How to use org-roam

(Updated on Tue Jan 11, 2022)
— Albert De La Fuente Vigliotti
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Org-Roam use #

Workflow #

https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/gsv5np/care%5Fto%5Fshare%5Fconfigs%5Ffor%5Fhow%5Fyou%5Fuse%5Forgroam/

https://www.orgroam.com/manual/Appendix.html#Appendix

https://www.orgroam.com/manual/Note%5F002dtaking-Workflows.html#Note%5F002dtaking-Workflows

https://www.orgroam.com/manual/A-Brief-Introduction-to-the-Zettelkasten-Method.html#A-Brief-Introduction-to-the-Zettelkasten-Method

Components #

  • Fleeting notes/Journal (org-journal)
  • Refined notes (org-mode + org-roam) [org-roam-find-file]

  • Links/backlinks (org-mode + org-roam) [org-roam-insert]

    • Tags
    • Other notes
    • Three Pass Technique / journal (future date) / project / etc
  • Tags
  • Search (deft)
  • Navigation
  • PARA Method

Processes #

  • Capturing

    Most of my capture in Roam goes straight into the Daily Note. It’s an easy jumping off point, kind of like an Inbox, where I can associate bits of information with existing notes, or create new notes from them.

  • Connecting (“In what context do I want to see this note again?“)
  • Creating

Reading / resources #

  • DONE The Zettelkasten Method - LessWrong 2.0
  • TODO Building a Second Brain in Roam…And Why You Might Want To : RoamResearch
  • TODO Adam Keesling’s Twitter Thread
  • DONE How To Take Smart Notes With Org-mode · Jethro Kuan

Setup #

Topics that I need to get better at #

Templates #

Roam-protocol #

Define my workflow #

Brain / mind map #