Org mode is really good for note taking, so emacs has uses even if one does not use it for programming.

I gave it an honest try for 6 months and even as good as Org-mode is (I used it to track project tasks, notes, timelogs, even had a go at custom templates), the 80s design choices and trying to find information that didn't expect a full working knowledge pushed me away from Emacs, might have been made worse trying to do this on "the devil's OS".

I'd have loved to have been able to give magit a go.

I do still have Orgzly on my phone though.