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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
by MarcScott 7y ago
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.
- LeoTinnitus 7y agoI take notes in class or in a meeting with pen and paper mainly because tablets still suck at this and typing on a phone isn't much better. The downside to this is organizing them after the fact. Especially if you don't have a lot of free time. So oftentimes my paper notes are a mess.
- bcrosby95 7y agoInteresting. I always have my notes window open in one half of my monitors. I use it for everything while developing, including pseudocode, developing SQL queries, planning my changes, etc. I use it as a digital scratchpad.
- machawinka 7y agoSame. This process works but I have realized the crucial need of tags.
- TheGrassyKnoll 7y agoI started out taking hand written notes decades ago but got annoyed when I couldn't easily search through them. Ever since, I just keep a giant text file in Emacs and heavily rely on the 'occur' command. Using these more sophisticated tools would actually require me to do some actual WORK...