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Yeah, but that's okay because, well, + +00:00:16.600 --> 00:00:19.479 +it's funny that you talk about accommodating you and doing + +00:00:19.480 --> 00:00:22.159 +all the things we need to do because, frankly, your talk is + +00:00:22.160 --> 00:00:24.199 +about getting things done and you've mentioned the book, + +00:00:24.200 --> 00:00:27.439 +obviously, but the philosophy of getting things done is + +00:00:27.440 --> 00:00:30.759 +ultimately what we've been applying with Emacs Conf so that + +00:00:30.760 --> 00:00:33.759 +when we have curveballs thrown at us, like you've done right + +00:00:33.760 --> 00:00:36.399 +now, we can accommodate them because we made sure that + +00:00:36.400 --> 00:00:41.039 +everything else was done. So we'll move to questions and I + +00:00:41.040 --> 00:00:45.039 +invite viewers to go to the pad, to the etherpad that is on IRC + +00:00:45.040 --> 00:00:48.199 +and also on the talk page and put your questions over there. + +00:00:48.200 --> 00:00:51.559 +But first I wanted to make sure, Bala, that if you had + +00:00:51.560 --> 00:00:54.639 +anything that you could not include in your presentation, + +00:00:54.640 --> 00:01:00.159 +just to give you some time to mention them now if you want. I + +00:01:00.160 --> 00:01:09.119 +think I mentioned most of what I wanted to convey. I wanted to + +00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:12.479 +keep it general with whichever format people are + +00:01:12.480 --> 00:01:15.719 +comfortable with, whether it's Org Mode, whether it's + +00:01:15.720 --> 00:01:21.599 +plain text, whether it is docx. In fact, I was speaking to one + +00:01:21.600 --> 00:01:25.799 +of my friends and he said, Hey, I use Google Sheets to note + +00:01:25.800 --> 00:01:28.679 +down everything, all the tasks that are coming. I said, suit + +00:01:28.680 --> 00:01:33.439 +yourself, whatever it is. So, in that way, this methodology + +00:01:33.440 --> 00:01:37.359 +or whatever, the way which we follow is quite flexible. The + +00:01:37.360 --> 00:01:41.679 +system is quite flexible in whichever way you want to use it. + +00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:46.919 +go ahead and use it. But start emptying your teacup. That + +00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:50.599 +will be my first and foremost. I have nothing else to add per + +00:01:50.600 --> 00:01:54.879 +se. Okay, cool. So we'll start with the first question and + +00:01:54.880 --> 00:01:58.279 +I'll be reading the questions to you. And just so we know, we + +00:01:58.280 --> 00:02:01.079 +have about eight minutes of Q&A until we need to move to the + +00:02:01.080 --> 00:02:03.553 +next talk. All right, so first question. + +NOTE Q: What is TRIZ? + +00:02:03.554 --> 00:02:06.399 +What is TRIZ? Okay, + +00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:11.679 +this is a Russian methodology. It's pardon my, I mean poor + +00:02:11.680 --> 00:02:16.679 +Russian, but it translates to theory of inventive problem + +00:02:16.680 --> 00:02:21.919 +solving. So, that's what it translates to. What it is, is it + +00:02:21.920 --> 00:02:26.119 +is said that all the inventions problem solved so far in + +00:02:26.120 --> 00:02:30.239 +humanity. If you can categorize them, they fall into + +00:02:30.240 --> 00:02:36.159 +exactly 40 principles. That's one of the core tenets in + +00:02:36.160 --> 00:02:40.959 +theory of inventive problem solving. Also, that creative + +00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:46.319 +people have a process they follow. and in defining a problem + +00:02:46.320 --> 00:02:49.839 +and solving a problem. So, this is what I was trained in a + +00:02:49.840 --> 00:02:55.359 +company that I work for and I started using it and started + +00:02:55.360 --> 00:02:59.199 +applying it. So, creative process starts with defining a + +00:02:59.200 --> 00:03:02.799 +problem and solving a problem in a very systematic manner + +00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:06.239 +and you can be as creative as the creatives that we know about + +00:03:06.240 --> 00:03:11.759 +as the methodology talks about. So, that is what TRIZ is, + +00:03:11.760 --> 00:03:15.639 +Theory of Inventive Problem Solving. There is lot of open + +00:03:15.640 --> 00:03:19.799 +source literature like we have in Emacs. It is the same way + +00:03:19.800 --> 00:03:24.159 +with TRIZ, people share very generous and you can learn + +00:03:24.160 --> 00:03:29.879 +about it. what it can be useful for what in the core of our talk + +00:03:29.880 --> 00:03:34.679 +also is that many times we face conflicts, that is, I don't + +00:03:34.680 --> 00:03:38.719 +want to spend a lot of time, you know, figuring out a system + +00:03:38.720 --> 00:03:42.919 +like this. However, I want everything in one place, you + +00:03:42.920 --> 00:03:46.839 +know, how can that happen? So start little by little is one + +00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:50.399 +suggestion I have. Don't And this is also a contradiction we + +00:03:50.400 --> 00:03:55.199 +have, right? So, we need to spend a lot of time to set up things + +00:03:55.200 --> 00:03:58.559 +before we can start organizing our life. But there's not a + +00:03:58.560 --> 00:04:01.599 +lot of time because we haven't organized our life. So, we + +00:04:01.600 --> 00:04:04.839 +don't have that's a conundrum or a contradiction. That's + +00:04:04.840 --> 00:04:09.479 +what TRIZ methodology is about to identify that this is a + +00:04:09.480 --> 00:04:15.039 +contradiction and we have to resolve it not compromise. So, + +00:04:15.040 --> 00:04:18.319 +resolve it in a manner that gives you enough time to set up a + +00:04:18.320 --> 00:04:22.439 +system and enough time, free time to enjoy your life or focus + +00:04:22.440 --> 00:04:26.559 +on a project and be present when you're working with + +00:04:26.560 --> 00:04:31.439 +something. So, that's what the crux of the methodology is. + +00:04:31.440 --> 00:04:34.359 +Okay, splendid answer. Thank you. Moving on to the next one. + +NOTE Q: Do you agree that learning similar but different things again and again is ultimately wasted bandwidth? What can we do as technologists to push back against this? + +00:04:34.360 --> 00:04:37.199 +Thank you for this talk. Very interesting. One of the things + +00:04:37.200 --> 00:04:40.199 +that frustrates me about modern web development is the rate + +00:04:40.200 --> 00:04:43.279 +of churn when it comes to useful knowledge. I think Emacs can + +00:04:43.280 --> 00:04:45.679 +help to counteract against this by building lasting tools + +00:04:45.680 --> 00:04:48.279 +where mastery can be built. Do you agree that learning + +00:04:48.280 --> 00:04:50.799 +similar but different things again and again is ultimately + +00:04:50.800 --> 00:04:54.079 +wasted bandwidth? What can we do as technologists to push + +00:04:54.080 --> 00:05:00.159 +back against this? Yeah, this is an interesting one + +00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:04.879 +because, I mean, I'm like everyone else where a new package + +00:05:04.880 --> 00:05:09.439 +shows up. I mentioned that in my talk also, the first + +00:05:09.440 --> 00:05:12.879 +introduction. Sajajo's newsletter is amazing. It has all + +00:05:12.880 --> 00:05:15.599 +these new things coming up and new developments coming up. + +00:05:15.600 --> 00:05:18.879 +Same thing with web dev, I guess, you have new things coming + +00:05:18.880 --> 00:05:25.519 +up. So you want to learn that new thing. However, you need to + +00:05:25.520 --> 00:05:31.559 +also be aware that there are so many other projects and + +00:05:31.560 --> 00:05:37.879 +hobbies or life that's also waiting for you. And it's not a + +00:05:37.880 --> 00:05:42.799 +balancing act, but if you if you pay attention and be present + +00:05:42.800 --> 00:05:46.199 +and give whatever is in front of you, it's full attention. + +00:05:46.200 --> 00:05:50.959 +Then look back and connect. That's an interesting way, + +00:05:50.960 --> 00:05:55.759 +because