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Survival of the skillest: Thriving in the learning jungle
https://emacsconf.org/2024/talks/learning - Bala Ramadurai - Track: General
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- <silverhikari> i want to learn new skills because it is annoying not being able to do something
- <gs-101> I like learning because it feels good for me, like it grants some dopamine. And the more one learns, the more one is able to do.
- <sctb> By analogy, the email inbox is for receiving mail, not for holding it
- Article on e-mail organization: https://pointieststick.com/2024/07/09/how-i-manage-my-kde-email/
- Thunderbird enables automatic tagging.
- For adding files to the agenda, I have an updated version of the System Crafters setup.
- I plan to add an "Archive" file to my Roam set-up, I don't have one currently. Usually I just leave the finished task in the file. Not sure if it's effective.
- <kswiss> @chum-cha: perhaps "abandoned" means in PARA not definitive for all time, and could be useful in the future again. but that's just a guess, not being familiar enough with PARA.
- <chum-cha> kswiss: sctb: Thanks! That makes sense and I think that's probably the correct answer. I guess my interpretation of the "Archive" folder is that it's there so that you can pull stuff out if you change your mind, whereas Resources is more for things that are "Active" and I wouldn't personally see an "Abandoned" project as active.
- <kswiss> @chum-cha, personally i would also pull out from any folder, may it be named "archives" or not :) but maybe archive implies in PARA for completed projects only - however, pls double check with the presenter Bala
- I was doing some of these already but not in a formal way. This gives me a lot of structure to do it. Thank you so much. I like the "emptying the teacup" idea a lot.
- I will probably add the regular reviews to my workflow. I also think it is the hardest concept in your talk, isn't it?
- Personally, I use Syncthing (https://syncthing.net/) to sync files.
- I'm using Nextcloud for syncing files. It also has WebDAV interface which can be used by the Phone Apps.
- I'd use NextCloud too, but I don't have a server set-up (a NAS, for example) at home. I'm waiting until I buy one to get into self-hosting.
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Questions and answers go here:
- Q:What is TRIZ?
- A: Russian methodology (documented in books)
- Translates to “Theory of Inventive Problem Solving”
- Q: Thank you for this talk, very interesting. One of the things that frustrates me about modern webdev is the rate of churn when it comes to useful knowledge. I think Emacs can help to counteract against this by building lasting tools where mastery can be built. Do you agree that learning similar but different things again and again is ultimately wasted bandwidth? What can we do as technologists to push back against this?
- A: New things are always coming up, and we “have” to learn that new things. We also have to be aware that there are so many projects, hobbies, and Life™ waiting for you. It’s not a balancing act, but if you pay attention and are present in the moment (fully present), then look back and connect. Something that appears to be a waste of time at first could potentially tie back to something else and be really helpful.
- EX: Experimenting with CSS, and how it could be used to customize an org-mode export.
- Then, a student mentioned that the slides were too bulky to be scrolled through.
- …But because I’d looked already at CSS, I could play with weasy-print (?) to make the slides.
- Q (reworded as a question): <chum-cha> Why add an "Abandoned" project to the "Resources" folder instead of the "Archives" folder?
- A: Many a time, when the projects are abandoned, given some time, some projects revive and you could restart. Also, these abandoned projects could serve as useful resources for some other related projects. I tend to move Archives to another filing system to conserve space at the end of the year.
- Q: How would you avoid the blind spots in your personal review, e.g. problems you cannot see with yourself because of unconscious hinderances?
- A: I feel that when you are reviewed by others, those blind spots become apparent. Otherwise, it can be tricky to get to know this in personal reviews alone, in my opinion
- Q: What tool are you using to sync your todos and notes in multiple hosts?
- A: The only other tool I use, apart from emacs on my computer is Google calendar. I use org-gcal to sync the events from Google Calendar. If I am on the move and away from my computer, I mark an event for monday morning, 09:30am with the task that I just thought about. In that event, I prefix it with TODO, so that when it shows up in my org agenda, it shows up as a TODO task and I am able to process it. Org-gcal syncs to my 0Inbox/TODO.org
- Q:Emptying your teacup is something interesting you had in your talk. Sometimes my thinking is sluggish until i write down the thoughts that refuse to leave my head "generally in journaling or gtd". I am also pleasantly surprised about what comes out. You brought this up multiple times other reasons for this?
- A: Emptying your teacup is just the start, in my opinion. When you finish processing all your thoughts is when the thought actually leaves your head for good. Since, there is no reason for your head to hold on to those thoughts. GTD suggests using a someday-maybe folder or file for parking thoughts that are not going to work out now, but you would like to keep to them look up later. I look at the someday/maybe once a quarter.
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