Why I left Notion for Obsidian
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- For the longest time, I was obsessed with Notion, until I realized that it wasn't the best app for me. In this video, I talk about why I left Notion and why Obsidian was a better option.
✨ Timeline ✨
0:00 Intro
0:51 Why I needed a note-taking app
1:37 Why Notion
2:32 Why NOT Notion
3:33 Rethinking why I needed a note-taking app
4:12 Why Obsidian
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I thought I wanted a "second brain" with Notion. It turns out that my first brain never used the second brain. When the tool is more complex than the problem, there's a problem. I may check out Obsidian. Thanks for the quality information.
"When the tool is more complex than the problem, there's a problem." Truth.
Ha thx Rachel! I used to used other apps too.
This is exactly what I was struggling with Notion
This is so well articulated. I'm in this boat right now.
As if Obsidian wasn’t obnoxiously complex
i do agree. Notion is so complicated that i spend more time trying to figure out than actually taking notes and keeping track of my work. my work is complicated enough...i dont have time to figure out a note app.
People need to decide what they actually need in a note taking app. Notion is utterly simple or mind numbingly complex for some folks. Some want simplicity and for them, I suggest perhaps Google Keep. That said, Notion can be used as a simple note taking app. The complexity is there when you need it.
Obsidian, ditto. I recommend most overwhelmed new Obsidian users turn off most plugins and enable them only when you learn how Obsidian "thinks."
Ones needs should dictate the app.
Yess ! I'm actually using both at the moment and I like it ! Notion for everything that needs to be tracked/managed, basically a productivity management system, and then you have obsidian where I put all my note-taking and extensive writing, so it would be my knowledge management system. Both are amazing to the point where you can probably do everything in them but still, it does feel more natural to "write & link" in obsidian and to "organize & manage" in notion so I'm keeping it this way for now.
P.S : When it comes to stuff that is really important for example your own written stuff, I think it's much better to do it in an offline, private, secure and "backupable" tool.
Glad you found something that works for you! I tried doing both for a while but just found myself using Obsidian for most of it, so I ended up switching.
This is exactly what I do too.
I going to try it that way. I currently use notion for both things, tracking/ management and as knowledge base.
Same conclusion. I would even set Notion up as a funnel, or a staging area for my thoughts e.g. random ideas and todos during weekdays, and then come weekends, refine them while transferring to Obsidian.
Notion's better for that quick note-taking, the writing experience is good.
Interesting idea. Which tool fits your “offline, private, secure and backupable” criteria.
For me the customization is super important because it makes me more motivated seeing the aesthetics, helps me romanticize my work, like extra dopamine
making you dopamine addict. you will crave dopamine and visit their app time and again.
I completely agree with you, therefore I'm sticking with notion xD
cope
yea I tried obsidian and I really love the notion aesthetics and databases
Notion is certainly feature-rich. It is easy to go down the rabbit hole and try everything. I did that for a while. Ultimately rejecting an app for the reason it is so customisable is like rejecting MS Word because it can do too much. I tried Obsidian but it was not long before I headed back to Notion because I missed the flexibility of all the features I complained of.
I'm amazed I had to scroll so far down in the comments to find someone pointing this out too: Notion is as simple or complex as you want to make it. Literally open it and there are pages and that's all you may ever need. People don't have to use databases and all the advanced stuff if they don't need them. Perhaps it's just a matter of Notion providing a simpler skin or mode for pure note taking.
For myself personally, I used Notion for working, Obisidian for thinking. No clue why the debate is about one or the other when Obsidian is free regardless. 😅
@@VaughanVanDyk this does make sense. Of course, Obsidian has its own advantages. Collaboration is perhaps better in Notion. Overall, can't go too wrong with either of them.
The feature that broke Notion for me is how they treat tables. They assume every table has a leading row or column, which is usually true, but not always. I just wanted a simple grid of cells where I can input text, and organize it however I want, but Notion tables always broke spectacularly on me. Which is ironic taking into account how flexible it aims to be with everything else.
