Wrangling project files with includes
One of the things I really like about Org Mode is the support for file includes. #+INCLUDE: /path/to/file This allows you to integrate contents from […]
Writing
Writing sprints and morning pages
Imagine a crisp, misty morning in the mountains. The scent of fresh-brewed coffee. It’s chilly, even in the summertime, so you can throw on a […]
Keep your flow with a “back” button for Emacs
Writing involves organizing a lot of information, sometimes spread across multiple files. You want to be able to wrangle all that data with a delicate […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Scariest Story I Ever Read
I’ve been reading horror fiction since I was a wee lad. And from experience, I’d say most horror stories are merely horror-themed—but not actually scary. […]
My Freewrite Mode
I once read somewhere that P.G. Wodehouse wrote 2,000-3,000 words a day at his peak, but that number crept down to about 1,000 in his […]
Some Custom Emacs Functions That Are Changing My Game
I have some new, magic commands in Emacs that have become very dear to me in my daily workflow. As you all know, my focus […]