Org Mode Time and Task Tools - Straightforward Emacs

In this video I give a straightforward overview of Emacs org mode's basic time and task organization features, including todos, priorities, time stamps, and time clocking/logging.
Table of Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Todos
1:51 Priorities
3:01 Timestamps
6:00 Time tracking
8:59 Org-clock-report
10:14 Review
11:18 Conclusion

[@smibssmibs]

Your "a bit more unscripted content" is excellently organized, clear and succinct. Subscribed. The time spent on it was really worth. Thanks a lot.

[@JakeBox0]

Thank you for the nice comment. Glad the video is appreciated.

[@AndrewLuhring]

god this is so much better than hour long videos. thank god you exist.

[@JakeBox0]

What a kind comment, that really means a lot. Thank you and I am glad my video was helpful.

[@dengarop7004]

This was really clear! I'm hoping to incorporate this into a habitual workflow and the presentation made for great food for thought, thanks

[@crochi]

Great video, very informative as always Jake, thanks!

[@JakeBox0]

Thank you very much for your nice comment.

[@nhannguyen2190]

very well structured video :D thank you!

[@kickbuttowsk2i]

never knew about that relative time format, thanks

[@jalepezo]

Simple but useful! Thank you very muchs, greetings from Peru

[@JakeBox0]

You are very welcome. ¡Saludos de los Estados Unidos!

[@user-yn6ii7ys3u]

Jake with the great content as usual!

[@user-yn6ii7ys3u]

but that light mode burnt my retina

[@JakeBox0]

Thank you very much!

[@JakeBox0]

@@user-yn6ii7ys3u Sorry :( Good to know. Will keep that in mind for next time.

[@leandrusfanzec]

@@JakeBox0 hey jake thks for the content. I like this theme btw jajaaja

[@JakeBox0]

@@leandrusfanzec Thanks. I think it's Modus Operandi. You can search for Modus Themes on google or in Emacs.

[@heiwiper1601]

Do you separate different TODO items by headlines ? or do you just write all of them under the same headline and use tags in each item ?

[@JakeBox0]

That's a great question. First I'll say that it's 100% personal preference/situational but for me, since I'm in school and have multiple very distinct things to attend to (TODOs for each class, essentially) I use headings to separate TODOs. When off school, however, it seems that I just pile everything under one heading. I will note however that I use tags in both cases, as that makes sorting in my org-agenda very easy, so I suggest you do the same. A good org-agenda takes the thought out of the process. Again very good question, I am considering a video on the topic, it will be a difficult one to make.

[@heiwiper1601]

Thank you! I think it would make a very good video since usually todo apps are straightforward unlike orgmode which can be shaped in different ways which might make users a bit lost like in my case, I did try to separate different types of TODOs by headlings but I still didn't need tags so far. Thanks again I love your content.

[@martinmuggli]

Fantastic video! For me C-x C-t goes right to TODO without a prompt for state. How did you configure that? Also, I think init.el assumes a .emacs.d directory in your home, otherwise I think it's just .emacs. I'd love to see a video on how to break up org-mode content across files. I make one per day, but it gets unwieldy and I end up with the same todo items in multiple files, which breaks org-agenda with lots of redundancy. I'm sure there are multiple strategies here, but I'd love your thoughts. Thanks!

[@JakeBox0]

Thank you! Did you mean C-c C-t? In that case perhaps it is because you don't have any alternative keywords set. You can either set the `org-todo-keywords` variable or, at the top of your org file, see this: orgmode.org/manual/Per_002dfile-keywords.html Now about init.el that sounds right, I have never used a .emacs file because I tend to have more files and whatnot. Re breaking up org content, it's really a personal choice. You're right I definitely should do a video on this topic. There are many tools out there to help, perhaps 'denote' might be up your alley. Must avoid same todos in multiple places though!!

[@pietervanoostrum1695]

In my org-mode (9.5) C-c C-t (org-todo) doesn't have a choice menu. So where does this come from?

[@JakeBox0]

Hi, unfortunately I am not sure, org 9.5 just came out a few days ago and I haven't updated yet. I do know they updated something with tag selection so maybe that's related. Apologies, I'll update when I can.

[@HaxGuru]

How did you change the ... (three dots representing a folded heading) to ▼ at the end of each heading?

[@JakeBox0]

I think that’s the org-ellipsis variable. You can check out my Emacs config tour video

[@HaxGuru]

@@JakeBox0 Thank you!

[@mathiaz943]

what is this slick nice theme you're using?

[@JakeBox0]

It is modus-vivendi by Prot.

[@rafacoreman4728]

How do you scroll through the time at 7:50?

[@JakeBox0]

That would be ‘org-shiftup’

[@rashie]

👍👍

[@VigilanceTech]

I like, but mugging my poor old eyes with the white background and small font