sudhirkhanger (u/sudhirkhanger)

sudhirkhanger commented on My productivity app is a never-ending .txt file (2020) jeffhuang.com/productivit... · Posted by u/simonebrunozzi

sudhirkhanger · 18 days ago

Earlier, I had a simpler todo system using pen and paper. There was a weekly list which exchanged tasks with daily list. The daily tasks were prioritized in three categories immediately, today, and this week.

Now since I am managing multiple teams, this is not longer scalable. Also majority of work revolves around Slack. People post stuff that I need to follow up at a later stage. I copy these posts and put them into the todo list file.

1. As text files get longer you lose view of things unlike paper. I still feel limited and strong difficulty in fully adopting an online todo system.

2. Many other stuff like Slack threads are difficult to get into todo files. They also lose context. This I would say is a modern problem.

What do you guys think?

sudhirkhanger commented on Notion releases offline mode notion.com/help/guides/wo... · Posted by u/ericzawo

sudhirkhanger · 4 months ago

How do you guys save Slack messages which you want to either read or follow up at a later stage?

1. I was manually dumping the the link and manually adding the title. 2. Slack lists seems to be okayish but doesn't let me tag easily. Message is not highlighted as much as Later feature does. 3. Trying out Notion but it doesn't show message upfront.

sudhirkhanger commented on Siyuan: Privacy-first, self-hosted personal knowledge management software github.com/siyuan-note/si... · Posted by u/thunderbong

sudhirkhanger · a year ago

What is the good solution to sync text files? I haven't found a good solution that is open source and self-hosted. Ideally, eventually, my setup should give me real time syncing the same level as multiple people editing the same file. But that is a stretch goal.

I am currently using Syncthing but unfortunately it's client app has been removed from Google Play [1]. I am managing with Syncthing-Fork.

[1] https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing-android/issues/2064

sudhirkhanger commented on Siyuan: Privacy-first, self-hosted personal knowledge management software github.com/siyuan-note/si... · Posted by u/thunderbong

sroerick · a year ago

org-roam is pretty good. I came from Obsidian and wanted to build out some extra personal features for Bible notes.

I made the switch to org-roam because i wanted to use elisp to develop instead of JS obsidian plugins.

It took me a while to get over the learning curve but I’m very happy with it

sudhirkhanger · a year ago

The number of apps that offer note-taking functionality is exploding. It solidifies Emacs' community's point of view that all these custom tailored solutions become a limiting factor for many. But to learn Emacs and Elisp is not trivial.

* Any particular resources you followed to learn Elisp.

* What sort of time investment did it require for you to build your own system based out of Emacs?

* How are you syncing your files?

sudhirkhanger commented on Using Two ReMarkables ohrg.org/using-two-remark... · Posted by u/breezykermo

sudhirkhanger · a year ago

How different does it feel to take notes on Rm2 compared to pen and paper? Can you be equally effective on taking handwritten notes on Rm2?

sudhirkhanger commented on Use a work journal fev.al/posts/work-journal... · Posted by u/charles_f

Forge36 · a year ago

I use org mode and sync with a git repository. Thoughtfully emacs and git are both approved.

sudhirkhanger · a year ago

Do you have any hooks setup to automatically commit/push if file changes are detected?

sudhirkhanger commented on Use a work journal fev.al/posts/work-journal... · Posted by u/charles_f

mistahenry · a year ago

For the never-ending text file for todos and work journal, I've found great success with org-mode, especially since deadlines automatically end up in my calendar with org-agenda. The outline format of org-mode is quite nice and it took all of 1 day to learn the key commands for making / manipulating the outline, creating links, and cycling through TODO states (using Doom emacs made the start super easy since I already know vi and didn't have to also learn the text editing commands).

I've also found the concept of an "inbox" from the Zettelkasten method very helpful. Anytime something comes up that's not yet in my system, I add it to the inbox for later processing (org-capture on my computer, and beorg on my phone). This way, note entry doesn't require a full context switch. I then just make sure to regularly drain my inbox.

I don't use emacs currently for anything but org-mode but I'm far happier with this than I was with a never ending `.md` file.

sudhirkhanger · a year ago

How does one hide completed tasks from org mode?

sudhirkhanger commented on Use a work journal fev.al/posts/work-journal... · Posted by u/charles_f

hubraumhugo · a year ago

It's surprising how many devs are trying to overoptimize for productivity with various fancy tools and techniques, when it actually comes down to simple basics.

Here is what I rely on as a founder who does a lot of context switching:

- a never-ending text file for todos and work journal [0]

- calendar for planning (and blocking focus time)

- website blocker

- turned off notifications

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39432876

sudhirkhanger · a year ago

How do/would you use it over various systems? What's the best way to cloud sync this? One might have to use it on work machine with restrictions around installing apps.

sudhirkhanger commented on Orgzly Revived: a community-maintained version of Orgzly github.com/orgzly-revived... · Posted by u/vpt

sudhirkhanger · 2 years ago

I am still using Orgzly because it supports Dropbox.

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FirmwareBurner · 2 years ago

Backblaze

sudhirkhanger · 2 years ago

I guess it would lack a web interface for me to quickly download a single picture/video.