Time for some changes...

The Spells for Systems newsletter has been going for almost 6 months now. And I'm grateful to all of you who are still hanging around. Thank you 🤩
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I'm bringing two new changes:

1) I am taking out the in-depth introduction on a Notion or productivity-related topic. I am considering a new newsletter, specific to freelancers who want to use Notion, but that's news for another day. For the next little while, this newsletter will jump straight into what you need, which are the latest news and useful links for the week.

2) I'm adding a section to showcase cool template ideas. I'm especially looking for templates that stand out from the OS and Second Brain crowd. Do you have a template you want to share? (it can be yours, or someone else's that you thnk is simply awesome)

📰 Official Notion News

Good news: You can now use conditional formatting with Notion forms. What that means, is that you can ask a question that leads to another one (or not).
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​Bad news: It only works for Business and Enterprise plans. You have to pay more than just the Plus account to make this happen.

Webhooks were already a thing, but you can now use them for more things. If that's your jam, you can find all the documentation here. So far Zapier, Maker.co and a few more are using them. And rumour is that Make is working on this too.

iCloud users can now sync their calendar to Notion Calendar (before it was only reserved for Google Calendars)

Finally, Notion just launched a Creator Program, meaning you could get up to a year of Notion Plus with AI for free, depending on how many followers you have.

On the official blog, Tools & Craft

• ​A playbook for twenty-first-century fatherhood, built on Notion​

📹 YouTube videos worth watching

• ​Notion Formulas Explained at 5 Levels of Difficulty by Thomas Frank Explains (55 minutes)
• ​Notion Recurring Tasks Got a BIG Update!​ by Demitri Panici (6 minutes)
• ​Manage your Contacts with EASE! | CRM Notion Template Tour & Tutorial​ by The Organized Notebook (17 minutes)
• ​How To Track Your Time in Notion (2025 Tutorial)​ by Matthias Frank (32 minutes)
• ​How to Organize Meeting Notes Using Notion​ by Andy Gaught (7 minutes)
• ​I Got 100M Views Using This Notion Workspace​ by Mike and Matty (13 minutes)
• ​My Daily Planning Routine (Morgen + Notion Workflow)​ by Kalyn Brooke (23 minutes)
• ​8 Notion Codes to Speed Up Your Workflow​ by Productive Setups ()

🎙️ Podcasts to listen to

• ​Scaling Complex Sales Compensation: Brian Le's Lessons From Notion, Salesforce, and Carta​ by The Sales Compensation Show (53 minutes)
• ​The AI Liberation: Freeing Brilliant Minds from Mundane Tasks by Ai Automation Podcast (17 minutes)
• ​Have you ever tried to cut a carrot with a spoon? by Growth Instigators Hotline(3 minutes)

💭 Popular Reddit threads

• ​What is the most ADHD-friendly Notion setup you've actually stuck with?​​
• ​Why are people making Notion out of Obsidian?​​
• ​Sovereign Software is a growing trend.​
• ​To all those who are frustrated with NOTION FORMULAS. This will be your solution!​
• ​Notion Mail - is it just a wrapper for my existing Gmail account?​​

📝 Articles elsewhere

• ​Why All Authors Should Try Notion​ by Jane Friedman
• ​Notion takes aim at ‘tech bloat’ in Australian workplaces by Tegan Jones via Smart Company
• ​Case Study: How Notion Went From Struggling Tool to Workspace Powerhouse by Chris Kernaghan via We Are Founders
• ​Notion is overwhelming but these 5 tips make it easier to use by Megan Ellis via XDA Developers

📐 Cool Templates

• ​Simply Still - Meditation Habit Builder & Tracker​
• ​New Marketing Job Checklist [First 90 Days]​
• ​Glucose Level Tracker​

🗓️ Events​

• ​How to Get Started With Notion by The Society of Working Moms, Thursday, April 10, 2-3 pm (CDT), online
• There are 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!