hindsight is 20 20. Use it to your advantage. So my I + +00:05:55.760 --> 00:05:59.679 +don't know, I don't want to push back against this because + +00:05:59.680 --> 00:06:02.879 +some of it is just amazing because it thinks that you think is + +00:06:02.880 --> 00:06:05.759 +a waste of time and it's a distraction right now. could + +00:06:05.760 --> 00:06:09.719 +potentially be. I'm not saying it will be because there are + +00:06:09.720 --> 00:06:13.359 +things that are truly a waste of time that could truly + +00:06:13.360 --> 00:06:17.250 +potentially tie back to something and be really helpful. + +NOTE org-mode export, CSS, WeasyPrint + +00:06:17.251 --> 00:06:22.039 +I can give you an example from our Emacs part of my life. I was + +00:06:22.040 --> 00:06:27.839 +experimenting with CSS and Cascade style sheets and how I + +00:06:27.840 --> 00:06:34.599 +can customize it to use it in org mode export. For me at the + +00:06:34.600 --> 00:06:38.639 +time, it seemed like a waste of time. I was spending so much + +00:06:38.640 --> 00:06:42.599 +time. Then I parked it. I didn't do much about it later. But + +00:06:42.600 --> 00:06:47.319 +then one of my students said, "Your slides are too bulky for me + +00:06:47.320 --> 00:06:49.588 +to scroll through to get to exactly what I am looking for." + +00:06:49.589 --> 00:06:55.319 +I was using the reveal HTML and I used to pass on the link + +00:06:55.320 --> 00:07:00.999 +before. And the student sort of hinted at a handout. And now + +00:07:01.000 --> 00:07:05.319 +that's not easy with the RevealJS framework. It's rather + +00:07:05.320 --> 00:07:08.439 +tricky. At least I couldn't figure it out. but then it + +00:07:08.440 --> 00:07:10.879 +occurred to me that, hey, wait a second i've already looked at + +00:07:10.880 --> 00:07:15.799 +this CSS thing and maybe that'll help. It did help. I can + +00:07:15.800 --> 00:07:18.995 +drop in the name of the tool that I use now. + +00:07:18.996 --> 00:07:23.016 +It's called WeasyPrint uh let me use the uh + +00:07:23.017 --> 00:07:24.877 +i don't know if some... + +00:07:24.878 --> 00:07:32.100 +If you can look it up, W-E-A-S-Y print. + +00:07:32.101 --> 00:07:32.519 +That's what it's called. And that's + +00:07:32.520 --> 00:07:36.399 +mighty useful. That's really, really useful. You can + +00:07:36.400 --> 00:07:40.919 +customize it. You can change everything. I think I can even, + +00:07:40.920 --> 00:07:44.519 +I'll probably even share the code later on. It's really + +00:07:44.520 --> 00:07:48.959 +useful and I've been able to, so what seemed like a waste of + +00:07:48.960 --> 00:07:52.039 +time is actually something that became useful later on. But + +00:07:52.040 --> 00:07:55.519 +there are several other things I have truly wasted and it's + +00:07:55.520 --> 00:07:58.439 +not been useful because I couldn't connect the dots. So, + +00:07:58.440 --> 00:08:06.239 +perhaps the, let's say, wasteful of time so that you look at + +00:08:06.240 --> 00:08:09.159 +something and see how to connect back like the Zettelkasten + +00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:12.839 +that everybody talks about. I do not use it, but I like the + +00:08:12.840 --> 00:08:15.399 +idea that you look at it keeping in mind that you could + +00:08:15.400 --> 00:08:19.359 +probably connect to something later on. Perhaps, just try + +00:08:19.360 --> 00:08:24.519 +it out. OK, great, Bala. Sadly, we are a little short on time + +00:08:24.520 --> 00:08:27.159 +to answer all the questions that we have. I see three + +00:08:27.160 --> 00:08:31.039 +questions currently that can still be answered, and I don't + +00:08:31.040 --> 00:08:33.919 +think any of them would be answerable within just one + +00:08:33.920 --> 00:08:37.559 +minute. So what I suggest we do, Bala, feel free. Do you have + +00:08:37.560 --> 00:08:40.919 +access to the pad on your end? Yes, I do. I do. I have it here. + +00:08:40.920 --> 00:08:43.707 +Okay, cool. I'm putting the link on BBB just in case you need + +00:08:43.708 --> 00:08:44.919 +to review