https://thesweetsetup.com/a-beginners-guide-to-notion/
Notion is one of the fastest growing productivity tools in recent memory. Power users have become so enamored with Notion that it’s reached Fight Club meme status:
The first rule of Notion is — tell everyone about Notion
The blank slate nature of Notion means it can be really easy to start using, but it can also mean users struggle to understand the most effective use cases for such a powerful tool.
In this article, I want to share my best tips and templates for getting started with Notion. Together, we will cover the basic elements of Notion and four common use cases for getting the most out of it. Ready? Let’s go!
We spend an inordinate amount of time sorting through hundreds of apps to find the very best. Our team here at The Sweet Setup put together a short list of our must-have, most-used apps in 2021.
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These apps work on iPad, iPhone, and Mac. And they range across several different categories but are mostly focused on productivity. They will help you get the most out of your devices and your day.
The core element of Notion is the block, from which all content springs forth. There are roughly 50 potential blocks as of this writing, and I know the team is adding more. We will cover more technical blocks like databases, boards, equations, and integrations in a bit. For now we’re focusing on the basics.
You will quickly see that you can create any kind of written content with blocks. A little pro tip: Notion will recognize markdown commands automatically, if you’re that kind of writer. It’s easy to write an entire article with any popular media type embedded with a block or even just by pasting the URL, e.g. just by pasting in a YouTube link, you can choose to embed the video.
Now that you understand the essential element of Notion, feel free to play around with blocks a little bit and see what you can do. The next part we’re going to cover is how to organize your Notion account and not lose track of what can become your second brain.