My Second Brain in Notion - Full Setup

[@Aisulu190]

This is simultaneously brilliant and intimidating, i’m feeling both inspired and stressed

[@360Fov]

It's interesting that you said that - I was leaving a comment and it's already too long so i left it out but I was going to say, I can imagine if I wasn't already super familiar with Notion...would I think 'cool this is really detailed?' or 'holy shit...this is a lottttt'. Seems the answer can be both. You'll be totally fine though! It comes with templates, examples and has little pop-up guides and stuff.... i'd just advise setting a goal and trying to stick to it... I tend to end up getting new ideas as im going through it, like spotting a feature and thinking 'that'd be good for X' and before i know it I've made a long 'to do' list and not actually finished my first goal lol. IMO learn what a 'view' is, generally speaking...then pick a view and start to organise something from it, whether its a list of your favourite movies or whatever, then you can build on it, with ratings, year of release, main actors...then seeing how different views show that data differently....a big chunk of intimidation will vanish when you see 'Views' and it's as recognisable as knowing what a 'notepad' file is or ''googling' something 👍

[@Aisulu190]

@@360Fov Thank you so much for such a helpful message, it's encouraged me to actually give Notion a try. I love researching and organising information, so the idea of having a second brain sounds very appealing, but the seeming complexity scared me off at first. I'll share my impressions in this thread later.

[@oliviakrause3336]

Same and then I reminded myself that I don't have to do things the same way. You are an individual and that's ok. Not everything has to resonate with you.

[@Aisulu190]

@@oliviakrause3336 That is absolutely true, our version of Notion or second brain can be self-tailored. Thank you for the reminder

[@sohinidutta97]

LMAO same. I still took the plunge and set this up today. Let's see how this goes over the next couple of weeks. Whether I stick to it or not at all XD

[@SivaArunagiri]

Makes a lot of sense even after 2 years. You should do a refresher video on this. We would love to see how it has evolved in the last two years.

[@syazaghouse17]

Finally a youtuber who gives detailed explanation abt their notion use and does not make it boring 🤍

[@legisly6302]

Yes

[@elizabethfilips]

LOVE to hear this!! Thank you 🙏🙏

[@saniyavlogsnowooncreations9678]

Wot is notion

[@saniyavlogsnowooncreations9678]

@@legisly6302 never I really wanna know

[@saniyavlogsnowooncreations9678]

@@legisly6302 it's not usable on Mobile phones 😐

[@Adam-Butler-co]

This is the first "second brain" notion video I have found that fully clicked. I now feel I have the knowledge to set on up for myself, so thank you!

[@elizabethfilips]

Love to hear it, thanks so much for letting me know and for watching :)

[@rsotelo14]

Same here, amazing Thank You Elizabeth for this video

[@leichterleben2859]

*2022 Notion Update* : Since the board feature has been updated, let me explain to you how you can work with more than 3 columns again. For me, it took some time to understand how this works, so I hope i can spare you some time. Step 1: Start a new database and choose board view. Step 2: Click the three buttons on the upper right hand corner and choose "Layout". Step 3: Click "group by" and then "status by". Open the drop down menu and swich from "Group" to "Option". Afterwards you click the three dotts again and choose "Properties" and click on "status". Here you can add options to "to do", "in progress" and "complete". Here you can add the headings to your new columns and also add colors. It actually doesn´t matter in which category you put the option, all of them will be displayed next to each other as columns. At the end you can sort your headings if you want to by clicking on the three dotts again and click on "groups". There you click "sort" and change to "manual". You then can drag and drop the options in their right positions. I hope that helped :)

[@soyelviolinista]

This is the kind of comment that can save you a ton tof time and that makes a great video like this to make sense and have a concrete approach. Thank you very much for your generosity.

[@zmirnova]

thank you!

[@Miikarrab]

OMG THANK YOU!

[@emilys.7693]

Danke für die Ausführliche Hilfe, hab deinen Kommentar auch unter dem Notion Video gesehen. Geht das immer noch? ich hab es die ganze Versucht und kein annähernd solches Board hinbekommen. Ich würde dieses System aber zu gerne ausprobieren. Auch wenn ich status ausschalte. Kann ich dich irgendwo kontaktieren? Insta oder so? Du würdest mir unglaublich helfen 🤗 beste Grüße!

