Knowledge Management System in Notion - Introducing Vaults (Life OS)

[@augustbradley]

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[@lukeMac]

I'm almost afraid to point out how insane it is that this 'course' is a free playlist, in case you start charging ;)

[@augustbradley]

Thanks Luke! Working on a proper course as well :) It will be even better!

[@jaywest4808]

I'm afraid to like this comment for the same reason 😃

[@LigeVerloR]

I think he knows exactly what he's doing... hook, line, and sinker.

[@mohammednabeelmujtahid8344]

It doesn't even have ads

[@dylanryan5125]

You prolly dont care but does anyone know a tool to get back into an instagram account?? I was dumb forgot the account password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me!

[@geoffjball]

This methodology-along with personal finance and debt management-should be taught in high school. I would have been so much better prepared for life if I had this system in place (or at least followed its principles) going into university.

[@augustbradley]

Would have helped me a lot in school as well. Not a bad idea for a version designed for younger people giving examples in contexts that they can relate to Great thought Geoff!

[@c.m.k.9466]

I used to think like you then I have realized if people wanted they would find it out like you did. Then I changed my thinking, it shouldnt be taught to everyone. They should just be taught the importance of knowledge which is what school offers. Thus, only people striving to be good can be good and better. Cruel or Realist. you decide.

[@huggingpuppy2613]

@@augustbradley, as a tech-savvy 13-year-old, I've been following along just fine!

[@baileyholmes8985]

It should be I’m lucky I found notion at 13 but everyone else I know was so unorganised especially around lockdown!

[@mm_ww_2]

@@augustbradley This is a excellent idea

[@geoffjball]

Like many, I've been eagerly awaiting this one. My Knowledge Lab sits waiting-staring back at me and begging to be utilized. I can't wait to implement this.

[@augustbradley]

Awesome Geoff, this is a key part of any system. I love expanding it and tweaking to make it more and more capable.

[@teryyy5052]

I actually proceeded to populate my Knowledge lab back in june, not knowing the breadth at which is going to be covered and the name sounds both all-encompassing and experimental in nature so I figured, why not experiment with how to use it and make my own self-discoveries as a System-Thinking greenie! I initially set it up as a Repository for things in my life I am researching on (Mobile Phone plans being one of them as the industry has gotten so much competition and changes in the last 2-4 years and it helps me, like August mentioned before, to have a central (somewhat) organised space to save my research and easily refer back and build on. The interaction with Notion has forced me to be more organised in a way I have never done before though it has taken a considerable amount of time to build it up, edit, build some more!

[@waynehe4678]

The most valuable course I ever took, when I watched your video series for the first time, I knew that this system was what I wanted, I have spent a lot of time trying to build a system which organizes all aspects of my life, but limited by my knowledge and ability of system thinking . I can't organize all these things into a complete and self-consistency system. Thanks for your kindness, You really changed my life.

[@augustbradley]

It's amazing to hear this Wayne, it means a ton to me to hear it is having such a big impact on your life. Thank you for sharing this feedback, made my day. Lots more to come, onward! 🚀

[@davidlogvin3987]

Honestly, I don't know whether I've spent more time watching the video or reading the comments. It's a good balance between motivating remarks and interesting questions I wouldn't have thought of asking.

[@RonnyCoste]

for series like this is why the internet is the best place to learn about the world around us! Thank you august for all this insightful videos!

[@augustbradley]

I totally agree Ronny! Very happy you find them valuable, lots more to come.

[@kerryhill7307]

Just want to say you are absolutely killing it. You giving away all this valuable information for free...it is very much appreciated. Good things are going to come your way my friend. My brain --> . August's brain --> O

[@augustbradley]

Thanks so much Kerry! Hugely appreciate that. 🙏 Lots more to come! 🚀

[@apple16625g]

Can't wait to see the Vault series, this is the most valuable content I've ever seen on youtube.

[@augustbradley]

Thanks so much Joseph, Vaults are underway!

[@livingcreativelywithfibro]

I'm so glad I have reached the vaults. I can't tell you how utterly amazed I am that you have not only created such an amazing system but that you are sharing it with us all freely. As a small (penniless) blogger who lives with a chronic health condition that can cause brain fog and brief short-term memory problems this amazing system is letting me not just stay on top of everything but is encouraging me to be the best version of myself and try and recapture some of the highly productive career focused individual I was before I got sick. Now if I have a bad flare up and I'm too ill to do anything I just need to return, reschedule and all my ideas and inspirations will be there waiting for me when I come back. I can't wait until I've completed my system and I can share it on a blog post and let the Spoonie Community know it is well worth putting a period of good time away to come and watch your videos and build a system too. If you were British I would be nominating you for an MBE for this piece of work.

[@augustbradley]

Means a lot to me to hear this, than you for the message. Very happy that it's been valuable to you, it's incredibly rewarding to know this work is helping people in their lives. Lots more to come!

