Using an outliner without shortcuts that operate on outline nodes is rather akin to hitting a nail with a microscope. An outliner is fantastic when it can add a

Using an outliner without shortcuts that operate on outline nodes is rather akin to hitting a nail with a microscope. An outliner is fantastic when it can add and reorder nodes quickly and smoothly, so putting your thoughts in it is almost effortless. Marking an outline by hand is a dubious pastime, and by extension comparing Org to plain-text organization is questionable: the benefit will be simply overlooked and misunderstood.