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 ## Questions and answers
 
 -   Q: what does 0573 means in your init. file name?
-    -   A: Index number used to \"name\"/ describe a project.  My
+    -   A: Index number used to "name"/ describe a project.  My
         project folders in my home directory are of the format
         ####stubOfTheProjectsFullName. Maybe i will describe my project
         numbering system in a future talk. It helps enormously in
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ He will discuss the features of the writing log and the joys of editing it in Or
         was doing, nothing is recorded. This is important for keeping
         the data accurate. This practive is a pain but the data are
         valuable for self-assessments and annual reports.
--   Q: \<gringo\> What does Zettelkasten mean?
-    -   A: \<vidianos\> It\'s a notetaking method \<Neil\>Useful
+-   Q: <gringo\> What does Zettelkasten mean?
+    -   A: <vidianos\> It's a notetaking method <Neil\>Useful
         overview at
         [https://zettelkasten.de/introduction/](https://zettelkasten.de/introduction/)
     -   A: Pls cf.
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ He will discuss the features of the writing log and the joys of editing it in Or
         [https://github.com/Vidianos-Giannitsis/zetteldesk.el](https://github.com/Vidianos-Giannitsis/zetteldesk.el).
         See  his talk from EmacsConf 2022: 
         [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ859kiFRLg&t=0s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ859kiFRLg&t=0s)
-    -   A: A great resource is Sönke Ahrens\'s \"How to Take Smart
-        Notes\" (to get you thinking about the progressive evolution of
+    -   A: A great resource is Sönke Ahrens's "How to Take Smart
+        Notes" (to get you thinking about the progressive evolution of
         your note taking; and a solid walk through of Zettlekasten in
         practice/implementation) . There also is a German edition of the
-        book, it\'s called: \"Das Zettelkasten-Prinzip\". The book
-        \"Antinet Zettelkasten\" by Scott Scheper clarifies several
+        book, it's called: "Das Zettelkasten-Prinzip". The book
+        "Antinet Zettelkasten" by Scott Scheper clarifies several
         misconceptions about the Zettelkasten Method (see chapter 3). He
         spent months replicating the analog version that Luhman used and
         gained a number of important insights. I have seen the method
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ He will discuss the features of the writing log and the joys of editing it in Or
 		- sachac: oooh, I can recommend getting an inexpensive lapel mic if you don't already have one. I'm also experimenting with using keywords to organize my audio braindumps.	
 -   Q: What if an ideas does not belong to any current working manuscript?
     -   A: Sandbox area in a log file. The Sandbox area is called
-        \"Future additions and tangents\" in the template log file and
+        "Future additions and tangents" in the template log file and
         is also used to draft sections of the paper that I am uncertain
         that I will retain.
     -   If not related, kept in an external diary
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ He will discuss the features of the writing log and the joys of editing it in Or
         single-threaded nature of Emacs hampers scrolling through such
         huge org files. In addition, I want to keep all other projects
         out of sight and mind while focused on the project at hand.
--   Q: \<gringo\> If there were one habit from your process (referencing your extensive flow chart) that you want active learners/professional researchers to adopt, which would it be and why?
+-   Q: <gringo\> If there were one habit from your process (referencing your extensive flow chart) that you want active learners/professional researchers to adopt, which would it be and why?
     -   Keeping a daily diary is essential for overcoming the fears of
         forgetting and losing momentum. These fears are the maiin
         barriers to switching between projects on a given day. The
         in-grained preference is to do binge writing, which I still
         succumb to doing sometimes, but I am trying to avoid binge
         writing with this system.
--   Q: \<gs-101\> I see that you use checkboxes for tasks. Did you know
+-   Q: <gs-101\> I see that you use checkboxes for tasks. Did you know
     you can format headings to support tracking them? Like this: TODO
     Heading \[0/4\]
     -   A: Yes, I convert some of my most important todo items into
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ He will discuss the features of the writing log and the joys of editing it in Or
     there is project. You limit yourself to work only on how many
     project per day? How do you explore them back (if you ever)?  I
     assume your org files is growing exponantially over time. You said
-    about \"valuable when receiving critiques?\" (Donovan)  
+    about "valuable when receiving critiques?" (Donovan)  
 -   A: Thank you for the opportunity to make clarifications. I try to
     work on two writing projects a day on average terms of doing
     generative writing tasks. Yes, there is one writing-project log file
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ He will discuss the features of the writing log and the joys of editing it in Or
     history of decisions in the daily log is invaluable for responding
     to probing questions by reviewers about why we decided to do certain
     procedures.
--   \<\_viz\> Q: Sorry, not really related to the talk\'s topic but can
+-   <\_viz\> Q: Sorry, not really related to the talk's topic but can
     you share the pymol project that shown in the writing log slide
     earlier in the talk? I am interested in the paper/project.
     -   A: Thank you for your interest on the PyMOL project. I have not
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ He will discuss the features of the writing log and the joys of editing it in Or
         [https://github.com/MooersLab/orgpymolpysnips](https://github.com/MooersLab/orgpymolpysnips).
         I gave a talk about the later at emacsconf 2021
         [https://emacsconf.org/2021/talks/molecular/](https://emacsconf.org/2021/talks/molecular/). 
--   \<jsiegel62\> Q: Have you tweaked your Emacs configuration at all
+-   <jsiegel62\> Q: Have you tweaked your Emacs configuration at all
     \-- with cus keybindings, etc \-- to support the process you
     demonstrated? Thank for the good question because my talk was
     focused on a template org document. I use org-ref heavily. I use it
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ He will discuss the features of the writing log and the joys of editing it in Or
     DOIs, and rename them with the citekey. I made several Elisp
     functions that do minor tasks to support my worflow. I will post
     them github. 
--   \<PlasmaStrike\> I like to Seperate my ZettelKasten and GTD  with
+-   <PlasmaStrike\> I like to Seperate my ZettelKasten and GTD  with
     Daily and global, Zettelkasten daily would be a journal, The reason
     to keep them seperated is daily is to start with a black sheet and
     can be thrown ignored if not done well, If good enough goes into
@@ -226,33 +226,36 @@ He will discuss the features of the writing log and the joys of editing it in Or
 