[@ifellinlovewithmhmm]

bruh thanks u so much

[@fmj_79]

Girl, if this was your first explanatory video, you have everything it takes to be a professor (if you are not already). Congratulations and thanks. It is inspiring to see you're so happy and involved in this work of yours.

[@cara-leo]

Awesome! I love this concept a lot. As someone self-diagnosed with ADD I can be hyper focused on something, then quickly move on to something else, often forgetting the thing I was previously focused on. Having a visual and digital library of concepts that you WANT to remember is both empowering (because I’m putting effort and investing energy into knowledge I want to instill in my life) and comforting (I can refer back to these things without the stress of it knowing where to find them or if I’ll remember them). Thank you again! ❤

[@5daydreams]

IF YOU ARE TRYING TO DO THIS IN 2022 Apparently Notion made an update which causes a minor struggle to follow Liz's great tutorial, I'm going to try to explain how to fix it. If you cant add/change the properties called "Status", you need to: 1. Click a card under any group 2. Under the card's title there will be several properties, one of which is labeled as "Status" - you need to delete that. 3. Once you deleted it, you will now create a new property of type "Select" 4. Name the newly created "Select" as "Status" Hope this helps someone :v

[@trashcontent5393]

How do you delete "Status"? Are you removing the "Status" property type and replacing it with the "Select" property type?

[@5daydreams]

@@trashcontent5393 Yes! Precisely :)

[@indochine1246]

I'm sorry if it is a stupid question, but how can she see for every source where it is cited as a primary tag, secondary tag, etc. ? At minute 10:21, we see that the source selected has properties referring to all the topic the source has been referred has a primary tag, secondary tag, etc.. I tried to do that, but I can only link the article to a database and not a note. Do you have any idea? Thank you :)

[@5daydreams]

I know what you're asking, but I'm sadly not that good of a notion person myself :( I only managed to fix the basic structure for my specific usage and didn't delve into the "categorizing sources" deal because it was maybe too much for myself, sorry :

[@indochine1246]

@@5daydreams Thank you so much for your answer! :) I hope you'll have a great notion journey yourself ^_^

[@KharmaMedic]

not me watching this side by side with notion open

[@amiralibiglari]

me too😂😂😂

[@noelgeothomas1531]

Me too😂😂😂😂

[@linzym.nunezc.1207]

Same!😂😭

[@BlossomWithJessica]

same! Also this is like my 5th time viewing it! Currently trying to recreate, its so good!

[@nealken]

Where you able to recreate to me is missing Tags looks simple but cannot make it work

[@ZoeCayetano22]

Woah! This is so detailed! Would love to see the full workflow of you synthesizing content from a book, transferring the highlight, note-taking and then studying them

[@Ayesha_F]

+1

[@Brazil-loves-you]

YES I'LL DEFINITELY WATCH THAT

[@maaroufgorra5998]

+1

[@askholia]

I would love to see a video like this as well. It can feel like a bit of an info dump when we see the more evolved second brain. I love processes in general, and really learn more by process than direct banking of information. Anyway, great video!

[@hariprakash1398]

Yup! Some examples might help!

[@Ullahussain]

My notion board: x+1 = x ☺️ Elizabeth’s board: {3:5} < 99^(6-9)/2 |3| 🧠

[@MizanurRahman-eh9hx]

Welcome

[@amanupadhyaynitk3292]

How do u guys learn Notion soo well?

[@tita8bit302]

I don't know why but this is the first short video I watched on building a 2nd brain workflow on Notion that just made sense. That's not to say everyone else's is wrong but probably more a comment on how this is closer to how my own way of thinking works. Thank you for sharing. It would've taken me ages to come up with the workflow you've shown here. You just saved me a ton of time.

[@elizabethfilips]

Thanks so much for this :)

[@BlossomWithJessica]

Your youtube content is so good! You've quickly become one of my favorite youtubers. I am a getting my Doctor of Nursing practice in psychiatric nursing. I need to work on my second brain in notion!

[@elizabethfilips]

Awh thank you sooo much!

[@erm1nho]

Thank you Elizabeth! Would be great to see a "full Tutorial" for example; how you add Articles, how and where you write your Ideas, Quotes etc.. how you categorized it and which apps do you use.. wish you all the best.

