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It's me not the tools
Matthew talks about how he is enticed by new tools and then his realisation that the issue isn't the tool, it's him.
I agree with Matthew, it's the systems I use with the tools that trip me up, not the tool itself in almost every case but not always. Testing nvim-orgmode was a good test, but Emacs and proper orgmode is far better than the port into Neovim.
Just because Emacs works for my task management and work notes doesn't mean that I should go all in though and drop my current shell and NeoVim workflow to do everything in Emacs. I left Vim/NeoVim many times to try whatever the latest editor was, and after a few months always came back because they just work like I want them to.
Before you look at switching, evaluate your systems.
Comparing the wrong thing
Even if you're into bikes, when you're comparing make sure you're comparing the right things for you. As the video says, if you'd never spend $8k on a bike, why are you whining about its price. It's not for you so spend your time worrying about something else.
Once you realise that not every product is for you it's much easier to let some pass you by without being put out by a product that was never meant for you.
The McPhee Method
I always love reading about others' research and writing workflows so go read about The McPhee Method. One thing that strikes me is how much research is done on a topic before you start filing things into buckets and then eventually writing about them.
I've always been someone that writes with far less research than is suggested above, but maybe that's because I write for the web medium on my own site instead of for news websites.