Thomas Frank — Person Summaries
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Use Laziness To Your Advantage - The 20 Second Rule
The core idea is to use everyday laziness as a lever for behavior change by redesigning the “default” path your brain takes when motivation drops....
Bored? 5 Ways To Spend Your Free Time
Boredom isn’t just an idle feeling—it’s a signal that time is being spent without a clear payoff. The core message is that “busy” habits like...
How I Use AI to take perfect notes...without typing
A hands-off workflow can turn spoken voice notes into structured Notion pages—complete with a transcript, a concise summary, and actionable lists—by...
This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in America (Vehicular Cycling)
Cycling in America became “dangerous” not because bicycles suddenly changed, but because decades of car-first planning left cities unprepared for a...
Notion Masterclass: Build a Task Manager from Scratch
A full task-and-project management system can be built in Notion from a blank page by centering everything on one “master” database and then using...
Notion Masterclass: Build a Second Brain from Scratch
A complete PARA “second brain” system can be built from scratch in Notion by treating Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archive as connected...
NOTION AI IS HERE – 10 Mind-Blowing Examples!
Notion AI is rolling into workspaces as an alpha feature that adds in-place text generation and editing—turning Notion pages into a lightweight...
10 tips on how to teach yourself anything 📚
Self-directed learning works best when it’s powered by genuine enjoyment and a clear purpose—because motivation is what keeps people moving when...
The Best Way to Manage Tasks and Projects in Notion
Notion’s task management setup can feel like a “white whale,” but the Ultimate Tasks template offers a structured system that makes recurring work,...
Inbox Zero in 17 Minutes: The One-Touch Email System
Inbox zero isn’t treated as a one-time cleanup. It’s built as a repeatable, one-touch workflow that forces every incoming email into a clear...
Notion Fundamentals: How to Create and Edit Pages
Notion pages are the core building blocks that also drive navigation, so learning how to create and customize them is the fastest route to...
Notion’s New Calendar App is a Game-Changer
Notion is finally getting a real calendar experience with a standalone app, Notion Calendar, that turns scattered Notion databases into a unified...
Notion Masterclass: Build a Personal Dashboard from Scratch
A personal dashboard in Notion can function as a single “home base” that links to tasks, notes, projects, and reference pages—while also letting...
full life organization with Notion
Notion is being used as a single operating system for three separate life domains—shared relationship management, business content production, and...
Notion: The ULTIMATE Second Brain? We Put It to the Test! (ft. Thomas Frank)
Notion earns a strong “second brain” endorsement by combining a database-first structure with reusable templates, flexible views, and cross-device...
10 Things You're Doing WRONG in Notion
Notion beginners often waste time and create chaos by treating the app like a blank canvas with no guardrails. The biggest fix is simple: build a...
Notion API Guide: How to Integrate with 200+ Apps (With NO Coding)
Notion’s public API beta is now usable without writing code, and the most practical near-term payoff comes through “no-code” integration platforms...
Notion Basics: How to Use Template Blocks and Database Templates
Template blocks in Notion let users generate repeatable pages and checklists with a single click—turning tedious, multi-step workflows into...
Notion’s New Button Feature is a Game-Changer
Notion’s new “Buttons” feature turns clicks into multi-step workflows inside a workspace—letting users create pages, edit database records, and even...
10 New Notion Features You Need to Know About!
Notion’s latest wave of updates targets day-to-day workflow speed: smarter multi-column building, faster database page previews, and more “native” UI...
How I Use ChatGPT to Take PERFECT Notes with My Voice
A voice-note workflow that turns spoken audio into near-perfect transcripts and structured summaries inside Notion has been rebuilt to be faster to...
Notion Fundamentals: Page Links, Backlinks, and Sub-Pages
Notion’s page linking and nested sub-pages let a workspace behave like a navigable wiki—without cluttering the sidebar. The core takeaway is that...
Notion Fundamentals - Master Notion's Text Editing Tools
Notion’s text editing becomes dramatically faster once formatting is treated as a set of lightweight inputs—Markdown syntax, keyboard shortcuts, and...
How To Get Motivated Whenever You Want
Motivation is unreliable—so the fastest way to get things done is to stop waiting for it and start manufacturing it through action. Instead of...
Notion Fundamentals: What are Blocks?
Blocks are the core building units inside Notion: nearly everything a user creates—text, images, embeds, databases, and even pages—can be treated as...
The Notion task manager you'll actually use (full build)
A complete, usable task manager in Notion can be built from a blank page by treating Notion databases like the underlying “app engine,” then layering...
Notion FINALLY Connects to Your Calendar
Notion’s new integration with KRON lets calendar events directly link to specific Notion pages—so meeting details can live in Notion while still...
How to Build a FREE Website with Notion (Full Tutorial)
A free Notion portfolio can function as a full, public website that helps freelancers and job seekers win attention—because it’s built like a sales...