[@metamorphosis42]

yes yes yes 😅

[@mohamedsokari5520]

it's like you stole this point from my mind.

[@DrSuga]

I need to sort out my first brain ffs 🤦🏽‍♀️ 😂 sick explanation as always yung filly

[@elizabethfilips]

LOOL Suga 😂

[@joel.pimentel]

🤣💀

[@MattBrighton]

Another Suga banger comment 😂

[@rohitij12]

Ironically, you need second brain to sort out your first brain! 😅

[@MostafaAhmedAhmed81]

Inspiring I have never thought of a second brain like this. I had a system in Evernote for more than 10 years. I used a traditional setup of project materials, archives, and knowledge base (for my programming work) that uses tags to organize things by topics or relevance. I always wanted a better way to organize them. As started moving to Notion late last year, it let me reconsider how I organize my life. Now with your video, I’m going to reorganize every thing as I move them from Evernote in a completely different way. Thank you for that.

[@fazeelahmed3932]

Hello , Can you please share your notion second brain template @mostafa ? As I'm a programmer and i would love to see how you organize your programming stuff :') Thanks.

[@ronnyvillalobos1363]

I am a coder too and I would highly appreciate that too. Thanks bud!

[@pppp-nj8hg]

I felt so overwhelmed the first two times I watched this video but I’ve watched it again and it suddenly makes so much sense! It’s not as complicated as it seems at all 😂 I might not follow what you’ve done to a tee, but this has definitely giving me some much needed inspiration

[@nebster333]

This is exactly me! I watched it a couple of times as well and it overwhelmed me. But this is the third time and things are finally starting to click. And yes, I also won't implement everything she said, only the ones I need. My key takeaway is the Luhmann's Slip Box. I won't be using the Kanban board method for my Drafts, but I'll have a list sorted with tags! I think a list is much for fitting for me lol

[@roshanmelwani9469]

This is so beautiful! I've been trying to optimise my Notion for Zettlekasten for 2 months, but this is by far the best model I've seen so far!

[@elizabethfilips]

MASSIVE compliment, thank you!

[@goligabooks]

When she adds a property (column) to the Slip Box table (at 6:20), the Name column has been moved over to be the 2nd column. The 1st column is then “Topic” (7:03). A Name column, by the way, cannot be deleted and it is the primary way that individual rows within a database can be cross-referenced. The icon in a Name column’s header is “Aa”. The Topics in the first column are for organization of the coded sub-topics that are in the Main Cards column (the one with the column header beginning with “Aa”). She’s using the classic Luhmann coding system of Num-Alpha-Num-Alpha to mark Topic, Sub-Topic, and Sub-Sub-Topic. The Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources are all related to the same Database, which is “Drafts 2” in her example. “Art”, “Rules,” “Studies,” etc. are different databases (not “Drafts 2”) in her Notion setup. Judging from the icon (or lack of icon) before the Code of each of her Main Cards, she doesn’t write notes inside the Main Cards. Instead, she is using them as an index of Keywords. So, instead of cross-referencing the Sources in her Drafts 2 database (which is what Luhmann did with his “permanent notes”), in her customized version, the Sources are tethered to the Main Cards. The benefit of her customization is the emphasis on engagement with the notes and their organization. She diverges from Luhmann’s focus, which was on generating writing. That said, it would be totally possible to, say, populate the Main Cards with texts that draw on the linked sources. Of all the videos out there on the slip-box, this is the only one I’ve found of a Slip-box that is (1) in actual use; (2) it seems to work for her needs; (3) she can trust her own system.

[@elizabethfilips]

Thank you for expanding on these!

[@zznngb]

Thanks so much for the additional explanation ❤ helped a lot!

[@planetfour]

I've been looking for an old (10-15 yrs?) article I found about "offloading your brain" by creating one's own personal wiki and adding to and connecting things regularly. It's always seemed like the holy grail of personal reference info storage and organization. This seems like a great new way to handle this and I thank you so much for the detail! Diving in, and see a lot of note taking/organization in my future!

[@iamkalsoomsyed]

Wow.. .... This is an amazing way to take notes. I wish this video existed when I was in university. I always kept taking notes but never found a way to bring together everything in one place. It's never too late though. Thank you so much for sharing this. :D

[@Asktaras]

I was creating a lot of concepts, prototypes, ideas, schemes - Notion, Trello, Excel, notebooks, Files, notes. And finally - I found your video. Thank you. That looks like the tool I was searching for many years. Bless you!

