This Simple Notes Management System Changed My Life!

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 05:23:27 +0000

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In this video, I go over my unique approach to managing a master notes database in Notion, whereby only relevant notes are surfaced when I need them, thus ensuring I never lose track of important information.

Specifically, I go over how to create and manage a master notes database in Notion.

We then utilize different database views to surface only relevant notes for your projects.

We rely on integrating Notion’s relation properties to connect your notes to projects, areas, and resources.

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*TIMESTAMPS*
00:00 How I Manage My Notes in Notion
00:35 Overview of Notion Notes System
01:23 My Notes Template in Notion
03:45 My Workflow for Taking Notes
05:42 Tip for Advanced Notion Users

*RESOURCES I MENTION IN THE VIDEO*
Thomas Frank's Relations tutorial - https://youtu.be/mAJOpO73d8Y?t=1443
Save to Notion extension - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diK9dZulkAs
My Daily Agenda Planner for Notion - https://youtu.be/XXYfRgXTEE0

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