Notion’s New Synced Blocks Feature is a Gamechanger

Here’s How It Works (Prefer YouTube? Scroll to the bottom)

This could be the biggest new feature of 2021 for Notion. In this post, we’re going to talk about what synced blocks are, how they work, and share some tips to get the most out of them.

Blocks Make Up the Foundation of Notion

Notion team members often describe their platform as a tool that runs on Pages, Blocks, and Databases. This is what sets it apart from word processors like Google Docs. In addition to writing text, you can seamlessly add a variety of Blocks to a page, including tables, images, and links. Mixing each of these components based on a page’s purpose allows users and teams to create super-customized pages that achieve a specific purpose.

What are Synced Blocks?

If you’ve used other knowledge management tools like Roam Research, you’ve seen synced blocks before.

Up until now, it has not been possible to update a block, and sync elsewhere in your workspace automatically. When referencing material elsewhere, you could only link back to that page. These are called backlinks — Ness Labs has a great overview of how backlinks work here. This can be super helpful, as you can see all…