it. + +00:08:44.920 --> 00:08:47.039 +We're going to leave the room open. By the way, + +00:08:47.040 --> 00:08:49.399 +if anyone in the crowd wants to join so that they can ask the + +00:08:49.400 --> 00:08:51.919 +question directly with their voice to Bala, feel free to do + +00:08:51.920 --> 00:08:56.119 +so. The links are on the website. But Bala, if no one shows up, + +00:08:56.120 --> 00:08:58.559 +if you could just answer the three questions that we haven't + +00:08:58.560 --> 00:09:01.239 +covered yet, actually. Well, three questions because + +00:09:01.240 --> 00:09:04.359 +Sacha just put the link right there. That'd be lovely. And + +00:09:04.360 --> 00:09:06.080 +we'll make sure that the entire Q&A + +00:09:06.120 --> 00:09:07.839 +finds its place into the + +00:09:07.840 --> 00:09:10.719 +website afterwards. How does that sound for you? Yeah, + +00:09:10.720 --> 00:09:14.559 +sounds great. Thank you so much. I'll do make sure that I will + +00:09:14.560 --> 00:09:17.159 +have the answers there, but I'm going to wait here for some + +00:09:17.160 --> 00:09:20.559 +time so that somebody can join. Okay, sure. Any last word in + +00:09:20.560 --> 00:09:26.799 +10 seconds for the public? Well, empty your teacup and enjoy + +00:09:26.800 --> 00:09:27.199 +your life. + +00:09:27.200 --> 00:09:29.879 +Splendid. Thank you so much, Bala, for coming + +00:09:29.880 --> 00:09:32.359 +again to EmacsConf this year, and hopefully we'll be seeing + +00:09:32.360 --> 00:09:36.439 +you next year with further talks to discuss. Yeah, thank you + +00:09:36.440 --> 00:09:39.559 +so much. All right, and right now we'll be moving to the next + +00:09:39.560 --> 00:09:42.039 +talk of the day in about five seconds. Thank you again, Bala, + +00:09:42.040 --> 00:09:46.799 +and see you later. Bye. + +00:09:46.800 --> 00:09:49.399 +All right, we are a fair. So, Bala, I'll need to move to make + +00:09:49.400 --> 00:09:51.759 +sure that everything is working for the next talk. So, do as + +00:09:51.760 --> 00:09:55.320 +we said, and everything will be fine. Okay. + +00:09:55.333 --> 00:09:58.879 +Okay, bye-bye, Bala. Bye. Bye, Leo. + +00:09:58.880 --> 00:10:15.119 +Okay. + +00:10:15.120 --> 00:10:21.679 +Hello everyone, do you want me to answer a question? I'll be + +00:10:21.680 --> 00:10:23.399 +happy to answer that. You want to discuss something? You + +00:10:23.400 --> 00:10:27.759 +want to share something? I'm here for that. Please let me + +00:10:27.760 --> 00:11:06.479 +know. + +00:11:06.480 --> 00:11:10.599 +I'll hang around for another 5 to 10 minutes. Please let me + +00:11:10.600 --> 00:11:14.439 +know if you have any questions or if you're the ones who ask + +00:11:14.440 --> 00:11:36.739 +those questions also, please let me know. + +00:11:36.740 --> 00:11:38.560 +Are you there? + +00:11:38.625 --> 00:11:44.359 +Hi, yes. Some tips I've found for getting + +00:11:44.360 --> 00:11:50.399 +things done with an image for this stuff is like for + +00:11:50.400 --> 00:11:53.919 +separations you have like your Zettelkasten, you're + +00:11:53.920 --> 00:11:56.799 +getting things done, and then beyond that you have like + +00:11:56.800 --> 00:12:00.559 +dailies and global. + +00:12:00.560 --> 00:12:06.439 +Daily Zettelkasten would be journaling. Okay, okay. And + +00:12:06.440 --> 00:12:10.479 +then, like, global or daily getting things done, I + +00:12:10.480 --> 00:12:11.919 +generally like doing it in a week. + +00:12:11.920 --> 00:12:13.800 +And then splitting the, + +00:12:13.833 --> 00:12:16.120 +like, core tasks, secondary tasks, + +00:12:16.121 --> 00:12:17.220 +unplanned tasks, + +00:12:17.221 --> 00:12:22.079 +because those are good categories. + +00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:26.439 +I like what you're doing. + +00:12:26.440 --> 00:12:32.199 +Sorry? Do you do things like that at all? + +00:12:32.200 --> 00:12:38.279 +Or are there separations like with Zettelkasten + +00:12:38.280 --> 00:12:45.839 +versus the Getting Things Done? + +00:12:45.840 --> 00:12:52.279 +That's very