Earlier this year, I discovered Notion. I think it’s an incredibly versatile and flexible tool; it’s fulfilled a variety of different needs for me, and maybe it can do the same for you.
What is Notion?
Notion’s website describes the app as an “all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.” That description tells you some of the “hats” that Notion can wear, and it’s a good tagline. I would describe Notion as a tool that has a few broad types of content, which can be manipulated and combined to create highly customized tools.
What can you use Notion for?
Notion can be used by individuals or teams, and Notion’s home page illustrates how it can replace specific apps, such as Confluence, Asana, Trello, and Evernote.
But for me, the exciting thing about Notion is that it replaces things that didn’t quite meet my needs (Pocket, I’m looking at you), and allows me to build things that don’t really exist. I’ve started asking myself: “Can I use Notion for this?” and often the answer is yes.
I’ll be writing a series of other blog entries about how I use Notion; I’ll add links below as I write and publish them.