My Creative Workflow with Notion

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[@aliabdaal]

👉🏻 Sign up to Notion for free - bit.ly/alinotionproductivity

[@aphilip8266]

Is there a daily dump template?

[@kyoden85]

Could you share your notion template when you were studying for active recall and space repetition? Thank you!

[@RameshKumar-ng3nf]

Had no idea its free 😊. Thanks so much Ali 😊❤️❤️

[@peace.n.blessings5579]

Thank you for bringing Notion into my life.

[@FlamingWings]

Peace.n.Blessings totally agree. Thank you so much Ali for sharing all these so generously!

[@kibbq]

i dropped out of college back in 2015 and i just want to say that you were the person that completely changed my life around. i stumbled across one of your old note taking videos (i think) randomly and you totally inspired me to get my life together and to get more organized. since then, ive obviously watched other productivity youtubers, but you were the original channel that got me into this realm of youtube. before, i never wrote anything down and i never even put anything into my calendar. i was just kind of winging it in life. since binging most of your channel, i’ve started organizing my daily life into my calendar, bought an ipad, and enrolled back into school. i start on the 24th of next month and i’m so excited to be doing something with my life again. i’m also totally prepared-i’ve organized everything i needed to do in the to-do app i use (agenda), and ive gotten everything almost checked off! i was already about halfway through my AA in CC, but i do plan i transferring for my BA. thank you ali, from the bottom of my heart.

[@roggenmischbrot]

How's it going? :)

[@g.r.2985]

You should check out some Jordan Peterson videos as well! I hope all is going well since.

[@RameshKumar-ng3nf]

Same here. Which ipad do you have ? Pro or Air ?

[@PrachiBajpayee]

Yaayy ! So happy for you ! All the best !

[@MedSchoolGirl]

Hey! Congrats dude, I had also taken a year off of school and getting restarted it the hardest part. I hope ur first year back went well!! I got 2 associates and transferred to my local uni and it was an amazing decision. Good luck to you!! ☺️

[@NeveahLi]

This is honestly one of the best and straight to the point videos on how to create a structured youtube video. I can't believe that this content is free!

[@mariogaylerenee]

Ali's creative process with Notion is next-level! I'm just starting my journey into content creation, and right now, boost app social has been helping me churn out dope content. Think I might integrate Notion into my flow too for this kind of organization. Thanks for sharing!

[@FritSerina]

Right? boost app social's been my go-to for content vibes.

[@InnerCoreAri]

As a fellow creator, I've never thought that creating could be designed productively - I always flow. This is a great idea Ali!

[@ArtyMars]

Legit same, this video's ACTUALLY teaching us the sequence of steps involved in Uploading content to KZbin regularly, without having to run out of ideas or start on blank paper! A book I've been reading by Seth Godin describes artists & creators as being engaged in "The Practice" of making and delivering content as often as possible, which generally means you will be engaging regularly in a sequence of steps, practicing your workflow, getter better each time, much like playing the guitar or learning a new language, there's a framework designed to get you there, the framework for KZbinr's isn't quite as clear or distinct but it's there haha!

[@astudentstudying6199]

I want my future wife to talk about me like how Ali talks about notion 😂❤

[@abhinay_gampa]

for that you have to be like notion!

[@ridamuzayyan8924]

😂😂😂

[@caidenbond1988]

I’d need to get a wife first :(

[@PAMAAA_]

😂😂😂😂

[@taylorgangis8626]

😂

[@HA-rh1bb]

I bet Notion has framed photos of Ali and Thomas in their office, because these guys are killing it!

[@vishalbilade4387]

Hey Ali, You are helping me a lot..I am 2nd yr. Med School student from India ,and have been following your Channel and Videos since a long time. It has brought a loads of positive changes in my life and also you are my inspiration for using tech for studying. Glad to have such a nice youtuber who shares such a Valuable assets ..

