From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcin Borkowski Subject: Re: Best practices to get reminders? Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2015 19:11:13 +0200 Message-ID: <87h9sqfsum.fsf@wmi.amu.edu.pl> References: <87wq1o8xac.fsf@vostro.rath.org> <87r3rwy3y7.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <87r3rwgsel.fsf@wmi.amu.edu.pl> <87h9sr7xle.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44308) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YftVa-0000EN-7r for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:11:23 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YftVW-0000VW-Um for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:11:22 -0400 Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([2001:808:114:2::50]:47175) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YftVW-0000VH-Nc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:11:18 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DF145BF25 for ; Wed, 8 Apr 2015 19:11:16 +0200 (CEST) Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 8KU1BjbJnayM for ; Wed, 8 Apr 2015 19:11:16 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (117-116.echostar.pl [213.156.117.116]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CF98B5BF22 for ; Wed, 8 Apr 2015 19:11:15 +0200 (CEST) In-reply-to: <87h9sr7xle.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> 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 On 2015-04-08, at 11:55, Eric Abrahamsen wrote: > Don't be ashamed, I'm sure we all use some software we're not proud > of :) It's not that I'm ashamed, it's that apparently it is forbidden to talk about certain categories of software on this list, at least if you don't talk about them in a derogatory manner. > Something I've been considering, as part of a general attempt to get > away from my computer a little bit more, is to print out an agenda each > evening detailing the things I need to do the next day. So the last > thing in the evening is taking stock of where I am, going through my Org > files and figuring out what needs to be done, then scheduling things for > the next day, then actually printing out the Agenda for the next > morning. Sure, most of the stuff I need to do needs to be done on the > computer, but if I can schedule even just one non-computer task for the > first thing, and delay "assuming the position" in front of my keyboard > just a bit, I think that's a win. +1. I do something similar (although I just write things down using a pen and a piece of paper), though for a bit different reasons. > Sure, I suspected when I wrote that that very few people actually reboot > or restart Emacs every day... ;-) Best, -- Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Adam Mickiewicz University