonna replace org-mode any time soon either: if you do any work on a laptop or desktop, you'll want org-mode. It's the best way to manage ideas and projects.

Can you sync org-mode between the desktop and mobile devices?

Post by b01t » Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 4:29 AM UTC

Post by ecspike » Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 4:31 AM UTC

elliotec wrote: post #3

intrasight wrote: post #2

I have been interesting in learning Org Mode since first finding out about it a couple years ago. I probably would have had more success if I'd started before purchasing a smartphone. Like a billion others, my smartphone as become my personal digital assistant. Now I would love to (again) have a smartphone with a full keyboard - but the market seems to have rejected that form-factor.

I know people really love Org Mode, but I completely fail to see the utility of it. I even used emacs (as a text editor!) for a while, and tried Org Mode multiple times, usually ending in confusion and frustration. Not for lack of trying! From my experience, our smart phones are much better personal digital assistants than Org Mode can be, as robust as it is.

Post by mark_l_watson » Wed, Mar 30, 2016, 4:32 AM UTC

intrasight wrote: post #2

I have been interesting in learning Org Mode since first finding out about it a couple years ago. I probably would have had more success if I'd started before purchasing a smartphone. Like a billion others, my smartphone as become my personal digital assistant. Now I would love to (again) have a smartphone with a full keyboard - but the market seems to have rejected that form-factor.