I use org mode as simple outline or table but so far the organization part still evades me.. I guess I'm too chaotic still to understand how to make real good use of it.
I've been using Org-Mode for over 10 years. There is no one way.
You start off first writing simple outlines, and then you start creating todos, and then maybe you start to look at agendas to organize your todos (note: I rarely do this).
The biggest game changer for me was org-roam. It's essentially a database of all my files where I can add snippets or link to other files, or whatnot.
The TODO stuff I use a rough general guide of where I am, but I do not strictly adhere to it.
Essentially: Make Org-Mode work for you and your mindset, don't feel the need to bend to it.
I don't know about videos, but here's my general workflow.
1. "Huh, I wonder at what point SSDs of today are comparable
to RAM speeds of yester-year?"
2. `C-c n c` (create-node) "ssd_ram_yearly" (title)
3. (a document spawns) "\* SSD vs RAM comparison" (I give it a
better unofficial title)
4. I do googling, drag and drop images into the document (org-download
is a must have)
5. Satisfied with the document, I decide to link it to a
parent node
6. `C-c n i` (insert node) "random_thoughts"
7. If the random_thoughts node exists, it just links, if not, it
creates a new document which I can fill out, and then `C-c
C-c` to complete it, and then it links back to the ram document.
8. I finally do `C-c C-c` to complete the original ram document.
Later on:
1. "Huh, what was I thinking about again?"
2. `C-c n f` (find node) "random_thoughts"
3. `C-c n l` (show backward links) a new buffer pops up showing
all files that link to random_thoughts, and I click on
the Ram ssd one.
it's not very complicated - it's an outliner mashed into an ad-hoc wiki in your editor, and also lets you mark up things as "tasks" with optional "scheduling". you can just outline things in to it, then when an item congeals enough to become a task, <S-right> on it to add a TODO tag and now org mode can be an organiser - put it in the agenda agenda, specify a workflow (TODO->PENDING->DONE; TODO->ABANDONED, etc), schedule it, emit it in to an ical file, etc etc.
probably the nicest part of org is that you don't pay for things you don't use - using it as a just a nice way of organising bullet points works fine, and then there are a jillion optional features around it.
Oh I've tuned the hell out of it, the issue lies above I guess, cause I keep accumulating tasks in various states, sometimes clocked or not.. and then it's hell to manage cleaning what's what.
