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Notion Use-Cases: What Do I Use Relation For?

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Aug 16, 2020 08:10 PM

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Hi, Hello! My name is Sarah - the writer behind redgregory.com.

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The relation in Notion is easily one of its best features. And the addition of backlinking (if this is ever implemented) will make Notion an absolute powerhouse. Here are recent ways I've used relations to connect ideas and databases thus far:

Relation Use Cases

My First Paid Template

I created and released my first paid template this week! A consistent roadblock I have in Notion is what to name entries for daily documents and habit trackers. In addition to a "created time" property, I usually use symbols like this:

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Aug 16, 2020 08:17 PM

Aug 16, 2020 08:17 PM

Aug 16, 2020 08:17 PM

The best solution has been to type out the date for each day. This is one step too many for efficient Notion usage. And so, I created this pre-filled 2020/2021 database with 17 monthly cards (Aug 2020 → Dec 2021) and 502 daily cards (17 Aug 2020 → 31 Dec 2021).

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Notion

Notion Formula: Hours And Minutes Elapsed From Date Range - Red Gregory

As a contract/freelance worker, tracking time worked is essential. As well, calculating clock-in and clock-out times for life tracking purposes can be useful. This formula will allow you to grab the total hours and minutes elapsed from a date range.

Notion Formula: Hours And Minutes Elapsed From Date Range - Red Gregory

https://www.redgregory.com/notion/2020/8/14/notion-tip-find-hours-and-minutes-elapsed-from-a-date-range

Notion Formula: Hours And Minutes Elapsed From Date Range - Red Gregory

Notion Deadline Tip: Count Days Remaining And Days Overdue - Red Gregory

I've noticed that a lot of Notion users are curious about different ways to manipulate deadline formulas for task management. Here is how one can determine if a deadline is upcoming, today, tomorrow or past. As well, how many days remain or have elapsed between now and the deadline.

Notion Deadline Tip: Count Days Remaining And Days Overdue - Red Gregory

https://www.redgregory.com/notion/2020/8/12/notion-deadline-tip-count-days-remaining-and-days-overdue

Notion Deadline Tip: Count Days Remaining And Days Overdue - Red Gregory

Notion Tips: Remove And Replace Characters - Red Gregory

If you're looking into how to remove or replace select characters from a text property inside a Notion database, here are four examples of how to do just that. This includes removing special characters and swapping lower/uppercase characters.

Notion Tips: Remove And Replace Characters - Red Gregory

https://www.redgregory.com/notion/2020/8/11/notion-tips-remove-and-replace-characters

Notion Tips: Remove And Replace Characters - Red Gregory

RemNote

How To Create Templates In RemNote - Red Gregory

There is a pretty neat power-up feature in RemNote, the template. Essentially, this inline template will create recurring concepts and descriptors inside your notes. For example, in my language notes, I need to conjugate verbs that follow identical tenses. So, I will create a template with every ten

How To Create Templates In RemNote - Red Gregory

https://www.redgregory.com/remnote-content/2020/8/15/how-to-create-templates-in-remnote

How To Create Templates In RemNote - Red Gregory