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    More on that at the end,
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    for now enjoy the video.
    for now enjoy the video.

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    It's no secret that Notion
    It's no secret that Notion

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    is an incredibly powerful app
    is an incredibly powerful app

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    that can do that a lot of things,
    that can do that a lot of things,

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    but, can it work as a note taking app.
    but, can it work as a note taking app.

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    Well, you might think the answer
    Well, you might think the answer

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    to that question is obvious
    to that question is obvious

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    since it is an app
    since it is an app

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    where you can input text
    where you can input text

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    and create hierarchies of pages
    and create hierarchies of pages

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    and pseudo folders.
    and pseudo folders.

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    But personally, I have had a tough time
    But personally, I have had a tough time

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    answering this question for myself,
    answering this question for myself,

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    even though I've been using Notion
    even though I've been using Notion

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    for about two years at this point.
    for about two years at this point.

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    And that is because
    And that is because

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    before I discovered Notion,
    before I discovered Notion,

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    I used a little tool called Evernote
    I used a little tool called Evernote

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    for about 10 years.
    for about 10 years.

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    And when you use a tool for that long,
    And when you use a tool for that long,

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    you tend to get very used to the way
    you tend to get very used to the way

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    that it's set up
    that it's set up

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    and changes to that setup
    and changes to that setup

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    can be hard to deal with.
    can be hard to deal with.

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    So over the past couple of weeks,
    So over the past couple of weeks,

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    I've given myself the challenge
    I've given myself the challenge

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    of building a system within Notion
    of building a system within Notion

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    that gives me a lot of
    that gives me a lot of

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    what I love from Evernote,
    what I love from Evernote,

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    but also takes advantage
    but also takes advantage

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    of many of Notions unique features.
    of many of Notions unique features.

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    So this is my note taking system here in Notion,
    So this is my note taking system here in Notion,

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    it looks pretty simple,
    it looks pretty simple,

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    and that is actually on purpose
    and that is actually on purpose

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    because not only does it need
    because not only does it need

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    to be very usable here,
    to be very usable here,

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    but to properly replace Evernote
    but to properly replace Evernote

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    and to be something I can use at all times,
    and to be something I can use at all times,

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    it needs to be usable
    it needs to be usable

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    on my iPhone as well,
    on my iPhone as well,

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    where I have a lot less
    where I have a lot less

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    horizontal space to work with.
    horizontal space to work with.

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    And this setup works perfectly there.
    And this setup works perfectly there.

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    So the system consists of notebooks,
    So the system consists of notebooks,

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    which are here on the left.
    which are here on the left.

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    We also have an inbox which works
    We also have an inbox which works

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    really well for quick capture,
    really well for quick capture,

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    just quickly getting ideas
    just quickly getting ideas

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    out of my head
    out of my head

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    when I don't have time
    when I don't have time

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    to sort them correctly.
    to sort them correctly.

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    And then something called the Status Dashboard,
    And then something called the Status Dashboard,

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    which is probably the coolest part of the system.
    which is probably the coolest part of the system.

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    But we're gonna get
    But we're gonna get

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    to that a little bit later.
    to that a little bit later.

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    First, let me just show you
    First, let me just show you

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    what a notebook looks like.
    what a notebook looks like.

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    So these notebooks are actually databases,
    So these notebooks are actually databases,

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    each of which contain many different notes.
    each of which contain many different notes.

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    And if we look here,
    And if we look here,

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    these notes have a status
    these notes have a status

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    and also a category.
    and also a category.

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    The status is gonna be useful
    The status is gonna be useful

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    for the status dashboard
    for the status dashboard

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    and we can set them to open.
    and we can set them to open.

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    We can set them archived or urgent.
    We can set them archived or urgent.

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    And this basically lets you sort notes
    And this basically lets you sort notes

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    by the things that are relevant
    by the things that are relevant

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    to your life right now,
    to your life right now,

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    things that are even urgent
    things that are even urgent

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    and things that you wanna keep for safekeeping,
    and things that you wanna keep for safekeeping,

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    but you don't really need any more.
    but you don't really need any more.

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    And those be archived.
    And those be archived.

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    We also have categories
    We also have categories

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    and what we can actually do
    and what we can actually do

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    is sort into one
    is sort into one

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    of these different custom views,
    of these different custom views,

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    which just kind of filters based on its category.
    which just kind of filters based on its category.

