I know this may be a dumb question, but: are there any guides about using #orgmode? Not about how to use, they key bindings but rather how to it effectively - like how big files are best and so on. I know this should come from experience, but since I'm only 6 months in #emacs, having some inherited knowledge would be very useful!
@ms I use it for a lot of things. Everything from taking notes while doing research, keeping track of TODO lists etc (I don't use agenda, just like the convenience of having a keybind to mark things as done and the markup ability for bold/emphasized text, and even math equations with LaTeX). I also use it for literate programming examples and tutorials, because org-babel is just so darn good. I also use org-mode for writing posts to my blog.
TL;DR: It's my go-to when plain text just doesn't cut it.
What's best is very personal. For me big files were not best. I really like this pattern of daily files. My most often used set of daily files is my work log. I try to keep a note (and clock time) for each thing I do through the day. Notes might stay there, or be linked to from there if they are voluminous
@ms It is sooo personal. Lots of us have show "how I use it", which might help you, but maybe not.
What worked for me was just starting with a notes of a file per subject, and getting to know org. Then I made a file per project and started experimenting with tags, TODOs and agendas.
When I found projects that needed a lot of files, I expanded those to directories ... so you see, since org is just text files, you are never locked in to anything particular. I've used woccur to change a thousand files when I felt the need, but usually, don't worry about it too much.
(That said, perhaps we should all come together to write an org book where each person took over a chapter to cover stuff like this).
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