Notion’s New RECURRING Templates (and 5 more features you missed!)
Notion’s biggest new workflow shift is Recurring Templates: a scheduling feature that automatically generates new database pages from a template on a...
Notion's New Automations Feature is a Game-Changer
Notion’s new “database automations” feature brings true if-this-then-that workflows directly into database operations—turning status changes, page...
How to Create Recurring Tasks (Repeat Due Dates) in Notion
Recurring tasks in Notion can be made to “come back” automatically by separating completion from scheduling: one-time tasks use the Done checkbox,...
30+ new Notion features you should know about
Notion’s biggest 2024 shift is a major upgrade to automations—turning “if this, then that” workflows into real-time, internet-connected systems. The...
New Notion Feature - Simple Tables (FINALLY!)
Notion’s long-awaited “simple table” feature finally lets users drop a basic, non-database table directly into a workspace—avoiding the heavy...
Notion Sites are a Game-Changer
Notion has launched “Notion Sites,” a set of website publishing tools that turns public Notion pages into fully navigable websites with custom...
Notion Masterclass: Build a Notes Dashboard with Me
A full note-taking system in Notion can be built from scratch by combining one “source of truth” database with multiple linked views—then layering on...
Sub-Tasks in Notion: The Ultimate Guide
Notion task lists can support true subtasks—complete with nested display, default subtask creation, and reliable sorting—by combining a...
Notion Databases Just Got 10x Better
Notion’s database overhaul centers on making views easier to navigate, filters faster to apply, and linked databases far more flexible—especially for...
5 Smart Ways to Use Notion's New SYNCED Blocks
Notion’s new Synced Blocks feature turns one set of content into a live, editable “source of truth” that can appear on multiple pages at once—so...
10 Books Every Student Must Read
College productivity advice often drowns students in scattered tips, but a curated reading list offers a cleaner path: ten books aimed at building...
Notion's New Database Buttons: Everything You Need to Know
Notion’s new “database buttons” feature lets users click buttons inside specific rows (or pages) of a database to trigger automations that update...
Notion FINALLY Made Recurring Tasks Work.
Notion’s new native recurring tasks support can now automatically push due dates forward when a task is marked complete—without relying on external...
How to Declutter Your To-Do List
The ABCD system turns an overwhelming, mixed-to-do list into a single prioritized workflow by sorting every task into one of five letters based on...
Layouts will make your Notion pages 10x better
Notion’s new Layout Builder is a database-only feature that lets users redesign how properties appear on every page in a database—turning sprawling...
Notion's New Grouping Feature is a Game-Changer
Notion’s new “Group by” feature lets users visually split database rows inside virtually any view—tables, boards, lists, galleries, and...
Notion Formulas 2.0 – Advanced Masterclass
Notion’s new “formulas 2.0” language unlocks list-based programming inside Notion—letting users sort, slice, map across related pages, and even build...
Notion Masterclass: Build an Expense Tracker from Scratch
A recurring expense tracker built in Notion can eliminate the annual “surprise charge” problem by turning every subscription or recurring bill into a...
The Easiest Way to Create Recurring Tasks in Notion (2024)
Recurring tasks in Notion are easy to set up—until you need real scheduling, planning, and “check off and roll forward” behavior. The core fix is to...
8 New Notion Features You Should Know About!
Notion’s latest update adds a set of workflow-and-layout upgrades that make the workspace feel more “personal” and less cluttered—especially through...
5 Ways to Create a No Code Side Hustle
No-code entrepreneurship can produce real side income even before someone is ready to build full products from scratch, and five practical paths...
Your Second Brain NEEDS This Tool – Save to Notion
A free browser extension called Save to Notion turns web research into immediate, structured entries inside a Notion “Second Brain,” letting users...
Fresh Starts: Why You Need One This Year
A “fresh start” for the year ahead isn’t about picking a new calendar—it’s about aligning how someone thinks with how they plan, then building...
Notion's Timeline View (and 3 Other New Features!)
Notion’s latest release adds a database Timeline view—aimed at building Gantt-style schedules—but the feature arrives with plan-based limits that...
Notion just made a huge change to databases
Notion’s new “tabbed layouts” feature tackles a long-running database annoyance: template-based layouts don’t update existing pages when the template...
Readwise Reader - How I Process EVERYTHING I Read
Readwise Reader is positioned as a single “inbox-to-notes” system that captures information from across the internet—articles, RSS, newsletters,...
Notion's new Home feature: Everything you need to know!
Notion’s new Home feature makes the workspace feel more like a personalized dashboard—complete with calendar previews, task management, and embedded...
Notion Project Management: Add Default Tasks to a Project Template
Notion can’t automatically populate a project’s linked task database with “default tasks” when a new project page is generated from a template—at...
How to Easily Build a Full Website With Notion
Notion Sites can be used to build a complete, multi-page personal website—including a blog driven by a database, a newsletter signup embed, and a...
