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Subject: Re: avoiding "First item of list cannot move without its subtree"
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>> * Some important topic
>>   - idea 1, some notes
>>   - idea 2, another note
>>   - idea 3, a third note
>
> Maybe change your approach and use headlines throughout:
>
> * Some important topic
> ** idea 1
> some notes
> ** idea 2
> another note
> ** idea 3
> a third note
>
> ?
>
> You can still move these about and pro/de-mote them as required but 
> you
> can now add task management keywords easily.

I did it this way until I learned about basic lists.

I prefer basic lists because they visually default to be much less 
prominent highlighted.

Thus I prefer the lighter approach by default and only make thins into 
headings when needed.

/max
http://about.me/maxandersen