I have been a loyal Vim
user since, well, I don't even remember any longer. Over the years,
I tried other editors, but Vim commands and keyboard shortcuts are
second nature to me, so much so that I ended up doing :w
every time
I wanted to save in another application. So, for a long time, I
stuck with Vim for all my note-taking and writing. By combining Vim
with Markdown
syntax, I could easily export my notes to any format for other uses
or sharing with my colleagues.
I've always enjoyed working in a terminal, but I usually needed
other applications for my email, calendar, and tracking the time I
spend on various tasks, which I like to do for numerous reasons. I
tried different cloud solutions, kanban
boards, and
email clients, but I kept looking for a way to do it all in a
terminal. I tried some great projects for time tracking and kanban
on the command line—but there was always something missing in my
workflow. That is until I read an article about using Org
mode in Emacs.
I had tried Emacs before and found out there are even more commands
and keyboard combinations to keep track of in Emacs than Vim!
However, every time I read an article explaining different ways to
use Org mode, it seemed like
Emacs was the
solution I was looking for. So I made another venture into the world
of Emacs.