how i use the app notion ✨
you can get the app “notion” on your iphone, mac, and you can also access it through the internet.
an app for productivity and organization and really anything you could need it for :)
the first page i have (see above) is one for my favorite shortcuts. these are all available on the laptop version. when i first started using the application, i wasn’t quite sure how to use it so i thought having a list of shortcuts at the beginning would be a good idea and it really worked well. i pretty much know all of them now but it’s still nice to have.
on the side bar is the list of all my pages as well as some of the pages within them.
at the very bottom, i have a page titled “other.” this is where all my random pages go. i link the majority of my pages and so the “other” page is just their home. otherwise, it would clutter up the side bar and i don’t want that :)
the second page on the side bar is my “my life” page. this is where i have linked three other pages that i often go to such as “today’s goals,” “this week,” and “weekend goals.” i switch back and forth from using these pages and actual paper for my to do lists.
here’s a look at my “this week” page. it’s currently empty because i don’t have any scheduled to dos yet. when i do, i section it off with all the days of the week with the smallest heading size (heading 3 - [option, command, 3] on a mac) and start my checklist below it. but here’s a peek of what a page looks like when it’s empty.
i am also a president of a club and so i have a page all dedicated to that. i’m able to have to do lists, lists of all our past and upcoming meetings/events, as well as have a couple notes. i’m able to do this through using the checklists, the bullet point feature, as well as the feature where i’m able to “link” everything. those “linked” pages are in a light gray font (automatically) and if i click on it, it takes me right there without having to go find them in my “other” page.
since i am a senior in high school, i also had college applications to worry about at the beginning of the school year. so, i was able to create a table for all the information i had on all the colleges i was applying to. the table extends a lot farther but i’m able to see it by scrolling sideways. i was able to customize the table a lot just by fiddling with it and finding what worked for me and what fit my needs.
below that big college pro/con list, i had my application checklist. here, using another table, i was able to compare which college required what and if i had it done or not. earlier in the year, this table was covered in a whole bunch of colors, each a different step in the application process. this was especially helpful to see if all my recommendation letters were complete.
this app is so customizable to YOU, it’s crazy. you can personalize the emojis on the side, the banner at the top, if you want it in light or dark mode, the color of the font, and so much more.
for the most part, the way i learned notion was just trying it. i sat down and fiddled around to see what i liked, what i could create, and what would work well for me. that’s really all you can do to become comfortable with notion. it’s a super great tool and it has helped keep me organized a lot. “mariana’s study corner” on youtube introduced notion to me and here’s her video that really explains it well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a6lV8JVhf8 you can also look on youtube to see how other people use the application.
if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask, i would be happy to answer them. i hope this helped you get an understanding of my usage of notion. i definitely recommend this app and anyone can get it because it is accessible through the internet. you should definitely try it out ;)