They introduced simple tables a while ago, and they are exactly what you want: a simple grid of cells with nothing fancy if you need something simple :)
You should try using simple tables instead then; they’re exactly everything you’ve described. A simple format, you can input text into cells and easily organise them however you want.
@@callo_m That's great!
Agreed, it's frustrating
Hahaha you should probably explore more of notion.
For the last few years I've been in love with Notion (to the point of being annoyingly evangelistic about it to everybody) and somehow simultaneously surprised at how uninterested I've become in using it despite my plans to use it for everything. There's something about a plain paper notepad that is excellent for allowing the unfolding of human agency, ownership, and imagination, but it can be limited. There's something about Notion that enables powerful organization and connection, but somehow evokes the feeling of working with an over-engineered super computer when all you wanted was a quick piece of paper and pen. Maybe Obsidian hits a sweet spot between the two.
I love the time bar, please keep using them on suitable videos. I am in software overload at the moment. I have Obsidian as a fledgling second brain, ClickUp as a task and project manager and Notion for random jobs like tracking TV series I’d like to see. After creating a whole life operating system following August Bradley’s then not getting on with it. Shiny object syndrome.
Lol. I can definitely relate with the shiny object syndrome.
There is a Kanban plugin for Obsidian, if you wanted to use it for your tasks.
@@red-switch I’ve had a look at that I’ve decided to swap to a really basic tick and done system for tasks and I’m moving projects to Obsidian so I may use the Kanban for my blog writing.
I completely vibe with this, especially with how distracting Notion is. Notion is a bit too flexible and chaotic for my workflow; I had way too many unlinked databases that were all over the place.
Nice video. You have a great personality and presentation. My only advice is to turn the music down to around -30db in your editor. It felt like it was competing with your voice at times. Keep up the great work.
I agree. I find background music to be a useless distraction.
The music is too loud, but also it is not even necessary, especially when you have a good, well-paced script, which you have! Also, the sound effects are too loud, and as a result are disconcerting. Your delivery and content are very good!
Both the OG comment and the comments by Daly about sound effects.... Too loud. Good content otherwise.
Totally agree, for me playing 2x it is annoying as hell
Yes, please cut out the music entirely. It is so distracting!!!!!!
I laughed way too hard when you said " i don't need to build databases guys" hahahaha, I'm same as you. We just need minimal note taking app which is private, secure and offers some basic and cool stuff in a minimal way. Obsidian is the way to go. Great Video!!
LOL right? Thanks! Glad you liked it!
You blew my mind with the preview option for Obsidian. That is now a total gamechanger for me
Super insightful. I was looking for a note taking app and knowing that Notion you'll spend way more time making it look all nice vs taking actual notes is what made me choose Obsidian
You're just getting better and better! This video echoed so many of my own thoughts. I can really relate! Keep it up!
Ahh! Thank you! Glad I'm not the only one thinking these!
2:40 Exactly... I've not tried Notion or Obsidian yet but video reviews I've seen give me the idea that people spend a lot more time customizing these kind of apps than doing the actual real work they are supposed to do. Not sure any of this is for me yet but thanks for the video.
In the dim, dark past, I designed and sold Microsoft Word Templates. Then I had to provide support to fix problems when my customers changed something and broke my carefully designed template.
People tend to break things when given a choice.
People love to change things and I think too many choices can be quite counterproductive. Perhaps limiting certain choices a good idea afterall.
Who uses templates? Thoughts
@@OASH2023 I use Minimal and adjust it using the settings plugin to make it easier for me to read. That said, are you referring to Notion Templates or Obsidian Themes?
The time line at the top left is such a genius idea!! Great job
Really helpful and mirrors a lot of my own thoughts as I contemplate switching from Notion to Obsidian. One thing I wasn't anticipating: the importance of Obsidian relying on plain text files. I'm resigned to there fact I will invariably explore other systems, so the sheer portability of a universal standard *that will likely be machine readable for my entire life* is a critical feature for me.
