The “undergrad” note style
As I’ve mentioned in previous blog posts, keeping notes in Emacs can be overwhelming, even though Org Mode gives you a rich set of functions […]
The Emacs For Writers handbook is available now (and ever)
Finally, after many years of using Emacs for writing, I have assembled what I believe are the key points necessary to take any non-programmer writer […]
Not crushing it all the time
Andrew Huberman suggests organizing your desktop in such a way that you have to look UP at your monitor. If you have to look down, […]
Obsidian users curious about Emacs
I just published a video about a Reddit post in which an Obsidian user asks about Emacs: pros and cons, and “aha” moments. I’m not […]
Make everything a note
For a while, I’ve wanted to create a simple note-taking system in Emacs. Inspired by the Denote package, I wanted to create something that Used […]
Fool yourself into writing
In his book, The Curmudgeon’s Guide To Getting Ahead, author Charles Murray gives some good advice on writing and thinking. He offers some tips on […]
The magic of the GTD trigger list
I did a video on the Getting Things Done (GTD) trigger list a while back. (And why I love it so!) These days, the verb […]
Inspiration: “Disappearance” By Joseph Payne Brennan
Collected in Brennan’s The Shapes of Midnight, “Disappearance” is a first-person narrative told by a sheriff’s deputy in a small town. The sheriff and the […]
Spin up a simple web server from Emacs
Before I converted my website over to WordPress, I was generating the HTML files from Org mode. First of all, this was awesome. And honestly, […]
From Emacs To Microsoft Word (And Beyond, Really)
You’ll notice Emacs inspires words like “magical,” “beautiful,” and “elegant” in descriptions of its interface and functionality. It’s not surprising when you consider how nicely […]