Is the mirror that you've shown included in notion? 2nd question I am very visual so I want to add pictures on my goals per category.. is that even possible?
I've been watching your videos all day and decided to get you second brain template. After watching this video I can't wait to get the updated version.
Thank you! Super inspiring, I'm creating my own goals and setup at this moment. I don't seem to get along well with other people's templates as much as I try, but I really enjoy adapting it to my liking. Thanks for all the amazing content you put up and I hope you have a wonderful 2023! PS: my weight/BF goal is exactly the same as yours hahahaha
I thought I was the only one who felt that way! I love the content and it's helps me to learn Notion completely - which is one of my 2023 Goals! Have a great one! Rochelle
Hey! I came from the previous video and this is a huge upgrade from the first one wow. Just a few suggestions 1. For the goals, can you make a view or something of the sort that shows Quarterly views of the said goals? I know you track that on miro but what if notes, action plans, resources and tasks need to be added to them? 2. Will i be able to add sub areas to the existing areas? 3. It would be great if you can add a projects database that can be related to an area, goal, task etc, since projects are many tasks and possibly sub-tasks grouped together 4. Will you be also adding notebooks? Thanks and Happy new year to you too!
Hey Khushal, thanks so much for your feedback. 1. Quarterly view is a great idea, I'll add it to my roadmap! 2. To handle sub areas I think it's best to choose a life area, then sort topics into those life areas accordingly. I'll look into this... 3. Individual "project views" are specific to certain people so I may teach how to do this in the future. I have done this for some of my 1:1 consulting clients. It's quite nice, but hard to replicate into a template. 4. What do you mean by Notebooks? Sounds interesting! :) All the best and here's to a happy, prosperous New Year! 🥂
@@ProductiveDude For question 3- What if you create something simpler? Eg in Calibrate, between Areas and Goals you add a Projects section that's divided up into different statuses and contains goals, tasks and notes sections inside it (These can be linked to the original databases that you already have by just stating what belongs where). For example in Process you can have the option of saying what project the task belongs to. Now in the projects section you can easily view tasks/notes/goals related to it. Since at the end of the day projects are just tasks that belong together- goals are also made up of many projects too It's simple really but it sounds like alot. Lemme know what you think! For question 4 & 2- Notebooks are just many categorized notes. I personally have notebooks for fitness, self improvement etc and in those are many notes. Hence why i recommend you have areas/sub areas> goals, projects, tasks and notes. Then when having task view (outside of all this), it shows which task belongs where and what is due when. Maybe this can be done for goals too. From my personal understanding topics are usually general interests that are not necessarily an area or project. I'm truly happy that you're taking feedback and improving the system man. I genuinely do love this one, especially the very unique sciencey design aspect. Lemme know your thoughts!😁
Yes pls kindly add quarterly goals too pls.. and all his suggestions if possible... Especially I am not familiar with notion yet this will be a great help...
Hey, looking at dropping in on this but curious to know if it can be synced with the Notion For Business Template you have? Im running a couple of companies and would wanna have some of the tasks blend over to those and vise versa. Keep the good work up in the new year! /D
Hey Daniel, it's possible to sync up, however it can be quite challenging to connect two templates and there is some configuring that needs to be done with properties. It's totally possible, just a bit of work and can be confusing so I wouldn't feel confident say it will be easy for you to set-up unless you have a robust knowledge of Notion. I'd be happy to do a 1:1 consult to help you set-up the Productive Brain in a way that fits your custom use cases. In fact, I can help you build a section in your template similar to the one in the Notion for Business template, I can also help you migrate over any information in your current Notion for Business template. If you're interested, you can email me to learn more: hello@productivedude.com I'd budget out at least $250 if you're interested in going this route, but in other words, it is possible. :) Thanks for your comment, Carter
How did you film your screen like that at the start? Where the camera is kind of moving around the page as if it's a 3D object? Looks really really cool
@@ProductiveDude Thank you for answering, it looks awesome. I never even considered people could make a static page look as interactive and exciting as that.
Really like this template and on the edge of purchasing. How does it handle recurring tasks like every 2nd Tuesday of each month? Is that possible? If not no worries, you've made an outstanding template.
