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Customize Database Property and View Icons

Yet more news from the Notion-verse this morning! We are now able to customize the icons that display for both database properties and views! Aside...
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Recurring Templates Are Finally Here!

There is some big news in the Notion world today. Notion has just released a long-awaited feature that brings us one step closer to full...
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Import Your Goodreads Library to Notion + Add Book Covers (No API, 2-Click Solution)

Recently, I migrated my Goodreads content into Notion. With that came the need to add book covers, as the Goodreads export doesn’t include hyperlinks for...
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Shoulder Surf Sessions #3: Using Template Buttons to Create Dynamic Layouts

  Case study: Creating a Pinterest-style pin board. Third in the Shoulder Surf Sessions video series we explore how to create dynamic layouts using Template...
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Shoulder Surf Sessions #2: Building a Visual Habit Tracker (in Under 5 Minutes)

  Second in the “Shoulder Surf Sessions” video series, we explore how to build a visual daily habit tracker in Notion. It’s so easy it...
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Shoulder Surf Sessions #1: Building a Visual Food Log (in Under 5 Minutes)

  I use a few formulas in the video to calculate if the date is within “This Week”, “This Month” and “This Year”. We use...

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