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    So this is just production notes.
    So this is just production notes.

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    This is just song notes
    This is just song notes

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    and what this essentially gets you
    and what this essentially gets you

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    is something just like what Evernote had.
    is something just like what Evernote had.

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    With the notebook stacks
    With the notebook stacks

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    and the notebooks.
    and the notebooks.

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    That afforded you two levels
    That afforded you two levels

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    of hierarchy for organization.
    of hierarchy for organization.

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    And this in turn gives you
    And this in turn gives you

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    two levels of hierarchy.
    two levels of hierarchy.

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    The first one being music,
    The first one being music,

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    which contains our second level,
    which contains our second level,

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    which is our songs,
    which is our songs,

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    our gear, our learning, singing, et cetera.
    our gear, our learning, singing, et cetera.

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    And to create a new note,
    And to create a new note,

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    we have a couple of different options.
    we have a couple of different options.

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    Number one, we can just hit new
    Number one, we can just hit new

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    right within this notebook.
    right within this notebook.

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    And it's gonna give us a new note
    And it's gonna give us a new note

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    and we'll just call it Test Note
    and we'll just call it Test Note

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    and this instance,
    and this instance,

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    so that now exists within this database.
    so that now exists within this database.

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    I can give it a category
    I can give it a category

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    which works really well.
    which works really well.

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    Let's just call it songs.
    Let's just call it songs.

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    I'm gonna have a great song called Test Note someday
    I'm gonna have a great song called Test Note someday

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    and can set a reminder for it
    and can set a reminder for it

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    if we want to,
    if we want to,

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    we can attach files to it.
    we can attach files to it.

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    If we want to,
    If we want to,

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    I'm just gonna leave it like this.
    I'm just gonna leave it like this.

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    So that's one way to add notes
    So that's one way to add notes

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    to the database
    to the database

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    or we can go
    or we can go

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    and use that quick capture method
    and use that quick capture method

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    where we're adding things to the inbox.
    where we're adding things to the inbox.

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    Now, the inbox is pretty much identical
    Now, the inbox is pretty much identical

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    to these notebooks in terms of features.
    to these notebooks in terms of features.

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    It's also filtered like this.
    It's also filtered like this.

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    It's also sorted by default,
    It's also sorted by default,

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    by date updated,
    by date updated,

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    which is my preference,
    which is my preference,

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    but of course you could change this however you want.
    but of course you could change this however you want.

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    And if we create a new note,
    And if we create a new note,

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    which we'll just call Test Note 2,
    which we'll just call Test Note 2,

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    then it's gonna be again,
    then it's gonna be again,

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    defaulted to open status
    defaulted to open status

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    and sitting here in the inbox.
    and sitting here in the inbox.

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    What I can do then
    What I can do then

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    is if I have like a review day on the weekend,
    is if I have like a review day on the weekend,

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    I can go into my inbox
    I can go into my inbox

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    and I can drag all of these notes
    and I can drag all of these notes

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    to the notebook in which they belong.
    to the notebook in which they belong.

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    So test note,
    So test note,

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    we'll say that's another song we wanna write
    we'll say that's another song we wanna write

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    creating the ultimate note taking system in Notion
    creating the ultimate note taking system in Notion

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    that would probably go in content.
    that would probably go in content.

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    And finally we have the status dashboard.
    And finally we have the status dashboard.

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    So the status dashboard is a place
    So the status dashboard is a place

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    that shows you all of the open
    that shows you all of the open

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    and urgent notes across all of your notebooks.
    and urgent notes across all of your notebooks.

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    And this is using Notions linked database feature,
    And this is using Notions linked database feature,

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    which essentially lets you see a database.
    which essentially lets you see a database.

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    Even if you are not on the page
    Even if you are not on the page

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    that contains that database,
    that contains that database,

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    it's kind of like linking out
    it's kind of like linking out

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    to a database that exists somewhere else
    to a database that exists somewhere else

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    and showing you the contents.
    and showing you the contents.

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    The interesting thing about linked databases
    The interesting thing about linked databases

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    is that if you edit the content,
    is that if you edit the content,

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    so if I edit one of these rows here,
    so if I edit one of these rows here,

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    I will actually be editing
    I will actually be editing

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    the row in that database.
    the row in that database.

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    If I delete one of these columns here,
    If I delete one of these columns here,

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    I will be actually deleting
    I will be actually deleting

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    the column in that database.
    the column in that database.

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    But linked databases have their own views.
    But linked databases have their own views.

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    They have their own filters
    They have their own filters

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    and their own sorts.
    and their own sorts.

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    So you can create custom views, custom sorts,
    So you can create custom views, custom sorts,

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    do whatever you want with linked databases.
    do whatever you want with linked databases.

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    And you're not going
    And you're not going

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    to affect the parent database,
    to affect the parent database,

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    the real database.
    the real database.

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    And we can use that to our advantage.
    And we can use that to our advantage.

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    So this status dashboard uses that
    So this status dashboard uses that

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    to show me all the notes
    to show me all the notes

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    across my entire system
    across my entire system

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    that are either open or urgent.
    that are either open or urgent.

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    We are first sorting by urgent
    We are first sorting by urgent

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    and then we sort by date updated.
    and then we sort by date updated.

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    So if I'm on a review day, once again,
    So if I'm on a review day, once again,

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    I can go through my system
    I can go through my system

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    and I can look through
    and I can look through

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    and what's relevant to my life.
    and what's relevant to my life.

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    Do I need to set something to archived?
    Do I need to set something to archived?

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    Do I need to set it to urgent?
    Do I need to set it to urgent?

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    And I've also sorted it
    And I've also sorted it

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    so that it shows any note
    so that it shows any note

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    that doesn't have a category.
    that doesn't have a category.

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    That way I can go through in the dashboard
    That way I can go through in the dashboard

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    and categorize things.
    and categorize things.

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    So site speed upgrades is right here,
    So site speed upgrades is right here,

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    I'm going to put that on projects.
    I'm going to put that on projects.

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    All right, So that being said
    All right, So that being said

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    here is how you would add
    here is how you would add

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    a new notebook to your system.
    a new notebook to your system.

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    First off, there's an add new notebook block here,
    First off, there's an add new notebook block here,

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    and this is just a template block
    and this is just a template block

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    that contains a template database.
    that contains a template database.

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    So I can click it to generate it
    So I can click it to generate it

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    And why don't we just call this Notebook DIY.
    And why don't we just call this Notebook DIY.

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    I think that's a good parent notebook
    I think that's a good parent notebook

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    that could contain lots of different sub-notebooks.
    that could contain lots of different sub-notebooks.

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    And because this is built off of a template,
    And because this is built off of a template,

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    a lot of the work is already done for me.
    a lot of the work is already done for me.

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    I've already got my filters.
    I've already got my filters.

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    I've already got my sort criteria
    I've already got my sort criteria

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    and I've already got
    and I've already got

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    a few different views here.
    a few different views here.

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    Most of these don't really need
    Most of these don't really need

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    any kind of editing before I start working.
    any kind of editing before I start working.

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    But I am gonna wanna edit
    But I am gonna wanna edit

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    this category view right here
    this category view right here

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    and I wanna make more based on my categories.
    and I wanna make more based on my categories.

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    So first let's assign a category
    So first let's assign a category

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    to this test note here
    to this test note here

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    and we've got Test One here.
    and we've got Test One here.

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    I'm just gonna go ahead
    I'm just gonna go ahead

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    and rename it to Woodworking.
    and rename it to Woodworking.

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    So this will be my Woodworking notebook
    So this will be my Woodworking notebook

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    and I'm gonna come into category one.
    and I'm gonna come into category one.

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    I'm gonna rename that
    I'm gonna rename that

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    to Woodworking as well.
    to Woodworking as well.

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    So this will be my Woodworking notebook
    So this will be my Woodworking notebook

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    and I'm just going to add a filter
    and I'm just going to add a filter

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    based on the category
    based on the category

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    and it will be Woodworking.
    and it will be Woodworking.

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    So any note tagged with Woodworking
    So any note tagged with Woodworking

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    is now going to be
    is now going to be

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    in this Woodworking notebook.
    in this Woodworking notebook.

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    And once you've done that,
    And once you've done that,

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    all you need to do
    all you need to do

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    to create additional category based notebooks
    to create additional category based notebooks

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    is to duplicate this view
    is to duplicate this view

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    and then rename it to whatever you want.
    and then rename it to whatever you want.

