Notion vs Loop ✨ New 4 Notion✨Sassy buttons + bulk icon edits, aesthetic headers + charts
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Last week I asked which page icons you use - results at the end of this issue 👀
This week:
💫 What’s ‘in’?!
Notion x profuntivity x pop culture
👖 Notion vs Loop Fashion| 👶 KidzBop beats Beyoncé to visuals | 🪴 A Notion knowledge garden | 🎨 AI turns your sketches into graphics | ⬆️ Better Notion dashboards? Learn UX | 🧵 Are Twitter threads cheugy? | ✈️ Simple Notion travel itinerary | 🔭 Dream client portal | 🤖 Are we living with robots? | 🎶 MUST LISTEN: 4 me x Don Toliver x Kali Uchis (sounds like, Beenie Man) | 📺 IF YOU LOVE SPY DRAMAS: The Night Agent
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✨ Notion vs Loop ✨
Microsoft dropped ‘Loop’ - a Notion ‘competitor’ i.e. you can create ‘docs’. Okay, maybe they might claim some of the corporate market, but Notion has cornered ‘cool’. Those that are aesthetically inclined won’t move from Notion (for docs purposes). Plus there’s the whole Notion template/community empire. Notion’s moat is the vibe, I’m not worried.
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✨ NEW: Loosen up my Notion buttons, babe✨
Notion just dropped a new feature - ‘buttons’. It’s essentially replaced the old template block and can let you do multi-step automations, including confirmation messages. Yes, confirmation messages, so now you can make your Notion extra sassy 😉
How are you using buttons?
✨Makeover your Notion headers✨
Loving this array of template headers! You know me, I’m all about ‘if it doesn’t look nice’, you won’t want to use it (I literally have a whole course dedicated to this lol). This a great resource for a quick makeover!
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✨ A new chart tool✨
Another chart tool for you to dig into/test out - enjoy!
✨ Bulk icon edits!! ✨
Another hugeeeeee Notion update (well not huge but it will save you a ton of time). You can now bulk update icons in Notion!
☎️ Notion Templates + Resources
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🎉 Profuntivity Tips
Profuntivity:
"adding layers of fun into your werkflow, while being realistic about what you can actually get done”
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📽 Is tracking ruining your life? | Automate your life | Write to yourself | 10 minute multitasking | Get a nice mug | The 10 Minute Commit | Get a nice backpack | Stop tracking everything | Radio x Work From Home | Music during calls
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