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Relations, Program Functions, Dashboards
I've always wanted to tackle the zettelkasten method inside Notion, but the lack of backlinking has held me back thus far. Now that linking backward is available, I'm able to quickly group related notes without excessive relation properties. Today, I want to show you how I plan to implement Zettelkasten principles into my Notion workspace.
If you’re looking for a strategy to organize notes inside of Notion, I want to share how I tackle a knowledge database in my workspace. Included is a sorting formula, a formula to count number of relations, a small tutorial on how to create parent-child relations, and some tips on knowledge management.
In this first video in a series of Notion formula tutorials, we'll create a bare-bones project management space. Included is a "Tasks" and "Projects" database of which are related to one another. As well, a percentage of completed checkboxes, a formula to return if a deadline is in the past, present, or future, how many days remaining until deadline
Want some inspiration for a quick notes page in Notion? The following Notion build goes through my setup in a step-by-step procedure. Then, I show how I customize my personal notes and how I relate it to other databases in my workspace. As well, if you want to know more about filters in Notion, this may be useful.
Here are some tips for those seeking to minimize their Notion databases. Formulas can be used to manipulate number, text, and date properties, however, not all elements of a database have to live in separate properties to produce a successful formula. In the following example, I show you how to use relations and numbers in text properties to return a calculation.
If you’re looking into using Notion as a language learning tool, I try my best to explain how one can use Notion to actively understand the context of sentences and create a dictionary of sorts. I provide a short tutorial on how to use RemNote in tandem with Notion. As well, I explain how to extract an audio clip from Google Translate or Reverso to retain pronunciation knowledge.
I've made a couple attempts thus far at family trees in Notion. This approach is proving to be the easiest to use, so I wanted to share it with you. Included are timeline, family, and atlas databases connected via relations. It also has a formula to help me determine the age a member died or what age they currently are.
Following my Tag Wall tutorial, of which I find is hard to explain in words, I made this little video to talk through the process slowly. As well, I share some basic Notion pages that fit nicely in a minimal dashboard. Used primarily in this tutorial is the relation property. If you are unaware of this property or don’t understand how it works, this is a good place to start.
Database, Relations, Program Functions
Notion has teased the upcoming “timeline” feature for quite a while with no discernable release date, however, if you’re looking for the ability to build a timeline that spans a vast amount of time (ie. years or centuries), this is what I’ve been using for my history notes. As well, I will show you how to connect notes to this timeline with relation properties.
Database, Dashboards, Planning, Relations
As the school year gets closer and closer, I want to share some tips and tricks for the students on Notion (of which there is a ton!). Here is a great place to start building the perfect student dashboard. Tuck this table away in a toggle perhaps and keep track of your GPA and letter grades over the semesters.
For heavy Notion users that utilize parent-child relations frequently, here is a model that I’ve been using for my notes that breaks up long lines of relations into hierarchal tiers, visualized inside a board view. Essential the parent note is inside the first tier, the first child note inside the second tier, the child note of the first tier child note in the third tier, and so on. Here’s how it works:
Dashboards, Planning, Relations