org-mode is outline-mode plus some extra markup like timestamps or links. Those are the basics. Then, you can create views of one or several combined files. Fo

org-mode is outline-mode plus some extra markup like timestamps or links. Those are the basics. Then, you can create views of one or several combined files. For example all items with a timestamp in the near future (deadlines). The standard view for organization is called org-agenda. Aside from that, you have many other features which you won't need to use initially. For example, the ability to embed code and do literate programming.