The ULTIMATE Second Brain Setup in Notion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มิ.ย. 2024
- 🧠 Get Ultimate Brain for Notion: thomasjfrank.com/brain - Use UBLAUNCH at checkout to get $50 off!
In this video, I'll show you my complete Notion system for life organization and productivity. This handles note, web clips & highlights, tasks, projects, goals, and much more.
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📚 NOTION FUNDAMENTALS (Free Notion Beginner's Series)
thomasjfrank.com/fundamentals/
🛠 MORE COURSES AND RESOURCES:
thomasjfrank.com/templates/
thomasjfrank.com/courses/
💪GET STARTED WITH NOTION:
thomasjfrank.com/usenotion/ - (this is my referral link)
⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction
01:52 - Home Page
03:12 - Quick Capture
08:16 - Daily Planning
12:55 - P.A.R.A. Explanation
18:07 - Areas and Resources
24:19 - Project Hub
24:55 - Task Manager
27:37 - GTD Explanation
30:27 - Task Processing
32:50 - Recurring Tasks
33:20 - Note Taking
36:22 - Goals and Future Planning
39:07 - Archiving
40:16 - Special Views
42:25 - Dashboard
43:34 - Overview/End
📚 RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Notion Web Clipper: www.notion.so/web-clipper
Save to Notion: chrome.google.com/webstore/de...
Tiago's P.A.R.A. Article: fortelabs.co/blog/para/
Tiago's Building a Second Brain course (affiliate link): thomasjfrank.com/basb/
Automated Recurring Tasks guide: • How to Create AUTOMATE...
"Now" Page: thomasjfrank.com/now/
👏 THANKS:
Video edited by Tony Santos: / tonysantosspider
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Hey all! I'm incredibly excited to finally share this complete second-brain system I've been building in Notion. If you'd like to get it as a template that you can start using right away, go to thomasjfrank.com/brain/ (and use code UBLAUNCH to get 50% off)!
In addition to the template itself, you'll also get a full beginner's guide (w/ written, video, and interactive tutorials), help docs, and access to an active support community where you can get your questions answered.
I've also improved my own copy of this template with some really cool automations, and I'm working on video tutorials for those, including:
- Adding new tasks to the task inbox with Siri
- Automatic speech-to-text-to-Notion using Otter
- Integrating ReadWise into my second brain so I can sync highlights from Kindle books, podcasts, tweets, and more
If you have automation ideas or topic requests, let me know!
Im wondering if i where to integrate a "shopping list" and a "wishlist" and maybe a "gnatt diagram (projects)", how would you go about that?
Epic video man!
Hey Thomas i just purchased the template and im super excited to use it, im having some issues creating a Circle.So account im not sure whats happening with they’re site but it keeps crashing, wanted to make sure you’re aware.
Need Help, Yesterday I bought "Ultimate Brain for Notion" and I don't get mail or anything that can get it to -> an active support community
@Thomas Frank Explains
I love how you break down and explain everything in super simple terms.
How amazing is this. I purchased Thomas' Second Brain a couple of months ago and I have been slowly building mine to fit me and my family. I wanted more info on Pulled Resources, so I went to the transcript on TH-cam and searched 'Pulled' and I'm straight in. Love this!
I'm so happy. I have the template and am setting this up. Thank you for all the work that went into this. Lifechanger!!
This system you've made is foundationaly (new adverb?) transformative. I hope you're making a good living and getting enjoyment out of this, because this is the kind of work that elevates and changes lives. I've never been satisfied by any task/life management tools before. This system you've built not only exceeds all I've needed; it also is acting as a teacher itself. I've been taking weeks to digest it. Thanks Thomas.
Im currently using creators companion and was dying to see how second brain looked like!
Thomas you’re doing an amazing service to humanity, if I ever achieve my dreams it will be partly thanks to your work (I work on multiple projects regarding sales and content creation).
I haven’t ever really had anything to say but I’m a long time fan man it’s crazy to see how far your channel has come
Thank you and your team
What a high quality, well produced video - amazing work!