Create Nested Columns (and Columns in Toggles) in Notion
Notion’s nested multi-column layouts aren’t blocked by the app so much as by a workflow limitation: you can’t directly drag blocks into place to...
Do This and Fix Your Schedule
Procrastination isn’t treated as a character flaw so much as a predictable brain response: people avoid unfamiliar, challenging work because it...
Notion Forms are a Game Changer
Notion Forms lets users create and share a database-backed form in minutes—then automatically routes submissions into database properties—without...
How to EASILY Use Notion with Your Team
Notion adoption inside a team succeeds or fails on three practical levers: start small to earn buy-in, keep information structured so people don’t...
Notion's New Ask AI Feature is a Game-Changer
Notion’s new Q&A feature brings a workspace-specific chatbot into Notion, answering questions by searching only the pages a user can access and then...
Notion Databases: Filters and Forcing Functions
Forcing functions in Notion databases let users set automatic defaults for new rows—so key properties don’t start out blank. The core idea is simple:...
Notion is coming straight for Google Docs...
Notion has launched “Suggest edits,” a collaboration feature that lets users propose changes directly on a page—creating and deleting blocks—while...
LangChain & Supabase Tutorial: How to Build a ChatGPT Chatbot For Your Website
A practical blueprint for turning a website into a ChatGPT-style chatbot hinges on one move: retrieve the most relevant chunks of your site’s text...
Notion just added one of Excel's best features
Notion has added conditional formatting—specifically “conditional color”—bringing one of Excel’s most familiar productivity tricks into Notion...
How I Make Notion Tutorials: Apps, Tools, and Process!
High-quality software tutorials come from treating audio, screen capture, and face-cam footage as separate, editable assets—then assembling them in...
Notion feels incomplete without this note-taking setup
A complete, PARA-inspired note-taking system can be built in Notion from a blank free workspace by anchoring everything to two connected...
Notion's new Dashboards: Everything you need to know
Notion’s new Dashboards feature turns database views into a “widget canvas,” making it far easier to build multi-chart, multi-list command...
Notion Office Hours: Free For All
Notion Office Hours: Free For All turned into a practical playbook for building a “second brain” that’s organized around projects, tasks, and...
Notion Office Hours: Student Productivity with Ali Abdaal 📖
Ali Abdaal’s Notion setup is built around one central idea: capture ideas and study material once, then turn them into reusable prompts, plans, and...
🧠 Complete Second Brain System in Tana
A complete “second brain” workflow is built inside Tana by combining PARA-style organization with action planning (GTD), time-blocking (microcycles...
This is why your task manager overwhelms you.
Daily planning breaks down when task managers push people to assign due dates to everything—creating a “due today” list packed with tasks that were...
Notion Office Hours: Creating an Intentional Life with MuchelleB ☀️
Getting Things Done (GTD) works best when it’s treated as a trustable system—not a rigid set of rules—and MichelleB’s Notion setup is built around...
Notion Office Hours: Managing Client Projects ⌨️
A freelancer’s client-management setup in Notion turns weekly progress into a client-facing “portal” without giving clients access to sensitive...
Notion Finally Works Offline
Notion has finally launched a true offline mode, letting users mark individual pages as “available offline” so they remain accessible and editable...
The 4 Part System That Made Me More Productive
Productivity, in this framework, isn’t treated as a single trick or motivation hack. It’s built from four interlocking systems—goal setting, task...
I can't believe how well this Notion daily planner helps me focus
A daily planning system in Notion becomes dramatically more effective when it forces an “execute” list to start empty every day, then only fills it...
Notion Office Hours: YouTube Workflows with Thomas Frank 📹
Thomas Frank’s Notion workflow hinges on one practical idea: treat Notion less like a single all-in-one app and more like a relational “content...
Make With Notion 2024: How to launch a Notion template business (Thomas Frank)
Paid Notion templates can become a real, scalable business without coding expertise, subscriptions, or upsells—if the work is driven by tenacity,...
My workflow for making videos with Obsidian
A repeatable Obsidian-based workflow is what makes high-volume video production sustainable: ideas become structured notes, those notes turn into a...
How to Balance Work and Family (ft. Matt Ragland)
Balancing work and family comes down to designing routines that protect deep focus while still letting kids see what “work” looks like in real life....
I thought time tracking in Notion was impossible until I figured this out
Notion’s lack of a built-in timer doesn’t have to block real time tracking. By combining Notion databases, formula fields, and button automations, a...
Top 5 Tips for Notion on Your iPhone (2022)
Notion on an iPhone becomes dramatically more usable when key pages and databases are “deep-linked” into iOS widgets—so work starts on the right note...
4 Beginner Rules to Organize Notes in Notion
A simple, structured workflow for organizing notes in Notion hinges on four rules: streamline note creation, keep a living system document, protect a...