[@mike35424]

I love this

[@alicecampbell3131]

"I need them WHEN I need them, not at some random, arbitrary time." YES! I will be learning how to use this system and Notion for my doctoral research, which I've been juggling in folders, reference managers, and paper PDFs... This is like an oasis in a desert for me. THANK YOU!

[@janellewagner5420]

This is the most absolute PURE GOLD resource I have ever found for helping me take all the knowledge and learning I experience every day and organizing it so I can actually USE it!!!! I cannot thank you enough for sharing this! I've got piles of notes scribbled on random hotel note pads from conferences I've attended, with valuable pearls on them that I've never again seen because I had no way of organizing and accessing that info. I've got other piles of notes all over the place--binders, digital files, emails, iphone notes, etc that were lost ideas as soon as I wrote them. It was so frustrating to have no way of organizing my ideas so that I could find them again and take action on them. I've lost so much time to not being able to find things, not to mention the stress of not being able to find them, the frustration at the loss, and the duplication of work, as I struggle to recreate the same ideas again (if I can even remember them). This system solves all of that! Incorporating the Ideas DB into the Knowledge Lab template = GENIUS. Thank you again, a thousand times over.

[@Bigburma]

I am a genealogist and am using Notion for that. Thank You for talking about a knowledge lab. This will make Notion more useful

[@paoloap.]

craved for this one - watching from the front row 😎

[@augustbradley]

Good view from the front row! Thanks Paolo.

[@stephentassell3531]

Yet another powerful presentation on how to leverage Notion to the max. I am fast believing that Notion will soon become the main application for so many uses. In just a matter of months I have managed to collate and replace so many disparate systems into Notion, and in turn, I have transformed so much latent data into powerful knowledge. Your videos simply goes from strength to strength and I greatly appreciate them.

[@augustbradley]

Excellent Stephen! Agreed, I can't imagine any other single software platform covering so much (short of custom coding). And Notion will grow in features extensively over the next few years. Much to come!

[@tejasrao5372]

I looked at my database and realized I need an organized system to manage it all and seconds later, I get a notification of this video. Amazing!

[@augustbradley]

Glad I could help! Thanks Tejas.

[@timcason]

I have been creating my own custom systems in Notion for almost 2 years now. I have setup several companies on Notion and built out the workflows necessary to capture tasks, meetings, and other. August, I sincerely appreciate your approach, systems, and workflow on Notion and will be adopting many of your methodology into my personal and future builds

[@augustbradley]

That is awesome Timothy! Notion is such a great platform for this kind of work. Thanks for the feedback.

[@ericawashington7996]

Why am I just now finding you?! This is life-changing information. I'm hooked and can't wait to implement everything, I can't wait to get up in the mornings just to come back to this video series. This is hands down the most detailed video series I have ever watched for free. I cannot imagine what's in your paid option but I will finding that out soon too!

[@augustbradley]

Excellent, Erica! I’m glad we found each other here. Dive in and make things happen 🚀

[@mrsmoodle]

I feel this, here I am 6 months after you, asking myself, "why am I only just learning this right now?", better late than never

[@TheArtisticBiker]

The knowledge lab is the one that really excites me. That makes all the notes useful.

[@augustbradley]

Same here! We are on the same page, that brings it all together.

[@barripratama2586]

@August Bradley, thank you for these game changing playlist. This section is what I have been waiting from all of your playlist. I may be late in the game, but thank you from the bottom of my heart. Please let me spread out this system to my home country.

[@IsaacSomuah]

I started 5 days ago after watching so many Notion videos online. This one is a game changer

[@hashimnaushahi]

Great video as are all your videos! To me personally (just because of the way my brain works) it makes more sense to start with knowledge management just like you suggested as an alternative in this video. I think it'll make me more confident when I'll really set up my project management. I want to share a suggestion with you for after you're done with your Vaults videos. A lot of your viewers (including me) want to use or are already using Notion for their studies. And I think that a lot of students will want to see how you would approach studying (note taking, planning, learning, etc.) in Notion. I myself am trying to balance my home life with my wife and our four children, my job as a marketing manager, my own business as a creator and a coach and also my studies. I believe that no other tool will be more beneficial to me than Notion. And no other person can teach how to benefit from Notion like you! :)

[@augustbradley]

Good point Hashim, this is a totally viable place to start -- in fact it is easier to build the Knowledge Management vault section than the Project Management section. Also good thoughts on the approach for students. This could easily be applied to that, and certainly no other tool goes as far for this as Notion. Thanks!

[@ClaudiaSchramm]

Having topics of interest in the knowledge lab is a gamechanger for me. Formerly I tried to sort all of these topics into different areas of my life and I messed it up totally. Thank you for this new level of clarity and system!

[@augustbradley]

Was a total gamer changer for me too, I think this is the way to go. Great to hear it resonated with you as well Claudia! More details coming soon in the next several videos.

