"As unique as your personality, as complex as your business needs." This is what Ivan Zhao, the CEO of Notion, said at the Make With Notion conference last week when describing Notion's resemblance to Legos. And it is how your Notion systems should be: as unique as your personality and as complex as your needs. Today, Notion has over 100M users, including monks in Thailand, teams at Fortune 100 companies like Toyota, and small/medium business owners like you. Zhao and his team have been...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, In my last email, I told you about the YouTube channel I was about to launch. The first video is out today! A little appreciation first... One of the best things about Notion is its global community. The Notion ecosystem is filled with friendly, supportive people who love creating. This shared passion is what makes it so vibrant and powerful. If it weren't for the friends I made through this incredible community, I wouldn't have had the courage to start a YouTube channel. I have...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, It’s been a while since I last wrote to you. I’ve been taking the summer a bit slow while making some changes to my brand and related activities —so many updates are on the way, and I’ll share more on these changes as they take shape. But first, let's talk about Notion's latest feature... Visualise your data with charts Yesterday, Notion launched a new feature that millions of users were craving for: Charts. It is essentially a database view that you can add to any database. Like...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Whatever you're using Notion for, using it efficiently will make your experience smoother and life much easier. Here are a few tips you can use daily. Pull the corner of a cell to expand the content. Want to apply the same relation, date, or tag across many database pages? Open a table view of the database and enter the required data into the entry on top of the table. After that, you’ll see a tiny circle appearing at the bottom right corner of the cell. Drag that tiny circle...
7 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Notion welcomed the spring with refreshing bright colours in their new “Think it. Make it” campaign. Spring is traditionally the time for deep cleaning our physical environments. Why don’t we do the same for digital spaces? If your Notion workspace feels cluttered and overwhelming, you might be making these common mistakes: Letting incomplete tasks pile up Creating a new database for every new thing Adding a new property for anything Trying to fit too much on a single page...
8 months ago • 2 min read