I'm not really a note taker, and I haven't picked up org yet. I actually uninstalled it before I realized that all the Doom docs are written in it and without org-mode you can't follow links XD
Reasons:
- DOOM Emacs is fast. Fast to start `emacs --daemon`, fast UX with the default config.
- I've experienced DOOM Emacs to be more cohesive than Spacemacs
I still keep my Spacemacs config around, but I haven't touched it in ... almost a year now.
Additionally, I've found adding my own customizations is much easier in Doom than Spacemacs. While the Spacemacs "layers" approach is nice for setup, it can become very brittle when you start hacking on it yourself. Some of that could also be due to my own lack of skill with elisp, though.