More UI Improvements

Last week, it was all about the number of decimals. This week, lists are looking cleaner.

This week's stand-out theme

There's no stand-out theme this week. The content I've curated is all over the place. And so am I. A little bit. I mean, I am sending you this a day late 🤷🏻‍♀️

But there is a deep dive I've been meaning to get into and share with you. I've gotten a lot of questions in the last few months about Notion Marketplace and selling templates. People have asked me things like:

• Is it complicated to use? How does it work?
• Can I make money selling templates?
• Is it still worth using Gumroad, Stan, LemonSquerezxy, (insert you\r marketplace of choice)?
• How much work is involved?

I've started putting a little video together, but before I put the final touches, do you have any questions about Notion Marketplace? Or selling template? Just hit reply and let me know.
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I'll have the answer ready for you by next Monday...

📰 Official Notion News

While wrapped text in databases already existed, in some instances, the end result was still less than ideal. This has been vastly improved. Just for fun, I added more properties than I usually use, just to see what it would look like. It works pretty well (expect for end time 🤷🏻‍♀️)

On the blog

• ​How we built custom emoji, by Henry Chiu

📹 YouTube videos worth watching

• ​Is The New Notion AI Really Worth It? (2025), Kevin Stratvert (17 minutes)
• ​My Deep Work Notion Setup (that unlocks focus INSTANTLY), Productive Set-ups (6 minutes)
• ​I spent 3+ years building the Ultimate Notion System: Zero to Hero Masterclass, Fran Palokaj (🤯 12 HOURS!!!!! If you watch it all, let me know if you liked it)
• ​What Notion can't do? | Top 10 wishlist features (2025 Review), The Organized Notebook (15 minutes)
• ​Build a Notion Money Savings Tracker with Gamification! 🎮, Creative Cove (44 minutes)
• ​How To Remove Duplicates In Notion (Quick & Easy), Matthias Frank (19 minutes)\

There are also multiple copies of a video promising to show you how to make $7450/month with Notion templates, and they're all copy-cats that don't give much detail, so I'm skipping those...

🎙️ Podcasts to listen to

Only one. Quite a strong opinion. But, really, are you using Notion to improve productivity? Or to delay getting things done? Do you really need it, then?

• ​Burn Notion Down, The Tech Exec Podcast (8 minutes)

Popular Reddit threads

• ​Can Notion run a 30 person consulting firm?​
• ​Finally solved my biggest "Notion problem"​
• ​Unlocking complex AI Workflows beyond Notion AI: Turning Notion into a RAG-Ready Vector Store​
• ​Has anyone tried Coda recently? How does it compare to Notion?​
• ​Notion as a digital backbone for Solar Business​

Articles elsewhere

• ​Dealing with Copy and Paste Errors with Formulas in Notion Formulas 2.0, Notion Mastery
• ​How to effectively use Notion AI Assistant to get things done, AI Tools Club
• ​Fractal Software for Fractal Futures: The Notion Case, Institue of Network Cultures

Events​

• ​Notion Mastermind: Set systems to achieve your goals as an Entrepreneur, February 12, 7pm (Barcelona)
• There are A LOT of in-person Notion community events throughout the world. Check out all other events here.

Do you want me to mention your Notion-related video, blog post, event or podcast? Send it here.​

Do you have any feedback about Spells for Systems? Tell me here.​

Until next week!