5 Org Roam Hacks for Better Productivity in Emacs

David Wilson shares five advanced tips and custom Emacs Lisp configurations to improve note-taking and project management with Org Roam.

In this video, we'll look at 5 specific improvements we can make to our note taking and project management workflows by taking advantage of the functions and hooks in Org Roam and Org Mode. There's a lot of code in this video that you can take and customize for your own use! Show notes: systemcrafters.net/build-a-second-brain-in-emacs/5-org-roam-… Related videos: - Build a Second Brain in Emacs with Org Roam: youtube.com/watch?v=AyhPmypHDEw - Capturing Notes Efficiently with Org Roam: youtu.be/YxgA5z2R08I - Org Roam: The Best Way to Keep a Journal in Emacs: youtube.com/watch?v=3-sLBaJAtew If you enjoy the content I make on this channel, please consider supporting my work: systemcrafters.net/support-the-channel Get System Crafters merch here: store.systemcrafters.net?utm_source=video Chapters: - 00:00 Intro - 00:22 The starting configuration - 00:59 Lots of code ahead! - 01:58 1. Fast note insertion for a smoother writing flow - 04:55 2. Build your Org agenda from Org Roam notes - 09:05 Improving the appearance of notes in the agenda view - 10:22 3. Selecting from a list of notes with a specific tag - 14:49 4. Streamlined custom capture for tasks and notes - 21:57 5. Automatically copy completed tasks to today's notes - 28:12 The final configuration My Emacs configuration: config.daviwil.com/emacs My system configurations: config.daviwil.com/systems Chat with the System Crafters community on Discord and IRC: systemcrafters.chat Follow me on Twitter for more GNU Emacs and GNU Guix content! twitter.com/SystemCrafters Check out my other video series! - Emacs Essentials: youtube.com/watch?v=48JlgiBpw_I&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oPZvSdewHG8u… - Emacs From Scratch: youtube.com/watch?v=74zOY-vgkyw&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oPH1au7H6B7b… - Emacs Tips: youtube.com/watch?v=wKTKmE1wLyw&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oMHJ6Xil1Ydn… - Emacs Desktop Environment: youtube.com/watch?v=f7xB2fFk1tQ&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oNPbEMYEtswO… - Emacs IDE: youtube.com/watch?v=E-NAM9U5JYE&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oNvsrtk_iZSb… - Emacs Mail: youtube.com/watch?v=yZRyEhi4y44&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oM-kA19xOQc8… - Learning Emacs Lisp: youtube.com/watch?v=RQK_DaaX34Q&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oPQtn7FQEF3D… - Craft Your System with GNU Guix: youtube.com/watch?v=iBaqOK75cho&list=PLEoMzSkcN8oNxnj7jm5V2Z… Thumbnail image credit: Photo by Luca Bravo on Unsplash: unsplash.com/photos/XJXWbfSo2f0 Music credits: Coriolis Effect by logos feat. stefsax, licensed Creative Commons 3.0 CC-BY ccmixter.org/files/mseq/26296 reNovation by airtone, licensed Creative Commons 3.0 CC-BY ccmixter.org/files/airtone/60674 ukeSounds by airtone, licensed Creative Commons 3.0 CC-BY ccmixter.org/files/airtone/32655 Between Worlds (Instrumental) by Aussens@iter, license