Tag: emacs
Org Mode Tags +Agenda: My Real Meeting Workflow
by
In my productivity system post I talked about a custom view I use to track tasks than need to be talked about in my weekly meetings. I use two different tags to accomplish this: Today we’ll take a look at how this works by first showing the whole chunk of code, then working through it
My People of Emacs
by
I said in my recent productivity post that I use Emacs as my task manager, but that’s not all I use it for. I take notes in it for the board at my daughter’s dance studio, and I’m digging into using it more. I’m now on the lookout for Emacs content to enhance my use
My Productivity System for 2026 is Boring on Purpose
by
With my Obsidian and desk tour for 2026 done it’s time to turn attention to my productivity system. Today we’ll walk through how I keep track of tasks and all the other tools that help keep me productive. Emacs Doom Emacs, and orgmode specifically has been my task management system for most of 2025. It
Setting Up org-pomodoro in Doom Emacs (Hyprland + Fedora)
by
I’ve been suffering from distraction lately, so in addition to editing my /etc/hosts file so that I can’t visit my distraction sites of preference, I’ve gone back to using a Pomodoro timer via org-pomodoro. Let’s look at how I set this up. Note: I use Hyprland and Fedora. There may be some nuance when it
Stop Renting Your Life – Own It
by
I’m still thinking about ownership and simplicity so here are some tips on Emacs from others, some talk about the importance of physical ownership, and a thought from an upcoming short book on choosing a note tool. Owning tasks in Emacs I’ve been using Emacs with Org mode for a few weeks now and enjoying
One Big Text File Sure Sounds like OrgMode
by
Reading through Ellane’s look at One Big Text File it seems to me that most of her issues could be solved with OrgMode. You can resurface notes on a set schedule with the Agenda feature. Events are simply headings with dates, and tasks get TODO added to the front of a heading. OrgMode is easy
Ultimate Keyboard Control Task Management – nvim OrgMode
by
I’m sure someone is going to try and blast me for talking about OrgMode and then using Vim in the same sentence, because OrgMode is an Emacs thing not a Vim thing and the divide between users of the editors often seems like a holy war. As I said in my article on my issues
