Org-Mode can work, but it's not for everybody. I tried using it for GTD for more than a year, but ended up gradually abandoning it. It was too much friction whe

Org-Mode can work, but it's not for everybody. I tried using it for GTD for more than a year, but ended up gradually abandoning it. It was too much friction when I least need it. One problem is that it encourages to put both to-dos and reference material in the same place. I found this makes things a mess more often than not. Also, it forced me to learn Emacs way more than I otherwise needed, instead of focusing on work. I did enjoy some aspects of it though. All my to-do history from that time is still searchable. And I didn't have to upload my work and personal data to some random SaaS provider. I actually ended up building a desktop GTD tool [1] based on those needs. It looks good, is low-friction and pleasant to use, runs on Linux, stores data in a local Sqlite DB. No subscription. But it's on Electron. I know HN seems to hate Electron apps. [1] https://everdo.net/ https://everdo.net/