[@gyakhoe]

Wo... I don’t think I will ever reach that level ever on note taking and building my second brain. I am amazed by how much work has been put on notion and I’m sure the editing the video must be lot of work.

[@aqilamasri1402]

"Don't believe everything you thinks." For an overthinker myself, the last word is so powerful! Thank you Elizabeth for sharing the process of managing own thoughts. Seems more manageable than my current way, telegram & google drive. Ecspecially linked the different sources.

[@nightowl334]

Here's a guide for making this board with the new Notion: 1. Make a board 2. -> Options 3. -> Properties 4. Create new property 5. Call it "Tag" or whatever, make it a select/multi-select, and name them after Elizabeth's Status names (Pre-Processed, etc.) 6. -> Options 7. -> Layout 8. -> Group by 9. Select "Tag" or whatever you named the new property 10. In "Group By" you can also select to not show "Without tags"

[@altyntina]

I struggled so much with that and somehow found a way to add new properties into a board which i have already forgotten hahahah but thank you it's nice to know how to do easier when there will be a need to make a similar thing

[@SiempreAndres]

Gracias! Voy a intentar

[@amranha_]

Just looking you made this video is already made Notion better for my life.

[@joel.pimentel]

Just dropping in the comments to confirm this was an UH-mazing walkthrough! - watched the whole thing at 1x speed and fascinated by your “workflow” when reading through books. (Maybe even worth experimenting with a title like - How I remember everything I read) since it’s something myself and A LOT of people struggle with. Thank you for sharing this👊🏼🔥

[@elizabethfilips]

Thank you so much! I might do that one too 😅

[@JatinGarg]

@@elizabethfilips If you don't, I eventually might haha this is a great idea! Also, great video Elizabeth. I'm just getting started on Notion and this video has super helpful, I will have to give this layout a try! Thank you

[@KonradGebura]

This is incredible. I used to just read and write notes in dozens of notebooks and never look back at them. I will definitely try this, although I am quite traditional in a pen and paper approach, this is just seems so practical and fun. Thank you for sharing !

[@kasiahebda]

Try using zettelkasten method, if you prefer noting on paper that might be useful for you.

[@iannarino]

This is what I needed to be able to make this process work on Notion.

[@tonyhorel182]

Wow that's impressive and very well detailed !! I think you'll love the Obsidian app, it totally embrace the "link between idees" process. It's way less fastidious to do links and more visual so it's easier to see the link between them. But this videos was exactly what I was searching for to organise my notes, thank you !

[@pranshusugara]

My thoughts exactly ! Those primary, secondary and tertiary sources and numbering can be replaced with a knowledge graph where you can double triple click.

[@samuelstolle]

As some wise man used to say: "Good stuff!" Thanks for sharing your Second Brain workflow in such detail! I think that was the final nudge for me to start my own Second Brain. This feeling of constantly forgetting all the valuable information from books, podcasts etc. really sucks😅 Thanks again for the video!🙌🏻

[@nemaisrach]

YES! I was searching all week for notion knowledge management set up videos and all I could think was I hope Elizabeth puts up her tutorial soon! Thanks for this!

[@tej98]

This was great, I loved how straightforward and succinct you were. I just started using Notion last week and have been researching the best ways to set up a second brain/zettelkastern, and this was probably the clearest and most helpful tutorial I've seen. Thanks for actually showcasing the process of how you format/use your system, it was really helpful!

[@bindiya_ganatra]

Your videos NEVER fail to inspire and teach me something new. You're seriously the prettiest and smartest person I know!! I want to be intellectual like you!! Lots of Love from USA, Bindiya!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ioutubeurreswiss1336]

Watching your video on the second brain while I am studying the embryology of the nervous system... Notion's Brain embryology is much simpler

[@Alster763]

Everytime I watch one of your video's I am amazed that you have time to get everything you do done. I feel a little overwhelmed and somewhat intimidated, regardless of my feelings, I do love your videos and find them to be very entertaining and informational.

