From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Kitchin Subject: Re: Organizing and taming hectic Academia work (faculty viewpoint)? Tips or a good guides sought after :) Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:21:38 -0400 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45733) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z2JTO-0005HN-Ig for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:21:48 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z2JTK-0005sH-I2 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:21:46 -0400 Received: from mail-qc0-x22f.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c01::22f]:33541) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z2JTK-0005rp-DT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:21:42 -0400 Received: by qcnj1 with SMTP id j1so5956516qcn.0 for ; Tue, 09 Jun 2015 06:21:41 -0700 (PDT) In-reply-to: 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: Holger Wenzel Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org you might also enjoy our youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgizHHd7nOo And this one on using org-mode in teaching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsSMs-4GlT8&list=FLQp2VLAOlvq142YN3JO3y8w and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRUCiF2MwP4 See http://github.com/jkitchin/jmax for my Emacs setup for org-mode. My only other advice is start learning to program in emacs-lisp. It took me about four years to get proficient enough to write org-ref. I learned by solving lots of little problems, and building up to bigger problems. A lot of those are documented in my blog. Read the emacs and emacs-lisp manuals (read them in Emacs or in a browser). They take some time, so skip the stuff that doesn't make sense and come back to it later if you need to. Consider getting the book at https://www.masteringemacs.org. It isn't about org-mode, but it will make you better at using Emacs. Consider reading Land of Lisp. It isn't about Emacs or Emacs-lisp, but it might interest you in programming in a lispy language, and it is a fun read. Buy the org-mode book: http://www.amazon.com/Org-Mode-Reference-Manual-Organize/dp/9881327709/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433855847&sr=8-1&keywords=org-mode. yes, it is the same stuff as in the manual, but it is a book you can read anywhere anytime. Start by learning how to get org-mode to do some things you want. Just do one thing a day. Every day. You hopefully have 30+ years of career ahead of you, so even if it takes a few years or more to learn how to program in emacs-lisp to customize your workflows, you still have plenty of time to benefit from it! Best wishes, Holger Wenzel writes: > Hi Xebar, > > > > Xebar Saram gmail.com> writes: > >> >> >> Dear Martin >> Thanks so much for your prompt response. I did ofc do an extensive google > research yet found that as can be seen in your link most entries focus on > either writing papers or general bits an pieces .What i am looking for is a > holistic approach regarding organizing all aspects of academic life and to > hear workflows of other colleagues using org for that >> > > > I'd start with: > > http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/2014/08/08/What-we-are-using-org- > mode-for/ > > follow John Kitchin's blog there closely and read everything he posts in > this list. > > Cheers, > > Holger >> z >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 12:16 AM, M web.de> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Von: Xebar Saram gmail.com> >> > Datum: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 19:39:14 +0300 >> > An: org mode gnu.org> >> > Betreff: [O] Organizing and taming hectic Academia work (faculty > viewpoint)? >> > Tips or a good guides sought after :) >> >> Hi all >> > >> > Im a young assistant professor (in humanities and thus my horrific > coding >> > skills..basically non ) and having been using orgmode for a year or two >> > now. I love orgmode dearly and use it mainly for note taking, lists etc >> > >> > I am aware of the fantastic orgmode capabilities that could benefit me > greatly >> > such as exporting, email tie-ins, beamer support, organizing my > bibliography >> > (i have switched to a .bib file recently for my references), agenda >> > capabilities and so much moreand have tried several of these with mild >> > success. >> > >> > unfortunately (and this maybe due to me not being very technical and > lack of >> > coding skills) i still feel like im really not using orgmode to its > potential >> > and still feel miserably lost in terms of organizing my work in academia > from >> > all aspects. >> > >> > i am looking for 2 things really: >> > 1. as i said in the post topic a good guide if anyone is aware of or > detailed >> > examples of using org in Academia (mainly aimed at faculty :)) >> > >> > 2. related to that as a young researcher with multiple students, paper >> > writing, grant applications, department duties, endless TODOS, endless > email i >> > would really be grateful for even non org specific tips on how other > people >> > organize all this to make life more..well..organized :) >> > >> > thanks alot in advance and sorry for the long mail >> > >> > best >> > >> > Z >> >> Dear Xebar, >> I think the first 10 results of the correspondindg google search already >> show some very interesting examples:http://www.google.com/search? > client=safari&rls=en&q=emacs+org-mode+in+resear >> ch&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 >> Did you have a look at those? >> Kind regards >> Martin >> >> >> >> >> >> -- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu