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you're doing it wrong | my simple notion setup as a graduate student

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Template no longer available. → my simple notion setup → grad school edition → clean, minimalist for students Hi friends, I use Notion as a college student and content creator to help me get things done. And it's awesome. However, Notion really only started working for me when I (1) stopped depending on other people’s templates and learned how to use it myself, and (2) stopped overthinking the aesthetics, and (3) kept it super simple. If it is complicated, I’m not using it. So, in today’s video, you’ll get a tour of my Notion, insight into how I use it as a PhD student but I’ll also be including a few quick and easy tutorials along the way to show you how exactly I made Notion work for me, and hopefully work for you too. ___________________________ → Subscriber count → 4,888 → Say hey via email → enquiries.hollyjane@gmail.com ___________________________ Time Stamps 00:00 - 02:44 - Sassy Intro 02:44 - 03:45 - Dashboard Tour 03:45 - 05:53 - The Everything Calendar aka SAVIOUR 05:55 - 08:20 - The Everything Calendar Tutorial 08:20 - 10:00 - The Filter Feature on my Dash 10:00 - 10:50 - Weekly Schedule - Template Button 10:50 - 11:50 - My PhD Page Tour 11:50 - 13:25 - Synced Blocks 13:25 - 16:00 - Simple Aesthetic Tools 16:00 - 17:41 - Conclusion _________________________________________________ ✨ MY AFFILIATE LINKS ✨ These links are a FREE way for you to support my channel (seriously, it doesn't cost you a thing), so if you are keen to purchase something you might have seen on my channel, and are in a position to support me, just find the item below and click on the link! I earn a very small commission from any purchases made via an affiliate link, so thank you in advance for your support 😇 → My iPad stand The Magflött Magnetic iPad Stand: https://bit.ly/hollyjane_CJP → Sync your Google Calendar BOTH WAYS with Notion-Automation: https://bit.ly/hollyjane_NA → My Vlogging Music from Epidemic Sound: https://bit.ly/holly_janeES → Ana Luisa NY Jewellery https://shop.analuisa.com/so-hollyjane ✨ FAQ ✨ What type of content do you make on this channel? I started off making Study With Me videos, then the channel evolved with some PhD Vlogs and Advice Videos, and then I started to document a little bit of my cancer journey... So now I make an unequal amount of all three :) How old are you? I'm 31 in theory, but thanks to cancer/the pandemic putting life on hold for a couple of years, I genuinely only feel about... 26?! Where are you based? I'm Irish, and a PhD student at an Irish university but I am currently in MANHATTAN, BABY!!!!! GIRLLLLL, WHERE did you get that fancy iPad stand?!! (actual question I've received multiple times) The iPad stand I use is the Magflött Magnetic Stand designed by the family-owned CharJenPro company out in California. You can check out their stunning designs by clicking here:https://www.charjenpro.com/hollyjane, or you can support my channel - at no extra cost to you! - if you purchase a stand and use the code hollyjane at the checkout. Thank you in advance for your support! What type of cancer are you getting treatment for? Stage IV oesophageal adenocarcinoma What drug are you on? An immunotherapy drug, called Nivolumab (Opdivo) What type of PhD research are you carrying out? Historical research into records of children's musical culture in Ireland Which university are you carrying out your PhD research at? All Hallows, College, Dublin City University

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In this video I’m being a little bit sassy (lovingly) because I genuinely think a lot of people are doing Notion “wrong” — or at least in a way that makes it harder than it needs to be. Notion only started working for me when I stopped relying on other people’s templates, stopped obsessing over making it look perfect, and kept everything ridiculously simple. If my system is complicated, I’m not using it. So I walk you through my clean, minimalist grad-student setup and show you how I actually use it day-to-day as a PhD student and content creator. I give you a dashboard tour, then we get into my “Everything Calendar” (aka my absolute SAVIOUR) and I show you how I set it up, plus how I use filters so the same database can show me different views without me duplicating my life. I also demo a weekly schedule using a template button, do a quick tour of my PhD page, and explain synced blocks (because repeating the same info across pages is a fast track to chaos). The takeaway is simple: learn the basics, build what you need, and let Notion be functional first — aesthetics second.

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