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I have an org-mode file open in Emacs pretty much all the time that I can write stuff down in. Emacs used to have a reputation for being bloated and resource intensive but it's one of the lightest tools that I use these days and I just have it sat there in the background.

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I keep hearing things about emacs org mode that sounds awesome but I am afraid how much of a time-sink it would be to switch from my current process. I currently write all of my notes in markdown and in vim.

I used to think like that, but org files can be exported to pretty much anything (including markdown). I write my blog posts[0] in org then export them in markdown just fine. I use Vim (well, Neovim) solely for coding.

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agreed! org-mode is seriously the most lightweight tool i use on a daily basis. also the various exporters have helped me out more times than i can count now.

i recently moved over to mediawiki due to work, but it is a behemoth compared to org-mode.

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