While using org-mode to take notes, e.g. when learning about something, I often have questions that I write down -- smack in the middle of the main notes. Right now I just use this markup/approach:
*** Some topic
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- Nisi ut aliquip.
- Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident.
- [ ] Q: What markup should I use in org-mode for small/local questions?
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Is there a better markup or way of doing it? E.g. using headings and tags?
Use something like TODO
? But I think TODO/DONE
requires adding an extra heading, which affects the subsequent notes. Unless there's a markup to "go up one heading level" that I don't know about...?
I'd like to be able to add an answer and mark the question as answered, as well as easily search for unanswered questions.
I'm looking for some practical suggestions.
To find unanswered questions I search my .org-file for [ ] Q:
. Answers I sometimes put in as per below:
*** Some topic
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit,
sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
- Nisi ut aliquip.
- Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident.
- [X] Q: What markup should I use in org-mode for small/local questions?
- A: In practice there's no way that's significantly better than this.
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Note: Found slightly related question Different colors for questions and answers in org-mode