Yes, amazing! I tried Notion for a very brief time before learning about Obsidian. Now I'm obsessed and it really can be whatever YOU need it to be! These little tips about folding and stuff are really useful, too, I'll check out your other Obsidian content!
Woot! Thanks! Hope you like 'em!
The layout of the video is so informative! Like the chapters + the time elapsed of that chapter :O
Thanks, I been seeing a lot of people using Notion for med school, and as I am about to start my first year, this video completely changed my mind. Thank you!
When I started. I was frustrated that I couldn't connect notes, now interesting things are starting to appear, it's a long road, not suitable for people with a short-term vision. Thank you, your presentation is very interesting.
Really good video thank you. 🤝 I was considering switching from obsidian to Notion and this came up on my feed today!
I usually keep my notion simple, because I like simplicity.
To be honest I've once tried switching to obsidian, but because of the simplicity I had in notion I feel like obsidian is just a different shortcut to notion sitting on my desktop. I like both.
But obsidian just felt a little too _nerdy_ for me so I stay still in notion :/ even tho I put both in the s rank tier list.
I love your review style. I think as a digital note taking beginner, I might stay with Notion for some more time until it also frustrates me. It might be that the effort the Obsidian developers invested into creating the best power user tool, the Notion developers invested into stacking activities in a way that I can learn quicker. E.g., without me noticing Notion created a sub-page for the first database I added, and now also happily shows me the sub-page as a normal thing, lik if that was what I intended in the first place. Thereby it automatically introduces me to the concept that I can integrate one page into another page without having to explain the concept. I just learn it by playing around. I love it.
Thanks for the video, Rachel. Similar journey to you, but backwards.. started off with Obsidian then got attracted by the bright lights of Notion. Realised it was an unnecessary time sink and Obsidian had everything I needed. Went running back and fortunately Obsidian welcomed me with open arms. 🙂
I relate to everything you said, I'm making the switch myself. This video was very useful, I'll binge the playlist you have on obsidian, thank you! :)
Notion is really fun to build that dream „second brain“. It is great for multiple people working together and maintaining it. But as an actual productivity tool, it is just not viable, you are constantly being slowed down by it‘s complexity with multiple places you can put the same note in, or vise versa. But even if you know where the place is, the mobile app is just too slow for me to use Notion spontaneously.
Thank you. I'm 30 years old and will be moving to a new industry and will be studying again for it. This video is really helpful because I know about Notion but I don't like how to maneuver around it.
I’m 32 and recently moved into a brand new industry this year too! What are you transitioning into?
@@Hamyhamster24 Data Governance Professional ~ SLR 😊
Notion is a great app for procrastinating.
It helps me procrastinate?
@@landonjackson284 for me, it make more procrastinate & More anxious cus it's beautifully distracting.
Seriously 😂 I’ve never accomplished anything with notion
Great review of the features provided by the two apps and your workflow. Very helpful!
I am looking at Notion again and am glad for this video to remind me of why I didn't want to further use it. Main issues for me were crappy export options, slowness of the db combined with cloud storage and no real ability to have alternatives for the available fonts and colors.
Still, I think Notion is a really good option for more visual folks. Obsidian and LogSeq (which is what I am using now) are waaaay harder to get into without a prior idea of linking and markdown, so Notion caters to that.
There are also some benefits of readymade systems like PPV by August Bradley who offers the hard stuff of building the interlinked system as a service. I like to use the best task manager second brain and Project coordination in separate apps, still. Instead of making compromises for all implementations in Notion, I'd rather reproduce a basic structure in all apps.YMMV
Great video and I absolutely love your timer in the upper left hand corner!
Thanks!
Agree. I also switched from Notion to Obsidian for mainly the same reasons. It’s simple, clean and powerful and it perfectly meets my needs. I love that it’s future-proof. All of my data is local (or hosted). I do have some issues periodically with syncing between devices but not a big deal. Thanks for sharing this!
I loved the video. I have been looking at other note taking apps and got suggested this video. The little graphics and the loading bar for each topic was soo cute and unique. My only critique about the video is that the music was too distracting and it was louder than your voice most of the time to really absorb everything that you were saying.
