Creating a Visual Library in Notion

Notion’s ability to network with tasks, projects, and other databases in infinite permutations is what sets it apart from other bookmarking/visual library tools

It’s no secret (especially to friends) that I love Notion as a tool that helps organize my life. Its ability to link different databases and spaces fluidly, while being able to customize what’s visibility at any given time, has created — to borrow Tiago Forte’s term — a Second Brain for all things work, teaching, and personal.

When I first started using Notion, I would look for super-users and try to recreate their workspaces, or copy super-complex templates and try to adapt them to my needs. I’d always end up getting overwhelmed, as there was a lot of information that I either didn’t need, or didn’t benefit from tracking.

When setting up a new page or workspace, start lean. You can always add more depth or complexity as you dive deeper into projects.

Lately, I’ve been exploring using Notion as a visual library, encompassing images picked up around the web as inspiration and reference for my branding and web design work. There’s plenty of tools out there —…