Have you ever heard of Notion? It's a free productivity tool that was released in 2012, but it has gained significant popularity over the past year. I started using Notion when I began working at Inflow as the editor-in-chief and organic content manager.
Since then, I have become known as the Notion expert among my colleagues and freelancers. Despite being the most disorganized person I know in the physical world, I have a talent for digital organization. I want to share my Notion knowledge with everyone, especially those with ADHD, so they can understand how to use this tool to achieve their goals.
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The limit does not exist! (Mean Girls reference)
Here are just a few things you can do with Notion:
I use the multiselect option for topic-tagging. One of my favorite things about this is that
you can customize the tag colors and add emojis. But if you prefer the clean look, you can
just use a single color (like grey) for all of your tags.
Relational (this is an advanced property I use to connect multiple databases, but I
won’t detail it here!)
Formula (to be honest, I never use this, but I’m sure it’s useful for someone
somewhere!)
❗ Required Property: Ensure that you have a select property (or status property) in your database for the board to effectively sort the pages.
💡 Recommended Practice: Utilize the board for progress-tracking across multiple areas such as job applications, content creation, and more.
This view heavily relies on dates and is likely the least useful, but only because it's designed for a very specific purpose!
❗ Required properties: Start date and end date
💡 Recommended use: Project management and tracking with multiple deadlines and projects.
If you’re adding a lot of information or pages to a single page, consider using a toggle list or
header. It makes it easier to skim for relevant information. Plus, it looks cleaner and it's