> Canonical URL: https://codingcat.dev/post/increasing-productivity-with-notion # Increasing Productivity with Notion ![CodingCat.dev tutorial cover image](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/53c49dccf49b9f616b4ea5e95b814ff31cd322a6-1920x1080.png?w=1920&h=1080&q=80&fit=max&auto=format)[![Alex Patterson](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/a606dfaa381aab08ddbe16a33fe1d3e1fb37c927-400x400.jpg?w=48&h=48&fit=max&auto=format)Alex Patterson](/author/alex-patterson)October 28, 2019 # Productivity Weekend While my wife was off to a Yoga retreat, my parents offered to take my son camping with a Halloween type of theme. So I thought "Wow I have a full day of uninterrupted focus!". I had lofty plans of finishing all the slides for our new [JAMStack Meetup](https://link.ajonp.com/jamstackgr), but then I started to realize that I wanted to instead jump back and focus on a couple of productivity things that I have been wishing I could handle instead. ## Notion.so I searched high and low (okay a couple Google searches) for things that would replace AJonP's Trello Board, Google Keep, and OneNote. What I landed on was [notion.so](https://notion.so/) it provides me with a simple consolidated place that allows me to track the progress of all the videos I have in progress. Notion has a great table view that allows you to quickly add any information just like in a Google Sheet. ![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/7e5451716c19451f29d3df18fce7fe23fa5a8968-2468x2008.png?rect=0,310,2468,1388&w=1920&h=1080&fit=max&auto=format) ### Calendar View I can then get better about sense of release dates and hard deadlines that I can push myself towards in the calendar view. Here is an example of the videos that I am working towards. ![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/7b6536fbfe39e9cfa9086c9b0259837d9dda5527-2886x2224.png?rect=0,301,2886,1623&w=1920&h=1080&fit=max&auto=format) The roadmap allows me to share out with AJ's Purr-fect Peeps that stats on changes that are happening on the site, something that I have not been able to provide in a public fashion up until now, so I really love this aspect. It allows a Trello like view into all the happenings for AJonP. Checkout [AJ's Roadmap](https://link.ajonp.com/roadmap)! ![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/32fd86ece696391ecbcd1908e834b61b1e7fa98b-2996x2218.png?rect=0,267,2996,1685&w=1920&h=1080&fit=max&auto=format) One of my favorite features by far is the [Notion Web Clipper](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/notion-web-clipper/knheggckgoiihginacbkhaalnibhilkk?hl=en) which you can direct to any page type within your entire Notion system. So let's say that I am out on [Tyler McGinnis's React Course](https://link.ajonp.com/tylermcginnis-react) and I want to keep track of it. All I have to do is be on the page and click the Notion Web Clipper, then load it directly into my Notion Reading List. After I can always see what I have not categorized and setup many views to keep track. ![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/6e5777c44db180b167146a4e94e53c06da6f4a87-1904x1500.png?rect=0,215,1904,1071&w=1920&h=1080&fit=max&auto=format) ### Markdown Export The really big selling point for me is that Notion exports to markdown. Since it is available on every device that I own: MacOS, Windows, iOS, and Android and works offline. It was pretty simple for me to choose! Now I can keep track of any notes export to .md and off it goes to my Gatsby Blog ???? ![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/44fde99b7941cf5f72dbafceac6ea59af36c0fab-1890x1820.png?rect=0,379,1890,1063&w=1920&h=1080&fit=max&auto=format) ### Export to Markdown ![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/c24b41ec657f174db564ee8a8d90345eb37b5305-968x554.png?rect=0,5,968,545&w=1920&h=1080&fit=max&auto=format) ### Take Markdown (.md) Anywhere ![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hfh83o0w/production/1625910c7a0f0530ce682dc2186fb7a96085fdb5-1080x316.png?rect=259,0,562,316&w=1920&h=1080&fit=max&auto=format) ### Looking for a job? 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