I appreciate your kind words! Currently there is no intuitive way of doing this in Notion that doesn't require a bit of leg work every time something is duplicated. This isn't just my template, this is for all templates. Notion recently released "Recurring Templates", however it won't allow for setting a "Date" property automatically and it's impossible to set it in advance. I can assure you that once recurring tasks becomes more feasible on Notion's end, it's high on my list for things to add to the template. Until then, for recurring tasks I recommend adding them ahead of time, once per month on a designated planning day... or add them all at once for a full year. All the best, Carter
@@ProductiveDude "however it won't allow for setting a "Date" property automatically" - Nowadays you can at least set @Today in recurring templates (in the title or body of the text), such that the current date is displayed. That's not nearly as good as filling the date property automatically, but I suspect it *is* already enough to have such recurring tasks automatically appear in your Process page in a "missing Date property" section. Of course, that's still much jankier than it needs to be.
1 new subscriber here :) Just bought the template. Wondering if I should start with the latest version or just wait until 2.0 is released. Is it complex to update to the newest version? Thanks for great content!
@@ProductiveDude I'm super excited for this. Do you have more specific timeline that you're comfortable sharing? I find myself checking for the update daily 🤣
@@rolloverd thank you for the kind words! There will be a price increase but I want to thank early supporters by grandfathering them in. I plan to create a self study course and community around the Productive Brain that will be a yearly subscription model as well.
Thanks Hugo! Appreciate the kind words. I used to know nothing about Notion.... NOTHING. Hahah just go back and watch my oldest Notion videos. I didn't even know what a database was. 😆 You can learn it, it just takes putting in the reps.
hey productive dude, im pretty sure somewhere i saw video that helped me transfer from 1.0 to 1.1 or 1.1 to 2.0 but i cant remember where i saw it, if you could help me find it that'd be much apriciated
1. Yes, if you purchase current version you'll have access to the download once it's available. 2. Moving data is a manual process so it will take a bit of time - but this is the last major update for a while so migrations shouldn't have to be done too frequently. If you ever need help modding or migrating the template you can email me at: hello@productivedude.com I'm happy to help with quick items or I'm even open to helping out with more advanced Notion help on a 1:1 consult. You can get the link to book that by emailing me. There is a cost involved for 1:1 consults. All the best! Happy new year! Carter
@@ProductiveDude Thank you Carter. Do you have an estimated date of publishing 2.0? I have purchased the current version but I may wait to enter data until the new version. Happy New Year to you as well. 😊
I have a question. Do you delete your tasks once they've been completed and no longer serve a purpose in your project? Or do you put them in a database for archived tasks/projects? If you do the latter, does it cause the overall database for your second brain to lag?
@@desmond4419 price will go up on Jan when 2.0 is released. No discounts until next Black Friday. It’s in your best interest to buy before the update if you’re looking for a deal.
Hi I've been wanting to purchase thomas frank's notion template but I find it messy on my eyes and looks overwhelming, but yours is tidy and cleaner, just wondering if you get the idea from him? He also has the PARA and GTD method .
I appreciate your feedback on my template! It's nice to hear your thoughts about it being tidy and clean. I aimed to get rid of any distractions and annoyances that Notion templates normally have. To answer your question, I didn't get the idea to make templates from Thomas Frank and he certainly wasn't the first one to build a Notion template that is centered around GTD and PARA. People like Marie Poulin, August Bradley, etc. were much earlier on the scene with templates like this. Also it's important to note that these acronyms were created by other people. David Allen is the author of GTD, "Getting Things Done" a book about a 5 step framework for getting things done more effectively. Tiago Forte created the PARA, "Projects Areas Resources Archives" acronym I'm pretty sure, and he created a cohort based program called "Building a Second Brain". Another person who I think deserves far more credit in the Notion space is Red Gregory, she does some amazing work and I've learned a lot about Notion from her, free of charge. All of these guys and gals are great in their own respect but I aim to be the best version of MYSELF with this youtube channel and with my product releases. I also aim to give the market what it wants. :)
Oh thanks for your thorough explanation, just asking as I really want his concepts but just hesistant due tidiness, and if you have those too that will be perfect. When do you think you can release version 2? as I am planning to wait for that..
