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@@ -31,45 +31,34 @@ and more Emacs-users oriented.
## do you deal with config files such as emacs-custom.el, some which have sensitive data?
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-### Sensitive data is in other directories that aren't shared, and emacs-custom.el is completely avoided, as it prevents reproducible/system independent behaviour
+Sensitive data is in other directories that aren't shared, and emacs-custom.el is completely avoided, as it prevents reproducible/system independent behaviour
## how did you learn nix language basics? Just from the the manual?
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-### He referred to the nix IRC channel
+He referred to the nix IRC channel
## What are the main advantages besides switching computers (which most people rarely do)?
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-### Make parts of config available for projects - sharing with other people
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+Make parts of config available for projects - sharing with other people
## Have you tried Guix in place of Nix? (more parens! :) :)
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-### Currently trying it, and also in-process of switching from Nix to Guix.
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+Currently trying it, and also in-process of switching from Nix to Guix.
# Notes
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## Emacs configuration is entangled with the system configuration (dired uses ls, grep.el uses grep)
+Reproducible behaviour is therefore not only dependent of Emacs compilation/configuration, but also system configuration.
-### Reproducible behaviour is therefore not only dependent of Emacs compilation/configuration, but also system configuration.
-
-
-### "config.el" files configure emacs, and accompanying "default.nix" files make sure that the correct packages/fonts/libraries/etc are installed
-
+"config.el" files configure emacs, and accompanying "default.nix" files make sure that the correct packages/fonts/libraries/etc are installed
## reproducible development environment: <https://github.com/abcdw/rde>
## using Org-roam to demo how to config a Nix layer(?)
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-### custom.el conflicts with Nix(?)
+custom.el conflicts with Nix(?)
diff --git a/2020/info/09.md b/2020/info/09.md
index 9b12955b..6269de8c 100644
--- a/2020/info/09.md
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@@ -44,127 +44,85 @@ For the Emacs Conference 2020 I created a coupon code EMACSCONF which is valid u
## What's the advantage of copying tasks from the agenda to a separate daily plan, rather than just managing them directly within the agenda?
-### Karl Voit here: I asked Rainer the very same question and his answer was that his agenda is full with tasks. Copying them (via keyboard shortcuts) to a manually curated daily list provides a condensed daily agenda showing only the tasks he is going to do (when the day goes as planned).
+- Karl Voit here: I asked Rainer the very same question and his answer was that his agenda is full with tasks. Copying them (via keyboard shortcuts) to a manually curated daily list provides a condensed daily agenda showing only the tasks he is going to do (when the day goes as planned).
+- I feel it can reduce some mental stress
-### I feel it can reduce some mental stress
+- Yes, this is it, I want to decide in the morning (I can never do all what is in the agenda) and then I'm no longer overwhelmed by that long agenda.
+ - This may also be relevant: <https://github.com/alphapapa/org-now>
-### Yes, this is it, I want to decide in the morning (I can never do all what is in the agenda) and then I'm no longer overwhelmed by that long agenda.
+- OK thanks - but then why not just create custom agenda views for a) building the daily list and then b) just viewing the daily list without distractions? e.g. via org-super-agenda or org-ql?
-- This may also be relevant: <https://github.com/alphapapa/org-now>
+ - sometimes I also want to review my previous tasks I've done
+ - There is build-in org-agenda-log-mode (v l) to do this. One just need to make sure that the task state changes are actually logged (see \`(apropos "org-log-\*)\`).
-### OK thanks - but then why not just create custom agenda views for a) building the daily list and then b) just viewing the daily list without distractions? e.g. via org-super-agenda or org-ql?
+ - I suspect that could also be achieved via org-ql or similar but admit it's probably a more complex solution. Just naturally averse to anything which duplicates data and could lead to inconsistencies :)
-- sometimes I also want to review my previous tasks I've done
-
- - There is build-in org-agenda-log-mode (v l) to do this. One just need to make sure that the task state changes are actually logged (see \`(apropos "org-log-\*)\`).
