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How to Champion Productivity and Overcome Forgetfulness using Notion
Finding Productivity in Your Life as An Influencer
Over the past year, I have almost exclusively started using Notion on a full-time basis. I continue to use Evernote for several things, but I am finding an increasing number of features that I get with the Notion that Evernote has not had up to this point. I’ve been a fan of Evernote for the past decade. However, the underlying technology shows its age and the limitations of Evernote's platform. Take, for instance, full Markdown support, an in-line database with features similar to Airtable or Coda, embeds, or syntax highlighting for code.
These are features that make Notion a proponent of the 21st century notetaking, list making, data collector of the current time.
I have compiled a list of my favorite ways of using Notion. I’ve created a sample site that you can view on your own time and can be copied if you decide it works for what you are doing.
Note: Evernote has released their new platform; this I shall be testing out more over the next month or so and then will release a comprehensive evalution. But for the most part, many of the features below are still not available.
Embedding Content into Pages
One of my favorite usages is using Notion as an all in one note-taking/writing/mood board platform. Instead of having links that open in the browser, I can embed a video into a page that I want to read later and then in the same window to take notes on the content. Then it is easy to share and provide anyone with the aggregated information that is needed.
Take, for instance, the following notes I took on a recent video. I was watching a video interview with Manolis Kellisof and in order to glean the information I needed. Below the video, I collected information on terms that I wanted to further research, highlight key takeaways from the interview, and record witty quips spoken within the image.
