🗓️ 6 Months of Spells for Systems

I can't believe this newsletter has been going on for over 6 months. And there are well over 1000 of you reading this most weeks. Thank you for being here.

Over the last 6 months, here are a few things I've noticed:

• The speed at which Notion releases new updates has changed. Instead of an update or two per week, there seems to be a specific focus each month. In April, it was all about Notion Mail. In May, Notion AI is the big focus.
• The surge of AI is making finding original and useful content about Notion trickier than before. I've got to spend more time finding the human-made content.
• The number of pieces of content that help us truly learn about Notion without masquerading as an ad is getting smaller.

Because of these changes, the frequency of publication of Spells for System will be changing.

I will now send this newsletter once a month, towards the end, so that it'll feel like a recap of what happened. This means fewer emails for you, but hopefully a better curated list of what's important to know.

Instead of separating videos from podcasts from articles, I'll be able to group them by type of update so you can jump straight into the topics that are interesting to you, dive deep and come out feeling like you know what to do with these latest updates.

I'm still open to receiving your suggestions of content for this newsletter, so if you have something to show, let me know here.

And if you enjoy this newsletter and would like to keep it going, there are two ways you can help. The first is free: leave me some feedback so I know how to make this better. The second is a simple tip jar I've set up to help me cover the costs of running this for free.

Alright, time to get to this week's news...

📰 Official Notion News

I'm not a front-end developer (or any kind of developer really...), so I'm not sure what it all means, but if you use Replit to build apps, the good news is that it can now be integrated with Notion.

🤫 Later this week, keep an eye out for a Notion AI update that'll change the way you run your meetings.

On the Blog, Tool & Craft

• ​Software should bend: Welcome Notion’s newest builder, Max Schoening​
• ​Email wasn’t designed for modern work—so we started from scratch: Q&A with Notion Mail founders.​
• ​Why the future of work depends on AI​

📹 YouTube videos worth watching

• ​What I Learned After Selling 6,451 Notion Templates by Leticia Americo (8 minutes)​
• ​Build a Full Job Board System with Framer, Notion & Lovable – Frontend + Backend + Applicant Tracker by Lukas Margerie (40 minutes)
• ​How I Use Notion to Run My Entire YouTube Channel (Start to Finish)​ by Andrew (8 minutes)
• ​I Wish I Had This Notion System When I Started My Clothing Brand​ by Chris Drago (35 minutes)
• ​Time Blocking in Notion (Easy Setup 2025)​ by Matthias Frank (13 minutes)
• ​How To Turn Emails Into Tasks In Notion / Notion Mail! (FREE & EASY)​ by Better Creating (4 minutes)​

🎙️ Podcasts to listen to

Nothing new this week. Which is quite unusual. So maybe it's the perfect week to check out past podcasts you haven't had time to listen to until now? They're all here 👇

💭 Popular Reddit threads

• ​Switched to Notion for writing, and omg I'm having so much fun​​
• ​Please focus on the core product!​
• ​Why I use Notion to run my Life​​
• ​Am I Doing This Right?​​
• ​I am fairly new to Notion. I use it primarily for knowledge management and tasks. I find it very cumbersome, demanding and not intuitive. How can I overcome this stage?​​​
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📝 Articles and blog posts

• ​How I Run My Entire Life in Notion—and Actually Stay Organized via Make Use Of
• ​Is ChatGPT better than Notion AI? via BytePlus

🗓️ Events​

• There are many, many 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!