interesting, yes. Daily log and weekly log, + +00:12:52.280 --> 00:12:56.800 +that's really helpful. I've also been trying to do that but + +00:12:56.821 --> 00:13:02.279 +not being able to successfully do a daily log plus a weekly + +00:13:02.280 --> 00:13:06.879 +log. So I gave up on the daily log because it seemed to be like a + +00:13:06.880 --> 00:13:12.479 +lot of overhead for me, so I just switch to a weekly review + +00:13:12.480 --> 00:13:16.759 +where I would log what's going on and how it is. But it's also + +00:13:16.760 --> 00:13:19.759 +interesting to see how it connects back to something that + +00:13:19.760 --> 00:13:22.639 +we've already worked on, or we've already learned + +00:13:22.640 --> 00:13:26.039 +somewhere, which is essentially using the ZIP and custom + +00:13:26.040 --> 00:13:30.239 +method. I probably want to try that a bit later on also. + +00:13:30.240 --> 00:13:34.199 +That's a great suggestion, nice idea. Oh, so some of the + +00:13:34.200 --> 00:13:38.039 +reason for the separation would be with the daily log, like, + +00:13:38.040 --> 00:13:42.839 +for instance, the title for the journal would be, Audinet + +00:13:42.840 --> 00:13:47.359 +would be the day, and it starts blank. And then, so if you have + +00:13:47.360 --> 00:13:50.159 +a straight thought, if you know it can go straight to your + +00:13:50.160 --> 00:13:53.479 +Zettelkasten, it goes into your Zettelkasten. If you don't + +00:13:53.480 --> 00:13:57.679 +know where it goes, it goes into your journal. And then same + +00:13:57.680 --> 00:14:01.839 +thing for like the week, is like your weeks always start + +00:14:01.840 --> 00:14:04.879 +emptying, so like if you have your core tasks, like if it + +00:14:04.880 --> 00:14:08.119 +spells beyond three, it's probably not a core task. So it + +00:14:08.120 --> 00:14:11.359 +gives you the idea of like, did I actually do what I wanted to + +00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:16.999 +yesterday, rather than getting 20 things done that I don't + +00:14:17.000 --> 00:14:22.159 +really care about that much. Yes. True, true, true. Very + +00:14:22.160 --> 00:14:23.759 +true. Yeah. + +00:14:23.760 --> 00:14:30.959 +Nice, nice talk. Thank you so much for sharing that. I've + +00:14:30.960 --> 00:14:35.279 +been a, let's say a start and many times I've started on + +00:14:35.280 --> 00:14:40.799 +Zettelkasten, you know, with little notes. They have these + +00:14:40.800 --> 00:14:43.399 +fleeting notes and permanent notes. I've tried many of + +00:14:43.400 --> 00:14:48.199 +those, but somehow it's not sticky for me. I've not been + +00:14:48.200 --> 00:14:51.399 +able to get rid of that. + +00:14:51.400 --> 00:14:55.919 +Yeah, I've got multiple attempts of using these systems, + +00:14:55.920 --> 00:15:01.999 +becoming too big or complex, like I don't know where to put a + +00:15:02.000 --> 00:15:06.679 +new piece of information, so then I throw the whole system + +00:15:06.680 --> 00:15:14.639 +away. So, this is my favorite iteration that I've done so + +00:15:14.640 --> 00:15:23.399 +far. I'm sure it'll change with time. Okay, okay, okay, I + +00:15:23.400 --> 00:15:25.079 +see. Yeah, I... + +NOTE Daily log + +00:15:25.080 --> 00:15:31.759 +I like the way the daily log works, that it has an embedded, + +00:15:31.760 --> 00:15:36.799 +you know, you just have a name stamp and then you embed + +00:15:36.800 --> 00:15:40.479 +something from another project. And when you go to the + +00:15:40.480 --> 00:15:44.559 +project page, the same thing shows up there in the log also. I + +00:15:44.560 --> 00:15:48.679 +wanted to take that feature and have that in my optimal + +00:15:48.680 --> 00:15:53.399 +setup. I'm not well versed enough to get that set up because I + +00:15:53.400 --> 00:15:56.799 +like that with that. Anything I enter in the daily log should + +00:15:56.800 --> 00:16:00.359 +show up in my project log also and vice versa. I want to + +00:16:00.360 --> 00:16:04.799 +execute on my project. I need that notes where I'm looking + +00:16:04.800 --> 00:16:10.599 +for. That's a key feature of that is with logseq you just have + +00:16:10.600 --> 00:16:14.160 +a button that says go to today. So you don't think about it and + +00:16:14.161 --> 00:16:18.060 +it always starts empty. It's that blank sheet that's always + +00:16:18.061 --> 00:16:23.079 +confirming you want the things that I used that before. + +00:16:23.080 --> 00:16:26.360 +One of the things I really wanted was, I want this, + +00:16:26.397 --> 00:16:29.198 +but I want it for Getting Things Done on my journal. + +00:16:29.199 --> 00:16:36.279 +I want two separate ones. + +00:16:36.280 --> 00:16:45.319 +Yeah, I like the, also I'm trying to see how to create pages + +00:16:45.320 --> 00:16:51.119 +quickly from within Org Mode. I know we can do the square + +00:16:51.120 --> 00:16:55.879 +bracket thing and enter and it should go into a new page. but + +00:16:55.880 --> 00:17:00.879 +it's not as seamless as in logseq or obsidian i'm trying to + +00:17:00.880 --> 00:17:06.239 +see how which way do i do that quickly so that you don't spend + +00:17:06.240 --> 00:17:10.439 +time on organizing once you have the bigger setup of the + +00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:14.959 +folder structures and the to do then it's easier to + +00:17:14.960 --> 00:17:18.599 +integrate it but if i'm starting from a business point of + +00:17:18.600 --> 00:17:22.679 +view it's rather tough for them to set it all up because the + +00:17:22.680 --> 00:17:27.679 +setup costs are very high in terms of system first and then + +00:17:27.680 --> 00:17:30.639 +start with this. Or like you said, you know we could also + +00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:33.759 +start with a blank sheet and then start filling it up and then + +00:17:33.760 --> 00:17:39.159 +see how to link up things or move it around so that it fits into + +00:17:39.160 --> 00:17:44.719 +your larger system or evolve a system as it goes. Don't start + +00:17:44.720 --> 00:17:47.959 +with the system in mind, but evolve it because it then fits + +00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:52.559 +into how you are rather than the you trying to adapt to the + +00:17:52.560 --> 00:17:53.159 +system. + +NOTE Capturing + +00:17:53.160 --> 00:18:00.559 +So, Denote and org-roam, they'll have a feature, like the + +00:18:00.560 --> 00:18:05.199 +note, you have a command called, let's see, create or + +00:18:05.200 --> 00:18:09.479 +existing note, and org-roam has an equivalent to that, and + +00:18:09.480 --> 00:18:14.999 +what that, you need to consult with that, as you are browsing + +00:18:15.000 --> 00:18:19.279 +your notes, you see that, and so if you're making a new note, + +00:18:19.280 --> 00:18:23.119 +power generation or something like that you'll easily see + +00:18:23.120 --> 00:18:27.799 +if you have any notes that are in power generation or like + +00:18:27.800 --> 00:18:30.839 +let's say you have something in power and if you don't you + +00:18:30.840 --> 00:18:34.079 +just go down to where you're just you know you don't have + +00:18:34.080 --> 00:18:39.599 +anything selected or so it's your what's in your uh what your + +00:18:39.600 --> 00:18:46.719 +current so you're not pre-selecting something existing + +00:18:46.720 --> 00:18:51.599 +and voila now you have a file And then you have consult so you + +00:18:51.600 --> 00:18:57.879 +can preview them as you move up and down the list. + +00:18:57.880 --> 00:19:02.319 +And then you also got Emacs + +00:19:02.320 --> 00:19:10.719 +Org Capture to just pop up a template + +00:19:10.720 --> 00:19:16.599 +capture buffer that is blank that you can tell to go into + +00:19:16.600 --> 00:19:20.919 +something like a journal or a GTD inbox. + +00:19:20.920 --> 00:19:27.279 +And yeah, this allows you to just make it like a specific + +00:19:27.280 --> 00:19:30.999 +buffer to do that specific task. I think Protesilaos has a + +00:19:31.000 --> 00:19:35.479 +video about how to make that into just a pop-up window. Like + +00:19:35.480 --> 00:19:41.519 +for instance, you're