What a great comparison! Section previews look super useful for connecting my notes.
Yay! Glad it was useful!
Thank you for the great informational video. I was thinking that notion could be my second brain but in reality, I haven't really read what I've written before but instead really focused on how to make it look better. I'll consider obsidian to make it work better.
Nice review! That's the first time I've ever seen an animated progress bar to indicate the length of a section. What a great idea!
Thanks! Admittedly, the progress bar is not an entirely original idea, a lot of TH-camrs have done it too, but I am pretty proud of it. Took me a hot minute to figure it out.
Wow, I really appreciated this video. I used to be a guy who just drops everything in my notes & and Google Keep
omg that section preview is so useful! I wish notion has that huhu
great parts indicator!!!
Great one, Rachel! Thanks!
I am very interested in learning Obsidian. I am not able to swap completely, as my workflow depends on my manager being able to see my call notes (and I hate google docs for it), but I want to see if I can use obsidian for some other processes! Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
Thanks for nice, simply articulated insights ^^
I’m subscribing and liking, why? This was a very high quality, well structured video. I’m looking forward to viewing all your work.
Aww thank you! 💙
I discovered Notion yesterday and today, the moment I discovered that the desktop app MUST be online and connected to the cloud at all times, I immediately closed down the app and started looking for alternatives. Other than that, Notion does everything I want. Not being able to have it function offline and keeping all data local is a deal breaker for me...and no end-to-end encryption on the sync is immediate blacklist
This is a well-articulated informative video about two of the best note taking productivity apps out now
Thx rachel for your insight, I use confluence for my works documentation, and used notions for my personal notes.
Confluence have many integration with atlasian product. But it too expensive and slow. Will try obsidian for my new startup team !
omg you make such great content♥ thanks youtube for recommening me this
Super helpful video! Please keep making videos :)
Loved it! Congratulations, your video editing is amazing
Thank you!!! It's my favorite part of the process!
Wow. I love how you costumize notes in Notion, I used to do it in other apps or software but I might love the Obsidian more because of the worth informations I got from you.
I have the same issue, I hate spending so much time in devices, I think Obsidian will be the best for me too.
Thank you for your opinion and information on Obsidian. I'm very interested.
And... I subscribed.
Amazing video, hope you will do one for Taskade in the future! :)
Great video, and I agree if you need only a note taker. If you're looking for an advanced note-taking app over Evernote, you are probably good to go with Obsidian Notion is not for simple tasks/note management if your needs are simple as just taking notes. I have used all and Notion is probably the best tool out there for having an all-in-one place tool. Once you know how to use it, your workflow becomes intuitive. The notion is a merging of Trello, Evernote, Basecamp, and Asana all in one place and is my only choice. Not advertising, but you must know how to use a tool to take advantage of it.
We are allways tend to keep things complex. I’m working in the worlds biggest automotive company and I realized that the project managament team has been keeping most important notes (million dollars of budgets about project) in the basic excel spreadsheets. In my opinion we just need focus on the system not tools.
I have the same issue with notion - too many options, it distracts me when I am at work where I just need to get things done
but I am picking some fancy options instead in notion XD
Notion has 100+ keyboard shortcuts. Which ones were missing for you?
thanks for making this video! It gave a great perspective on obsidian vs notion. I'm currently torn between Notion, Obsidian, and OneNote because they all have really valuable features, but lack specific functionalities would be amazing in a single application. Notion's database and calendar view are really powerful for workflow and timelines, but is somewhat lacking in text handling. Obsidian is amazing for interlinking ideas and notes in a mindmap fashion, but lacks the table and database functionality. OneNote is fantastic for outlining, simple tables, and recording info quickly, but lacks features like databases, quickly inserting page/paragraph references, calendar views, or mind-map style interconnectivity. The niche each program fills is just different enough that each is useful on their own, but leaves you wanting to use multiple for different areas. Also very tempting to track things that don't need tracking because its a digital "endless" workspace with so many options.