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    So maybe this one is gonna be Metalworking.
    So maybe this one is gonna be Metalworking.

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    I would love to get into welding
    I would love to get into welding

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    in my spare time.
    in my spare time.

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    And all we gotta do is,
    And all we gotta do is,

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    well, first add a category for Metalworking
    well, first add a category for Metalworking

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    and change our filter criteria.
    and change our filter criteria.

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    So as your notebooks expand
    So as your notebooks expand

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    and you add additional sub-notebooks within the parents,
    and you add additional sub-notebooks within the parents,

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    you can go through
    you can go through

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    this process of adding the category
    this process of adding the category

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    and then adding the filter.
    and then adding the filter.

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    I know this is a little bit
    I know this is a little bit

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    of work to set up.
    of work to set up.

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    And I thought really hard
    And I thought really hard

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    about how to make it easier.
    about how to make it easier.

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    And I couldn't really figure out a way
    And I couldn't really figure out a way

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    that didn't compromise
    that didn't compromise

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    some of the other features,
    some of the other features,

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    including the ability to have quick capture,
    including the ability to have quick capture,

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    the ability to easily sort,
    the ability to easily sort,

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    the ability to show the status dashboard.
    the ability to show the status dashboard.

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    So it's a little bit of work
    So it's a little bit of work

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    to set up each notebook,
    to set up each notebook,

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    but once you have those notebooks set up,
    but once you have those notebooks set up,

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    you don't have any additional maintenance work.
    you don't have any additional maintenance work.

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    And at least personally,
    And at least personally,

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    after I've got my first maybe 15 notebooks
    after I've got my first maybe 15 notebooks

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    that kind of encompass my whole life built,
    that kind of encompass my whole life built,

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    then there aren't really any new notebooks
    then there aren't really any new notebooks

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    being created on a regular basis.
    being created on a regular basis.

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    So personally I'm okay with a little bit
    So personally I'm okay with a little bit

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    of initial setup work
    of initial setup work

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    and speaking of initial setup,
    and speaking of initial setup,

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    one last thing we do need to do for this,
    one last thing we do need to do for this,

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    other than setting, a cool emoji.
    other than setting, a cool emoji.

  • 07:42

    Let's let's give it a hammer
    Let's let's give it a hammer

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    is to add this to a status dashboard.
    is to add this to a status dashboard.

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    So here's one thing
    So here's one thing

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    where I would love Notion
    where I would love Notion

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    to add a feature.
    to add a feature.

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    I would love the ability
    I would love the ability

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    to duplicate a linked database
    to duplicate a linked database

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    and then change the database.
    and then change the database.

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    It's looking at change
    It's looking at change

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    the original database.
    the original database.

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    That's not a feature right now,
    That's not a feature right now,

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    which kinda stinks
    which kinda stinks

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    because it means I can't duplicate
    because it means I can't duplicate

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    this pre-setup linked database
    this pre-setup linked database

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    that has all the filters
    that has all the filters

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    and the sorts.
    and the sorts.

  • 08:08

    That'd be awesome,
    That'd be awesome,

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    but that doesn't exist.
    but that doesn't exist.

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    So we're gonna hit the slash command
    So we're gonna hit the slash command

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    and go to create linked database.
    and go to create linked database.

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    And then all we need to do
    And then all we need to do

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    is search for the particular database
    is search for the particular database

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    we just created.
    we just created.

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    And here we are.
    And here we are.

  • 08:20

    So again, the views we create here,
    So again, the views we create here,

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    the filters, the sorts,
    the filters, the sorts,

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    and any shuffling around of columns
    and any shuffling around of columns

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    is going to be unique
    is going to be unique

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    to the linked database.
    to the linked database.

  • 08:29

    It's not gonna affect your notebook,
    It's not gonna affect your notebook,

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    but if we change anything
    but if we change anything

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    about the content that is actually
    about the content that is actually

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    going to affect what's in the real notebook.
    going to affect what's in the real notebook.

  • 08:36

    So what we need to do here first
    So what we need to do here first

  • 08:38

    is number one,
    is number one,

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    get rid of some properties
    get rid of some properties

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    that we don't care about,
    that we don't care about,

  • 08:41

    such as date created and files.
    such as date created and files.