 -   Hi, This is Blaine. I am checkin in!
     -   Hey :)
--   Hello from Madagascar :) Hello from Brazil (there\'s an old song
+-   Hello from Madagascar :) Hello from Brazil (there's an old song
     about madagascar:
     [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k206JIkXJbk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k206JIkXJbk))
     :) Hello from Uganda Hello from ISS\^\^ The International Space
     Station? 0_0 Hello from US Hello world and outer space!!!!
--   It\'s so awesome seeing these talks that are not strictly software
+-   It's so awesome seeing these talks that are not strictly software
     development relatedThank you!
--   It\'s amazing to see how much people do with emacs Thank you!
--   \<Neil\> \[MooersLab/writingLogTemplateInOrg: Template for
+-   It's amazing to see how much people do with emacs Thank you!
+-   \[MooersLab/writingLogTemplateInOrg: Template for
     writing.log in
     org-mode\]([https://github.com/MooersLab/writingLogTemplateInOrg](https://github.com/MooersLab/writingLogTemplateInOrg))
--   \<mickeynp\> it\'s really impressive. it also makes me realise that
+-   it's really impressive. it also makes me realise that
     people are a lot more organised than could ever be. I have been
     studying time management for decades; it is still a stuggle for me.
--   \<gg\> That chart looks complicated. It can get pretty complicated
+-   That chart looks complicated. It can get pretty complicated
     as its deeply personal and has seen several revisions.  (Sounds like
     the chart is descriptive and not prescriptive) Right, is just
     descriptive. Yes, that concept map it a bit overwhelming. I plann to
-    make a slimed down version. Thank you for the feedback.
--   \<jsiegel62\> I love the fact. that \"shower\" is called out as an
-    Ideation \"feed\" in the writing process chart :-) Takes shower
-    thoughts to a whole new level\...It is a feature of our insane 24-7
-    culture. 
--   \<gringo\> The man is trying to treat cancer, I expected nothing
+    make a slimmed down version. Thank you for the feedback.
+-   I love the fact. that "shower" is called out as an
+    Ideation "feed" in the writing process chart :-) Takes shower
+    thoughts to a whole new level...It is a feature of our insane 24-7
+    culture.
+	- I missed that, but that's kinda cute.  (Kinda true too)
+	- I do love the "Shower" element in that diagram.
+	- Wow didnt notice the Shower element
+-   The man is trying to treat cancer, I expected nothing
     less complicated than this gg Thank you! Yes, our work has added
     years of additional life to many cancer patients. 
--   \<jsiegel62\> There is a package \-- I think it is \'org-tracktable
+-   There is a package \-- I think it is 'org-tracktable
     \-- that records word counts by session in an inline block within
     org files 
     [https://github.com/tty-tourist/org-tracktable](https://github.com/tty-tourist/org-tracktable)
@@ -270,15 +273,18 @@ He will discuss the features of the writing log and the joys of editing it in Or
     [https://github.com/MooersLab/writing-time-spent-heatmap](https://github.com/MooersLab/writing-time-spent-heatmap).
     I have similar aliases for makng heatmps for grant writing,
     teaching, and service, but my daily focus is on article writing.
--   \<\_viz\> oohhh using a drawer for stashing these details away is a
+-   oohhh using a drawer for stashing these details away is a
     nice idea! Thank you! Org-mode has so many niffty feature like
     drawers.
--   \<gg\> I\'m impressed by how systematic he is about everything.Thank
-    you!
--   \<gringo\> I\'m thankful for people like the presenter that dedicate
+-   I'm impressed by how systematic he is about everything.
+-   I'm thankful for people like the presenter that dedicate
     so much of their time to researching treatments for the horrible
-    diseases that people suffer. \[10:09\] Thank you!
-
+    diseases that people suffer. Thank you!
+- I feel like that writing log can be turned into an emacs mode. the spreadsheet that was shown earlier
+- Also noticed that he uses Emacs without any themes.
+  - Evidence that the default theme is sufficient for some. Black on white, however uncomfortable to me, really is what most people want.
+- So his car gets a lecture every morning. I suspect his car is more highly educated than I am
+- No cell phone.  Just emacs and superhuman focus lol
 
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