I currently use Notion I think is easy to use and Obsidian looks good as well !! Thanks for sharing!!
Hey Rachel, just wanted to say you're doing an incredible job with your format and editing! It's insane to me that you've only got 2000 views at this point. With your professionalism and quality content, I know that if you keep at it, the world will recognise you! Love from London :)
Wow! Thank you! That's so inspiring to hear. Perfect timing for filming day.
I still like notion better. It's not complicated if you learn how to use it for your life. And i love it's so customizable i can make it look good, and that may take a little time but it gives me motivation lol
Very true. Notion is definitely more for people who understand systems thinking (which in itself is a separate perspective to learn) but once you know that, it's super easy.
@@ksmith1964 exactly!
Notion does have keyboard shortcuts for virtually all the things I use. You just type / and the command so /h2 for h2 header or /bu for bullet list and so on. You have the highliting shortcut as well which personally I hate because it's a 2 handed operation but I rarely find myself using the mouse with notion.
Another thing is that if you're simple and don't use templates and all the fancy features, notion is just as good as obsedian if not better considering it has more features, FREE syncing across devices, etc... Sure I may not be in full control of my data but I get to sync my notes for free and save $100 a year + it's not like i'm taking notes on my WW3 invasion on the app lmao
Yeah .
All the linkages that graph view of obsidian shows drove me crazy and i am switching to Notion now .
Saw that notion also adopted markdown shortcuts so its even better now
You need encryption not only for grandious things like planning WW3. If you use Notion for work, to store info about clients and their problems, then the lack of offline mode and proper encryption may put you in breach of NDA and other agreements.
And in case you use it for your college studies. Imagine you will need your notes 15 years later but Notion isn't there anymore and your notes are all gone.
Started with Notion like you and then switched to Obsidian for about a year. Now using Notion again. Main difference worth discussing is collaboration. I love Obsidian but it is not designed for shared note taking like Notion. If you need a tool that allows you to collaborate on notes and work with others, Notion is your best bet at present. Just wish Notion let you split windows like Obsidian…
Those are exactly the reason why I tried to use notion but gave up pretty soon. I thought "I don't have time for this", and also I dislike having my notes online. It's nice to have them sync between devices, but ultimately I want them on my computer.
i coudnt get into notion, i was spending more time trying to make it pretty and adding and fixing the templates for my needs than putting them to use. when i did try to use them i found that the process of maintaining them was more "labor intensive" for me compare to just keeping a regular paper planner. Plus i dont actually do that much in my daily task so keeing track was kainda pointless. i do love seeing videos about notion tho, idk how ppl can do so much per day but its fun seeing how they organize and make theirs pretty.
I used Devonthink to manage thousands of text notes and sources for my doctoral dissertation. Mostly stick to OneNote for business and apple notes for personal, now. NValt is great if you don’t need complex markup, all those notes are still readable text files. Online tools are not responsive enough for me. I bounced off Notion hard.
What a really well produced video!!! This was more professional than channels with 1000x your subscriber count ...
One thing I already liked about Obsidian, has a lot of languages!
I like to type things in English to improve the language but sometimes I save time doing things in my native language.
this was an excellently done video
hi great video and it gives me a lot of useful information. One suggestion from a video editor though: better try to reduce the volume of background music next time, and while your talking speed is above average and also you have a higher tone frequencies, it's better to use a quieter music to just define the mood and ambient a bit. Otherwise it would somehow distract the audiences from focusing the content. And because you provide such accurate information that this video would appear in a massive playlist, some of the audiences (including me) would tend to accelerate the play speed and this kind of fast-speed music would contradict a lot against your voice when we do that :)
I'm not even done with your video and I want to say how much I LOVE the onscreen timers in your video. So incredibly helpful for my ADHD brain.
Yay! Glad you like it!
@@RachelVMadrigal If you don't mind me asking, how did you make those?
I personally will still stick with Notion, I have tried Obsidian but I keep going back to Notion for whatever reason. It was however very insightful to get all your thoughts on either side (:
Notion has overwhelmed me. I had to strip it down to get a workflow going.