  • 08:44

    I really don't care about those things.
    I really don't care about those things.

  • 08:45

    I just want these four.
    I just want these four.

  • 08:47

    Next, we need to create a view.
    Next, we need to create a view.

  • 08:48

    So we're just gonna call this table view
    So we're just gonna call this table view

  • 08:51

    and I'm gonna give it a capital V
    and I'm gonna give it a capital V

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    because it's going to default
    because it's going to default

  • 08:55

    to creating two of them.
    to creating two of them.

  • 08:56

    Now, basically we need to do this
    Now, basically we need to do this

  • 08:58

    so we can easily duplicate the filters and sorts
    so we can easily duplicate the filters and sorts

  • 09:00

    we're gonna be creating here.
    we're gonna be creating here.

  • 09:01

    If we don't make another view first,
    If we don't make another view first,

  • 09:03

    it's gonna be a kind of a pain to do it.
    it's gonna be a kind of a pain to do it.

  • 09:05

    Going here, we're gonna create filters.
    Going here, we're gonna create filters.

  • 09:07

    And this is where Notions
    And this is where Notions

  • 09:08

    new filter groups option comes really in handy.
    new filter groups option comes really in handy.

  • 09:11

    So I'm gonna go here
    So I'm gonna go here

  • 09:12

    and I'm gonna make a filter
    and I'm gonna make a filter

  • 09:14

    where I'm filtering for status
    where I'm filtering for status

  • 09:15

    and I'm gonna filter for either open or urgent.
    and I'm gonna filter for either open or urgent.

  • 09:20

    And lastly, I want one more filtering
    And lastly, I want one more filtering

  • 09:23

    for anything where the category is empty.
    for anything where the category is empty.

  • 09:26

    This shouldn't happen with the way
    This shouldn't happen with the way

  • 09:28

    that I've set this system up,
    that I've set this system up,

  • 09:29

    but just in case it does,
    but just in case it does,

  • 09:30

    I wanna have this filter criteria in here
    I wanna have this filter criteria in here

  • 09:32

    so I can use this as an easy place
    so I can use this as an easy place

  • 09:34

    to set categories for anything
    to set categories for anything

  • 09:36

    that doesn't get it initially.
    that doesn't get it initially.

  • 09:38

    Finally, the last thing we've gotta do
    Finally, the last thing we've gotta do

  • 09:39

    is set up a sort first based on status
    is set up a sort first based on status

  • 09:43

    and I want urgent to be first.
    and I want urgent to be first.

  • 09:44

    So we're gonna go descending order
    So we're gonna go descending order

  • 09:46

    and then I want it to be sorted
    and then I want it to be sorted

  • 09:48

    by date updated also descending.
    by date updated also descending.

  • 09:50

    And lastly, with this table view,
    And lastly, with this table view,

  • 09:53

    I'm gonna go ahead
    I'm gonna go ahead

  • 09:54

    and duplicate it.
    and duplicate it.

  • 09:55

    And I'm gonna call this Duplicate List View.
    And I'm gonna call this Duplicate List View.

  • 09:58

    So this is gonna be that nice
    So this is gonna be that nice

  • 09:59

    little list style database
    little list style database

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    that is easily viewable on mobile,
    that is easily viewable on mobile,

  • 10:03

    hit that up.
    hit that up.

  • 10:04

    And then I'm gonna delete
    And then I'm gonna delete

  • 10:05

    this original table view with lowercase fee.
    this original table view with lowercase fee.

  • 10:07

    That's what Notion defaults to calling it.
    That's what Notion defaults to calling it.

  • 10:09

    And I don't need it
    And I don't need it

  • 10:10

    'cause it doesn't have any
    'cause it doesn't have any

  • 10:11

    of those cool filters
    of those cool filters

  • 10:12

    and sorts on it.
    and sorts on it.

  • 10:13

    Boom, there, we're done.
    Boom, there, we're done.

  • 10:13

    Again a little bit of setup work,
    Again a little bit of setup work,

  • 10:15

    but once you've got it set up
    but once you've got it set up

  • 10:16

    for each parent notebook,
    for each parent notebook,

  • 10:17

    you don't have to do anything
    you don't have to do anything

  • 10:18

    except for go through here
    except for go through here

  • 10:20

    and sort your notes.
    and sort your notes.