[@glamourclub]

Hi August, i just started using notion two days ago. And I found you and binged watch you! I love how you teach the mindset in systems thinking when you do your videos. I was using MS ONE NOTE and created a monster one that I teach my bosses how to do for their team management system. But i see that notion is on a whole new level! I subscribed to your newsletter and duplicated your templates. I parked them as reference only in my Notion and tried to recreate them so I can learn. I am able to learn it so fast and totally understand how deliberate each of your columns, check boxes, toggles, etc. I am now trying to understand the project database concept. It’s not yet clicking lol. Thank you 🙏🏼 for you generosity and passion! You are influencing a whole lot!

[@glamourclub]

@Ludens the vaultis just a name of the database where u store all the things under that category

[@lanpham2217]

Thank you so much for putting together this video. It’s the most informative and helpful video about Notion that I have seen so far. You are the best Notion teacher on YT.

[@augustbradley]

Thank you, Lan! I am so happy to hear it is valuable for you.

[@Ave88]

One added benefit of this video is that we get a sneak peak into your reading list, and how it evolved since the last time you showcased your library. I'm sure I'm not the only one who got inspired to read a few titles thanks to this. Thanks!

[@augustbradley]

I do that too when watching other people's videos, secret inside look. Though this is a very stripped-down version of my list as it is a demo board designed to simplify. But it has some relevant areas on my radar.

[@hasan_usman]

i just love seeing how others use notion and it sparks other idea thank you

[@augustbradley]

Exactly Hasan, great to learn from others and custom design for yourself. Thanks!

[@missan93l]

As I have graduated from University last month and will be moving alone soon, I was planning to build a system for life and I found the goldmine that is your channel and am binging and taking notes like a student !! I am definitely going to put my notes on my future Academy Course & Training database ! Thank you so much for sharing your system and taking the time to explaining it so well. I can transition to adulthood in peace with this system :)

[@AshaoFreeSky]

August, your video series is literally life-changing. I've been learning and trying to create a system like this for years. Finally, you come along and show me step-by-step how to implement exactly what I've been trying to create (for free none the less!). Out of my 28 KZbin subscriptions, you're the only one I've EVER enabled the bell notifications for. I've never seen such a positive youtube community as those on your channel. I've recommended your channel to a friend who loves GTD and he's pumped about your system. You are an inspiration. Thank you 🙏

[@dbyler]

Love it- thanks for the video! Like many others, I’ve been looking forward to this one. One suggestion for the Knowledge Lab pages: instead of dragging an Idea out into the page (which removes it from the Ideas database), or alt-dragging it (which makes a copy that’s now out of sync with the original Idea), you can just link to the original Idea. Several ways to do this: Option 1: Type @ and then type the name of the Idea. (The link will be inline) Option 2: Type / to bring up the menu, then choose Link to Page (The link will now be its own block) Option 3: Copy the Idea’s link, then paste it anywhere you like. (Various view options if you go this route)

[@augustbradley]

But the point is to bring the Note with it's full content from its page/workspace (not just the title) into the body of the Knowledge lab main text area -- not as a link, but the actual text. By dragging it in, it creates a page, then in one click you can do "Turn Into" >> Text and the full contents of the note are now in the main text of the page. Not as good to have to link through in most cases. The / approach could do the same, though easier to drag than remember and type the Note's name. Useful tips for when you want a link to access the note. Thanks for pointing this out!

[@vishalllllll]

christmas came early this year 🙏🏽

[@augustbradley]

Merry Christmas Vishal! Enjoy.

[@sergiogoto2008]

First time; i have been checking on daily basis for a KZbin video. Now back to house, coffee and play ¡¡¡¡

[@augustbradley]

Excellent Sergio! More to come, hope to get on faster release schedule again soon.

[@HarryHeijligers]

I have also waited for your take on the Vault because almost all Notion videos on KZbin are about GTD but very little are about creating, managing and using the Vault. I hope you will (in a future video) touch on the whole process from start to finish of how an article comes into your system. So, the whole input part in your system. When you see an interesting article and you clip it, then what? What are your next steps? Where do you store the article? How do you process the article? And, most importantly, how do you use the knowledge from the article to your liking and your benefit? Thanks for all your great work! Really apreciate it!!

[@augustbradley]

Hi Harry, yes -- that's coming in the next two videos on the Book Vault and the Media Vault. Then how I use the info is in the following video on the Knowledge Lab vault. Stay tuned.

[@HarryHeijligers]

@@augustbradley Fantastic! Thank You!

[@HarryHeijligers]

@@augustbradley I was watching your video for the second and it struck me that the note on Design Thinking is already a new article in and of itself. I'm interested in the evolution process of this article. Because probably this article has been evolved over time by more than one input? So, what's your process from various inputs towards such an article as an output? Thanks for all your time and wisdom!

[@augustbradley]

@@HarryHeijligers Good question Harry! Pull and enter parts and pieces of ideas, thoughts, inspiring sections from sources as you go. Then when you have a meeting, article, or some other need to pull it all together curate, organize and shape it into a clear format. Eliminate excess as you go. Do these organization/distillation efforts each time you need more on that topic, It forms into something powerful over time. Hope that helps!

