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# Transcript
[[!template text="Can you recognize this building?" start="00:00:00.000" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="Some of you may have recognized this." start="00:00:08.080" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="This building is called" start="00:00:09.800" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="the John Hancock building." start="00:00:11.440" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="This is in Chicago." start="00:00:14.480" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="I recently bought this building." start="00:00:17.360" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Isn't it nice?" start="00:00:19.480" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Heavens no!" start="00:00:21.320" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="I am in my home in Pune in India." start="00:00:23.240" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="I am Bala Ramadurai," start="00:00:27.640" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="an author, professor, and an innovation coach." start="00:00:29.160" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Hello and welcome to my talk on" start="00:00:33.560" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="“How to incorporate handwritten notes" start="00:00:36.000" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="into Emacs Org Mode”" start="00:00:39.560" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Now, why did I show you this building?" start="00:00:42.280" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="The name is of interest for this talk." start="00:00:45.920" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="In the US, someone's signature is" start="00:00:49.400" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="also referred to as their Hancock." start="00:00:52.360" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Your handwriting is pretty much part of your identity." start="00:00:55.200" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="It is as fundamental as that." start="00:00:59.680" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Of course, there is a movie by that name too, Hancock." start="00:01:03.120" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="I could have started with a clip from that movie," start="00:01:07.600" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="but in spite of Will Smith and Charlize Theron," start="00:01:12.000" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="both my favorite movie stars in the movie, I hated it." start="00:01:15.880" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="[Clip from Hancock (2008)]" start="00:01:24.160" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="But I digress." start="00:01:35.160" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Handwriting has been a fascinating topic for me." start="00:01:40.480" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="However, note-taking has always been on my computer," start="00:01:44.200" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="in particular, in the Emacs Org Mode system." start="00:01:49.720" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="It is so easy to note down anything," start="00:01:54.120" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="add a schedule, add a deadline," start="00:01:57.360" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="search anything you want, link anything you want," start="00:01:59.840" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="export it to any format, track what you've been doing," start="00:02:04.280" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="clock your tasks, and on and on and on." start="00:02:07.920" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="It's such a squeaky-clean system to" start="00:02:12.560" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="track everything and link it to" start="00:02:15.520" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="anything from the digital world." start="00:02:17.560" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Sharing the original notes is still a pain in the rear," start="00:02:20.800" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="but for personal stuff, it's awesome." start="00:02:24.640" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="But then what about handwriting?" start="00:02:29.360" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="Research seems to suggest that handwritten notes" start="00:02:32.640" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="can enhance clarity of thought, retention," start="00:02:35.640" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="sometimes even getting rid of your worries." start="00:02:40.200" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="[Fried, C. B. (2008). In-class laptop use and
its effects on student learning]" start="00:02:50.560" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="[Speaker displays articles on Note-taking]" start="00:03:06.400" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="My experience seems to agree with that too." start="00:03:13.640" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="As a professor, my fear has always been" start="00:03:17.840" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="this quote, “Lecturing is that mysterious process" start="00:03:21.200" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="by means of which the contents of the notebook" start="00:03:25.200" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="of the professor are transferred" start="00:03:29.240" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="through the instrument of the fountain pen" start="00:03:31.880" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="to the notebook of the student" start="00:03:34.920" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="without passing through the mind of either.”" start="00:03:37.280" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Hmmm... So, question — How do we combine" start="00:03:40.640" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="the efficient Org Mode system" start="00:03:45.680" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="with the effective handwritten note-taking system?" start="00:03:48.160" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Merge the systems together. Absolutely." start="00:03:53.720" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="How do you do that?" start="00:03:56.800" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Step 1: Write the notes by hand" start="00:03:59.360" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="on a notebook. Pen, pencil." start="00:04:03.680" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Keep some convention for yourselves" start="00:04:06.080" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="for tracking tasks like a star or an asterisk." start="00:04:09.000" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Step 2: Scan them using" start="00:04:13.040" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="your favourite mobile app." start="00:04:16.400" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="I recommend Adobe Scan or Dropbox." start="00:04:18.560" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Step 3: store the document as a JPG file" start="00:04:23.440" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="into a folder called Inbox." start="00:04:30.000" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Make sure this syncs into a cloud storage folder" start="00:04:32.680" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="and your Org Mode system" start="00:04:37.760" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="has access to this folder." start="00:04:39.480" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="(Optional) Step 4: convert the notes into text" start="00:04:41.120" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="using Google Keep or just type" start="00:04:45.920" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="the damn thing one more time." start="00:04:49.320" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Then you can process that" start="00:04:51.520" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="in your Org Mode system" start="00:04:54.920" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="as you always do in whatever" start="00:04:56.240" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="is there in your inbox." start="00:04:59.640" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="But, three steps or four before I get access" start="00:05:02.120" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="to my notes and into my Org Mode?" start="00:05:06.120" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="What a precious waste of time." start="00:05:09.400" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="I'd rather be tinkering with my" start="00:05:11.640" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="config file in that time, correct?" start="00:05:14.120" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Boy..." start="00:05:18.800" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Get or buy or gift or convince your partner," start="00:05:19.360" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="parent, or anybody else to gift yourself" start="00:05:24.920" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="a touch-enabled large device." start="00:05:29.720" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Then use an app like OneNote to write notes" start="00:05:31.960" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="on the device and link the handwritten note" start="00:05:37.880" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="directly into Org Mode by copying the link." start="00:05:41.440" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="You can use a shortcut like Ctrl-1" start="00:05:46.240" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="to mark the todos, but that means it remains" start="00:05:54.080" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="only on OneNote ecosystem, the todos." start="00:05:59.480" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="You can use the same app to also convert" start="00:06:05.160" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="the handwritten note into text" start="00:06:14.920" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="just by the click of a button." start="00:06:18.320" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="As a bonus, you can even include screenshots" start="00:06:23.560" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="from your online meetings." start="00:06:27.360" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template new="1" text="I like both my options." start="00:06:30.920" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Option 1: use a regular notebook," start="00:06:33.440" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="scan and process them into my inbox." start="00:06:36.440" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Option 2: write the notes in a digital device" start="00:06:40.840" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="and convert them into text." start="00:06:44.560" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Or, third option, I appeal to thee," start="00:06:46.480" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="oh great community, can you please build a package" start="00:06:52.480" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="inside Org Mode that recognises handwriting" start="00:06:57.000" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="to export it into our Org Mode, Emacs Org Mode." start="00:07:00.960" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
[[!template text="Thank you so much for your attention. Bye." start="00:07:10.040" video="mainVideo-handwritten" id="subtitle"]]
Questions or comments? Please e-mail [bala@balaramadurai.net](mailto:bala@balaramadurai.net?subject=Comment%20for%20EmacsConf%202022%20handwritten%3A%20How%20to%20incorporate%20handwritten%20notes%20into%20Emacs%20Orgmode)
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