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Emacs as a 'second brain' and mindfulness

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In this recorded live stream, I offered a presentation that was divided in two parts: In the first, I talked in general about how Emacs can boost one’s productivity through its sheer power, extensibility, and the interconnectedness of its environment. While in the second I elaborated on the need to be mindful of our disposition towards knowledge and learning so that we give ourselves a chance to grow. This ultimately is about how we go about maintaining an exomind with the help of Emacs while being mindful of the quality of what goes into it. Below is the text of the presentation (in Org format): #+TITLE: Live: Emacs note-taking and the mindful attitude #+AUTHOR: Protesilaos Stavrou (https://protesilaos.com) #+DATE: 2021-08-31 * Overview of how I plan to do live streams Hello everyone! My name is Protesilaos, also known as "Prot". This is my first ever live stream. I have never done one before nor participated in any because my old computer could not handle it. Now that I have slightly better hardware, it is time to experiment with this format. [ I talked about my laptop woes in the last video: https://protesilaos.com/codelog/2021-08-29-emacs-community-new-pc/. ] If there is anyone…

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