[@Blackdocks]

i'm in this serie and have to say thank you ! Seeing how someone organise precisely his life and designed notion to support it allows me to think about my organisation and what I aspire to build as a system ! One of my main thing on your system as of now (again serie not finished) is how you organize Pillars / Goal / Projects / Knowledge lab topic, I find the differences kind of blurry but I'm sure you will handle it in the coming videos of the serie

[@xmeerzx]

August, you should be an instructor on Lynda who teaches everything Notion related. This already feels like a Lynda course. Nailed it!

[@augustbradley]

Thanks! I have a better idea, I'll make my own course with a better learning environment and a connected, like-minded community around it -- more personal and more engaging than Lynda. 🙂

[@xmeerzx]

@@augustbradley True, but.... you can also reach a larger audience and help more people that may have not known they needed help!

[@nickym-fy5si]

Wow ... this is exactly what I have been looking for since downloading Notion a few weeks ago, and learning about the importance of having a PKM system. THANK YOU so much for making this video series, I will be devouring this information and recommending it to as many people as possible!

[@rossdallaire8882]

This was just what I needed. I only use Notion for personal and side projects so I don't do much project management but I do a lot of capturing of websites and writing notes to remember things about general topics. This helps a ton!

[@augustbradley]

Glad it was helpful Ross! Lots more to come on this segment.

[@MicheleBugiolacchio87]

Extremely insightful as usual, I've already adjusted to use many of those ideas to link the various vaults into a Hub. I had been doing that a bit differently, and I welcome the improvements! As for training and courses, I have been going at it differently, as I am very engaged in courses lately and they are tasks to me: I make a project with all the course information, and each lesson becomes a task, so whenever I complete the one task, I immediately set up the other with a do date, so I never "lose" the course within my action items. I take notes within the task itself, so by the end of the course, the "Project" is my knowledge hub for the course, and what I do in the vault is I just add an entry and link the project inside, so I can make use of the knowledge lab links to the knowledge area and everything else, but I still get to treat is as tasks/projects primarily, 'cause to me that's the best way to stay on track. Thanks again for the video!

[@augustbradley]

Great thoughts Michele, a very sensible approach. Could also keep it the course in the vault, but que up a seines of tasks connected to the Vault entry just as you cue up tasks within a project. Embedded filter within to schedule days. Good approach either way!

[@paulinemorare5509]

I like the systematic organized mindset you demonstrated using notion.

[@JeeteshNariya]

I've been also waiting for this video, now I can migrate my old system into this system. it is a simple and easiest way to take notes, ideas, and organize with this system. thank you for sharing this awesome video.

[@augustbradley]

Hi Jeetesh, glad it was helpful! Definitely dive in and put it to use right away, it will grow and become more powerful over time. So the sooner the better.

[@arishali9248]

Hands down the best series of videos on using notion!! You are amazing!

[@MicheleGill]

Have been waiting for this one! It takes me several hours to go through your main videos. I work along with my Notion workspace while watching your video. I used to think I didn't need Notion for compiling data or notes, just project and task management since I already use Evernote, but this video changed my mind! Now I just have to figure out how to import specific notes from Evernote to Notion.

[@augustbradley]

That's a great way to really learn Michele! Nice work and great dedication to designing your system.

[@EdKidgell]

Fascinating! Systems Thinking in Action.

[@levittperez]

This is going to be a game changer! Cant wait to start building!

[@augustbradley]

Right on, Levitt! Make it happen 🚀

[@EvertTaihuttu]

I receive August newsletter and excited to invest my time to learn. 🏆👍🧡

[@augustbradley]

Excellent Evert, that's how you make stuff happen!

[@wchmielinski]

Annie Lennox is on my team too!!! (P.S. you're changing my life with this series. Thank you. Like others, I wish I came into this earlier, but I'm also grateful the Time is Now)

[@swordphoenix]

Can’t wait for the new course to be released!

[@augustbradley]

I can't wait either! The next edition is going to be a big leap forward. Thanks for your interest.

[@kz7115]

Love the Dr. Manhattan icon!! Found it online too yayyeee

[@David-sg1yi]

I'm in the very early stages of starting a business and I think I'm going to put my resources for this business (how to get a business license etc.) into this knowledge lab, and when I create the notes section, place a linked version of that into my business area on the dash board. I think this is where those resources belong and I will always have them in a central location. Thank you for making this video.