hello from Brazil! I was blown away by your productive brain Notion template. But man, $50 dollars for Brazil is a lot. Any chance of getting a lower price? Pleaseeeee😢
Personally, I find Notion to be a distraction. Trying to shoe-horn it to do jobs it's really not designed for. For me, I stick to using it simply as a WiKi. Nothing complex, just a place to store, organise and reference information and ideas. Yes it can do many things, but it becomes a time suck when I just want to get on with my business. I was spending so much time setting it up that I'd end up down many rabbit holes, while not actually getting on with my actual business. So now I keep it simple and use the right tools for the job (eg Task managers, Google docs etc) and focus my time on my business not the tool.
Hey Cyrus! This can happen. I've been there with Notion... BUT I'm loving my current Notion set-up... and I'm feeling more productive than ever using it. Cheers to a successful 2023! Thanks for your comment.
I started the same way. But now that I have a setup I actually like, I'm consolidating tools and *reducing my cognitive load*. I no longer have to keep track of what I have across many apps; Google Docs, Sheets, Keep, Drive, Tasks, WordPress (I first started using Notion as a blog replacement), etc. Overcomplicated Notion setups are indeed a distraction. However a couple days ago I built out the Productive Brain by watching Productive Dude's videos. It looks like it does a lot but it's refreshingly simple (much simpler than other setups I tried to copy and ended up not using).
I filter by everything that I don’t want to see - for example it’s filtering where priority level is empty for needs info. There’s also a formula that creates the grouping.
If you'd like you can book a 1:1 consult with me and we can customize the Productive Brain to fit your needs. tidycal.com/carter/virtual-consulting-call
Hi I’ve been using your videos to learn but the notion text is simply too small. Can you set the size of the font to a larger size ? I mean significantly larger not just a tiny bit larger. Not everyone has the eyes of a twenty year old.
He can’t control who subscribes but he can take steps to create a channel that people want to subscribe to. Those steps (like creating high quality content like this one) he *can* control
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Productive Brain 2.0 is now LIVE. Buy it here today! 🧠✨
hi.switchy.io/productive-brain
Is the mirror that you've shown included in notion? 2nd question I am very visual so I want to add pictures on my goals per category.. is that even possible?
@@crezellecaintic4239 Miro is not part of Notion it’s a separate app, however, you can paste your Miro diagrams into Notion. :)
is there already a relesase date?
@@getwetsoon No specified release date. Almost done though.
Will be done by end of Jan.
@@ProductiveDude alright, so i would rather wait for that one, right? :) want to notion up my 2023 :)
I've been watching your videos all day and decided to get you second brain template. After watching this video I can't wait to get the updated version.
Great! I’m glad to hear it.
The 2.0 will be worlds ahead of 1.0
Keep an eye on your email, I’m sending updates to the purchasers when 2.0 drops.
cant wait for the release, checking the page daily
Coming this week.
You always inspire me to do more with my notion setup. Thanks for sharing
Absolutely
Thank you! Super inspiring, I'm creating my own goals and setup at this moment. I don't seem to get along well with other people's templates as much as I try, but I really enjoy adapting it to my liking. Thanks for all the amazing content you put up and I hope you have a wonderful 2023!
PS: my weight/BF goal is exactly the same as yours hahahaha
Great! Cheers to a successful year for you. 🥂
Thanks for watching.
I thought I was the only one who felt that way! I love the content and it's helps me to learn Notion completely - which is one of my 2023 Goals! Have a great one! Rochelle
@@lvlupropsvcs Great Rochelle! Notion is an amazing skill to have.
Wishing you the best for 2023!
Hey! I came from the previous video and this is a huge upgrade from the first one wow.
Just a few suggestions
1. For the goals, can you make a view or something of the sort that shows Quarterly views of the said goals? I know you track that on miro but what if notes, action plans, resources and tasks need to be added to them?
2. Will i be able to add sub areas to the existing areas?
3. It would be great if you can add a projects database that can be related to an area, goal, task etc, since projects are many tasks and possibly sub-tasks grouped together
4. Will you be also adding notebooks?
Thanks and Happy new year to you too!
Hey Khushal, thanks so much for your feedback.
