So, I think I start to understand why I always fail to use Org-mode, or any other software made for the same goal.
Until now, I wanted to use it to track and plan all my tasks. Including tasks I don't want to do but have to. So, every time I used it, it remind me of all the boring stuff I don't want to do. It result as my brain prefer to avoid using it and be focus on something else.
When I was using Org-mode, I finished by being freeze: I don't do the tasks I don't want to, and because of that, I was feeling that I didn't deserve to do what I wanted to. In the end, I was doing nothing because of that.
And I also tried to use Org-mode during period of time where I have a lot of work to do, where mistake was not possible for me. In these times, I can't experiment new things. I need to rely on thing that I have already used and have proven it worked for me, even if it's less efficient than Org-mode.
So, what to do now ?
I start to use Org-mode to track only, no planing. I mark only the tasks I want to do. Like that, I will be very happy to use it.
When I took the habit to use Org-mode, I will start to time my tasks. It will help me with my inability to represent time in my head.
Then I will start to introduce task I don't want to. Maybe with a counter. If I have more than 3 tasks per week, I have the right to push the rest of them to next week.
And finally, I will maybe introduce planing.
But for each step, I will wait to take some habits.
I passively read the #Emacs subreddit but I have zero desire to be on reddit. Often I come across questions I think I know the answer to and can only hope someone else answers it (and most of the time someone does it).
How would you run create a long process (rsync for example), create a temporary buffer in split for it, tail the output to the buffer so it’s up to date; then if the process exists success close the buffer? Preferably the emacs should not lock the whole time.
My #emacs discovery for today is dired-omit-mode. It hides less interesting files (object files, backups etc). There are a few options to tweak what you want hidden.
The default binding is C-x M-o but I've also put it on just M-o in my config so that I can toggle it quickly.
Today I learned and practiced using Pikchr. Pikchr is a low-level diagram markup language. This is my second attempt at it and I think it clicked this time.
The program is available is a single function library and a CLI that emits SVG.
If I execute them, I get what I want.
But when part of the init.el they seem to get reset.
If I include them towards the top of the init.el,
I can notice the larger font and then it "disappears".
#emacs#logseq anyone have a working setup with logseq (in orgdown) and #orgroam playing nice in logseq's folder (orgroam dailies in 'journals', etc)? Currently my vault is a mix of org and md but I'm hoping to at least get the org files recognized while I work on converting the md (or figure out #mdroam). I tried playing with org-logseq but even though I'm matching correctly on its grep for the folder and I have title properties I couldn't get it working after a good attempt. #askfedi
The rootwork v0.2 blog posted about the author's journey through text editors, from classics such as vi(m) and Emacs to tools I've never heard of. They explain what they use the editors for and why.
After spending some time learning meow's editing model, I've finished a moderate customization of the default qwerty layout. It's an attempt to find a synthesis of my emacs, vi, and CUA muscle memory while favoring selection-first editing.
How was your weekend? I love a rainy weekend in the Pacific Northwest corner of America, as it relieves my guilt of doing what I want to do ... staying inside. I read a little, wrote a little, hacked a little ... even played a classic #videogame from the 90s (Curse of Monkey Island on #ScummVM).
I also did a little math. Yeah, been thinking of taking the "Yes, and.." dice mechanics used for luck rolls in #rpg games (not sure who came up with it first), and fusing it with Mythic GM Emulator's Fate Chart, popular with the #solorpg crowd. Since I'm always playing with my notes written in #emacs on the screen, I hacked it in #lisp. Shared the details in case anyone wanted to do something similar in their favorite programming language.
Ever been too scared to use the #Emacs file manager Dired? I have and still remember what it's like, especially when I was new to it. But it doesn't have to be that way. Here's my take on making Dired a bit easier to use, for beginners and experienced alike.
Announcing Casual Dired, now on MELPA. Read more about it at the link below.