How to Build a Second Brain in Notion (+ Free Template)

Try Notion: Try Notion AI: Duplicate Template: Follow Along: More about second brain: Book: Guide: Save to notion extension Link: My Links My Notion Blog: My Notion Shop: My Twitter: Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:39 - How second brain works 3:24 - Capture Notes - Setup a notes database 10:17 - Capture Notes - Remove vertical lines & using filters, sorts 11:00 - Capture Notes - Grouping table data to minimize space 11:38 - Capture Notes - Duplicate database views to save time 15:22 - Capture Notes - Hiding database properties 16:35 - Projects - Setup a projects database 19:31 - Projects - Breakdown projects into manageable tasks 23:08 - Projects - Make connections between notes and projects 27:10 - Projects - Build a progress bar with a rollup 28:10 - Areas - Setup an areas of life database 29:04 - Areas - Convert gallery card into a button layout 31:05 - Areas - A relational template to view captured notes in page body 37:09 - Areas - Count number of related notes with a rollup & formula 39:32 - Web Bookmarks - Connect notes to projects and areas 41:47 - Web Bookmarks - Use save to Notion extension for web articles 44:19 - Web Bookmarks - Summarize web articles with Notion AI 47:11 - Resources - Capture tweet thread from the web as callouts 48:53 - Resources - Link an existing database into a separate page 51:29 - Archive pages - link multiple existing databases into one block 53:59 - Share pages - Setup and show linked data to share 55:46 - Build a dashboard 1:01:40 - Outro