In org-mode I can stop and start time running against a task and when I'm done get a breakdown of the total time spent on that task.
I can close tasks and it automatically update when I closed them. I can use keyboard shortcuts to cycle through what state a task is in. e.g. TODO, DONE, BLOCKED etc.
I can assign types to the task, and update these with a few simple keyboard shortcuts.
If I have a list of tasks, e.g.
TODO Foo [0/3]
- [ ] A
- [ ] B
- [ ] C
As I mark off A, B or C, the total on Foo [0/3] will auto update.
I can plan my week ahead org-mode agenda,where it will auto generate my week. I can see reports based on what I did and didn't get finished. I can archive this data off to an archive file.
I can easily create plaintext tables that will auto format for me to fit stuff, I can do calculations in them (as these plaintext tables are basically spreadsheets).
All through just typing text and learning some keyboard shortcuts.
And its always just plain text, I can open it in any editor and what I see will make sense.
Can write code in line in a number of languages (e.g. Ruby, LISP etc) and have it executed in the file.
I don't know how customisable it would be in those editors. My org-mode is pretty customized via my emacs config and I don't know if they would support agenda.
Found that, but I don't like not being able to use git for my file. I ended up figuring out how to get started with org-mode in emacs rather quickly anyway.
I can close tasks and it automatically update when I closed them. I can use keyboard shortcuts to cycle through what state a task is in. e.g. TODO, DONE, BLOCKED etc.
I can assign types to the task, and update these with a few simple keyboard shortcuts.
If I have a list of tasks, e.g.
As I mark off A, B or C, the total on Foo [0/3] will auto update.I can plan my week ahead org-mode agenda,where it will auto generate my week. I can see reports based on what I did and didn't get finished. I can archive this data off to an archive file.
I can easily create plaintext tables that will auto format for me to fit stuff, I can do calculations in them (as these plaintext tables are basically spreadsheets).
All through just typing text and learning some keyboard shortcuts.
And its always just plain text, I can open it in any editor and what I see will make sense.
Can write code in line in a number of languages (e.g. Ruby, LISP etc) and have it executed in the file.