Our Best Posts on Notion and Digital Organization

A Notion Dashboard can be an amazing one-stop-shop for your daily organization and productivity needs. With endless ways to begin building, however, it can also be intimidating to get started. Notion is a powerful no-code tool with many articles and videos to tell you how to start, which can lead to procrastination and decision paralysis. […]

The dust has settled on the release of the Notion API and we’ve been busy exploring the many ways entrepreneurs, creators and no-code aficionados can utilise all the new possibilities to scale and leverage their Notion Workspaces. In this post we’ll take a closer look at a lesser-known, but incredibly powerful integration service: Integromat. What […]

Automate your workflow and free up time by leveraging the Notion API to turn your Notion Workspace into a true powerhouse. With the recently released Notion API, it’s now possible to integrate Notion with all your favourite productivity apps. Connect Notion to Google Calendar for easy planning, synch it with Todoist for Quick Capture or […]

You’ve already hopped on the bandwagon for the Notion productivity app and are using it for note-taking and managing your to-dos. But using it for your team’s big picture project management has been one step too far. Thankfully, Notion’s most recent update offers an exciting new feature just for project management, so you’re in luck: […]

Note-taking and personal knowledge management are in the midst of a technological revolution. Gone are the days of flat Evernote text file, replaced by databases, interactive templates and Excel-like formulas. You know what else has gotten a facelift? The good old hyperlink is a relic of the past. Taking its place are backlinks and bi-directional […]

With a whopping 4.2 billion pages on the Internet, chances are you’re going to stumble on a blog post you want to read. In the past, you’d use a printer (gasp!) or a Read Later app (like Pocket or Instapaper). But the ascent of note-taking (Evernote and Roam), database (Airtable) and all-purpose productivity apps (like […]

Airtable and Notion are two game-changing tools for entrepreneurs, project managers and creators looking to implement databases cheaply and effectively. Prior to Airtable’s release in 2015, databases were the exclusive domain of programmers and “sysadmins” who could afford solutions like Oracle or SQL servers. But today, anyone can spin up a CRM, invoicing system and […]

What’s more fun than one killer productivity app? 2 killer apps working together – like Batman and Robin. And loaded with features, the Notion app is the ultimate Swiss-army knife. And since the much anticipated release of the Notion API, there has been a constant stream of awesome new Notion integrations. And don’t worry: thanks […]

Everything in our lives is powered by databases. Whether your browsing Amazon, listening to Spotify’s Discover Weekly or browsing the New York Times’ home page, behind the scenes they’re all powered by Databases. There’s a common misconception that databases are complex and can only be created by software engineers. It’s wrong. Databases are nothing more than two […]

Notion templates are a powerful and easy way to upgrade your Notion workspace and turn our favourite productivity app into a true powerhouse. The only problem? There are thousands of Notion Templates our there with new ones being released every day. So how are you supposed to find the best Notion templates? Don’t worry, we’ve […]

I know you’ve heard of Lil Nas X. But have you heard of YoungKio? He’s the 20 year old Dutch producer who created the country trap beat (btw, with a NIN sample) that took the pop charts by storm. YoungKio (née Kiowa Roukema) sold the beat to Nas X (whom he had never met) for $30 via […]

It’s a familiar pattern – within days of setting up Notion, you’ve created a page that’s not only functional and beautiful and you’re ready to share it with the world. Maybe it’s a GTD task manager that your colleague wants to use; the recipe database you use with your spouse; or a dashboard for a […]

Chefs have a ritual called the mise-en-place. It literally means to “put in place.” It’s the simple act of gathering and organizing ingredients and tools needed for cooking. And whether your a chef, investor or entrepreneur – there’s something reassuring about getting your house in order. It’s called the GTD Weekly Review. During this weekly ritual, you close those pesky “open […]

Hey. No seriously, hayyyyyy. I’m talking about the buzzy new productivity tool hey.com. ​Superhuman? Nah, that was like 2 years ago. Notion? Come on, that was soooooo 2019. Roam? Well, the Gates of Roam did open last week…. but the cool kids have moved on to Obsidian for their networked thought. But this week, hey.com dropped. It’s an invite-only email service that aims […]