[@christopheralan7600]

I’m new to Notion after seeing your video on another KZbinr’s channel, where you really sold me on the value of this tool. I’ve done the Notion tutorials on their site and played with their base templates. Coming over to your page I’ve seen a few of your videos now but without going through your entire catalog like many of your audience seem to have, it’s been challenging to follow along. In this video for example I see that you have these vaults for storing raw information. Perfect. Then you indicate they’re linked to other places-ok, I want to better understand the “how” and the “why”-but this seems to be assumed that we already know what the connected place is. In my case I haven’t seen the 30+ minute long videos for these because I’m new to your channel. I then click those videos and the cycle repeats. I don’t want to emulate your system just because it works for you. I want to understand why and how you are doing what you’re doing so I can assess if it makes sense for me to work into my system. As Tim Ferris says, you want to eliminate before you automate, and I don’t want to create work for work’s sake. I realize you’ve built a powerful system, and I appreciate the time you’ve put into sharing your content to help other people with their productivity, but it’s complicated. I wish your content was a bit friendlier towards those who are newer, both to Notion and to your content, or have something brief to indicate where to find the related spin-off information. Otherwise it feels like constantly playing catch-up rather than retaining the valuable insight you’re sharing. Based on the other comments here I realize my experience is in the minority, but I wanted to share nonetheless as I like what you’re doing and want to build a similar system that works for me.

[@danielemoyon9044]

Hi Chris, I'm hoping you've gotten this inconvenience resolved and are well on your way to making the most with Notion. But should you still need some guidance...I'll suggest you start with/from the first video in this series. The series has 49 videos at this time and you'd get inundated if you start with the center course content (which I think you did). This is one solution. Alternatively (not recommended), you could look through the curated playlists (about 4+) that addresses different sections of the series and choose the playlist that most meets your need. But there's a caveat with this fix, you have to have a good grasp of Notion or you'd likely get inundated again. I hope this helps.

[@stuartcribb8585]

I’d gone ahead and set up my vaults prior to this video, ‘was’ pretty smug about them too...all the usual linked databases, bit of Thomas Frank’s approach thrown in etc etc...however, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this episode though to compare my vaults to yours, to see how far off the greatness of August’s LoS I am...answer, faaaaaaaar (totally set myself up for a fail here ha!)...as always, beyond masterful, and humbly grateful that I’ve been lucky enough to stumble across your work...an insight I’ve had watching this is just how much design goes in to the behaviour of the information going in to the entire PPV system and when it should surface for maximum impact, stuff you’ve mentioned numerous times before but with the penny dropping every time I watch/re-watch an episode...love the concept of knowledge hub categories (needless to say my ‘master vault’ is getting a rehash!) and information gathering in to these, definitely a game changer...will also be using your ROAM workflow I saw on Keep Productive, makes massive sense. Thanks as always, your efforts are hugely appreciated and are having a positive impact on my life, much gratitude 🙏

[@augustbradley]

Thanks Stuart, really appreciate this incredible feedback. I like Thomas Frank a lot, but his Notion note-taking approach made no senses to me (a separate DB for each Notebook/category???). Most note-taking videos look at just note-taking by itself, not the full process of using them to build knowledge and fuel performance across the system.

[@stuartcribb8585]

August Bradley yeah Thomas Frank is a staple in my KZbin diet, a lot of time for this guy...and agree on the note taking system, I’d initially liked the ascetics of it, and downloaded his notes template...but by the time I’d finished tinkering with it it beared no resemblance to its former! Even the note taking roll-up dash didn’t make sense as a stand-alone, but was still good to work through this and dissect it, all part of the lesson right...I’m starting a with a new company in three months, I’ve chosen it as it’s a start-up and plan on building their entire oS using Notion (small enough to not be impacted by the short-term absence of APIs)...enjoying the process of building personal and business systems sequentially, and playing with linking data flows beyond one workbook (giving an extra dimension), hopefully there’ll be some ‘business’ videos later in your series though? (we ask too much ha!) ..in the meantime, William Nutt’s stuff is pretty decent, albeit bit more varied in his to oS recommendations (but maybe this is more appropriate approach for business builds?)...also his free icons are awesome ha! Thanks again 👍

[@augustbradley]

@@stuartcribb8585 Good thoughts Suart. I will do more business/team topics once the core system is presented. I work with William a lot and periodically guest host his Notion at Work series. More to come in this regard!

[@larazegers3637]

You speak very clearly! Also love the word choices you make. 👍

[@augustbradley]

Thank you Lara!

[@merovech7]

Dear God, thank you for showing me this channel :)

[@augustbradley]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@jacobmierendorff1833]

This is amazing! So so glad I found this, thank you so much for sharing!

[@bassface84]

GOLDEN. I intuitively understand this one so this is where I'll start... the rest may take some doing but I'll eventually get the hang of it.

[@augustbradley]

Yes, this one is a totally viable starting point, and it can stand on its own independently of the rest. When ready, it plugs in and interacts with the rest as desired.

[@FelixBijoy]

Us: Wow August this is the complete LifeOS! Thank you :) August: THIS ISN'T EVEN the FINAL FORM

[@nshah101188]

Thank you for truly delivering profoundly high valued content for free to people to help them better manage their lives. I've been watching your series from the start and have already began seeing the impact its had on my life within weeks. You deserve all the success coming your way sir.

[@FJgenieter]

I think I will start with this kind of knowledge management, before the other videos

[@karinmacdonald6607]

I applaud all your hard work and amazing mind with this systems approach! You’re very articulate and thorough. I just wish my brain could catch up lol. I think my life may just be too simple to need something like this. But man - it is so cool! I wish i could grasp and have a need for everything you put out on Notion and systems in general!