I went back to Bear and markdown.
Tried to learn both of these at the same time HAHA, Notion was too complicated and heavy on my phone that it sort of lags. With obsidian, it's plain text, like how I use my phone's default note app, except I can use wikilink to easily relate my separate notes and even create a homepage out of that. Plugins are godsent in obsidian. My faves are dataview, bulk rename, emoji shortcodes(for when I use a separate keyboard for my phone/iPad), and thumbnails. It's more convenient with a physical keyboard, but its mobile toolbar compensates. and the Hotkeys! I love it. I still become envious when I see notion users show off their system and aesthetic, but again, it got me thinking too much about the "look" instead of the "work" I can do from it. This vid validated my thoughts and happier that I didn't force myself to adapt to notion (I mean, it just looks so neat and website-like, deceptively "easy to navigate")
this is such a high quality video!!!!!! 🥰🥰
Great video! I use Notion and Obsidian for two different things. I prefer Notion for managing my life and plans and keeping notes and records of everything related to my life. I find the databases in Notion easy to keep track of records. On the other hand, I use Obsidian for my research. Obsidian makes Organizing and connecting ideas more manageable, especially when keeping track of the pieces of literature I used in my research. I am, however, considering transferring Obsidian for my other notes in my courses. Thanks for the help by the way.
Loved the "progress bar" on the video
When I first discovered Notion, I was overjoyed with the customization options. I was high on making sure all my pages were organized and aesthetically pleasing... to the point where I lost the plot completely and became stuck in a false sense of productivity. I then stepped back and redid all my Notion pages, keeping everything as simple as possible. Now I only open it when I actually have something to do, instead of endlessly fiddling and tweaking the pages.
Great video. Thank you.
Great video!
for me I don’t take my notion so seriously so i love the fact that it is almost like a hobby at this point. i love creating/customizing new databases and pages and improving my pages. that being said I don’t take it seriously because I’m not in school and don’t use it for work or anything so I mainly use it for reading tracking and personal writing , habit tracking, agenda, etc.
nice video po :) always looking for a second brain that I can actually gel with. my first brain can be so picky and dramatic so thanks for sharing obsidian!
yes, you are right. in notion I will try to setup new ways, too much work. can not focus on my actual work and other hand on Obdidian, I do not have to think too much. just focus on my work and create notes.
love the graphics 👌
i use notion for personal things, and remnote for school. i might check out obsidian
3:30 which keyboard shortcuts that you expected to work didn’t? Super curious about that one. Thanks!!
Nice review. I feel like it doesn't explain how you use obsidian instead of notion though. Like you don't want to do more databases, but what are you doing to achieve that functionality now? If not how did you replace that?
I left Notion for one specific reason: I can't access Notion offline. I absolutely learned my lesson when I needed something and could not get to it due to no internet access. I like Notion but no offline access is a deal killer.
I got to the point that I can't improve my Notion anymore.
It took me 4 days in a row to design my whole workflow, pages and subpages, as well as how each of them were going to be displayed as "side view" and how they were going to have "center view" or "whole page", I have a balance between functional and aesthetic, now I move forward without distractions and I don't usually configure my Notion again.
Keep in mind that it took me much longer to learn Notion and I found it too complicated before, so I stopped using it as I wasted time trying to get organized. I found that no template I saw was going to suit me and I ended up making my own templates by learning from other people.
youre so well spoken!
Finally I understand how to use templates. It would be nice if you do a series of tutorials about Obsidian, and dont forget YAML. I simply don't get how to use it.
As a programmer I use notion, because I can customize it perfect to my needs.
@rachel thanks, though syncing notes across multiple devices is not free for obsidian at the moment. Recurring fee to sync notes is too much for me. Any work around for that?
If you could make video to sync notes, it would help. Thanks
With my severe ADD, my life's lost almost all of its structure and logic after last year's severe depression.
