Using PARA to Organize Your Notion Workspace

You've probably heard me mention the PARA Method of organizing by Tiago Forte. I get asked about this a lot, so here is a tour of how I use PARA in my Notion workspace, and how to get started with this structure in your own space.

and make sure you get familiar with the differences between the P, A, R and A!
There is so much more to this, so this is really just scratching the surface.

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[crinpeecc]

Thank you very much. You are the only person who has shown exactly how to work with Notion for building a second brain wihtout this insane speed of the video

[cjazzist]

Thank you! This was the simplest video I've seen on how to create a database with multiple links ... in the space of 10 min in the middle of your video. So succinct and clear. Thank you again

[justinwillard]

Oh my word, I can’t tell you how much this helped me!! So many others going into detail too quickly with all these well-established templates and databases and then even with their template it is just SOO overwhelming to start! This was clear and extremely helpful - and you’ve just gained another subscriber - thank you!

[AimieKunyita]

Thank you, Marie. This is so much more helpful than the combination of all other tutorials I've watched to wrap my head around PARA. Your guidethrough certainly does the PARA articles justice so thanks for putting this tutorial together 🖤

[saschacontes]

Usually the explanations in your other videos are way too fast for beginners. This one has a good pace. Thanks for sharing so much experience and knowledge about the usage of such an amazing product.

[nattewaditep]

Thank you, Marie. I'm new to Notion and what you did really shows me the possibility how to use Notion for. This is very inspiring!

[anupmunir]

Very helpful indeed. You have showed it in a very helpful way, everyone wasnjust trying to sell their courses making it over complicated. You are just on point. Thanks a lot.

[irasanchez]

Thanks for giving the progressions of this layout so it's not overwhelming.

[b.salmon]

Brilliant video! I've sat here for the past hour and listened to and implement everything you said. I now feel in control and can see at a glance where everything is at. People, if you actually DO this rather than thinking about it or looking for something 'BETTER' you'd be amazed.

[sfield]

My use of Notion has been a mish-mosh because I'm new to the platform, this method is an amazing way to make sure I get the most out of it! Wow!! 😃😃

[StephanBechert]

the practical showcase of PARA Method. THANK You Marie

[toolfinderhq]

What a smashing overview! <3 Tiago will love this!
Francesco :-)

[AndresMontbrun]

Thanks a lot for your video, its encouraging... I will read the article and watch many of your videos... Great work.

[anakaleflax]

This video is freaking awesome, great overview of PARA.

[teeIck]

showing an accurate and deep understanding; great perceptive. 💡

Muito obrigado for all the insightful information. 🤝

[taruntius]

Hi Marie, I'd love to see you do a video on the "flow" aspect of PARA as well. For example, how you move Projects to Archived (or Resources). Really struggling to envision how that would work and a guide would be nice. Thanks!

[aureliomarty]

Very Insightful video Marie.I overhauled my use of database after watching your video.I used to have very separate and often redundant database. I noticed you don't have a dashboard anymore as in your previous videos. Since I am still keeping my Dashboard I treat it as my area folder then I link projects and tasks to it.I learned a lot here,

[ShawnDuggan]

Great video - thank you! I've learned a lot. At around 10:00 you are showing your Projects and how you assign them a Type for organization. Why not just use the Area instead?

[wettissimawww]

Great organization, thanks so much for this layout😉
I ve done myself something like that without even knowing the Para method..well.. mine it's a bit more messy than yours.. I m gona put all your advices into practice so finally my side bar will be nice & clean!
I've also created different tables (notes, ideas, resources, main bookmarks, projects, areas, blog post drafts, my passwords..and few more) I also created related colums in each table as to see, for example, if there are already some resources related to that note or if I ve already written a post on that topic..things like that..what I was missing and trying to find was a way to organize in a neat & clear way all those tables and pages..I didnt want my Notion side bar look like a mess with all those tables spreaded all around.. finally I found your video that just definetly solved the problem for me so many many thanks!!
Thank you and please bear with my english, it s not my first language😁

[arnold]

This is exactly what I am looking for. Done setting up PARA in my account. Thank you Notion Ambassadress.