I love how you just light up when talking about the databases in your upgraded PARA system :D I'm not halfway through and this video is already awesome! Great work, thanks!
Really appreciate you explaining the new system you built in depth! Buying this today- I love anything I can learn on productivity, task and time management, and organizing your life. Your channel has helped me to get extremely organized and handle being the project manager of a big office while not stressing and managing my health as well. I cannot tell you how much of a godsend your channel is - thank you!!
Hey Kortney, did you end up setting it up? How is it
Yes I am wondering as well, how was it?
If you have big aspirations this channel is more leverage than any broker will give you
More fun to watch than Netflix! I came out of a BASB cohort with some of the same thoughts about organizing in Notion. It's always cool to see other people's take on things, especially when it comes to Notion. 🙂
This tutorial was much needed! Thank you so much for this! Been waiting for you to upload 💕
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Very impressive template! Also impressed you answered all questions in comments that is rare for TH-camrs who have become successful wishing you all the best! I'm looking forward to building my own system and this is great inspo. I was intimidated by Notion but love the freedom and aesthetics of it and now I'm excited to make my own. Thank you so much Thomas!
I bought this 24 hours ago and have already implemented this into my life and just wanted to mention that if (When lol) i "Make it", this is the main reason! Thank you Thomas, such an amazing resource to have everything in one app instead of here and there. Worth every penny for anyone thinking about getting this or not, just do it! "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and i will spend the first four sharpening the axe" - Abraham Lincoln.
Woooow think is my first video I've seen from you and I'm really impressed with this. I am trying to up my game on organising/collecting my notes and actions in all areas of my life and I think I will start using Notion + buying Ultimate Brain.
I usually do not write lots of comments, but we have to support people who deliver good content and products. I purchased the ultimate brain template and it delivers what has been promised. A lot of hard work and experience behind it. Ultimate brain is a sophisticated and detailed template and very well aligned with Second Brain model. With this promo code it is a no brainer i think. You save a lot of time and effort with using it. The tutorials and how-to videos are very detailed, you get the support you need to get familiar with the template. I highly recommend it. Thanks to Thomas for his hard work and dedication.
Brilliant template exactly what I was looking for - thank you Thomas- just bought the template. I really liked how you combined the PARA, GTD and Notion to create this life organization/productivity system. Less stuff clouding in your brain- more space and calm for more ideas and action. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Man how could I contact you
Thomas your template and organization of the complete second-brain system is the ultimate. I had used your previous system and liked it; however, this surpasses that system and is well done. Yes, to every about the price in that it is fair. I could not wait to get started with it, and another yes in setting aside some time to get your information transferred over from the previous system and organized.
I am very thankful for it!!
James can i get in contact with you
Thanks, very well planned. Excited to work on the template.
I bought the Ultimate Brain at launch and it's pretty nifty. Be prepared to sit aside some time and plan your workflow and start getting everything in to it.
Dude, this is amazing... I'm just starting with notion and learning from how you have laid out your system... thank you for providing this info. This video is pure gold!
I wish this guy made every tutorial on youtube. If all tutorials were this well explained and produced youtube would be the best learning tool on the planet.
Wow dude, very impressive. I just started using Notion and this blows my mind. Thank you so much!
I caved and bought your template today, and WHOA dude, I love how you made this. Hopefully my scatterbrained days have come to an end.🎉
I love the change of perspective with areas/resources I’m always trouble a bit in that area with the formal BASB approach, but now magically makes totally sense to me! :D
Man can I get in contact with you
Man, I was struggling designing a CS course,
and you and notion POPED in my head :)
All the best insh'Allah my friend :)
this is super exciting. Thanks Thomas!
Great work, Thomas! I fell in love with Notion just recently, especially with the AI, and your recent video helped a lot. Then one thing led to another, here I am, excited to see what I can do with this template, cheers!
Really helpful for me to set up the notion, thank you!
