How I Tackle Idea Development In Notion
Quickly: How To Select New BoardView
Select “+ Add a view” and chose “Board”
A select or multi-select property will appear at the top, organizing corresponding notes below each.
If you have multiple select properties, and wish to display a different property …
select the three dots here
and select “Group by” to change property displayed.
The Idea Development Use-Case
Of course, this is a classic approach to brainstorming and idea refinement from mind to first draft, but I find the most common practices to be the most useful. Why fix something that isn’t broken?
Quick capturing ideas as they come to mind is step one. I capture the idea in short hand or simply jot down only a title inside a card.
Next, I go to summarize the idea is 3 to 5 sentences. I like to include more detail about the idea and also when I roughly plan to get it done by.
I free-write the idea into an unorganized bullet-point fashion, capturing small details and citations if needed. I like to sit down for 10-30 minutes uninterrupted during this stage. I usually start doing research here as well, but nothing extraneous (ie. finding good resources that can aid future research).
Lastly, I refine the note into a first draft, and determine a more concrete deadline
*Note: this boardview only requires one “select” or “multi-select” property, of which can be implemented into something like a content calendar.
Tip: View Contents Of Note Through Card Window For Quick Access
Select “Properties” and “Page Content” next to “Card Preview.”
Tip: Use Template To Automate Emojis
Using the template function, create templates that correspond with each possible select (ie. Quick Capture, Summarize, Free-Write, Refine), and populate with unique emojis. More about this method here.