-
- - I suspect that could also be achieved via org-ql or similar but admit it's probably a more complex solution. Just naturally averse to anything which duplicates data and could lead to inconsistencies :)
-
- - Exactly. It is just very easy to do it in such a format, but it can definitely be achieved by super-agenda/org-ql
+ - Exactly. It is just very easy to do it in such a format, but it can definitely be achieved by super-agenda/org-ql
## How long does it usually take you to manage/maintain your agenda on a daily basis?+2
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-### Five minutes a day.
-
-
-### Extensively uses org-capture to get thoughts down and schedule things for later — gets things out of head and saves the task for later
-
-
-### Weekly review to go through checklists — usually takes about half an hour
+- Five minutes a day.
+- Extensively uses org-capture to get thoughts down and schedule things for later — gets things out of head and saves the task for later
+- Weekly review to go through checklists — usually takes about half an hour
## What version of Emacs and of Org do you currently use?
-### Emacs: 25.3.1
-
-
-### Orgmode version: 9.1.5
+- Emacs: 25.3.1
+- Orgmode version: 9.1.5
## Do you keep Emacs open with you all day, or just when you need to add tasks or reference todos?
-
-
-### It's open all the day. Two monitor setup, Emacs is always opened on one (usually the non-main one, apparently, but moved back to the main one if necessary).
+It's open all the day. Two monitor setup, Emacs is always opened on one (usually the non-main one, apparently, but moved back to the main one if necessary).
## Where do your notes/tasks end up after you complete them (lurst asked that first on IRC)?
-
-### In Archives (missed some details here, sorry)
+In Archives (missed some details here, sorry)
## Do you use orgmode on a mobile device as well? If so how do you do it?
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-### On the road I have a real old fashioned paper notebook with a ballpoint pen ;-)
+On the road I have a real old fashioned paper notebook with a ballpoint pen ;-)
## How did you add the super fast typing?
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-### A) I learned touch typing at school around 45 years ago,
-
-
-### B) kdenlive can accelerate video material. You need to mark it (cut it left and right) and then press SHIFT-CTRL and the Mouse to drag it, that adds the time lapse effect.
-
+- A) I learned touch typing at school around 45 years ago,
+- B) kdenlive can accelerate video material. You need to mark it (cut it left and right) and then press SHIFT-CTRL and the Mouse to drag it, that adds the time lapse effect.
## Do you export your Org files or Agenda files for others?
-
-
-### I once tried it at work, but it didn't work out. For me Org is a **personal** prodcutivity system and not a sort of groupware. Nevertheless, I have a ToDo keyword "DELEGATED" to monitor e.g. errands that I give to my kids.
+I once tried it at work, but it didn't work out. For me Org is a **personal** prodcutivity system and not a sort of groupware. Nevertheless, I have a ToDo keyword "DELEGATED" to monitor e.g. errands that I give to my kids.
## Do you use emacs for everything or just a few things like time management, programming, etc.?
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-### Emacs is my primary editor for shell scripts, LaTeX files, even Lilypond (remember that talk in the morning). I wrote all the LaTeX files for the book I prepared for my course in Emacs.
+Emacs is my primary editor for shell scripts, LaTeX files, even Lilypond (remember that talk in the morning). I wrote all the LaTeX files for the book I prepared for my course in Emacs.
## Do you keep your project notes and backup information with the To Do items in your agenda or in separate files?
+The notes are all in the :LOGBOOK: drawer of each task. So I have a sort of "micro blog" there that clearly shows what happened with that task so far. I even see all the "RESCHEDULED on&#x2026;" timestamps which helps me to identify the tasks I procrastinate. ;-)
-### The notes are all in the :LOGBOOK: drawer of each task. So I have a sort of "micro blog" there that clearly shows what happened with that task so far. I even see all the "RESCHEDULED on&#x2026;" timestamps which helps me to identify the tasks I procrastinate. ;-)
-
-
-### Not a question but thank you so much for your videos Rainer +1+1+1
+## Not a question but thank you so much for your videos Rainer +1+1+1
- You're welcome. What started as a "I need to show Org to a few people" turned out helpful to a lot more than I ever expected. ;-)
-
- These videos helped me so much! Thank you!
