Observation: so many apps are just re-inventing subsets of Org-mode [1].
Conclusion: there is great potential in making Emacs more user-friendly.
I try to get everything I do as a TODO item. Add the link to the Jira item in the title. When it is marked as DONE, it adds a journal entry into Org-Roam/Daily file automatically.
Still haven't figured out how to use org-roam idiomatically.