Notion just launched one of its most requested features: Grouping. And I couldn’t be more excited to share how I’m using it to organize my life and work better. Here are my seven favorite “group by” use cases. Notion’s Group By Feature: My Favorite Use Cases 1. Group Summaries by Rating 2. Group Summaries by […]
Notion OKRs: How I Set and Achieve My Biggest, Most Ambitious Goals
One problem I’ve always had with traditional goal setting is not knowing what I want so far in the future. In Q1 2020, for instance, I started a weekly newsletter called Words Into Works. But after 52 consecutive weeks, I paused it to prioritize a more important goal (launching Getting Things Done with Notion). This […]
Notion Use Cases: Why I Left Evernote (And Why You Should, Too)
A few weeks ago, I started getting emails from readers telling me that my Commonplace Book wasn’t working correctly… Notes were disappearing in the browser, and when they weren’t, they were taking too long to load—my commonplace book was riddled with bugs. As a longtime Evernote user, it was a reality I wasn’t ready to […]
Notion Backlinks: Why I Love Them (And How I Use Them)
If you’re looking to learn more about Notion backlinks… You’re in the right place. In this article, I’ll cover everything you need to know about Notion backlinks, including: What Notion backlinks are; How I’m using them in my Commonplace Book; and My three favorite use cases. Let’s get started. Table of Contents What Are Notion […]
How to Build a Notion Commonplace Book (Step-by-Step)
A few years ago, I read an article by author Ryan Holiday about how and why to keep “a commonplace book.” A commonplace book, if you’re unfamiliar, is a notebook, digital or otherwise, that you fill with information like ideas from books, notes from courses, thought-provoking quotes, and more. Holiday’s commonplace book, comprising thousands of […]