-
# Notes
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-## Showcases org-capture, org-agenda, rescheduling from the agenda
-
-
-## The idea of "The 3 most important tasks" is important to make a clear target on day to day basis
-
-
-## Just in case Rainer is not checking the IRC: lots of compliments! Also for your courses (on youtube)!!
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-## How Org Mode Saved My Life - Programmer Interview With Rainer König On Emacs Org Mode
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-### <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_DYO0_eJ6A>
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-### <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPKhS-QDn7c&t=1332s>
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-## UDEMY Course URL: <https://www.udemy.com/course/getting-yourself-organized-with-org-mode/?referralCode=D0CB0D077ED5EC0788F7>
-
-
-## Very interesting thing to know: Rainer is not using a substantial customized setup. It's rather out-of-the-box only.
-
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-## Org-mode tutorial YouTube playlist: <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVtKhBrRV_ZkPnBtt_TD1Cs9PJlU0IIdE>
+- Showcases org-capture, org-agenda, rescheduling from the agenda
+- The idea of "The 3 most important tasks" is important to make a clear target on day to day basis
+- Just in case Rainer is not checking the IRC: lots of compliments! Also for your courses (on youtube)!!
+- How Org Mode Saved My Life - Programmer Interview With Rainer König On Emacs Org Mode
+ - <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_DYO0_eJ6A>
+ - <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPKhS-QDn7c&t=1332s>
+- UDEMY Course URL: <https://www.udemy.com/course/getting-yourself-organized-with-org-mode/?referralCode=D0CB0D077ED5EC0788F7>
+- Very interesting thing to know: Rainer is not using a substantial customized setup. It's rather out-of-the-box only.
+- Org-mode tutorial YouTube playlist: <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVtKhBrRV_ZkPnBtt_TD1Cs9PJlU0IIdE>
diff --git a/2020/info/10.md b/2020/info/10.md
index 29af4614..c9fd2a6d 100644
--- a/2020/info/10.md
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@@ -28,24 +28,14 @@ agenda, Org archive, org-ql, and Org-roam.
## For how many years have you used Org?
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-### 7ish. I started during my PhD because it was the easiest to fit in. And programming in OCaml was so nice in there :)
+7ish. I started during my PhD because it was the easiest to fit in. And programming in OCaml was so nice in there :)
# Notes
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-## Andrea: I will reply questions inline, and you can reach me on IRC (username: \`andrea)
-
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-## Tagging tasks with tags like 10yr, 5yr (how many days that task will have impact on life / future)
-
-
-## The table-like weekly reviews may also be produced with org-ql dynamic blocks: <https://github.com/alphapapa/org-ql#dynamic-block>
-
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-## Blog: <https://ag91.github.io>
-
-
-### <https://ag91.github.io/blog/2020/09/27/org-agenda-and-your-future-or-how-to-keep-score-of-your-long-term-goals-with-org-mode/>
+- Andrea: I will reply questions inline, and you can reach me on IRC (username: \`andrea)
+- Tagging tasks with tags like 10yr, 5yr (how many days that task will have impact on life / future)
+- The table-like weekly reviews may also be produced with org-ql dynamic blocks: <https://github.com/alphapapa/org-ql#dynamic-block>
+- Blog: <https://ag91.github.io>
+ - <https://ag91.github.io/blog/2020/09/27/org-agenda-and-your-future-or-how-to-keep-score-of-your-long-term-goals-with-org-mode/>
diff --git a/2020/info/11.md b/2020/info/11.md
index 425a4c3b..10d5138e 100644
--- a/2020/info/11.md
+++ b/2020/info/11.md
@@ -21,19 +21,17 @@ over those too.
## For how many years have you used Org?
-### At least five years, I don't know exactly how long
+At least five years, I don't know exactly how long
## What about delegated actions of a project? Do they get moved to the delegated heading and moved back to the project when finished?
