From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: please. Hekp me to start Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 11:55:04 -0500 Message-ID: <87txcz29p3.fsf@norang.ca> References: <52C82815.8030203@gmail.com> <87ppo77k3j.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48127) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W4veb-0003rF-L2 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Jan 2014 11:55:29 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W4veU-0003Je-57 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Jan 2014 11:55:21 -0500 Received: from mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.72]:46933) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W4veU-0003HC-21 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Jan 2014 11:55:14 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87ppo77k3j.fsf@gmail.com> (Nick Dokos's message of "Sat, 04 Jan 2014 12:06:08 -0500") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Nick Dokos Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Nick! This is an awesome response! Great job!! Regards, Bernt Nick Dokos writes: > Renato writes: > >> Hi, >> I know, ther's a lot of doc around there. But: can someone show me >> "the best" road map" to start using (and learning) org-mode? >> > > Org is a swiss army knife: if you open up all the blades and try to use > them at once, you are going to hurt yourself. > > Start with one or two things that are interesting to you and ignore > everything else: e.g. agenda and TODO lists for organizing your life; > writing up notes for latex or html export. I mention these two because > they account for about 95% of my personal usage, but you will have to > adjust to taste. > > Resist the temptation to learn everything at once. Once you've used org > for a while for the things that matter to *you*, extensions and further > uses will come naturally. > > For example, learning about tables comes naturally in the note-taking > process; then you learn about the spreadsheet and doing data analysis in > org; then you go on to babel and "reproducible" research. That might > lead to citations (a field of active research on the list > currently). Then you might want to publish your notes so others can read > them; or start a blog... > > Or you decide to organize your life even more and start clocking all > your activities; track your habits; go on to quantify your life... > > All of these things and more are possible with org, but just because > they are possible does not mean that you have to do them all (and > certainly not all at once) in order to use org productively. > > Just remember: one blade at a time. > >> I've past the few days, learning emacs, and now, I think I'm able to >> start using org-mode. >> >> TIA >> >> Renato >> >>