My Notion Second Brain Explained (In-Depth Walkthrough)

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In today's video I'm sharing the Productive Brain 3.0 which is my flagship Notion template. I hope you can learn something and gain some insights from the way I constructed my template.

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[nickirobinson]

My new obsession is getting up to speed with Notion, so I have multiple creators popping up on my YouTube. Of the many, I’m pretty sure you’re my fave, Carter! I was telling my husband just tonight how much I enjoy your content. And I LOVE how you say “button”. Such a cool accent (I’m Aussie, for context). Thank you for all of your amazing help! 😊

[sandy_says]

This is such a well-thought-out system. I took some time out to make the system in its entirety from the walkthrough. I totally enjoyed building it. much fun. Really appreciate the value that you provide to the Notion community. I really think that $150 is worth it for people who can't make it themselves since you have simplified so many aspects of project and life management. I have tried so many tools but none of them give the seamless feel that this does. Great job!!!

[ai-foundations]

Awesome template and community. 10/10 Recommend!

[angstrom]

I got 2.0 and this is useful for managing my daily personal tasks, goals and the like. Carter has done a great job putting this together. It works and is customizable. I use it daily. Well done!

[catman]

I was going to make this myself, but then I started and realized how long this took you and decided to buy it.

Thanks for this.

[fllood]

Pb2.0 gave me so much value within the first week of using it. Great work and thank you!

[StevenMichels]

I love this set up. Keep up the great work!

[heinzgaggeler]

Thank you very much for these insights in your Second Brain 3.0 made in Notion.
There are many ideas to adapt for my Notion Life Use.

[paulpatterson]

I love how streamlined this system is. Building the template is one thing, but just being able to think this way is really impressive.
The sub-area idea is an awesome change. Since you didn't touch on it in the video, I'm curious how "category" and "notebook" function within that database. What's the difference between the two and how do you typically use them?
Thanks for showing us your incredible work!

[actually-]

God bless you bro, the work you produce is amazing :))

[donna_ring]

Love this set up - simple and effective 😀

[diegors]

Hey Carter! Thanks for the video, you have great content! Can you tell me how do you keep the left column intact when you move through the Routine Views. Thank you :)

[raja_krish]

I literally spent like 10-15 hours and recreated your whole Second Brain 2.0 (down to the icons, divs, callouts, etc) by watching your vids...and then u went an leveled up 🙃. Jk anyway thanks a lot for putting these tutorials out there, it really helped me get organized and the system is a game changer. I've even been able to exercise, walk 12k steps, and drink 100 oz of water a day like 80-90% of days thanks to this system. I tinkered with a Project function where you can add notes/actions/bookmarks on the fly to a project but I think your Topic section achieved essentially the same thing. Haven't watched the 3.0 video much yet but I'm interested to see how you simplified it. Random question for you, have you looked into Obsidian at all?

[rhythmas]

On the verge of purchasing this template, but wishing you could have shown specifically how meetings fit into this workflow. What does the meeting action look like, how do you incorporate agendae and minutes and action items that stem from those meetings? Thanks.

[videoforentrepreneurs]

Great video! - but good lord the whip pans got me feeling a little motion sickness. 🤣

[Matice]

Thank you Carter. Great as always, excited to use the updated template. I sent a request in Skool a couple of days ago, but I'm still waiting for approval. When will it be approved? I'm just anxious to try the new features. Thank you so much.

[johannesruf]

I've been pondering a question and can't quite wrap my head around it: Why did you decide to consolidate your databases in that manner? I recall you had multiple databases, which are now merged into these four here. I've built my own 'second brain, ' but for me, there are specific considerations since I primarily need to manage knowledge and academic papers as a researcher. (I have mostly rebuild your second brain which is astonishingly amazing!)
What are the advantages of using a single database instead of several specialized ones?

[elleeo]

Your new 2nd brain looks amazing! Thanks for sharing what you've created. I'm not ready to take the plunge into the paid version (needed for some functionality) but am starting small. However, I am wondering, since you simplified down to one add action button & one resource button, does that mean that all your businesses & personal tasks are in one task database? They would have to be for everything to show on your daily to-do list & calendar views, right? I guess I'm a little unclear how the areas & subareas work.

[mikou]

Oh man your work is outstanding !! It helped me transformed my notion set up in a way that is just too good ! I would love to have access to your animated banners ? Do you sell them separately ? I would love to have them Thanks ! 😇

[kaandemirkiran]

How did you link the other pages into your Focus, Plan etc. view?

When I try to make the left "hub" stay it creates new pages within the page but doesn't link back to the original