@gaufff I experienced such a situation multiple times:

Used atom → tried #vim but found it too hard to use → used atom, but missed vims features → finally learned vim when I had more time

Used #obsidianmd → tried #emacs, but found it too hard → used Obsidian, but missed {timestamps, agenda, babel, export, ...} → finally learned emacs

I would recommend waiting a few weeks/months/whatever and then giving emacs/orgmode an other try.

@gaufff learning Emacs is long-sighted objective.

The learning curve is steep in places, but break it down and learn one thing at a time as its impossible to learn everything in one go.

Whilst other solutions have come and gone Emacs has stood the test of time. There are staunch and stalwart developers and users who provide rich insight to learn from (e.g. https://systemcrafters.net/ but many, many more, follow #emacs posters) Its worth it in the long run.

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