Is it time for a clean-up?

This week, we're back to a "normal" load of new features, videos, etc. With things being a bit lighter than last week, this could be a good time to clean up your Notion workspace.

Do you have a messy Notion workspace?

When people get overwhelmed with Notion or feel like they want to just throw it all away and start from scratch, (or worse, look for a different tool 😱), it's normally a sign they've got some cleaning to do.

I wrote an article about the signs your workspace is messy and I teach you how to fix it.

If you need a more gradual process, I recently discovered Janice CK's free 5-day email course, Simplify & Streamline Your Notion which might also help you bring more space, clarity and cleanliness to your Notion workspace. Her newsletter, The Slow Digest, is also helpful in teaching ways of getting more efficient without getting stuck in the vicious circle of setting up productivity tactics to avoid doing the actual work we have.

So why don't you take some time this week to tackle a few cleaning tasks?

📰 Official Notion News

AI Built Database: You can now ask Notion AI to help you build a database. Put in your prompt and it thinks of all the properties you might need, and sets them up.
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I see this as being very useful for beginner users who aren't sure where to start but are ready to jump beyond templates, or for people who get good at writing prompts so that the AI can set up your database in seconds.

Here's what I ended up with on my first try:

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Not bad for a first try. But why did it choose a show when it seems to understand it's about exercise?

On the Notion blog, Tool & Craft

• ​A Notion Love Story by Notion HQ

📹 YouTube videos worth watching

• ​New Notion AI Feature!​ by Tool Finder (2 minutes)
• ​Turn Your Notion Into A Custom App by Matthias Frank (1 hour)
• ​Can Notion Mail Replace Gmail? by Be Productive (8 minutes)
• ​Yes, Notion got me F*CK YOU GRADES | My Notion Student Template by Ivan Zheng (11 minutes)
• ​NOTION HACKS [In-depth Tutorial of Relations, Rollups, Buttons and Templates]​ by Toniu Robinson (27 minutes)
• ​How to Auto-Create Client Tasks in Notion (for Multiple Services) by Sam at WorkflowLab (18 minutes)
• ​Full Notion Course For Agency Owners (112 Mins) by Austin Schneider
• ​Notion For Musicians: Content Creation On Easy-Mode​ by Thorne Davis
• ​NEW Recurring Automations in Notion! | Best Use Cases & Tutorial by The Organized Notebook (20 minutes)

🎙️ Podcasts to listen to

• ​Akshay Kothari — Upbringings, Education, Career, Notion, Advises and More by Dagmawi Babi Podcast (38 minutes)
• ​Building Scalable Systems with Notion with Ernesto Mandowsky by The Business Growth Show (38 minutes)
• ​How Unrealistic Expectations Almost Destroyed Us by Grow with Emmanuel & Grace (33 minutes)
• ​The Tools We Use To Get Sh*t Done by Business Unboxed (29 minutes)

💭 Popular Reddit threads

• ​Notion UX portfolios, yay or nay?​
• ​I noticed there aren't a lot of appealing timers for Notion.. so I made one!​
• ​When is Notion Mail launching?​
• ​Automatically Sync Garmin Data to Notion! 🏃📊​
• ​I turned YNAB book for personal finance into a Notion system!​

📝 Articles elsewhere

• ​Notion vs. Evernote: Is It Time to Switch? via 2sync
• ​Notion to Confluence: A 2025 Migration Guide and Review via Atlas Bench
• ​I've been using a self-hosted open-source Notion alternative and it's awesome via XDA

🗓️ Events​

• ​How to Land Notion Consulting Clients by David de Céspedes, February 26, 12 pm EST (Online Workshop)
• ​Notion Brisbane Meetup: What's New with Notion, March 3, 17:30 pm, at The Precinct, Fortitude Valley/Brisbane (In person only)
• There are more 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!