Notion all the things

(This one is really just for the streak.)

I currently use Notion to manage large chunks of my life. I use their table object with multiple views which apply different filters and sorting. My methodology is an unholy mashup of kanban and Getting Things Done. Each item has a "status"--Backlog, Up Next, Working or Done. Most of the views relate to these statuses.

  • Focus table: a classic table view with just Working and Up Next
  • Board: a kanban board view. I used to use this one more but am more apt to use table views now.
  • Everything table: what it says on the tin
  • MCU: short for "Minecraft U"--only items with the label "MCU"
  • Backlog Grooming: just items with the Backlog status
  • Inbox: items with no status

I give all that information just as a preamble. The thing about Notion which is a really sharp double-edged sword is that each item is a page that can contain multitudes. So an item can be a simple task--"Laundry" for instance--or it can be a "whole thing"--"2021" for instance.

Here is a subset of the content in "2021":

Do I have a theme for 2021?
  • Narrow focus
  • Let go
  • Build
  • Deep
  • Land (??)
  • Trudge the Road of Happy Destiny

Goals
  • Just revisit...? (Link to another Notion page, "Goals")

Process
  • I'd like to land on a single process I can trust in
  • I've been liking Notion for tracking but something is missing 
    • I need a true roll-up
    • But I also like the idea of having everything in one big table for seeing it all
  • I don't think I can go back to Trello despite how long that worked for me
  • I don't think Taskpaper has a spot anymore despite how long that worked for me and the Trellopaper tool I made
  • Marvin? (No. Maybe.)
  • Feedback/social

Thinking about
  • Lack of drumming
  • Creative work in general
  • Happiness vs joy



I have just come to learn about Notion from a tool recommended by 
jasonleow
 for managing all aspects of an email newsletter. I'm starting from square one, but nice to know that you've used a variety of tools and find value with Notion. My use case should be relatively simple. 
2021-01-05 20:16:19