Applying PARA to a Notion workspace

Hey Reader,

I get a lot of questions about the PARA method and how it works with Notion, most notably:

  • Is there a Notion PARA template / quick setup?
  • Does Notion Mastery teach PARA?

Well, Tiago Forte just recently released his new book, The Para Method, and I figured it would be timely to share how we interpret PARA for a Notion context.

PARA is a tool-agnostic system for organizing all the information in your life; it stands for Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives.

My recommendation?
You'll get the most out of it if you don't take it too literally.

Notion's linked databases mean that data doesn't need to live in one place. Relating data makes it more useful and powerful.

(There's also a YouTube video on this coming soon...)

You might also enjoy an article Georgia wrote this week on the Notion Mastery blog about Creating Exceptional Experiences with Thoughtful Systems.

Other Musings

As someone who thrives with structure but finds it difficult to create for myself, I've been relying on ChatGPT to help me give structure to big messy ideas.

This week I was able to create 3 workshop outlines and 6 book outlines in just a few hours, based on feeding my existing work (workshops, blog posts, and notes) into ChatGPT, and giving it different prompts and variations.

I can't express how helpful it's been to my creativity and idea generation, and just wanted to share.

Are you using ChatGPT in interesting in wonderful ways? I'd love to hear what's working for you.

That's all for this week, have a good one!

Marie Poulin
Notion Mastery

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