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You shouldn't need to manually deal with links anyway. In Emacs you should be able to use C-c C-l (org-insert-link) to get a prompt for the link and the description which will then be converted to org-format for you.

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I'm pretty sure I knew about that at one point, but then forgot -- possibly more than once.

Perhaps a public shaming will help me remember this time.

There are way more shortcuts in emacs than one can possibly remember.

That's why you use which-key.

`C-c C-l` is also useful if you're linking to files (org or other). You can use `M-x org-store-link` in the link destination, and a subsequent `C-c C-l` will let you add that link easily.

I use orgmode for all my notes and productivity system and can't remember ever writing a link manually in orgmode. These two shortcuts are essential. I assume similar exist for markdown and I need to learn them.

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