[@augustbradley]

Makes sense Karin, don't go overboard beyond your needs. Take the parts that make sense for you simplify as necessary. Thanks for the feedback!

[@thekreport3270]

can’t wait for the supplemental videos on book, media, and training vaults. Hopefully they come soon. I start school Aug 14.

[@augustbradley]

Definitely coming soon!

[@karinamack]

This is incredible August, thank you so much. I've been searching for this my WHOLE life. I'm so grateful for you and the way your mind works to create something like this. I'm constantly writing thoughts, inspirations, connections, ideas, learning, and working ways to incorporate them into my life and being so that I am transformed, and then have more to offer - since isn't that what all learning is for? I have questions, but will wait til I see further how this area all works. Looking forward to going into my next year of studies, family and life in flow.

[@alinaqvi3842]

I subscribed to the newsletter for the book vault template and others too. when will you add it there?

[@augustbradley]

The core template pack has all the templates I've created to date, which are some of the most capable available in Notion (particularly the full Action Zone). The upcoming course to be announced in detail within a week or so will have the version 2.0 master PPV template with everything.

[@laredt]

Finally a system that is aligned with how my brain works,. I try many systems, and most recently I tried to get a grip on PARA but it didn't make total sens to me, so many pieces that didn't work in that system. Thank you for your amazing work; I'm now hooked to the way your brain thinks. You have a new fan :)

[@augustbradley]

Awesome to hear this Marylène!

[@g-ann3527]

Thanks for the timestamps on the progress bar! (Is it a new feature of KZbin?) Appreciate them so much now that I'm trying to replicate the databases and dashboards. Hope they can be applied to previously uploaded videos too.

[@augustbradley]

It is a new feature, that it shows up in the actual video player timeline. Cool isn't it! For past videos: I have zero free time as I make these videos and everything else, but if anyone types them up in the same format (including 00:00 Intro, must have that for it to work), then I will copy/paste it in the show notes and it will integrate with the timeline. Just post each in the correct comments section of the video the index is for. Thanks!

[@g-ann3527]

@@augustbradley Will try to do this. Thanks again!

[@giuxliet]

Grateful for all of the effort put into these!

[@augustbradley]

Glad you like them! Lots more in the pipeline.

[@RyanMagner]

Loved this! Roam initially got me into the thinking of linking notes and ideas, but I struggled with it. Your system is awesome. I made one adjustment for the "Knowledge Lab", and that is I have a database for "top level" topic tags (e.g. Productivity), and then a second level database for more varied tags. So let's say I have 3 notes that each have a second-level tag of "motivation", "clarity", and "efficiency". I also have those 3 tags set to be related to the top level tag of "Productivity" in my top-level database. So when I am trying to dig into "Productivity" in general, I will see notes not only tagged with Productivity, but also clarity, motivation, and efficiency. Each note will have a relation to the second and top level topics (due to rollups I think, even I lost track here). So in the "Productivity" record, I open that page and can see only notes with the "Productivity" property, even though I marked them with tags of "motivation", "clarity", and "efficiency." Hope that makes any sense. Hard to do without video! But when I'm thinking of tagging I want to be more specific, and have multiple tags depending what I'm researching, even though they all may fall under "Productivity". Now I have both!

[@augustbradley]

Nice modification Ryan! Always optimize for your personal uses, as you are. Great thinking.

[@santantao]

Hey August, Thanks for your amazing lessons. In future, can you talk about how do you make a Back up in your Notion OS.

[@augustbradley]

Good suggestions, that wold be a short but important video. Will plan on that.

[@imalightbulb]

I see update. I watch. Great video 👍 💪 thanks!

[@augustbradley]

Excellent!

[@davidmachuca6205]

That´s mind blowing!! Many thanks for such a great work August. Can´t wait to see what´s inside of the course...

[@danielemoyon9044]

Phenomenal Series!

[@bertackaert9447]

Thanks for the video! What I don’t like in Notion, especially when it comes to knowledge organization, is that there’s complete separation between different workspaces (private, team...). A lot of ideas/books/... apply to many areas of your life but you can’t access them cross-workspace.

[@augustbradley]

Hi Bert! Databases and pages can be shared across workspaces -- for example you can embed a media DB from a private workspace into a page in a team/business workspace. But it is full access or nothing to the DB, not partial control/access (though I expect this will change eventually). When sharing across workspaces you have to keep an eye on guest permission settings (or public sharing status), and test to see what's working and what's not. But once set up you can have a dashboard that pulls from separate workspaces. Hope that helps!

[@concretec0w]

Awesome work August. I have something similar but it lacks the step of separating my own notes from the source material. Makes sense why you did it this way and looking forward to updating my method! Thanks again

[@augustbradley]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AnimalArtbyTerraCotta]

Brilliant detail! Now I know a bit better what to aim for! TYSM!

[@augustbradley]

Glad it was helpful!

