@JacksonOfTrades I really like Emacs (well, spacemacs...I started with Vim and so it made sense to keep those bindings) too, but found I was spending more time tweaking Emacs than actually writing! Something about Zettlr has the right amount of customisation and function - not too much, but just enough. I use it instead of nvAlt these days as well. Good luck for your PhD! Amazing!