Using getenv for my-life instead of symlinks

Author: alhassy

init.org

@@ -5572,8 +5572,10 @@ my to-do list and my init file, side-by-side.
 ;; and cosmetics, then open my notes files.
 (add-hook 'emacs-startup-hook
           (lambda ()
-            (load-file "~/my-life.el")
-            (find-file "~/my-life.org")))
+            (-let [my-life.el (getenv "MY_LIFE_ELISP")]
+              (unless org-default-notes-file
+                (error "Add to .zshrc “ export MY_LIFE_ELISP=\"/full/path/to/my-life.el\" ”, then load my-life.el"))
+              (load-file my-life.el))))
 #+END_SRC
 
 There is the neat-looking [[https://github.com/emacs-dashboard/emacs-dashboard][emacs-dashboard]] package that provides an extensbile