1. Quarterly view is a great idea, I'll add it to my roadmap!
2. To handle sub areas I think it's best to choose a life area, then sort topics into those life areas accordingly. I'll look into this...
3. Individual "project views" are specific to certain people so I may teach how to do this in the future. I have done this for some of my 1:1 consulting clients. It's quite nice, but hard to replicate into a template.
4. What do you mean by Notebooks? Sounds interesting! :)
All the best and here's to a happy, prosperous New Year! 🥂
@@ProductiveDude For question 3- What if you create something simpler? Eg in Calibrate, between Areas and Goals you add a Projects section that's divided up into different statuses and contains goals, tasks and notes sections inside it (These can be linked to the original databases that you already have by just stating what belongs where).
For example in Process you can have the option of saying what project the task belongs to. Now in the projects section you can easily view tasks/notes/goals related to it. Since at the end of the day projects are just tasks that belong together- goals are also made up of many projects too
It's simple really but it sounds like alot. Lemme know what you think!
For question 4 & 2- Notebooks are just many categorized notes. I personally have notebooks for fitness, self improvement etc and in those are many notes. Hence why i recommend you have areas/sub areas> goals, projects, tasks and notes.
Then when having task view (outside of all this), it shows which task belongs where and what is due when. Maybe this can be done for goals too. From my personal understanding topics are usually general interests that are not necessarily an area or project.
I'm truly happy that you're taking feedback and improving the system man. I genuinely do love this one, especially the very unique sciencey design aspect. Lemme know your thoughts!😁
Yes pls kindly add quarterly goals too pls.. and all his suggestions if possible... Especially I am not familiar with notion yet this will be a great help...
Hey, looking at dropping in on this but curious to know if it can be synced with the Notion For Business Template you have? Im running a couple of companies and would wanna have some of the tasks blend over to those and vise versa. Keep the good work up in the new year! /D
Hey Daniel, it's possible to sync up, however it can be quite challenging to connect two templates and there is some configuring that needs to be done with properties. It's totally possible, just a bit of work and can be confusing so I wouldn't feel confident say it will be easy for you to set-up unless you have a robust knowledge of Notion.
I'd be happy to do a 1:1 consult to help you set-up the Productive Brain in a way that fits your custom use cases. In fact, I can help you build a section in your template similar to the one in the Notion for Business template, I can also help you migrate over any information in your current Notion for Business template.
If you're interested, you can email me to learn more:
hello@productivedude.com
I'd budget out at least $250 if you're interested in going this route, but in other words, it is possible. :)
Thanks for your comment,
Carter
How did you film your screen like that at the start? Where the camera is kind of moving around the page as if it's a 3D object? Looks really really cool
We use after effects to edit and create that effect.
I use davinci resolve for this, using a 3D node in fusion
@@ProductiveDude Thank you for answering, it looks awesome. I never even considered people could make a static page look as interactive and exciting as that.
@@HippieP629 Thanks, would you say Davinci Resolve is harder to learn than After Effects?
@@joshuafisher4241 thank you for the kind words
Really like this template and on the edge of purchasing. How does it handle recurring tasks like every 2nd Tuesday of each month? Is that possible? If not no worries, you've made an outstanding template.
I appreciate your kind words!
Currently there is no intuitive way of doing this in Notion that doesn't require a bit of leg work every time something is duplicated. This isn't just my template, this is for all templates.
Notion recently released "Recurring Templates", however it won't allow for setting a "Date" property automatically and it's impossible to set it in advance.
I can assure you that once recurring tasks becomes more feasible on Notion's end, it's high on my list for things to add to the template.
Until then, for recurring tasks I recommend adding them ahead of time, once per month on a designated planning day... or add them all at once for a full year.
All the best,
Carter
@@ProductiveDude "however it won't allow for setting a "Date" property automatically" - Nowadays you can at least set @Today in recurring templates (in the title or body of the text), such that the current date is displayed. That's not nearly as good as filling the date property automatically, but I suspect it *is* already enough to have such recurring tasks automatically appear in your Process page in a "missing Date property" section. Of course, that's still much jankier than it needs to be.
