Also, be sure to use it frequently to stay on track with your goals.

There are a lot ofapps to help you stay organizedout there.

If you have a lot going on in your life (work, school, personal projects, etc.

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There’s one button to “Download for Mac” and another to “Download for Windows.”

This grants you access to Notion’s desktop client.

Alternatively, you’re free to use Notion in your preferred web web client.

Creating a task list in Notion’s browser version.

The account creation process is quick and easy—it only takes about a minute.

Think of Notion as a hybrid of a planner, calendar, and notebook.

To organize information effectively, you must first determine what aspects of your life you better organize.

Using the Remote Brainstorming template in Notion.

After you identify what you gotta organize, break the information down into segments to categorize them.

Next, arrange the categorized information into a flow that determines the priority of each segment.

For example, we at How-To Geek are constantly pitching, writing, and editing multiple articles at once.

Using the Mood Board template in Notion.

Moreover, you oughta use Notion regularly to stay organized.

Using it once a month isn’t going to help you in most cases.

Again, think of Notion as a hybrid version of a planner, calendar, and notebook.

Creating a template for fiction creation in Notion.

The variability and abundance of different templates in Notion are staggering.

Which Template Should You Use?

Due to the high volume of available templates, it can be a bit overwhelming to pick one.

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As such, we’ll give you some examples to help you figure out what might work for you.

At How-To Geek, we’re constantly brainstorming new ideas for articles.

Therefore, the “Remote Brainstorming” template would be a great choice for us.

Notion’s community-created template board.

We could start with a big question: “What are some new Windows features?”

Then, we can jot down a few answers to this question to explore.

Though, let’s say it’s crucial that you organize concepts and broader ideas instead of specific details.

Purchase page for a manga tracker template in Notion.

There are templates for that as well!

There’s a Mood Board template in Notion that could be helpful for this task.

In the Mood Board template, you might drag images straight from Google into it.

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This allows you to quickly and easily create a gallery that fits a specific tone or vibe.

As a result, you’d get a better sense of your client’s needs.

Think of a big question, like “How do I organize ideas for a new fiction story?”

Afterward, answer the question in as many ways as possible.

To find it, in Notion, click “Templates” in the bottom-left corner.

This brings up a pop-up window that has a menu of available templates on the left.

Scroll all the way to the bottom and nudge the text that says “More from the Community”.

This opens a new tab in your internet web client that has many template categories in a left-side menu.

Click any of them to show a bunch of available templates for download on the right of the window.

Simply ask them for a link to their template.

When you copy and paste that link into your internet internet tool, the template will open in Notion.

When the dropdown menu appears, snag the “Copy Link” option.