[ngc6677]

A good way to get straight in, is to download `emacs`, open it, and follow the built in "Emacs Tutorial" (click the link on the first page that is shown). It brings a new user through the concepts of the editor, how to move around, do some of the most usual actions, and get familiar with its vocabulary.

At first, it is also a good practice not to install any package, and use the built-in capabilities (`magit` and `org-mode` are now part of the default installation) for a while, the time to discover what comes with the "factory defaults".

Also, for some inspirations, watching videos from `System Crafters, Howard Abrams, Emacs Rocks` to see how some people use it.

It can take a while to get used to everything, or to install packages and customize it to what other editors comes with by default, but the reward is worth.

[MarsIronPI]

Also be sure to use "C-h k" (describe-key), "C-h f" (describe-function) and "C-h v" (describe-variable) liberally. Emacs' self-documenting nature makes it significantly easier to understand what certain actions do and how certain options work.

> `magit` and `org-mode` are now part of the default installation)

Org is, but magit is not.