1 new subscriber here :) Just bought the template. Wondering if I should start with the latest version or just wait until 2.0 is released. Is it complex to update to the newest version? Thanks for great content!
great question, I am about to ask this too as I am about to purchase now.
I’d just wait at this point.
2.0 will be out in the next week or two.
Thanks for jumping in. :)
Bought as well, in anticipation of the release...
@@ProductiveDude I'm super excited for this. Do you have more specific timeline that you're comfortable sharing? I find myself checking for the update daily 🤣
Hey Thanks for the great video. I tried to open the template link provided in the description but its not accessible.
Try this:
hi.switchy.io/productive-brain
Happy new year! Can you show us abit how the finance portion of this template works?
I’ll definitely dive into it in future videos.
@@ProductiveDude thank you!
Question - for a CRM board, do you think Notion or ClickUp is better?
Easily Notion for CRM
boss mode 🤑
Haha! Yes!
Will 2.0 be send to us who purchased the first or will you have to buy it again?
It will be sent to you upon public release. Those who bought the template get a free upgrade.
@@ProductiveDude ❤️
@@madsstrand Looking forward to sharing it with you guys!
@@ProductiveDude if you add value, it's OK to add a price. I did not expect this to be a free update but a discount.
@@rolloverd thank you for the kind words! There will be a price increase but I want to thank early supporters by grandfathering them in.
I plan to create a self study course and community around the Productive Brain that will be a yearly subscription model as well.
Wish I was that good at using Notion
Thanks Hugo! Appreciate the kind words.
I used to know nothing about Notion.... NOTHING.
Hahah just go back and watch my oldest Notion videos. I didn't even know what a database was. 😆
You can learn it, it just takes putting in the reps.
hey productive dude, im pretty sure somewhere i saw video that helped me transfer from 1.0 to 1.1 or 1.1 to 2.0 but i cant remember where i saw it, if you could help me find it that'd be much apriciated
Hey Braden, I'll be emailing all Productive Brain owners with instructions on migration by the end of this week.
All the best! :)
If we purchase the current version of the second brain will we be able to download the upgrade? Additionally, will be be able to move data over?
1. Yes, if you purchase current version you'll have access to the download once it's available.
2. Moving data is a manual process so it will take a bit of time - but this is the last major update for a while so migrations shouldn't have to be done too frequently. If you ever need help modding or migrating the template you can email me at: hello@productivedude.com
I'm happy to help with quick items or I'm even open to helping out with more advanced Notion help on a 1:1 consult. You can get the link to book that by emailing me. There is a cost involved for 1:1 consults.
All the best!
Happy new year!
Carter
@@ProductiveDude Thank you Carter. Do you have an estimated date of publishing 2.0? I have purchased the current version but I may wait to enter data until the new version. Happy New Year to you as well. 😊
I have a question. Do you delete your tasks once they've been completed and no longer serve a purpose in your project? Or do you put them in a database for archived tasks/projects? If you do the latter, does it cause the overall database for your second brain to lag?
I save them to an archive.
It doesn’t make my second brain lag.
Miro vs MindMapping, what do you think is better?
I use Miro for mind mapping haha.
Will it be hard to migrate from 1.1 to 2.0? Just bought...
I’d just hold off. Don’t load it up yet because 2.0 will be out by next week.
It is me again!! Havent complete the video but when will this be out. It will be great to have to start out my 2023!!!
Thank you for the great work
Will be out in January
@@ProductiveDude hurrayyyyy! Looking forward to it! Hopes that there will be a didcount code too =)
@@desmond4419 price will go up on Jan when 2.0 is released. No discounts until next Black Friday. It’s in your best interest to buy before the update if you’re looking for a deal.
How do you organize your projects? For example everything that goes into making a TH-cam video
I’d add an action/task, then add checkboxes within it inside of the page.
The link to your template isn’t working anymore
Can you integrate IOS reminders into task and plans page?
Hi I've been wanting to purchase thomas frank's notion template but I find it messy on my eyes and looks overwhelming, but yours is tidy and cleaner, just wondering if you get the idea from him? He also has the PARA and GTD method .
I appreciate your feedback on my template! It's nice to hear your thoughts about it being tidy and clean. I aimed to get rid of any distractions and annoyances that Notion templates normally have.