[@SanathKumarNaibhi]

Thank you soo much for this video! Always love to improve my second brain workflow. Idk what mic you use, but Suggestions I give is EQ your audio, cut off the lower frequency and increase slightly on the high frequencies, add a bit of saturation or compression, your voice will sound sweeter. If you want I can do it for you, if you send the audio to me, I'll send it back processed. More Love to you Elizabeth ❤️ I know it sounds cliche, to be typing the same thing everytime, every comment, but I truly mean it.

[@sketchmachinelearning567]

I cannot believe this worked for you. Incredible! I tried 100 note-taking apps but nothing worked for me better than a simple diary and a pen.

[@pallavimenon6299]

This is such a good video! Most of the videos out there talks only about the uses of having a second brain and never about how to put it together or how it works in real time. Tbh notion was always confusing to me and I never understood why people said it was better than all other note taking apps but I'm starting to see its use, thanks to you!

[@elizabethfilips]

You're so welcome, thanks for watching!

[@KentShaw]

Thanks for this video. As I was getting ready to comment, "This feels like a Zettelkasten process," I saw the video was tagged with it. I really appreciate getting to see how you incorporate the raw material from the sources into a larger framework. I also like your comment that it takes time. I have spent a lot of time taking notes on individual sources. But the notes have always only covered the one source I'm taking notes on. In the last six months, I've been looking for ways to find intersections. Your system with "primary," "secondary," and "tertiary" is REALLY interesting. It's like a layered Zettelkasten! Thanks for taking the time to share this!

[@deviat1on]

This is one of the most simplistic workflow explanations of the Second Brain. Fatnastic job Elizabeth, I've been capturing and organizing a lot of stuff but my second brain needs an elevated dashboard with the right linking - gonna use your setup :D

[@elizabethfilips]

Thank you so much!!

[@myskinbazar]

The way you explained really explains how your brain works. All the points were delivered clearly and easy to understand and I love how you walk us through your thinking process in setting up Notion as second brain. Been taking some notes from your videos and will add it in my drafts too. Thanks for sharing!

[@ThatMakesSenseToMe]

This is my kind of nerdy maniacal. I have a gratuitous, color coded note taking system for paper books and for audiobooks, but they are not integrated and I can feel the lost psychological potential of not taking the second step to connect them. I have an intuition that this video is going to change my life for the better. Thank you for making this and sharing your nerd wisdom with the world! Also total tangent, loving the drop shadow on the circular video of yourself in the corner. Nice little bit of aesthetic differentiation from other explainer videos. Cheers! -CP

[@victoriacordeiro5714]

hey just for curiosity, did you implemented in your life? did it work out?

[@alexandraivanova1165]

@@victoriacordeiro5714 I felt the same way as the author of the comment above. From my perspective, I can say for me it worked out perfectly 😻 have been using it for almost two years, implementing my own additional features to it - and it’s the best way of storing knowledge now and expressing it later 👍

[@blackmirrorprisoners]

this is fantastic! i've been using notion since 2022 and it's made my life os much better, but i've run into the problem of having hundreds of databases spread across thousands of pages. it took this video to remember that i can just relate the databases together, and now i've made one big database to collect information with relations to other databases. thank you!!

[@edouarddemarly4767]

Thank you so much Elizabeth ! I started reading How to take Smart Notes and was really lost when it came to implement it into a Note -Taking app efficiently. So thank you thank you for showing your process and explaining it clearly. All the best for 2022 ! Happy to follow your newsletter to start this year

[@Cachirepublica]

I've just proudly added my first note to my second brain from your another video. "brains are for making connections not storing information" 1000 thanks

[@emillynvieira5403]

honestly the best video about notion setup! You're amazing Liz

[@elizabethfilips]

Awhh thank youuu!

[@CRAIGO10]

I've been searching for an intuitive way to manage files & information for later recall for a very long time. This is just what i'm looking for!

[@havana8124]

Was so excited for this after watching your previous video on a second brain! Thanks Elizabeth 😊💕

[@elizabethfilips]

Hope you enjoyed it :)

[@niknic3409]

Saw a lot of these Second Brain setups and note systems. This is by far the most straight forward, easy to navigate and clever! Good job!

[@arnaudbaetens1732]

Great video! I started using notion because I realized that I was forgetting so much information about books or videos or podcasts. So I wanted to use it as an extension of my brain. I heavily agree about the importance of linking pieces of information together. Your process of storing the information is really creative and smart. I was currently thinking about making folders about different topics (e.g. productivity, neuroscience, social life) and then dropping my information there (e.g. book review deep work, dopamine scheduling). But the board view that you use, looks very clear and organized. It also looks better when it comes to accessibility of the information. However, dividing everything into chunks of a single piece of information seems like a lot of work, especially for books. I'll have to sleep on it a couple of nights before I decide how to organize it. Thanks for sharing :)

[@VioletV94]

Just an idea. We can transform a page full of notes into pages, then move to a database, where you can add an author in one column (new function helps to do it quickly) and personal input into another. Then just hide it in the overview.

[@ronweed2030]

Holy Teledo! She would flip out at my "almost all in my mind" method. She demonstrates a polar opposite methodology 😄. You have to admire her enthusiasm👍

[@BlossomVibes]

Yay! I've been looking forward to this. Thanks for putting it out Elizabeth :D

[@elizabethfilips]

You're so welcome, hope you enjoy it!

[@fatimasiddiqui7760]

You're the only youtuber that I could click with in every single way possible. I've always had the concept of second brain and used mostly sticky notes on my phone and laptop to store these, but I never fully knew how to integrate the things in one place, that I wanted to store from other places like digital books, physical books, audio books, etc. I've always been a nerd too with a creative side of me and a logical side of me, a software engineer as well as an artist. I just found you recently, and I am able to relate everything you say on another level, with every single video of yours I watch. I'm so glad I found you. Your videos are just the next level. Thank you so much for this.

[@rcc316]

I really like the idea that you connect your thoughts to different categories. I think it enriches the way you view things in life and helps to see new ways of looking at topics/ideas that may on the surface not appear to be connected at all. I wish I could work on my notes after I've finished a book, but I find it hard to have that same level of clarity of the thought that came to mind when something stood out to me after the fact. Because of that I tend to allow myself to write out my thoughts as they hit me while I read, even though it unfortunately takes me so much longer to actually finish a book. :/

[@zinezinezine]

Thank you so much, Elizabeth! I have been running in circles from devising to revising then to deleting my notion page for making study notes for exams, capturing ideas, quotes and artworks from different sites (and god knows how maaannnyy bookmarks and folders i still make to keep things organized) because it doesn’t just work. Thank you for being generous with your “systems” and going an extra mile to explain them! Just wanna say this: I think one of my blessings this year is stumbling upon your channel after going through a bunch of videos that could potentially provide some emotional lifting and soothe my discouraged self after a chemistry exam which I remember had me questioning my decision of entering a health-allied program. In your stances and thoughts on productivity, philosophy and laziness, I have found some sort of rationalization of how i approach and do my studies and even my work ethic :)) I‘m still young (but not much younger to be fickle about it) and I can see myself emulating your approach and practices in life.

[@zinc8909]

This was absolutely spectacular. Thank you for making this video; I've been introduced to a new concept that I can identify with so strongly that it has made my entire night. We appreciate you, and I hope we get to hear more from you!

[@uncommonsense9186]

I have looked at so many peoples Second brain ideas and yours is the only one that truly made sense. Well done and it was clearly explained.

[@farzadjokhi8275]

That was pretty much to the point, simple and clear.. not at all intimidating as other notion set-up walkthrough videos are... Thank you.

[@elizabethfilips]

So happy to hear this :)

[@simonkidane1846]

I don't understand how this doesn't have more likes whlie it was the best breakdown for how to use notion as a second brain. Thank you for doing this!

[@ChrisInmanDrums]

yesssss been waiting for this. This is getting watched properly later - can't wait

[@elizabethfilips]

You're so welcome, hope you enjoy it :)

[@kailashnathan3609]

I've seen a lot of videos on Notion but this is the best video that I've seen so far. Thanks! :)

[@elizabethfilips]

thank you so much!!

[@heyitsbex_]

Love this!! As a person who has lived unorganized and never thought to capture things I read or learn, this is mind blowing and you’ve simplified the process so well! Now just have to start and develop the habits!

[@elizabethfilips]

Thank you so much!!! Hope it does help!

[@RubenLoan]

How you implemented it is freaking awesome! I made a video to share this with the Spanish community because this video is a big piece of gold! Thank you so much!

[@elizabethfilips]

Oh my GOD I’m so flattered thank you!

[@RubenLoan]

@@elizabethfilips you deserve it :)

[@vicencgomez4759]

You could change your property of "Topic" from a "text" property to a "Status" property and have tags for every main topic. It's just a piece of free advice. Nice video by the way!!!

[@sofiasu2078]

It is the fifth time I have watched this video because of the updates to the Notion. 😂 Finally, I set up my second brain by following your way which is the clearest way I have found. Thank you, Elizabeth.

[@brandonten-fah782]

I thought my notion setup was good but this... 🤯 Wow!

[@Cryinginmygarden]

I enjoy how you organize all these concepts! It feels like it's meant to nurture all the connections your brain was quietly making while reading or consuming media. It's making the 2nd Brain concept click for me! Thank you!

[@deepakvpd9535]

Wow! This something I've been waiting for.. very nicely explained.. it's a lot to process actually. I think it would really help to throw in some slides with pictographic representation of what u r talking about ( like mind maps , arrow diagrams, flowcharts, something that is visual.) For example, Ali made a video on 5 apps that changed his life. It has a simple arrow diagram which still I remember clearly.. hope I made sense here. Loved your content as always ❤️

[@10e999]

Hi. I don't comment often, but I want to say that this video was truly great. If you search on KZbin "second brain" you will see a lot of people talking about what they read about the subject, but very few with actual hands-on experience. Your video clearly explains your process for capturing and modifying information. Just great. As a follow-up, I'd like to see a live session of your note-taking process to get a better understanding of how it integrates with your system.

[@elizabethfilips]

You have no idea how much I appreciate this, as a never-commenter myself! Definitely have that video in mind to do at some point, thanks!

[@10e999]

​@@elizabethfilips Glad to hear that. I'm especially interested in notes' atomicity, as this is something I struggle with. You seem pretty good about it, so I would like to better understand how you manage this complexity. Keep it up !

[@PhillPurnell]

Definitely adding this to my media database in my Notion!

[@soumyaat123]

I started watching your videos just yesterday. I sit in front of my laptop and just listen to you, and it is just not boring. It feels like I am directly talking to you. Not sure why, if its the topic, or the content, or simply you, but, yeah.. I like you :)

[@randomniche1345]

I've actually been clicking on your channel almost everyday waiting for the new video! this far exceeded what I already hoped a great video from you would deliver! As someone with ADHD reading books for me always instigates analysis and ideas but then my working memory fails to remember anything and it feels like i passively read books that i soon will forget. I am so excited to adopt my own version of this and it will definitely make reading books a more hopeful and insightful journey. Thank you so much Elizabeth

[@elizabethfilips]

Yayyy so happy to hear you’ve enjoyed it!! Thanks for watching 🙏

[@xizhilow6815]

Hi Elizabeth! Consolidating and connecting my thoughts that have sparked from different parts of my life has been something that I had always struggled with, but I never realised that I could do it so systematically! I absolutely LOVED this video, and I can't imagine how much preparation it took to deliver such a detailed video. Thank you for taking the time to share with us how you use Notion and all the other fun parts of your life!

[@frank141000]

Thanks so much!. I think now my second brain is ready to kick life.

[@LivSmart1]

It's a stupendous way of making the most of reading books. I am mighty impressed, Elizabeth.

[@elizabethfilips]

Thanks Liv!

[@LOLytchanel]

I’ve started working on my second brain. I hope I’m consistent to eventually see some progress in a months time

[@g_b03]

I saw many videos about creating a second brain, but this was by far the most approachable one. Kudos to you!

[@xtraroyce]

i’ve only seen the second brain concept with obsidian and I find it hard to get a handle of the software. i work with notion much easier and i really appreciate this notion second brain approach and i might just make my own in the morning 😊

[@sofiabilliato5450]

I feel like I've always needed this, but I didn't know how to practically do it. The development of your second brain is mindblowing. Thank you sooo much!!!

[@RainaOnTheCusp]

Yesssss I need to sort out my second brain🧠 great video!

