Capturing Notes Efficiently in Emacs with Org Roam

In this video, we'll learn how to use Org Roam's capture system to define templates that you can fill in when you create new notes. We'll cover a few different scenarios like capturing notes about books, details on new projects, and topic notes where some information is commonly needed.

Check out the show notes here: https://systemcrafters.net/build-a-second-brain-in-emacs/capturing-notes-efficiently/

Related videos:

• Build a Second Brain in Emacs with Org Roam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyhPmypHDEw
• Streamline Your Emacs Completions with Vertico: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0OaRy85MOo

We cover the following topics:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:21 The need for a good capture workflow
• 01:16 How Org Roam note templates work
• 02:34 Understanding the default template
• 07:54 Creating a topic-specific template
• 13:44 Creating a literature reference template
• 18:14 Creating a project template
• 22:35 Storing templates in Org files
• 25:42 Customizing the default template
• 29:17 What's next?

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