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From: Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
To: John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com>
Cc: Org Mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>,
	Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <celoserpa@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [OT] The Brain
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:10:39 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87tydkrihs.fsf@fastmail.fm> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=P7WKn7+Uj9C7137Xq88QYgrS9BQ@mail.gmail.com> (John Hendy's message of "Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:10:20 -0500")

Hi John,

John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> writes:

> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 8:04 AM, Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org> wrote:
>> John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> I think it would be slick to enter a "brain" like viewing system that
>>> used tags or properties to swim through files in your agenda. I'm
>>> often having to recall some tidbit of info and rack my brain for what
>>> context I wrote it down in if the agenda search isn't working.
>>
>> Is there something in particular about agenda search that is not
>> working---i.e., something that needs fixing?
>
> Sorry, "agenda search isn't working" = "my memory can't figure out
> what term to search for" :)
>
> I just mean that sometimes what I write down at t=0 can't anticipate
> what impression the event will have in my mind (and, therefore, what
> words I'll search for) at t=X. Does that make sense? I just wondered
> if tags/categories/other attributes in a "brain-like" pattern might
> help provide some additional navigation options to help with this.

Yes, does make sense. Alas, I'm not familiar enough with mind-mapping
software to offer many suggestions here. I simply wanted to make sure
that the agenda search was not broken. :)

Best,
Matt

      reply	other threads:[~2011-04-26 18:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-04-23 17:39 [OT] The Brain Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
2011-04-24  2:38 ` John Hendy
2011-04-26 13:04   ` Matt Lundin
2011-04-26 13:10     ` John Hendy
2011-04-26 18:10       ` Matt Lundin [this message]

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