That is one part of it, but it has a lot of other benefits too. I recently switched to using use-package to do all my package installation and configuration, an

That is one part of it, but it has a lot of other benefits too. I recently switched to using use-package to do all my package installation and configuration, and my emacs-init-time improved dramatically because use-package can set up smart deferring of loading based on commands or bindings. It's worth having a read through the repo readme: https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package As an example here's my package init using use-package: https://github.com/stafu/.emacs.d/blob/master/init/init-packages.el https://github.com/stafu/.emacs.d/blob/master/init/init-pack...