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Your Weekly Notion News Digest ✨ Spells for Systems πŸͺ„ Issue # 18

Published about 2 months agoΒ β€’Β 3 min read

What makes the cut (or not)

You might be wondering how I choose which articles, videos, and podcasts make it into this newsletter. This week, instead of diving deep into a specific Notion topic, let me tell you more about Spells for Systems.

Who am I to decide what's cool?

This newsletter was started in October 2024, all because of a two-week holiday in Greece. Though life, right?

When I sat down at my desk after ignoring my computer for far too long, I felt overwhelmed by the amount of Notion updates I missed. I also knew we were only a couple of weeks away from Made With Notion when even more updates would be announced.

The relaxation feeling from my holiday was ebbing away much too quickly for my liking.

This newsletter was born out of wanting to help myself first (to stay on top of the news) and to help you too because friends don't let friends feel lost in the ocean of Notion updates.

What makes the cut

To be helpful, these are the criteria I use when I decide what to include:

  1. It has to mention Notion. No need to be positive. I accept criticisms and diverging opinions because it's all part of the conversation (especially when it comes to popular Reddit threads)
  2. For YouTube videos, I'm trying my best to avoid those that masquerade as template sales videos. If it allows you to build your own or teaches you new skills, that's cool. If it's more of a promo/demo video where the backside is not explained, then it's a no.
  3. For articles, I'm starting to be more picky. I suspect a lot of them are AI-generated. How do I tell? Because there are no images or videos to explain the concept. And it's all pretty surface-level/basic info you can find via Notion Academy.
  4. I stay away from product comparison articles by competitors that I know are written for the sake of SEO, so there's little value to you.
  5. I'm also avoiding Medium articles (even though some could be good), because they're mostly behind a paywall, and I want you to be able to read what I suggest without any cost to you.

Do you have something to share?

I'm always open to suggestions and submissions for all the categories of links. If you find something that should be in here (it has to be published in the week before the newsletter), please share it with me.

What could make this better?

I'd love to know what you think of this newsletter too. What's your favourite part? Is something missing? You can share your feedback here.

πŸ“° Official Notion News

A small UI improvement that makes things happen faster. When you use the slash command to add a new block, it shows you your top four most used blocks πŸ‘‡

πŸ“Ή YouTube videos worth watching

πŸŽ™οΈ Podcasts to listen to

πŸ’­ Popular Reddit threads

πŸ“ Articles elsewhere

πŸ—“οΈ Events​

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

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Until next week!

Marie-Pier Rochon

Notion Creator & Ambassador

πŸ§™πŸ»β€β™€οΈ Your Friendly Systems Wizard​
I help freelancers organise their work with DIY Notion templates & DWY Notion workspaces.

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