This is amazing! So hyped to try it out!
Thank you so much for this, it has completely revolutionised how I use Notion.
Thank you, I should get more use of the template and increase my overall Notion skill set with this.
What an excellent resource!! (And you sound great as always)
Exactly what I needed. You are a genius, sir.
Amazing video!
Really helped me expand my Notion System
I drew inspiration from so many of your systems! Thanks for the great tips!
Just got this template. My first try at really taking productivity super seriously. Thanks Thomas.
You've got this!
I just got this template after deciding for so long, and I am very excited to start using it. I have so many thoughts and projects, and I couldn't make myself use a single project management apps longterm, but having Thomas have such a library of knowledge, support and community I can feel that this is a life changing decision. Thank you, Frank!
Psst... his first name is Thomas. :)
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Are you still using it? Would you recommend?
Just bought your Ultimate Brain in Notion.
After using Notion for some time now i think its good to use your product to prevent me of getting stuck in the technical details. (Thats something i experiance more and more)
Thank you!
Dutch Electrical Engineer
Omg, I’ve been looking for something like this for so long!
Have been endlessly trying to set up "Second Brain". This might be my final search :") THANKS ALOT
This is what video i need for notion. Thank you
I really like what you have created here. I really want to, want to use Notion. I actually set up all of August Bradley’s PPV system then only used it for a couple of weeks. I still have a large digital filing cabinet in Evernote, full of things like household/bank docs, images of special greetings cards and my craft inventory etc. About three months ago I started using Obsidian and I’m still enjoying that. I have come to the conclusion that I am a gardener who likes to maintain a building with a library on the side.
Hello Susan. What are your thought of using obsidian?
I'm really excited to dig into this 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for the great effort. Purchased the template to support your work. I have a similar, less efficient, setup with a goals database as an overarching structure, where I have projects and areas that are pushing a specific goal forwarded listed on the Goal page. However, I think what you define as a goal is a more realistic and easily broken down as what I have, which is a more of life goal than a short to medium term goal.
I really enjoyed this and learned from it. I'm building my own Second Brain and this video really got me fired up.
I keep coming back to your channel for tips and tricks.
If I get stuck, building my own, I will most probably buy yours ;-)
Can't believe you are actually going to sell a course out of this. Got all the info I needed in 16 minutes video.
Thank You so much brother!
Just found out about Notion & I know is a life saver but I need some intel haha.
Got so many projects starting in pararell I def need it.
Take care.
God Bless You.
Excellent video!
So helpful! Thanks! I wanna buy it
This is amazing!! Thank you
Amazing video man!
I couldn't buy this fast enough! I have been wanting something like this since I started using Notion, too! Thank you! :)
Thanks so much Whit!
Waiting for this since eternity 🤣❤️
Thanks for your patience 😁 This thing was a monster to build
Hey Thomas! I love this second brain so much. Will you be making a 2023 update to the Ultimate Brain with all of notion's new features and updates? If yes when will it be coming?
Appreciate you create and sharing this. Especially the initial 50% off discount !
I have to chime in here and say that @Thomas Frank’s Ultimate Second Brain Notion template is 100% worth the investment and is not only fairly priced, but a steal for the value it brings. I was struggling to build my own Second Brain and this template is actually the ULTIMATE second brain. It will completely change your life. Well done Thomas 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼
It’s cheap af and top notch
You didnt find it to be overly complex? I've been thinking about it, but it seems like a lot of management to keep it up to date, thought ofc I'm currently losing more than in life management, hence considering the template
Very nice tutorial. Really helpful and its workin
Man, this is gold
one word...AMAZING!
Thank you so much for this video and the tool, they're hugely helpful,
Currently, I really struggle with staying on track with everything.
I spend a lot of time reading internet resources and gathering inspiration for projects, which I generally enjoy, but it leads nowhere really because they all end up scattered across browser bookmarks, downloaded files and saved posts on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest or Reddit, never to be easily found and accessed again.