Occupational therapy has done a great job at rebuilding a lot of it, but nevertheless, there's this fundamental helplessness, lack of orentation and nearly nonexistent perception of time that makes it hard; if not impossible; to reach a basic level of mental ease when there's even just a bit too many goals piled up. That makes a weekly routine barely manageable, but as there's always deviations, external influences and temporary goals and necessities, every week is at risk of falling apart.
I've found structure to be insanely crucial to my functionality and the cohesion of most of what I do, yet at the same time, I cannot hold out for too long without a generous amount of flexibility, since I'm a very emotional lad with a bit too much ambition. I was never good at either and always needed a perfect balance between the two.
That's why I found that the criticism that people have about Notion being TOO customisable ended up being the very thing that pulled me into it in the first place. I seem to be incompatible with modern life, if we wanna be dramatic about it, so something that allows me to create a right hand guide that perfectly moulds itself around my deviancy and remains elastic for its ever-changing nature sounds like a dream come true, as I've never once had the pleasure of using an agenda or digital planner this flexible, especially with my unconventional ways of perceiving time.
Take all of this with a grain of salt, as I have just recently started using notion, but the sense of security it brings is already starting to manifest. I'm someone who's deeply deficient and had to learn self-discipline all by himself and has barely managed to wing it. So an all-encompassing guide lifts tonnes of weight off my shoulders. Who knows, maybe in a month's time, or two, I'll find myself in much the same situation as yours. I'm not denying that possibility. But in the end, we're all different, obviously, and the point I'm trying to make is that some of us cannot get enough of this sort of flexibility which gives a sense of control. Some who suffer from the same issues I do absolutely NEED _perfect_ structure and could not fathom having to bother with something as fluid as Notion, I get that. But I would certainly recommend this to people who want as much guidance as possible that they can design to the smallest detail.
I need an in-depth overview of as many aspects of my entire life as possible, as my brain seems innately incapable of "getting its shit together", if you will; pardon my French.
But not only that: It does so in a way I, myself, can design; A form of overview that is tailored to how I process information. That's just... Love on first sight.
That's what it feels like to me: Guidance meets control.
I'll let you know should this perspective change anytime soon, but right now, the honeymoon phase is certainly hitting hard.
Oh boy, you're not alone. I relate so much; the ADD, the need for structure but at the same time enough flexibility to feel in control. Thanks. After reading all this, I'm probably sticking to Notion for now.
@@sagebowman8452 Happy to hear I helped you make up your mind! c:
bUT BEWARE that the daily planner / agenda / calendar that Notion has is utterly *_abysmal_* and has 0 visual ease of use.
I strongly recommend that you check out Akiflow, Sunsama or Motion, which are beautiful planners that give you a school-style weekly schedule, rich calendar, and extremely dynamic ways to time block and create schedules and modify them according to all the new tasks that come in on a daily basis.
i still like my notion because i value the aesthetic as well lol but i do hope i can synch my google calendar and other stuff
As a software engineer with gamification studies, I analyzed Notion for a few hours.
Instantly and firmly I was 100% sure that people do not use Notion because it's useful, but because its FUN.
ALSO:
- Notion has a built in non optimized programming language that is really easy to understand but extremely weak. You can learn a real programming language and create your own systems in the same time that you create your Notion setup.
- Notion offers a free plan that is extremely server demanding (someone is or will pay for this).
this is a really great video.
I am Evernote survivor.
Notion looked cool but it felt i going to work allot. Your video clicked in my head: Notion is basically MySpace of note taking app ecosystem. Designing and all the work around it.
Same. Evernote is dead to me now. Notion is slow, seems like too much work at first but shines once you get it to work for you.
Love subject video link numbers AND the subject timer in the upper left hand corner, next level organized wow. Do you drink coffee?
Hi Love the idea of mind mapping personal Wilki data page. But all my stuff is in MP3 recordings. Not tech savvy so this Obsidian thing sounds pretty intimidating to me, but I'm willing to take the time tp learn. Question is do you know if this program could do the same with recordings or do you have any suggestions please?