From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: GMX Christoph 13 Subject: Re: how do scientists use org mode? Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:06:55 +0100 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:38641) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RtQLX-0000DC-0c for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:07:05 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RtQLS-0005qk-VN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:07:02 -0500 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.22]:41097) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RtQLS-0005qY-GY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:06:58 -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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi all Real life took precedence for a while and also I realized that making = the step towards org mode would be a rather more substantial leap than I = had anticipated. Given how dissatisfied I had become with the more = "traditional" solutions to the problem one would expect a shift in = paradigms though.=20 This is to do more with the underlying emacs rather than org mode itself = but sadly one cannot have one without the other. I hope that I will = learn to appreciate one as well as the other but my previous exposure to = emacs was limited to one mind-blowingly powerful major emacs mode which = I treated strictly as a tool (RALEE by S. Griffiths-Jones), ignoring the = emacs specifics for the most part. It seems that now is the time to dive = into emacs for real, and org mode is the culprit... At the moment decades of muscle memory get in the way in accomplishing = even simple tasks, but Aquamacs provides some basic familiarity and = alleviates at least some of the pain.=20 For the moment I will limit myself to one project notebook with embedded = todos and go from there. This is BTW the main reason I asked for = feedback from fellow scientists (no offense to anyone else). GTD and = other task management systems are generally discussed in a way that = implies that most tasks simply appear out of nowhere presumably from = your superior hence little thought is devoted to WHY or even IF it = should be done. The thing about science is that we tend to grow our = ideas as well as create the market for them. I have no real experience = in the corporate world, maybe there is a difference maybe not, but the = context of tasks is very important hence the idea of having it available = when needed but hidden when not required is one of the most appealing = features of org mode for me now.=20 I will probably be around and asking silly questions for a while. Thanks = for the friendly welcome and your constructive tips, all of which I = studied most attentively but it may take a while.=20 May the force be with me :-) Christoph