[@GuitareAvecSly]

Thank you so much August. You're THE MAN ! Marvel or DC should create a new super hero based on you. #Productivo

[@KaiSanpei]

Thank you for creating and sharing! This is pure gold.

[@jae-minbaek1989]

Amazing video. I've been waiting for this video so much. :D

[@augustbradley]

Awesome John, very happy it was valuable to you!

[@dagi89online]

Another great video August, thanks so much!

[@augustbradley]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@samsoete6523]

Can't wait for the in-depth videos! This channel is a true gold mine, thanks for sharing. Will the knowledge lab/vaults come up as a template soon or should I get started on replicating my own? Keep up the amazing work, without a doubt the best notion videos out there!

[@augustbradley]

Thanks Sam. The detailed videos are coming soon! Get started on building, there are not difficult to create.

[@olegromashov]

Спасибо за классный подход! Будем пробовать реализовать у себя!

[@MartinSchabbauer]

In the words of August: A Goldmine !!

[@augustbradley]

Gold is good! 🥇

[@dustybook4256]

Thanks for the video and this entire series! Will you be making a template for the Vaults/Mind Expansion section (or parts of it) available to duplicate? If not, how would you recommend going about creating it? Thanks :)

[@augustbradley]

Possibly, I'm working every waking hour already getting these videos out, designing the course, creating the new platform, and doing my daily client work. Have zero free time to even think about templates right now. But these are so easy to create and these videos show everything that needs to be done for the vaults so not sure if a template is needed here. Each of the next video will show what to build in more detail. These are very straightforward and could be made from scratch quickly.

[@myafroisthecoolest]

August Bradley I have been mining your videos religiously and making such a big difference to the organisation of mine and my friends’ passions, intact, building from your quick intro videos gives me a better understanding of Notion and how to build things quicker, as well as, start to think Systemically! Thank you!

[@charlesmackenzie2231]

Hi August, will you be doing a follow up notion & roam video re these new developments?

[@nathanlcline]

Thanks so much. This has been a huge benefit to me.

[@coachdan007]

You are the only content creator on KZbin that I would support via Patreon. Just sayin'!! That said, your comments about having all the similar notes grouped and accessible made me wonder about the opposite (ala Zettlekasten). Do you have a mechanism of linking unrelated notes? Or better - tangental notes? Also, I have a DB for Google Docs at work that I have been building and linking to appropriate tasks and/or projects. I am going to have to take a harder look at it given this video. I wonder if a Gdrive vault would be better than what I am currently doing. As ever, thank you for your generous gift. I look forward to the day that I can repay you by supporting your other endeavors (for profit).

[@augustbradley]

Thanks Dan. Really appreciate it. Currently notes are linked by their category grouping or Knowledge Lab affiliations or (in the case of teams) Team Member who created it. I have a hunch something is coming in the pipeline that may add a new dimension, but for now I find the existing elements more powerful than any other system/platform I've ever seen.

[@andre_lug]

Nice one again August! Thank you

[@augustbradley]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@cswatii]

Great explanation.

[@augustbradley]

Glad it was helpful!

[@melissarosado1497]

Hey August have you considered to implementing a Spaced Repetition System? It’s by far the best way to recall information from studies

[@augustbradley]

Hi Melissa! I've played with it, but I don't have time for things to randomly pop up out of context purely for the sake of repetition, I find it more valuable to have this resurface as needed -- and if it's on a topic I care about and am engaged with, it will pop up organically in a spaced repetition style. But that's just me, if you want more timed-resurfacing that can certainly be achieved in notion with timer formulas that count the days/months and with the right sort/filter will put the review indicator on top to space your repetitions! It can all be done in Notion, however each user prefers.

[@geodude501]

Hey Melissa. For SRS, I'd highly recommend using an app called Anki. It works much better than trying to recreate something similar in Notion.

[@aribaj8662]

Incredible as always! This was beyond what I could have imagined, so thorough & organized. Thank you so much for sharing. After implementing the lookup updates, my projects are no longer connected to pillars. Is that supposed to happen? I was reviewing your flowchart and was curious where did the "Active Workspace DB" go in the knowledgebase? Information that is relevant to multiple projects - do we put that in the project or in the knowledge lab?

[@augustbradley]

Nice Ariba! The "Active Workspace DB is the old name for what I am now calling the Knowledge Lab -- same thing. I think I might just call it the Knowledge Vault going forward, and call all the vaults "Vault" in their name for clarity. Projects don't have to be connected to Pillars, it's more important that Goals do (both kinds). I'm now using a pass-through mirrored Rollup to get the Pillars into Projects automatically without having to manually add a direct relational link. See my video on Automation with Roll-ups for that.

[@onlybryanliu]

Hi Bradley, love your content. Do you mind sharing some of the courses you found useful? These didn't come on my radar and I think they are immensely valuable. Thx and keep up the good work!

[@JeffGrosse]

This is a really great video, just like the others from August. One question is whether the Knowledge Lab replaced the Research Workplace (In-Action Studio)? I've had references in Notion to that for some time, and it appears like the Knowledge Lab is the successor to that table, but I wanted to make sure before I re-reference them.

