trackideas.muse

capturing your random ideas with Emacs

I use emacs a lot.  I also generate a lot of random, loosely connected
ideas while I am working, playing or meditating.  While reading
through the [[http://lifehacker.com/software/productivity/five-tools-to-capture-your-thoughts-300321.php][Five Tools to Capture Your Thoughts]], I was surprised to
note that no one has mentioned the use of emacs.

The core engine for my ideas file is provided by the [[http://www.mwolson.org/projects/EmacsMuse.html][muse mode]].  Once
you have downloaded and installed the muse mode, add the following
lines in your .emacs file


<example>
(require 'muse)

 (defun insert-time ()
  (interactive)
  (insert (format-time-string "%d-%b-%Y %H:%M")))

(defun ideas ()
  (interactive)
  (find-file "/home/rshekhar/personal/kbase/ideas/ideas.muse")
  (end-of-buffer)
  (insert "\n")
  (insert-time)
  (insert " [[")
)

</example>