[HN Gopher] How to take smart notes with Org mode
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       How to take smart notes with Org mode
        
       Author : noelwelsh
       Score  : 59 points
       Date   : 2020-02-15 20:17 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | ssivark wrote:
       | Jethro Kuan's earlier posts on Org mode for planning finally made
       | the idea click for me (maybe just the last straw on the camel's
       | back). I strongly recommend checking those out too.
       | 
       | Btw, to Notion users -- does anyone feel that it's
       | matched/surpassed Org mode in the breadth of workflows it
       | supports?
        
         | rushsteve1 wrote:
         | I've actually been flip-flopping between Notion and Org-mode
         | for months, and just the other day decided to finally organize
         | myself all on Notion.
         | 
         | I love Org-mode, and will likely continue to use it for various
         | things, but I agree that Notion is the only thing that (to me)
         | surpasses it.
        
         | animalnewbie wrote:
         | What is notion?
        
           | ubercow13 wrote:
           | They have good SEO
        
       | shakezula wrote:
       | > Notes aren't a record of my thinking process. They are my
       | thinking process. - Richard Feynman
       | 
       | I haven't ever found a quote that described how i approach
       | software as succinctly as this. I use a bullet journal
       | religiously and it's specifically because of this.
       | 
       | Great article.
        
         | jph00 wrote:
         | I can't seem to find a reliable source for this quote though.
         | Anyone know of one?
        
         | juandazapata wrote:
         | Out of curiosity, is your bullet journal digital?
        
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       | zelly wrote:
       | I used to use Evernote then org-mode heavily but switched to pen
       | and paper notes and haven't looked back. Whenever I used org-mode
       | I started tweaking Emacs and writing macros for hours.
        
         | joegahona wrote:
         | > Whenever I used org-mode I started tweaking Emacs and writing
         | macros for hours.
         | 
         | Does this imply that it contained too many distractions for
         | you, which pen/paper doesn't? Genuinely curious as I'm trying
         | to optimize my note-taking process and have never used org
         | mode.
        
           | zelly wrote:
           | Yes, by default it's unusable. You have to read the docs,
           | check out other people's configs. It becomes a whole rabbit
           | hole when all I wanted to do was make a list.
        
             | rpdillon wrote:
             | I used org-mode for note-taking in its default
             | configuration for about 10 years before I started
             | customizing it. I found it quite useful. I suspect its
             | utility without customization may vary from use-case to
             | use-case, or perhaps from person to person.
             | 
             | Lately I just use a big Markdown file. That's been pretty
             | nice, but I haven't been at it long enough to be able to
             | endorse it strongly.
        
         | MarcScott wrote:
         | Yeah, I'm a big emacs and org mode fan, but use pen and paper
         | now for note taking.
         | 
         | I think this is mainly due to the fact that my note pad sits at
         | my desk as a constant reminder of what needs to be done. Org
         | files sit in my file system and are often forgotten.
        
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