[@augustbradley]

Exactly Jeff, good eye! Research Workplace (In-Action Studio) is the old name of what I know call the Knowledge Lab. Exact same thing.

[@JeffGrosse]

@@augustbradley Perfect. I'll get those adjustments made. I've really enjoyed the power of connected data across all of Notion with the Pillars, Pipelines, and Vaults systems thinking. I have a few extra specialty vaults as a part of my process and my meetings, sales opportunities, and personal CRM have never been more organized and accessible as they are now. Thank you again for making this series available for free to everyone through KZbin. Your work is truly a gem!

[@RalfPosselt1968]

Super Tipps; bei mir kommen die Ideen allerdings immer und zu jeder Zeit; von daher ist meine Idee-Inbox nicht unbedingt Notion, allerdings überführe ich die Ideen in meine Ideen-Database. Die kontextuellen Bezüge müssen nicht in einem 'toggle' explizit aufgeführt werden, die stehen ja schon in der Relation-Property im Header der Page, dies finde ich redundant.

[@ashleypibworth3380]

Love this. I'd actually pay someone to turn the aggregation of my ideas/ summaries from books and articles into mini tests. I would learn so much better if each morning I could run through a selection of previously accumulated knowledge in the form of questions, with hidden answers. It'll make me really think and, in turn, retain better. 🧠😁 I suppose you also learn by teaching... so maybe the test should be created by me? Could hide answers within toggles...

[@augustbradley]

Excellent thought Ashley, that kind of systematic, intentional approach to learning will pay huge returns.

[@edwaaard46]

That is insane deep stuff! Wonder if its not bit over the top? :D But definitely inspiring!

[@AkshayGupta108]

I was looking for way to organize my knowledge and and make it accessible.. thank you very much.

[@danberbec8826]

I would love it if you could share this template, as well, along with the others you so kindly shared. Considering it's already here as a separate template, it would be an easy addition, and I'm sure it would mean a lot to us.

[@blakebergstrom265]

Where do you find the emojis that you use for your pages' icons?

[@augustbradley]

Many are from Notion's internal emoji set, others come from various collections -- a good one is www.flaticon.com/

[@cameronnaylor4046]

I highly recommend iconify.design - download the icons as SVG files and slap them straight into Notion easy as pie

[@rektangul7210]

Thank you for the video, useful as always. Do you plan to make a video about "other things" related to Notion like security and backups?

[@augustbradley]

Yes, good suggestion, that wold be a short but important video. Will plan on that.

[@YanTougas]

Thank you for this video! Where do you recommend we keep a collection of quotes in the system?

[@augustbradley]

In the Quotes Vault, of course!

[@YanTougas]

@@augustbradley Fair enough! Does it live in the Mind Expansion page? Do you store it somewhere else? I don't recall seeing a Quotes Vault anywhere in your system. Thanks again!

[@walterterry9970]

@@YanTougas On my own initiative, I created a Quotes Vaults (stored in Vaults, 'natch) a long time ago bc I seem to collect them. I quote others a lot and wanted a single place to place them and go to when searching for them.

[@marksamplesmedia]

And it is here that we reach our Final Form. 2:18

[@2810sana]

Many Thanks, August, another Awesome and Valuable Video, btw will the "Mind Expansion" template will be available soon?

[@augustbradley]

Possibly, I'm working every waking hour already getting these videos out, designing the course, creating the new platform, and doing my daily client work. Have zero free time to even think about templates right now. But these are so easy to create and these videos show everything that needs to be done for the vaults so not sure if a template is needed here. Each of the next video will show what to build in more detail. These are very straightforward and could be made from scratch quickly.

[@2810sana]

@@augustbradley Thanks August

[@berndfeist2407]

Greetings from Germany. Great video August. Why do you distinguish between books and media? It would be also interesting to have a platform not only to have your own knowledge vaults but be able to discuss books, articles, thoughts in a public knowledge space. To give you two examples: 1)I read Atomic Habits recently and it would be great to be able to discuss these things online, do extracts, share daily impelmentations ... 2) I came across the thought of putting a conscious step in between an event an a reaction to it in order to be able to have more control on your feelings. This isn't easy but for some reason I was hearing it in a podcast, read about it in the context of meditation and saw the approach in two online courses (maybe just was putting my focus on it unconsciously). I think it would be great to have a knowledge pool somewhere where you can discuss these. Any thoughts on this?

[@augustbradley]

Hi Bernd, I love Germany! I explain at the end of the video... it's jus persona preference (combined with preferring a different set of properties), but as I explain there you can totally merge them -- nothing wrong with that at all. Will elaborate on that more in the next video on the Book Vault. Notion is great for creating public pages, even dynamic ones that others from an invited guest group can all contribute too. That is a great idea and something Notion is awesome for! Make a public space online to share your notes, or a private shared space for a book club where all can contribute. I love that idea.