[@LeoHuangPiano]

Having used Notion for a few months now, I can safely say that it's definitely worth it. May take a bit of time to set up but once you get going it does wonders to your productivity!

[@manchung11]

Incredible! I have been using Notion to organise my daily life and it has become a game changer. I am using it to write my news reflection and link it to the source on Notion. I will try to make it for some more complex projects like writing reports later on. Huge thanks!

[@BrendanEvan]

Ever since you posted this I’ve been using a lightly modified version of your template. I HONESTLY think that it’s helped me grow more than ever by helping me think through the video beforehand. Thanks so much!

[@CallMeQuietASMR]

Thank you for this! My video planning has been through iPhone notes app and it’s become a mess and I’ve been feeling so disorganised/overwhelmed about it all. Excited(and slightly intimidated 😅) to start using Notion for my content Calendar and then hopefully I can make the move from the Apple Notes app!

[@nattewaditep]

omg... what a great super detailed vdo! Thank you so much for your generousity. Love your videos! Super fun and inspiring!

[@xmeerzx]

What would happen if you don't use Notion? No one: Absolutely no one: Ali: I'd end up broke and unemployed and homeless

[@skyd91]

This doesn’t have anything to do with notion but I wanted to mention I bought A year of skillshare because of you and loving every bit of it!!

[@ThatJerseyGamer]

Watching this is making me realize I really need to learn how to use Notion. I don't have a team, it's just me, but this would be a great way to keep tabs on everything I'm doing on my blog -- and maybe with video content if I ever decide to do that again.

[@caproductivity8463]

No one: Absolutely no one: Ali: (literally about anything) cheeky But truly since you showcased notion as ur favourite productivity app I've downloaded it on all my devices and it's the perfect combination of every productivity app and I used it to plan my life and my youtube videos and I have gotten a great return on downloading it. Thanks for introducing it to us Ali :)

[@ptcl489]

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[@DannyHatcherTech]

Agreed! I have been using for over 2 years and have not looked back.... yet

[@OwnnOfficial]

can't wait for the "How I type at 154 wpm" video

[@AaqibM.]

It's finally here

[@925blues7]

He made it!

[@red_dll]

It's really interesting what you can do in notion. I basically just use it as a weekly planner, to do list and a place where I just collect random ideas. Once I get back into uni I will use it more to track my progress with my classes. I don't have projects to do like you with the videos for example.

[@asmalljoy]

Ali, I can't believe how much VALUE is in this video. This is gold. Thank you so much for sharing this process and introducing this app.

[@SarahNorris]

I switched to Notion for planning all of my videos (and basically everything else in my life!) a couple of months ago - I love how there's pretty much an infinite amount of possibilities just for this one task!

[@JamesLavish]

Hey Sarah, new Notion user here, also looking to plan my vids using the Template. Did you figure out how to add the New Video Template to the bottom of all of your Video pages??

[@attackinglife3442]

Ali THANK YOU! This may be one of the most useful videos I found on KZbin, keep going 🦾

[@RyanYeo]

Notion is a really versatile app that just generally helps to crush any project, especially scripting video ideas! I was gonna move my workflow to Notion and now Ali made a video!

[@Weird_Quests]

I’ve been using it for about 4 weeks now and I love it

[@jaymishag8025]

I’ve now started using the App and love it because I’ve got everything written that I’ve jotted down and forgotten. This will make me actually complete the projects. Thanks, very helpful 🙂

[@AliSolanki]

This is one of the best videos I have seen till date on Notion and Story telling. Much inspired🙌

[@muznahassan9155]

well. It's my 4th day using Notion for preparing my notes. I downloaded just after listening you for the first time , am an undergraduate student n the only one who motivates me as a person is you otherwise I had been trying hard to get out from the dull thud since high school. ❤

[@heydesiree]

This helps me soooooo much with how I want to use Notion, and I totally agree that Notion helps you think how you want to, and as creatively as you want!

[@RegularSecularMama]

I’m just getting into Notion for homeschool planning (coming from Trello), and this is amazing! I hated the idea of having planning in multiple places, but I wasn’t sure how I could make Notion work for my channel as well as Trello was. This is exactly what I needed. Thank you!

[@danielvinson2951]

Using notion for A levels, since I watched one of your videos about notion a while ago, really helpful thanks Ali!

[@gagankatariaakagaganastic1180]

Man you are killing it. Keep doing what you are doing. Wishing you a very good luck

[@amdenis]

Man, you are one fast, intelligent thinker, who communicates very quickly-- and I am a New Yorker of over 40 years. Thanks for the very useful video.

[@Dr_Riya]

I'm a freak when it comes to organizing and planning . and this the best app. Thank you!

[@arindam1249]

1 million soon I guess Ali has started making some special plan for that milestone 😀

[@ptcl489]

Arindam 7 kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2nXqaBogbRofQ

[@arindam1249]

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[@mcdovin6777]

It'll be interesting to see if he hits it before his doctor contract ends

[@diymaker6260]

How is his youtube channel free? I feel like I should be paying for all of his incredible content! But Ali if you’re reading this, you are incredible! You really inspire my journey to become a doctor inshallah one day!

[@souvikghosh6148]

Helped a lot Ali! Thanks, I pray for your well being!

[@YtDay]

I've used Notion before but I didn't know how to to use it effectively, now I do! Thank you Ali

[@bloatedninja]

I have been looking for this video. I've been struggling to wrangle about 4 or 5 apps. They each do some things well, but none of them can do all the things I need them to do. Just spent 30 minutes in Notion, and I'm pretty sure this is the solution I've been looking for. Your walk-through was really helpful!

[@akhilsureshbabu8415]

The cycle of forming a story is completely new to me! Thanks Ali 😊

[@feidhlimocualain1161]

You spurred me to use Notion! It's honestly amazing

[@malavikasrinivasan8755]

Ali, we'd love to see a video about your Roam Research process/how you take notes using a system like roam or obsidian!

[@sc-iu1tq]

I have tried Notion before and it was really hard to set up and figure out. Because of this video, I tried again, spent hours setting it up and oh god, my life has changed. I will probably still plan my days on paper, but for project management this is GREAT. Also, I used my school email and suddenly was eligible for the Pro account for free :)

[@Juice-chan]

I had no clue such an application exists. My process is one hell of a mess writing my scripts in Google docs, which has 0 structure, using google calender to give me a schedule. It is all a huge mess. And the biggest part is that I always start from scratch after a video in terms of ideas. I have no way to organise ideas from start to finish like a kanban board and no process to validate them if said ideas are even good. Notion looks like it could solve a lot of these problems in one clean swoop. And this videos helped me a big deal understanding the problems better and how to solve them.

[@CandiceDeVille]

These are the single most important videos I've seen in a long time! Exactly what I need. Signed up for Notion, now to start digging in.

[@2muchnrg268]

If an app changes someone like Ali u already know it’s God tier

[@DannyHatcherTech]

As soon as I saw Notion I was clicking. When you mentioned video creation I thought of Thomas Frank and his video. Interesting to see a behind the scenes look at your process. No formula properties in there though. I like to make my progress automatic so I don't have to move the project along I just click done on my task and progress automatically changes, all personal preference of course. Great video as always!

[@VoicesofAncientEgypt]

Could you point me to a good place to find instructions on how to set it up this way? I’m fairly new to Notion and learning how to best set things up.

[@dmontenegro]

After watching your video I have decided to learn/use Notion and holy crap is it cool. Very confusing at first but after an hour of messing with it... ENDLESS POTENTIAL! Thanks man, keep it up!

[@CryptoJackk]

A web or Mac app would be amazing for Notion. I use it on my iPad but would be nice to access on my mac too :)

[@sayeedsiddiqui9748]

thank you Ali, you really helping me a lot. and by this video, I'll be able to utilize the notion more.

[@janet4321]

Totally just binged all 5 notion videos that you have. Now is my turn to go check out the app properly and make my own templates! Thank you so much for the intro!!!

[@oxarose4998]

I love to vicariously geek out through your videos.

[@Michikohira]

This is such a great video that I watched until the very end. You can see the value Ali brings in here. I have to agree that Notion is quite the best. At first it can underwhelming as you don’t see the value or you have not adopted to the tool yet. On the other hand it is quite powerful once you know hoe to use the advanced features like templates and relational databases. Ever since I used Notion I increased my video uploads and became more consistent in KZbin :)

[@roastman9753]

Honestly I wish I had known about Notion a long time ago. This is seriously a game changer and now I dont know how to live without it.

[@jocortazar]

I love Notion! it's change my workflow for youtube and for clients!

[@lorenzom90]

Most likely the best video I have ever encountered so far. It's so helpful. Thanks Ali.

[@aungkaunghenry7086]

ali abdaal, i really love your videos. Always trying to study like the methods you said in your videos. love notion as well. may you be more productive, healthy and more succesful during your whole life. i hope to have a desk setup like yours, too!

[@mphomutaurirwa4084]

I’ve been subscribed to your channel for just a week and in that time you went from 813k subs to 833k 👏🏻👏🏻VALUE speaks for itself❗️

[@drkabirbansal]

Probably one of the most transparent youtuber on KZbin!!!!! Huge appreciation doc 😇

This is ridiculously valuable for any content creator. Thanks man for sharing!

[@mohansasankamuthyala3556]

Hey Ali! I would like to bring the “How to write a good email” from the “no status” to “ready to Film” status.. I am loved to hear this from you especially.

[@lloydsato9484]

I started using notion a month ago. Am loving it

[@TheReesesGuy]

This was by far the most helpful video on Notion I have watched.

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

It's great to see how Notion can be used to channel and process creativity and inspiration quickly and effectively! Thank you for these insights!

[@lonzoball2068]

EARLY AGAIN ALI ! Love the vids keep up the good work. I'd love if u could do like a tech review or a camera review. Those are gold.

[@LearningandTechnology]

Wow. What a great video - which, in my case was eerily timely. Just this morning, I was scripting a video on using Notion for developing lesson plans (teaching). As a newer KZbinr - this was a result of watching Thomas Frank's video and being partway through the book "How to Shoot Video that Doesn't Suck" - then, BOOM! along comes your video! Notion is really a great tool - it took me just a bit to get used to it (had to watch some tutorials), but I am quite impressed by it. Your video is a great use-case scenario. In my case, a very timely one! Thank you!

[@erinvincent126]

why new videos conecutively uloading my heart is full filled with joy .thanks very much alii

[@rubankumar2804]

Your thoughts and content are really Helpful and intresting

[@danielmahathir4001]

im in tears. thanks Ali. god bless you

[@robbie_stevens_]

This is one of the best recent videos you’ve put out! Thanks so much for sharing, I’m going to try to use this for my videos now :)

[@Patricia-gf4ll]

So efficient! Thanks Ali - I can't believe I left it so long before really getting into Notion. Thanks for the template too, always helpful :)

[@emmaripley9688]

Thanks Ali! I work as a researcher and I'm playing around with using this template for studies.

[@ai928]

HII, I’ve loved using Notion because of you! Thanks!🌟🌟used it for 6 months +

[@ZunKabir]

Cheers Ali, have been using notion for brainstorming videos, it’s amazing!

[@MatthewSantiagoPowell]

This is by far one of the best videos I've watched so far in terms of simplicity and reliability. Your explanations are straight to the point and you're entertaining to watch all together. Keep up the good work!

[@fz.maelainin]

This video is wholesome. Then I read the comments, and it took it to a whole other level.

[@carocompost]

Amigo, de verdad esto tiene otro nivel. Gracias por esto

[@AlisooNFreitas]

Hey Ali I'm gonna be honest with you! THANK YOU VERY MUCH for what you have been sharing our your social medias. I just discovered your channel few days ago and man you've been inspirating me so much. I have two youtube channels and many ideas for recording however I was always struggling to organise all of this or even to start making and stop procastining. After start watching your videos I feel much confident about what I'm gonna do now! I'm gonna start right at this moment and then in the future Ill come here again and let you know what changed. Thanks mate!

[@Evti]

wow! Great value here. Thanks for sharing your creative workflow. From the speed you come up with title ideas + story structure one can see your level of expertise. Thanks for sharing Ali!

[@escanorsama1940]

We want u to share with us the notion template or the workspace you were using to study for USMLE so we can use it too to study later or even this summer, please.

[@AntoniatheUniverse]

I've tried so many different apps that I kind of invented my own method of organisation, but for this many projects simultaneously you definitely need an app! I've heard others recommend it before, so I've just decided to give it a go 😁

[@syifawazdy9352]

SO EXCITED FOR ALL YOUR FUTURE VIDEOS ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@reyhaneren9694]

You are the best!! Thank u for the template :)

[@smurfinguyt1789]

"This is quite helpful" This is super helpful. Bro, you saved my life. Stiky notes are everywhere lmao. Been experimenting with multiple channels and this saved my life. Thanks and wish you the best

[@hellothere3683]

Appreciate the transparency and credit to Thomas Frank as your inspo throughout. Very cool.

[@CraigDesmarais]

This is exactly what I was looking for. I started using Notion about a month ago (previous Evernote junkie) but saw more potential with Notion. I’m definitely going to use this for my KZbin Channel and Membership site! Keep the vids coming they are awesome and you’re helping a lot of people. 🤙

[@kieren4137]

Would have also liked if you spoke a little about how you used notion to make notes? I saw you using notion to do this on your live stream

[@aliabdaal]

Done some videos about this already

[@SanjeeSen]

I’ve started dabbling with the templates and Trello like cards when I saw snippets of it in your previous videos. The 2 story processes are a real game changer! But I agree...sometimes it’s hard to have a full on story about a video. You just want to tell people - 5 tips on how to do something.

[@InnerCoreAri]

Agreed! It's challenging for me to write a narrative knowing that people lose attention so fast. But if the story is good, it makes me wonder what the priority should be.

[@spacet1me]

Great video bro. This one is good enough to bring out the ol' youtube-dl and rip this into my unlimited storage Google Drive collection of Ali videos.

[@rafathchowdury1968]

Ali is most organised person in the world while I’m here taking every second as it comes 😂😂

[@monicology]

every productivity tip ali gives = i try 💻💻💻

[@decryptnow_]

Thanks Man! Your Template just saved me a ton of time!

[@thesevenstudent]

Great video. Your videos are so so useful and you inspire me to make my channel better!!

[@avrilli2215]

Video idea / Question ⏰: how do you manage files (or the overall workflow) switching between the PC desktops and the iPad? Perhaps you can make a video about how you manage that? I am hesitant to purchase an iPad because I don't want to spend time switching between the two that will ultimately slow down my productivity. Thanks!

[@LauraAskaniDE]

Just discovered notion and I already feel it's gonna be life changing😅 Thanks for sharing your creative process and template🙌

[@SticksAndStonePercussion]

This video is gold. Both as a demo of Notion and what it can do (hey, I might have to branch out from Evernote, after seeing your med-school /note-taking video with it too), but also as just a fantastic demonstration of a workflow process in general. Thanks!

[@DandA604]

“...You work full-time as Dr.... Saving lives.” Power move, humble brag. Love it.

[@antsyana9974]

Yes! I always felt lack of organization and your video was on point ❤️ thank you so much!

[@falldog9]

You're brilliant Ali! Thanks and happy New Year from New Zealand.

[@ArvindRajan]

dang BACK to BACK uploads love it

[@Elysian_s]

“Sponsored by notion” thats Ali’s dream coming true 😄✌🏻