I get lots of ideas, but if I do write them down somewhere, it's on some loose paper, a notepad, in my existing notes app or a voice memo.
It's even worse for projects: most of them exist only as tasks in my head, which overwhelms me while I have no overview, which is generally the problem with all the previously mentioned items.
This seems like it's just the solution I'm looking for, thank you very much for putting it all together!
This video is amazing!
Love you brother. Having a great session learning from your video whilst building my own Notion & advancing on my personal branding in pararell :) Take care. Will follow on socials & stay in touch. I'm new to this "niche" & already feel like home just with your channel. Bless.
After using One Note for a couple decades and bouncing around task management apps (OmniFocus being great until I swapped back from Mac ecosystem to PC) Notion is a breath of fresh air. Now that I have your 2nd brain system, I’m looking forward to customizing it to my own needs along with lessons learned from watching of your videos. Thanks for doing the hard work to show us the way.
OneNote came out in 2012 so for a decade is more correct :)
Edit: my bad, it came out in 2001 so I stand corrected!
@Andres I. I had no idea, thanks for correcting me! Now I’m pissed I didn’t discover it much earlier 🤣
The truth is your system is very solid, I am creating my own system and I think I am going to borrow several things from yours, it is undoubtedly the best I have seen, perhaps saturated for my taste but very solid.
I can't believe I just watched the whole 45-minute video and actively took notes like I was studying in class - a super interesting class in fact! That says a lot about Thomas's explanation ability 💪 Thanks so much for all the effort you and your team have put into this template and video 😄
Btw, congrats on the wedding! Seeing that is like finding an Easter egg in your video haha 🎉
I have a question though: I learnt the method of linking the task database and the database for project/ area/ resources/ (whatever non-actionable field) from your Task manager built from scratch video, but I always have this problem: When I input a new random task, I always have to dig for the right project to link with the task (since sometimes I have so many projects going on at the same time that I can't remember the project's name right away). Also when you input the linked project for the task, the project list is always organized in the most random way possible, making the searching process even longer.
Do you have any suggestions on how to deal with that? I hope that my explaining is clear 🥲
Yep, this is an issue that Notion knows about and is working on! The Relation picker has had a weird sort order ever since I started using Notion.
This isn't a perfect fix, but one thing you can do is embed a view of your Projects DB next to your inbox (or somewhere on the same page), sorted alphabetically, so you can easily reference it and type the name of the project you're looking for.
Hope that helps!
In accounting we use the logic of a Dewey Decimal system in order to fix this issue, as you can imagine an Accountant may have many clients in their career but with a system like the Dewey system you can easily work with many entries in a list.
I've been trying notion for some time but never felt like it was for me. I think it's because I wasn't able to build a good enough system that would encourage me to stick to it.
This is an incredible template. Well worth the investment!
Super helpful Thomas! My team uses Coda, and while different from Notion in some ways, this was still helpful for how to think about the relationship between all tasks and projects.
For sure; there are a lot of shared concepts! The nice thing about learning any of these tools is that it becomes easier to grok any other
As some already mentioned the probability that someone would use the whole system for their life is far from reality but from my point of view Thomas has some great incentives for productivity and structure in life. For me two main things: Quickcapture / Braindump and the personal setting of goals.
The braindump concept was my “aha moment.” I’ve alway struggled with thoughts popping into my head and the immediate need to act on them, but now I can take everything that pops in my head and just write it down for me to process or sort through later. Not sure why it took me so long to understand such a simple concept but it has been life changing!
This is gold mine
Thx for great sharing 😊
Hello Thomas, thank you for making such amazing content for the community, I had a question though. I'm taking the Notion Essentials test and wanted to ask, do you recommend any playlist I SHOULD Watch? Thanks!
Subscribed for the automatic speech to text to notion workflow video. 👀
This is awesome. I'm just getting started with Notion and this Second Brain Journey. I'm debating how I structure things. Should I have separate "notions" for work and personal? If just one should "Work" be it's own area? What about sub areas for both work and personal? Thoughts?
