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Notion's New Update & My Initial Thoughts
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Notion's New Update & My Initial Thoughts

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May 17, 2020 08:10 PM
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Hi, Hello! My name is Sarah - the writer behind redgregory.com.

Features In The New Update

Features
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2x faster start up time on mobile
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Simple Design On Mobile
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Full Width Pages On Tablet
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Multitasking On iPad
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Self-Referential Filters
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Open All Toggles
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One More Thing About Self-Referential Filters

This is a really minor annoyance with this feature, but I've noticed that for page heavy databases that are implemented frequently, changing the filter in every linked database manually is tiresome. What I mean is, every linked database needs to filter within the page it's in like below:
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I created a template to automatically populate the linked database into every new entry, however, I'd like a filter option that simply says "This Page" like this:
By the way, "Created is today" is the default filter to keep my linked tables relatively slim.
By the way, "Created is today" is the default filter to keep my linked tables relatively slim.
Also, I may be completely missunderstanding this. Let me know if I am

Published This Week

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Notion Basics: How To Build A Content Calendar - Red Gregory
Blogging is a field I scoffed at for years - a platform of a by-gone era. Video and podcasting is the future, and of course, new media is dominating, but blogging remains fairly prominent and still a viable option for online creation.
Notion Basics: How To Build A Content Calendar - Red Gregory
https://www.redgregory.com/essays/2020/5/17/notion-basics-how-to-build-a-content-calendar
Notion Basics: How To Build A Content Calendar - Red Gregory
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Notion Template: Start Your Bibliography Archive Here - Red Gregory
So I wanted to create a bibliography template in Notion that resembled the likes of Zotero, however, I had a hard time making this possible, considering I didn't want to assume what elements were essential and which were not.
Notion Template: Start Your Bibliography Archive Here - Red Gregory
https://www.redgregory.com/notion/2020/5/16/notion-template-start-your-bibliography-archive-here
Notion Template: Start Your Bibliography Archive Here - Red Gregory
Notion Showcase: My Cookie Recipe Page - Red Gregory
Greetings from a fellow quarantined baker. Well, wannabe baker. I've been baking cookies since day one of the lockdown and thought I'd share a few of my favorite recipes through a cute Notion database. Included are the following properties: Prep Time, Bake Time, Number of Servings, Ingredients, Star
Notion Showcase: My Cookie Recipe Page - Red Gregory
https://www.redgregory.com/notion/2020/5/14/notion-showcase-a-cookie-recipe-wiki
Notion Showcase: My Cookie Recipe Page - Red Gregory
Notion Template: Basics For A Company Wiki - Red Gregory
A Notion template for those seeking a skeletal framework for a company's documentation hub. These pages do not include pipelines and actionable databases, but rather, a place to keep important information to reference and store. Included is a calendar, master document database, and page inspiration.
Notion Template: Basics For A Company Wiki - Red Gregory
https://www.redgregory.com/notion/2020/5/13/notion-template-basics-for-a-company-wiki
Notion Template: Basics For A Company Wiki - Red Gregory

My Mood Last Week

I'm planning to track my mood through the entire year in order to better understand what is making my poor days poor and what I need to do to fix them - hence, the "cause" property.
 
I would classify this week as MIXED. 🤨
  • BEST DAY: Wednesday, May 13th
  • WORST DAY: Tuesday, May 12th
 

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