To answer your question, I didn't get the idea to make templates from Thomas Frank and he certainly wasn't the first one to build a Notion template that is centered around GTD and PARA. People like Marie Poulin, August Bradley, etc. were much earlier on the scene with templates like this.
Also it's important to note that these acronyms were created by other people. David Allen is the author of GTD, "Getting Things Done" a book about a 5 step framework for getting things done more effectively. Tiago Forte created the PARA, "Projects Areas Resources Archives" acronym I'm pretty sure, and he created a cohort based program called "Building a Second Brain". Another person who I think deserves far more credit in the Notion space is Red Gregory, she does some amazing work and I've learned a lot about Notion from her, free of charge.
All of these guys and gals are great in their own respect but I aim to be the best version of MYSELF with this youtube channel and with my product releases. I also aim to give the market what it wants. :)
Oh thanks for your thorough explanation, just asking as I really want his concepts but just hesistant due tidiness, and if you have those too that will be perfect. When do you think you can release version 2? as I am planning to wait for that..
@@crezellecaintic4239 2.0 will release before the end of January.
Price will still be the same?
@@crezellecaintic4239 yes, the price will increase. I’m giving people a final chance to get in for lifetime updates before the price increases.
hello from Brazil! I was blown away by your productive brain Notion template. But man, $50 dollars for Brazil is a lot. Any chance of getting a lower price? Pleaseeeee😢
By the way, your videos are fantastic. I learn a lot from you! Thanks
I’ve considered adding some kind of discount. I’m just not sure how to implement it in a fair way. I’m keeping this in mind as I build out my shop.
Personally, I find Notion to be a distraction. Trying to shoe-horn it to do jobs it's really not designed for. For me, I stick to using it simply as a WiKi. Nothing complex, just a place to store, organise and reference information and ideas.
Yes it can do many things, but it becomes a time suck when I just want to get on with my business.
I was spending so much time setting it up that I'd end up down many rabbit holes, while not actually getting on with my actual business.
So now I keep it simple and use the right tools for the job (eg Task managers, Google docs etc) and focus my time on my business not the tool.
Hey Cyrus! This can happen. I've been there with Notion...
BUT I'm loving my current Notion set-up... and I'm feeling more productive than ever using it.
Cheers to a successful 2023! Thanks for your comment.
I started the same way. But now that I have a setup I actually like, I'm consolidating tools and *reducing my cognitive load*. I no longer have to keep track of what I have across many apps; Google Docs, Sheets, Keep, Drive, Tasks, WordPress (I first started using Notion as a blog replacement), etc.
Overcomplicated Notion setups are indeed a distraction. However a couple days ago I built out the Productive Brain by watching Productive Dude's videos. It looks like it does a lot but it's refreshingly simple (much simpler than other setups I tried to copy and ended up not using).
I can’t read anything on black background, does this come in a white background?
Yes, it comes in light mode and dark mode.
What are the filters for your Reschedule Action view?
I filter by everything that I don’t want to see - for example it’s filtering where priority level is empty for needs info. There’s also a formula that creates the grouping.
@@ProductiveDude With much finagling I created the formula for Needs Info and Past Due! Thanks I will see about adding Reschedule Action
I do wish I could Integrate this with the setup I have for my agency
If you'd like you can book a 1:1 consult with me and we can customize the Productive Brain to fit your needs.
tidycal.com/carter/virtual-consulting-call
Hi
I’ve been using your videos to learn but the notion text is simply too small. Can you set the size of the font to a larger size ? I mean significantly larger not just a tiny bit larger. Not everyone has the eyes of a twenty year old.
Bro you should be on twitter all notion people are printing money there
Productive Dude twitter coming soon! :)
Says your domain is for sale when you go to the site.
go.productivedude.com
Should be fine. I double checked.
@@ProductiveDude looks good now. It kept saying it was for sale for $5k on Dan. Was concerned it got hit in the breach.
what's "zedo pastich method' , 3.26 minute?
Zettelkasten Method
Goal with subscribers is not that under your control, so it sounds incorrect
He can’t control who subscribes but he can take steps to create a channel that people want to subscribe to. Those steps (like creating high quality content like this one) he *can* control