Check out our Amazon search history to see how we’re coping as a family during the pandemic. First, you’ll find a Doug and Melissa Magic Responsibility Chart: Then there’s a book on Scratch Jr, a kids’ programming language: And finally (I promise, I’m not kidding), an iPhone Prison: I know what you’re thinking: What the heck is going on […]

Enroll in Supercharge your Productivity with Notion today! Friends… look what I got a hold of: It turns out the Tiger King himself, is a Notion power user. You’ll observe how he implements Tiago Forte’s PARA Method to organize the four primary spheres of his life: Projects – defined by end dates and discrete goals (Take Care of […]

It’s day 36 of the lockdown and the bounce in my step is definitely gone. It feels like mile 18 of a marathon. Hitting that proverbial wall. But in this case, I’ve identified the culprit. His first name is José. Last name Cuervo. Pre-pandemic I was an every-other-day drinker. One stiff cocktail on alternating weekdays. A few extra […]

Our Notion Course Supercharge your Productivity is currently closed for enrollment, but sign up here to be notified when we re-open. The average knowledge worker spends 4.5 hours a week looking for missing files. That’s nearly 20 days a year. The average American takes 17.4 vacation days. Let that sink in. Yup, US knowledge workers spend more time searching for files than going […]

In 1996 I sold my Magic the Gathering collection for $7,000 and bought shares of the Vanguard S&P 500 Index Fund (today worth $28,516). But that wasn’t best investment I ever made. What was? Reading David Allen’s Getting Things Done as a college grad and learning his GTD method for productivity. (And yes, two decades later GTD […]

Notion Formulas can elevate your Notion Workspace to the next level, but even experienced users are often intimidated by them. However, it’s actually really easy to get started with Formulas in Notion. All you need are a few basic concepts and use cases. Here’s everything you ever need to know to start using Notion Formulas. […]

Have you tried Notion, the new all-purpose app for productivity, task management, and knowledge management? Its power lies in the ability to merge the functionality of countless apps into a single platform. Plus, its clean and sleek design makes it a delight to use. But like any growing child, it’s got its share of issues: […]

I’m wary of shiny new toy syndrome. The diet that can instantly get you lean and ripped. The shoes that can improve your marathon time. And the all-purpose app that promises to supercharge your productivity. I trust reliable and time-tested products which is why I’ve been using Evernote for nearly a decade. The note-taking act […]

On 9/24 I’ll be teaching a course on how Supercharge your Productivity using Notion. The digitization of information is a double-edged sword. It’s an unassailable benefit that every bit (and byte) of knowledge resides on the supercomputer in our pocket. Yet, the unintended consequence is that we’re bombarded with information: Kindle books, blog posts, podcasts, […]

Looking to Supercharge your Productivity with Notion? Free up 5 hours a week over at Notion.Courses Imagine being able to scale yourself, your income and your free time. Meet Notion – an app that lets you effortlessly combine documents, tasks, spreadsheets and databases to suit your workflow. It’s sleek and clean. It brings joy and […]

The completion of a quarter is typically accompanied by some personal house cleaning. A GTD (“getting things done”) review of the Important, not Urgent, paying estimated taxes, a marital money review, and updating the bean counters that measure your personal assets. As an investor with a very long-term horizon, I’ve long eschewed directly linking my […]

For many years I yearned for the good old days of Microsoft Access. In 2003, I used this antiquated software to create an Investor Database at a startup investment firm. I knew just enough code (or Structured Query Language, in coder parlance) to stitch together a few disparate spreadsheets to create a lightweight CRM. But […]

Looking for a simple Notion Tutorial that will get you up to speed with this buzz-creating productivity tool? But you don’t have the time to watch countless hours of Youtube videos piecing together information? Don’t worry, here’s a complete Notion tutorial that you can finish in 10 minutes (or less). Why even use Notion? Getting […]

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