  • 10:21

    And look, I have created
    And look, I have created

  • 10:22

    the ultimate note taking system in Notion
    the ultimate note taking system in Notion

  • 10:23

    with nothing on there.
    with nothing on there.

  • 10:24

    We're gonna call that YouTube
    We're gonna call that YouTube

  • 10:25

    'cause this here is on YouTube.
    'cause this here is on YouTube.

  • 10:27

    So this notes database,
    So this notes database,

  • 10:28

    as you might've expected is a template
    as you might've expected is a template

  • 10:31

    and it is in the Notion template gallery now.
    and it is in the Notion template gallery now.

  • 10:33

    So I will have that linked
    So I will have that linked

  • 10:35

    in the description below.
    in the description below.

  • 10:36

    And one additional tip
    And one additional tip

  • 10:37

    that I wanna give you here for using this
    that I wanna give you here for using this

  • 10:39

    is to drag both the notes area itself,
    is to drag both the notes area itself,

  • 10:43

    and also the inbox specifically
    and also the inbox specifically

  • 10:44

    up to your favorites bar.
    up to your favorites bar.

  • 10:46

    That's gonna give you really quick access
    That's gonna give you really quick access

  • 10:48

    to basically every part of your notebook.
    to basically every part of your notebook.

  • 10:50

    If you open the toggle here,
    If you open the toggle here,

  • 10:51

    you have access to all
    you have access to all

  • 10:52

    of your parent notebooks.
    of your parent notebooks.

  • 10:53

    And because we built custom views
    And because we built custom views

  • 10:55

    for the subcategories,
    for the subcategories,

  • 10:56

    you can even drill into those subcategories
    you can even drill into those subcategories

  • 10:59

    from the sidebar.
    from the sidebar.

  • 11:00

    This was really important to me,
    This was really important to me,

  • 11:01

    which is another reason
    which is another reason

  • 11:02

    why I built it this way.
    why I built it this way.

  • 11:03

    And then last but not least,
    And then last but not least,

  • 11:05

    you have your inbox at the top,
    you have your inbox at the top,

  • 11:06

    which means that when you're on your phone,
    which means that when you're on your phone,

  • 11:07

    when you're on the go
    when you're on the go

  • 11:08

    and you don't have a whole lot of time,
    and you don't have a whole lot of time,

  • 11:09

    you could easily open up Notion,
    you could easily open up Notion,

  • 11:11

    get to the inbox,
    get to the inbox,

  • 11:12

    just a couple of quick taps
    just a couple of quick taps

  • 11:13

    and add something to it
    and add something to it

  • 11:15

    and then have it in a place
    and then have it in a place

  • 11:16

    where you're gonna easily
    where you're gonna easily

  • 11:17

    be able to sort it
    be able to sort it

  • 11:18

    and organize it later on.
    and organize it later on.

  • 11:20

    So again, use this favorites area
    So again, use this favorites area

  • 11:21

    to your advantage
    to your advantage

  • 11:22

    and use it for things
    and use it for things

  • 11:23

    that you access beyond
    that you access beyond

  • 11:24

    just your notes database.
    just your notes database.

  • 11:26

    I've got my inbox here.
    I've got my inbox here.

  • 11:27

    I've got my notes sitting right here,
    I've got my notes sitting right here,

  • 11:29

    but I have a lot of other things
    but I have a lot of other things

  • 11:30

    that I need really quick access to
    that I need really quick access to

  • 11:31

    in a really frequent basis,
    in a really frequent basis,

  • 11:33

    including my YouTube video tracker,
    including my YouTube video tracker,

  • 11:35

    which basically helps me run my channel
    which basically helps me run my channel

  • 11:37

    and helps me make videos
    and helps me make videos

  • 11:38

    a lot more efficiently.
    a lot more efficiently.

  • 11:40

    And speaking of making videos.
    And speaking of making videos.

  • 11:41

    If you are a content creator yourself,
    If you are a content creator yourself,

  • 11:43

    if you make videos here
    if you make videos here

  • 11:44

    or even if you're aspiring
    or even if you're aspiring

  • 11:45

    to get into it in the future,
    to get into it in the future,

  • 11:47

    then I wanna take a second
    then I wanna take a second

  • 11:48

    to recommend Chrystopher Rhodes
    to recommend Chrystopher Rhodes

  • 11:49

    budget filmmaking class over on Skillshare.
    budget filmmaking class over on Skillshare.