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-### They stay where they are, because they belong to the project. Org-edna will automatically mark it as NEXT when its time comes. The user can mark it as WAIT easily through the agenda. I would like an org-gtd command to queue up "mark as WAIT", "add the DELEGATED\_TO property", and "schedule a check-in time", but I haven't yet done the research to figure out a clean integration of such a custom action with the agenda view.
+They stay where they are, because they belong to the project. Org-edna will automatically mark it as NEXT when its time comes. The user can mark it as WAIT easily through the agenda. I would like an org-gtd command to queue up "mark as WAIT", "add the DELEGATED\_TO property", and "schedule a check-in time", but I haven't yet done the research to figure out a clean integration of such a custom action with the agenda view.
## Are you only using linear next-task-method or do you use org-edna to mark tasks even in other projects as NEXT?
-
-### Currently I only use linear next-task-method, for two reasons. One is a technical reason, another one is part of my current approach to GTD:
+Currently I only use linear next-task-method, for two reasons. One is a technical reason, another one is part of my current approach to GTD:
- I haven't yet had a reason to consider that, say, a project might block another project, or that an action might block a project - possibly I haven't tried to do complex enough things in my life yet, and so I've always been able to simplify what I had to do into linear projects, even if it was a simple linear project with a last task of "create a new project based on what I've learned"
@@ -44,36 +42,20 @@ over those too.
## How do you make use of incubated items? Do they show up in the agenda for the whole day? That would be distracting, I guess.
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-### I have a block of time, every morning, dedicated to processing the inbox and seeing what's on my plate for the day. I would use this time to decide what to do with the incubated item: incubate it again, make it into a project, discard it, etc. My "incubate" file has a bunch of top-level headlines like "To Read", "To Watch", "To Eat", "To Visit", etc.
+I have a block of time, every morning, dedicated to processing the inbox and seeing what's on my plate for the day. I would use this time to decide what to do with the incubated item: incubate it again, make it into a project, discard it, etc. My "incubate" file has a bunch of top-level headlines like "To Read", "To Watch", "To Eat", "To Visit", etc.
- That sounds similar to SOMEDAY-list, but processed on per-item basis. If you decide to re-incubate an item, how to you chose the new time?
# Notes
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-## [speaker] I forgot to mention this in my talk because it's fairly recent: someone pointed me to screens that David Allen designed for "the ideal GTD app", which means I've got some path forward for making emacs the ideal GTD app (see <https://github.com/Trevoke/org-gtd.el/issues/21> )
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-## Showcases org-gtd: <https://github.com/Trevoke/org-gtd.el>
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-### Custom org-gtd-capture, but reusing parts of org-mode
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-### org-edna (state trigger) for automatically changing TODO to NEXT after the previous task has been finished: <https://www.nongnu.org/org-edna-el/>
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-### idea of having an actionable file
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-- maybe org-edna will automatically change TODO to NEXT in that file(?)
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- - [speaker]: indeed :D Well, in projects, yes, it doesn't make sense in other categories
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-## Testing via buttercup ( <https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/emacs-buttercup> )
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-## I'm using org-edna as well and I want to point others to <https://github.com/toshism/org-linker-edna> which is an enormous help when working with edna.
+- [speaker] I forgot to mention this in my talk because it's fairly recent: someone pointed me to screens that David Allen designed for "the ideal GTD app", which means I've got some path forward for making emacs the ideal GTD app (see <https://github.com/Trevoke/org-gtd.el/issues/21> )
+- Showcases org-gtd: <https://github.com/Trevoke/org-gtd.el>
+ - Custom org-gtd-capture, but reusing parts of org-mode
+ - org-edna (state trigger) for automatically changing TODO to NEXT after the previous task has been finished: <https://www.nongnu.org/org-edna-el/>
+ - idea of having an actionable file
+ - maybe org-edna will automatically change TODO to NEXT in that file(?)
+ - [speaker]: indeed :D Well, in projects, yes, it doesn't make sense in other categories
+- Testing via buttercup ( <https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/emacs-buttercup> )
+- I'm using org-edna as well and I want to point others to <https://github.com/toshism/org-linker-edna> which is an enormous help when working with edna.