in your browser, you pop it up, Uh, jot + +00:19:41.520 --> 00:19:49.599 +down your task, press enter, and it's gone. Hmm, okay. Okay, + +NOTE Note silos + +00:19:49.600 --> 00:19:54.919 +okay, makes sense, makes sense. Yeah, for me, I wanted to try + +00:19:54.920 --> 00:20:01.079 +denote, but my folder structure, I found it very difficult + +00:20:01.080 --> 00:20:04.559 +to move it to a denote kind of a structure where the folder + +00:20:04.560 --> 00:20:08.519 +hierarchy is not as important because all nodes are treated + +00:20:08.520 --> 00:20:12.639 +the same. But for me, because I'm focusing on a project, I + +00:20:12.640 --> 00:20:17.079 +need only the project files show up. It was tricky for me to, + +00:20:17.080 --> 00:20:20.599 +because sometimes I share the folder with my colleagues and + +00:20:20.600 --> 00:20:24.519 +who are not on Emacs or more. So I can't show them all the + +00:20:24.520 --> 00:20:28.879 +files, all the notes. I just want that folder to be shared and + +00:20:28.880 --> 00:20:32.439 +ignore the todo.org that is there because it's not readable + +00:20:32.440 --> 00:20:37.679 +for them. So, I find it easier to share a folder level or a + +00:20:37.680 --> 00:20:41.639 +project level and that's why I stuck to this format which is a + +00:20:41.640 --> 00:20:46.639 +hierarchy of folders with the to-do inside those folders. + +00:20:46.640 --> 00:20:49.719 +That works very well for me, particularly keeping in mind + +00:20:49.720 --> 00:20:52.479 +that I need to share some folders sometimes with my + +00:20:52.480 --> 00:20:57.439 +colleagues. Whereas Denote with a flat structure or + +00:20:57.440 --> 00:21:01.919 +Roam with a flat structure, I find it very tricky to do that. + +00:21:01.920 --> 00:21:06.079 +With Denote, you can actually have, there's a feature + +00:21:06.080 --> 00:21:07.759 +called silos that will + +00:21:07.760 --> 00:21:13.199 +allow you to do both and I think you can make customized + +00:21:13.200 --> 00:21:17.959 +commands to go that work only in specific silos. I haven't + +00:21:17.960 --> 00:21:20.919 +messed around to it. too much with them. I don't think org run + +00:21:20.920 --> 00:21:24.719 +has anything like that though. Yes, I don't think they have + +00:21:24.720 --> 00:21:28.239 +that. But I remember seeing silos. Maybe I should give it + +00:21:28.240 --> 00:21:32.119 +another spin and see if that works. Because if it can solve my + +00:21:32.120 --> 00:21:36.519 +creating new node quickly from the denote part itself while + +00:21:36.520 --> 00:21:40.439 +I'm writing the nodes itself rather than go through the R + +00:21:40.440 --> 00:21:45.439 +capture. That will really help me in linking back and seeing + +00:21:45.440 --> 00:21:49.399 +how it maps to another project that I've already worked on + +00:21:49.400 --> 00:21:53.999 +from an archive and then bring it there. I think that's a good + +00:21:54.000 --> 00:21:57.639 +idea. I'll look at silos again. Also, with the silos, let's + +00:21:57.640 --> 00:22:03.719 +say you're going to use ripgrep on the directory, you could + +00:22:03.720 --> 00:22:07.799 +intentionally keep your Zettelkasten and your journal + +00:22:07.800 --> 00:22:13.159 +separated. in different folders, like, yeah. So that, + +00:22:13.160 --> 00:22:19.039 +like, if you direct them, or if you wanted to share folder by + +00:22:19.040 --> 00:22:23.399 +folder basis, yeah, you don't have to be the all-in or + +00:22:23.400 --> 00:22:30.759 +nothing approach. Yeah, that works. That works. + +00:22:30.760 --> 00:22:35.119 +Excellent. + +00:22:35.120 --> 00:22:37.839 +OK. + +00:22:37.840 --> 00:22:44.159 +Well, thank you so much for your time and for sharing what is + +00:22:44.160 --> 00:22:47.919 +really helpful for me. I hope the talk was useful for you. + +00:22:47.920 --> 00:22:53.839 +Yep. Thanks for sharing. Have fun with the rest of the Emacs + +00:22:53.840 --> 00:23:00.799 +camp. Okay. All right. Then see you then. Happy Emacs month + +00:23:00.800 --> 00:23:06.200 +to you too. Okay. Bye. Bye. |