  • 11:51

    Chrystopher Rhodes is somebody
    Chrystopher Rhodes is somebody

  • 11:53

    I've been following for a long time.
    I've been following for a long time.

  • 11:54

    He has a channel here called YCimaging
    He has a channel here called YCimaging

  • 11:56

    and his work is absolutely fantastic.
    and his work is absolutely fantastic.

  • 11:59

    In fact, if you've been following my channel
    In fact, if you've been following my channel

  • 12:00

    for a few months
    for a few months

  • 12:01

    and you've noticed the production quality
    and you've noticed the production quality

  • 12:02

    increasing over time,
    increasing over time,

  • 12:04

    that is due in part to a lot of the tips
    that is due in part to a lot of the tips

  • 12:06

    that I've picked up from Chrystopher
    that I've picked up from Chrystopher

  • 12:07

    and his Skillshare class really
    and his Skillshare class really

  • 12:09

    gets into the details
    gets into the details

  • 12:10

    of how to make the most modest gear
    of how to make the most modest gear

  • 12:11

    or a small budget when you're making video.
    or a small budget when you're making video.

  • 12:14

    And in particular,
    And in particular,

  • 12:15

    I really enjoy his lesson about Location Scouting,
    I really enjoy his lesson about Location Scouting,

  • 12:17

    which is about taking one location
    which is about taking one location

  • 12:19

    and using it really creatively
    and using it really creatively

  • 12:21

    to get lots of different shot angles
    to get lots of different shot angles

  • 12:22

    or even different sets
    or even different sets

  • 12:24

    out of that one small space.
    out of that one small space.

  • 12:26

    And because Chrystopher's class is on Skillshare,
    And because Chrystopher's class is on Skillshare,

  • 12:28

    you're also gonna have access
    you're also gonna have access

  • 12:29

    to thousands of other classes
    to thousands of other classes

  • 12:31

    across topics ranging
    across topics ranging

  • 12:32

    from digital illustration to animation,
    from digital illustration to animation,

  • 12:34

    to personal finance,
    to personal finance,

  • 12:36

    to even productivity.
    to even productivity.

  • 12:37

    And within that productivity category,
    And within that productivity category,

  • 12:39

    you'll even find two classes taught by me,
    you'll even find two classes taught by me,

  • 12:41

    which cover the basics
    which cover the basics

  • 12:42

    of setting up a productivity system
    of setting up a productivity system

  • 12:44

    and then how to build strong habits
    and then how to build strong habits

  • 12:46

    and actually stick to them in the longterm.
    and actually stick to them in the longterm.

  • 12:48

    Membership on Skillshare is also really affordable
    Membership on Skillshare is also really affordable

  • 12:50

    with plans starting at less
    with plans starting at less

  • 12:51

    than 10 bucks a month.
    than 10 bucks a month.

  • 12:52

    And if you're one of the first 1000 people
    And if you're one of the first 1000 people

  • 12:54

    to use the link in the description down below to sign up,
    to use the link in the description down below to sign up,

  • 12:57

    you're also gonna get your two month free trial
    you're also gonna get your two month free trial

  • 12:59

    with unlimited use of the platform.
    with unlimited use of the platform.

  • 13:00

    So you can try it out before you buy.
    So you can try it out before you buy.

  • 13:03

    Like I said at the beginning of this video,
    Like I said at the beginning of this video,

  • 13:04

    I am donating the entirety of my sponsorship fee
    I am donating the entirety of my sponsorship fee

  • 13:06

    for this video to the Black Lives Matter Organization.
    for this video to the Black Lives Matter Organization.

  • 13:09

    Honestly, with everything that's been
    Honestly, with everything that's been

  • 13:11

    going on over the past few weeks,
    going on over the past few weeks,

  • 13:12

    I don't know what the perfect thing
    I don't know what the perfect thing

  • 13:14

    to say that would be helpful would be.
    to say that would be helpful would be.

  • 13:16

    But I do know that saying
    But I do know that saying

  • 13:18

    and doing nothing would be
    and doing nothing would be

  • 13:19

    the wrong thing to do.
    the wrong thing to do.

