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There’s the work. Then there’s the meta-work. (planning the work: what to do; how to do it). This is me writing a to-do list on paper or someone else typing in
by FredPret 3y ago
There’s the work.
Then there’s the meta-work. (planning the work: what to do; how to do it). This is me writing a to-do list on paper or someone else typing in org-mode. It also includes thinking about what to do.
Then there’s the meta-meta-work. Setting up clever ways to plan work. This is where you configure emacs and other systems or try to find the best system. There’s a lot of leverage here, but it should never be a continuous effort, unless you like getting paid in meta-meta-dollars.
- taeric 3y agoFair on it being "meta-meta." My point is you can always stop the search for the best system, though? Just because you can change or optimize, doesn't mean you have to. Consider if you are doing written notes, have you learned a comprehensive shorthand system? Why not? Do you stick with only lined paper? Dotted paper or grid for some things? Is there an optimal sized sheet of paper for you? (Point being you can meta-meta work in most any setting. Nothing about Emacs requires that you do so.)
- FredPret 3y agoTrue, I could just stop configuring emacs and use it as is. But who does that? Plus, it took significant work to get the behaviour close to what I expect, whereas an annual Moleskine notebook already has 100% of what I need for $20 and zero minutes of configuration. Merlin costs CAD 240 / year but it works out of the box too.