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I Was Wrong About Notion, Here’s Why…
Around two years ago, I wrote an article about my decision to move away from Notion. Back then, I discovered that I was spending too much time messing around with the features and that I was becoming less productive when I was using it.
But I couldn’t have been more wrong about moving away from it because fast-forward a year, I decided to start using it again for managing my blog and YouTube channel. I even went out and purchased Thomas Frank’s Creator Companion template, which I use till this day for managing my side hustle. I honestly don’t know where I would be today without it today.
Over the last couple of months, I’ve been looking at ways of re-introducing Notion to my daily life. Only this time, I don’t want to use it for absolutely everything because that was one of the reasons I moved away. This time I want to use it only for things that will provide a genuine improvement to my workflow and daily life.
But without any further ado, here are the reasons I was wrong about moving away from Notion…
Recognising why I was wrong
A few years ago, when I was a university student, I found Notion incredibly helpful. I used it for managing my research, studies, and coursework. I found it so useful that I started using it for everything.
I guess that was the first mistake I made. I was using it for things that didn’t provide value to my workflow or daily life. As a result, I started getting bored with the way I was using it, prompting me to find new ways of using it and messing around with the features, even when I should have spent the time on actual work.
After a while, I noticed that I was becoming less productive when using Notion.
I believe I should have had a structured approach to the way I was using it. I should have spent more time finding templates that work for me or creating my very own.
Don’t get me wrong, Notion has some fantastic features, but another reason I decided to move away was the fact that it was overcomplicated for the majority of things I was using it for.
That is why, I decided to move away altogether and try different apps. In all fairness, I saw an instant improvement in my productivity at…