[@theverasilva]

Our brains are so beautifully complex! I watched this video maybe a week or two ago and thought it was brilliant that this was working for you, but wouldn't work for me. Guess what, I've been researching the Zetterkasten method and watching all the videos and reading all the blogposts on how to do it the best way possible in Notion and I'm rewatching this and thinking you're an absolute legend and your system is perfect! Ahah, thank you so much for sharing :)

[@parag017]

nice series. waiting for your video on third brain

[@wordrevel]

I love the way you set up your second brain, Elizabeth! It finally made things click for me on how to set up a Zettelkasten that I would actually use. One of my fifth grade teachers taught us how to use index cards but I quickly abandoned that method. Writing out ideas by hand felt really tedious. Your digital version made me revisit this concept of note-taking because it seemed really useful. I didn't use Notion though because I wanted to own my data offline, so I ended up with Obsidian. Wasn't as straightforward to set up but since you explained the reasons and principles behind each of your set-up choices, I was able to replicate the table and workflow in a way that suits me :)

[@alinda06]

Thank you for sharing your system! I have been looking at how to sort of my captures on Notion and found this highly inspiring! It is almost as if you are in the process of building ideas for you own books! I have been enjoying your content a lot! I'll be there for the next video, it would be great to have even more details or examples of your current system 🤍

[@elizabethfilips]

Thanks Linda! 💙

[@mandarin9967]

How is it possible to be so organized... it's amazing, really, I'm in awe:) My maximum planning achievement is creating a simple to-do list on a piece of paper which I have found somewhere on the desk and will certainly loose forever few moments later... I always thought that you only need to be creative and intuitive to be successful in my job. And this point of view was supported by what I've seen. But now I changed the workplace, and my new colleagues are all soo organized, but still creative, just like beautiful Elizabeth, and I really struggle to catch up with them. Probably I was wrong all the time about what personal traits are really important. Anyway, thank you! These types of video are extremely helpful!

[@thiqolino8121]

This is like nuclear physics to me 🤯 Too detailed and specific

[@Rk047]

Didnt know that Scarlet started doing KZbin videos, between being an Avenger and making a series about your family, this is the best piece of content that you created, thanks Scarlet!

[@Jasmine-th4nf]

Yayyy I've been waiting for this since your last video on your second brain !!:))

[@shehas2010]

Mindblowing! You dont wanna watch this on 2x speed.. its a Gem!

[@sanjeevvinod1675]

Amazingly detailed!! Loved the content. Would love it if you can make another video pertaining specifically to medschool 😅

[@johnparaiso3810]

Thanks for the simple explanation. I've been holding off on using Notion for a while but this definitely helps me get started.

[@DrBrunoRecipes]

Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a lovely day 🌻

[@CaspiaNadapdap]

Watching this with notion open! Thanks for this video!

[@ThadySenior]

It’s perhaps easier to use multi-select tags rather than relational links between databases. You can create a note for each topic you want and create a linked database view which you set to filter only to the tags you want to see for that topic. You might need more than one multi-select tag column but that would make data entry quicker.

[@davidagiraldo]

Interested. Can you demonstrate this in a video? Just spent the last 3 hours trying to make a relational connection easier to understand and produce.

[@metamorphosis42]

I'm very interested in this approach too! But as I'm quite new to notion, I need a more detailed explanation or just a screenshot, to fully grasp this concept.

[@confess2god]

Me too, as others, would be interested in more details about this.

[@ThadySenior]

@@davidagiraldo I can't put a link in the comments but happy to send a demo link if you can reach out to me directly (e.g. twitter)

[@ThadySenior]

@@metamorphosis42 I can't put a link in the comments but happy to send a demo link if you can reach out to me directly (e.g. twitter)

[@shanlu9942]

YAYYY I think you have convinced me to use notion (finally)😂

[@legisly6302]

Notion is awesome :)

[@peterdavies4524]

Well done! Best clear, precise and actionable explanation of how to use Notion to get up and running with a second brain, that I’ve seen on KZbin. I’m now up and running. Thanks

[@xrayvision4073]

Ali abdaal audience... Show ur presence 👍👍👍

[@abdullahalfahad3807]

I have no idea of notion. I have learnt about notion from this and its making my life easier. I am truly grateful to you. Stay blessed 💕

[@faresd12]

Dear Elizabeth. It's really impressive and creates a database. The problem is that it's complicated and maybe time consuming

[@ughIrats]

Yeah I’m wondering about having time to do all of this. Or even better, how not to be constantly connected to your phone/computer when you’re living xD If I would make note of everything that comes to my mind or on everything I find interesting, I would be attached to my phone. It’s very impressive nonetheless.