  • 13:20

    This channel is about self-improvement
    This channel is about self-improvement

  • 13:23

    for the most part.
    for the most part.

  • 13:24

    But I think that we should be using
    But I think that we should be using

  • 13:25

    the gains we make through self-improvement
    the gains we make through self-improvement

  • 13:27

    to be improving the lives
    to be improving the lives

  • 13:29

    of other people as well,
    of other people as well,

  • 13:30

    and to be calling out
    and to be calling out

  • 13:31

    and fighting against injustice when we see it.
    and fighting against injustice when we see it.

  • 13:34

    And it's clear to me
    And it's clear to me

  • 13:35

    that black people in my country
    that black people in my country

  • 13:36

    and around the world deal with systemic racism
    and around the world deal with systemic racism

  • 13:39

    and injustice on a daily basis.
    and injustice on a daily basis.

  • 13:41

    In addition to many voices
    In addition to many voices

  • 13:42

    that are trying to say
    that are trying to say

  • 13:44

    that injustice doesn't exist,
    that injustice doesn't exist,

  • 13:45

    it absolutely does.
    it absolutely does.

  • 13:46

    And I want to make some small effort
    And I want to make some small effort

  • 13:49

    to use my platform to both amplify black voices
    to use my platform to both amplify black voices

  • 13:53

    and to help,
    and to help,

  • 13:54

    which is why I'm making this donation.
    which is why I'm making this donation.

  • 13:55

    And which is why instead of calling out
    And which is why instead of calling out

  • 13:56

    all the subscribed stuff
    all the subscribed stuff

  • 13:57

    that I usually have on the screen here,
    that I usually have on the screen here,

  • 13:59

    I just wanna point you
    I just wanna point you

  • 14:00

    to a video by Emmanuel Acho
    to a video by Emmanuel Acho

  • 14:01

    that I watched last week
    that I watched last week

  • 14:02

    called Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.
    called Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man.

  • 14:05

    This was an eyeopening look for me
    This was an eyeopening look for me

  • 14:07

    at some of the different types of racism
    at some of the different types of racism

  • 14:09

    that people have to deal with
    that people have to deal with

  • 14:10

    on a daily basis.
    on a daily basis.

  • 14:11

    And I highly recommend you go watch it
    And I highly recommend you go watch it

  • 14:13

    and also subscribe to his channel.
    and also subscribe to his channel.

  • 14:15

    He's turned this into a series
    He's turned this into a series

  • 14:16

    and the other videos are just as good.
    and the other videos are just as good.

  • 14:18

    Beyond that, hopefully you enjoyed this video.
    Beyond that, hopefully you enjoyed this video.

  • 14:20

    Hopefully you found it helpful in some way.
    Hopefully you found it helpful in some way.

  • 14:22

    Again, I'm gonna have the template link
    Again, I'm gonna have the template link

  • 14:24

    for this note taking system
    for this note taking system

  • 14:25

    in the description down below,
    in the description down below,

  • 14:27

    which should hopefully
    which should hopefully

  • 14:27

    save you a lot of effort
    save you a lot of effort

  • 14:28

    if you want to implement it for yourself.
    if you want to implement it for yourself.

  • 14:30

    And as always,
    And as always,

  • 14:31

    I will see you in my next video,
    I will see you in my next video,

  • 14:33

    which is coming up in just a few days.
    which is coming up in just a few days.

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To pay for an event, usually as an advertisement

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- This video is sponsored by Skillshare. and the entirety of my sponsorship fee. for this video is being donated. to the Black Lives Matter Organization.. More on that at the end,. for now enjoy the video.. It's no secret that Notion. is an incredibly powerful app. that can do that a lot of things,. but, can it work as a note taking app.. Well, you might think the answer. to that question is obvious. since it is an app. where you can input text. and create hierarchies of pages. and pseudo folders.. But personally, I have had a tough time. answering this question for myself,. even though I've been using Notion. for about two years at this point..

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Helped to succeed/happen by being given money. To help someone succeed by giving them money.

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say or write in response.

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noun verb

sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information. ask someone questions.

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noun

State of being complete.

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ranking system ordered according to importance. Systems for organizing according to importance.

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position of being sponsor.

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having great power or strength. very.

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To find something new that was not known before.