[pavpanchekha]

I kept trying to start with a todo list in Org-mode, and it was never worth it. Instead, I ended up getting into Org-mode through using it as a markup (it supports inline LaTeX!) and only later learned some of the shortcuts. I've just started using C-RET and similar to add outline nodes, for example; similarly C-. and C-d and such. Now I use Org-mode heavily for literate programming as well.

One of the reasons I love Emacs and Org-mode so much is that it never forces you to use its features. For the right approach and for the power user, this is beautiful.