Holy shit, this is exactly what I've been looking for for years. Take my money!
you are a genius, thank you so much
Great template, man. Really amazing. But I have some questions about:
1. How do you manage the things about your Business inside of this? Is it like an Area or your business is inside "another brain system"?
2. If the business think is inside of this same system, how do you integrate a new employee in this system? Do you give access to all things in there?
3. I have a branding/design studio here in Brazil and in my current notion system, my clients are like areas, because they will contain projects, resources and tasks, how do I manage to do not mix everything and lose control of it?
Again, thanks for all the great content.
This is amazing and intimidating. Especially coming from a musician 👏
Hey @Thomas I was going to ask you about this thing. Will explain why some other day with my product ready to integrate with yours.
Hi Thomas! I just stumbled into Notion and your channel and found this video. It looks like exactly the type of thing I want but I’m curious how it functions with the iPad version. Thanks!
This Notion setup is sick but man is it overwhelming 😅
Every day is LEG DAY brother! Keep up the great work! ;-)
Hi Thomas, this is amazing! I have no experience with notion, would you suggest learning the basics or can I pretty much jump right into this system as it is built?
Thank God for this amazing human being !!!
Hey Thomas! Great video, thanks you. Question: Would you define University Subjects like "Linguistik 1", "Grammatik 4" etc. as Projects or Areas? I think the definitions of those 2 categories aren't clear in this case.
Two friends have recommended this to me. I have tried it before but failed but I'm thinking about giving it one more shot.
Amazing! Your approach with PARA makes sense and is also very simple and logical. You only use a checkbox to filter the archive, otherwise you link to the corresponding database. Resources and areas share one database and are simply filtered by 2 tags ("area", "resource"). Projects are a different database... Do Notes and Tasks use the same database for Area & Resources or do they all use different databases?
thks now I can paste notes from web to notion. I have to see the option template, later.
My mind is blown!
I always learn a lot watching these videos. Having lived through the blackberry, PDA, access, Evernote, and now Notion eras, the one question that always pops up is how do I retrieve all of my data when the resource goes away. I have not had success exporting data from Notion. Maybe you could do a tutorial on that.
Yeah that would be very helpful. I have the same issue with that
That's why should be better to reproduce all this system with more stable applications like excel or access
I think there’s a lot to be said for the old school ‘spreadsheets’
@@Glenn67345 this isn't really the aim of Thomas Frank
To export everything, go into your Settings & Members. Under Workspace / Settings scroll down to Export Content and click the export button. Select Markup and CSV and it will zip all content up and download it. Extract the zip file to have every note in markup language text files and images. To export an individual page press the three dots in the upper right and export it. PDFs seems to work best on individual pages or a few pages at a time. I hope this helps.
One word: WOW!
Oh My God! Recently I've been learning about CODE PARA & how can I use them in my Notion and you, in this video, have answered all of the questions that pop up in my head while I'm doing the process!! Thank you so much💚
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I wish there’s a page for workout and fitness tracking as well.. maybe the next addition 🙏🏼
Recently purchased the template, excited to try it out! Something that I would like to know, I have 2 startups and my personal notion account, would you recommend a notion workspace for each one or work on them all in one account? On one of the startups I work with a team. Help!
Thanks for sharing the video! Excellent work. Can you please define "journal" from your point of view (that its been used into your system)?
do you plan to update the "ultimate brain" template using the newly "tasks and projects" notion feature? In case, if we buy the template now, will we get the new version when available?
I LOVE your set for registering your videos. And I love this template and CC Template as well. I am still trying to understand Notion. I have just discovered it 6 days ago, but your tutorials are so great that I think I am gonna move to Notion. Great videos!
Thank you.
Hey Thomas, First of all thanks for the work that you do with Notion! Im finally getting my head around your UB, One Question for you or others? Areas? Could these be simply used in a business sense as companies that you do work for?
Thanks in advance.