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Hello! I'm Rei, an official Notion ambassador.

Do you know " Notion "?

There may be many people who say, " I've been seeing it a lot recently and it's actually made me curious ," or " I know the name, but I don't really know what kind of service it is ."

Notion has so many features that it can seem difficult to use , but today I would like to explain how to use Notion and its appeal in the 2022 edition.

What is Notion?

To sum up Notion in one word, it is a "universal note-taking app that can do anything." Specifically, Notion can be used as a single tool for many of the following:

What you can do with Notion : Notes, task management, schedule management, Wiki
・Spreadsheets ・Chat etc...

What tools do you use? Notion brings all of these together in one place . This is one of Notion's great features.

Why choose Notion?

I think Notion became explosively popular around 2020-2021, but why is it so popular?

I've been using Notion for about four years now, and I think there are five main reasons why I use it :

1. Easy to use, simple design
2. Works on any device, including Windows, Mac, and iPhone
3. The price is cheaper than other services
4. It has many functions, so you can use fewer apps
5. You can embed databases and data (Notion swamp)

Hmm. Isn't it amazing just from 1 to 3?

Easy to use, compatible with all devices, and cheap. That's right. In fact, compared to other apps, there are very few that meet these three criteria.

Yet, the fact that it has high functionality, a wealth of use cases, and a huge database pitfalls awaits is why more and more users are saying, " I love Notion!!! "

Here are some ways to use Notion.

How Notion is used.

Notion can be used in a variety of ways, but because it can do so much, it can be hard to know how to use it at first.

First, let's look at how to use it for work , as introduced on the official website.

📍Minutes

📍Task Management

📍Wiki

Recently, I was able to introduce Notion into my main job, and I think I'm using it in exactly these three ways.

Next, I'll introduce some personal examples of how I use Notion from my personal page.

📍Diary

📍Household account book

📍Store List

What do you think? Just looking at the examples makes me excited...

The things I've written here are pretty common uses , but there are many more. When I look at other people's Notion usage examples, I discover new ways to use it, which is really fun.

Welcome to the Notion swamp.

Notion may look simple, but it's actually a highly customizable application, allowing you to change the appearance of the color, add multiple lines, and more.

The " embed " feature is particularly useful, as it allows you to simultaneously display other companies' calendars, whiteboards, spreadsheets , etc.

There is so much you can do with it, and if you get absorbed in it, time just flies by, so I've decided to call this phenomenon the " Notion Swamp ."

Here are some tweets that fell into the Notion swamp.

Conclusion

That's it for an overview of Notion and how to use it!
Are you starting to get a better idea of ​​what it's like?

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