How a PRO uses Notion - The Perspectives Method

In this video, you'll see how the Perspectives Method applies to a simple task manager. Perspectives is a system for your system allowing you to have the structure you're looking for, with the flexibility you need.

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TIMESTAMPS
Perspectives Task Manager
00:00 Intro
00:23 Mini-Applications
01:55 Task Manager
02:49 Adding New Perspectives
03: 39 Projects
04:45 Meetings and Notes
05:19 Inside a Project
How Perspectives Works
07:44 - Perspectives Navigation Bar
08:42 - Sorting Perspectives
09:05 - Hidden Settings
09:32 - Database Management
09:47 - Using your own Data
10:19 - Navigation to HQ and other Apps
10:48 - New Perspectives Template
11:54 - Synced Block Details
12:52 - Creating a New Application
15:47 - Outro

[beyondabove]

3:13 new perspective & link data base 4:32 HQ view 8:30 layout of data (landing page, navigation bar, settings) 11:58 9:10 hide settings 9:34 where to keep databases 10:20 from page to HQ navigation 11:55 XX synced block in the template use original 12:54 📝 how to create new and organize

[matiascba]

MAN! I've been eating up tutorials and explanations on PARA and Second Brain and template building and task management and all sort of things, and my Notion is becoming an unreadable mix of all sorts of different views. This is such a great way to simplify views while keeping relations and not creating unnecessary databases all around, I love it! Thanks so much for these videos!!

[tjtxn]

Man, I hate* watching videos like these. Making me want to derail what I've already got and rebuild. Well done; great idea, great video. Hope to see more from you.

[SidhaSuccess]

Josh, Great tutorial! I have used perspectives/contexts in many other apps, and now having this in Notion is like coming back home. I look forward to more videos from you. The pace of your presentation is a little fast and the more details you give the better. Thanks for the pack templates!

[yohiselful]

Works like a charm. Thanks for the template!

[danunach]

Hi Josh, can't thank you enough for showing me / us the alternative way of using Notion. Away from all this beautifying tutorials and dashboards that manage everything. Personally I think that managing ones life, brain, habits etc.. takes more than N, but people seem to like it a lot, so why not giving them an illusion. Your system has made my own IBO project (inbound operator business in New Zealand / Itineraries for NZ visitors) that I was building using Notion suddenly look clumsy and slow. I have spent a couple of days transferring everything to the new Perspectives system and I'm chuffed to bits! I'll be passing your website to other business owners.

[beatofcadence]

I love this method you created! So helpful for realistically utilizing all the information Notion is capable of capturing. I'm a personal-use kinda Notion-er, and have made mobile versions of my desktop pages for easier access, and would love a video with tips for doing that with the Perspectives Method. Thank you for sharing this!

[ericksantos]

yo a new video, thank you very much man, your perspectives method made my notion really more enjoyable to use

[celindsey]

thanks for the new video and the templates. i remember from the first perspective video, seeing music and writing packs. i’m very interested in seeing how you use your system for what looks to be creative projects. also interested in your PKM setup.

i like workflow videos in general so anything showcasing use cases is something i’d watch.

[MusicalLeviBailey]

Trying to create alternate timelines for ROTK?
Good stuff, Josh!

[xavthomas]

Would it be fair to say that this tidies up the dashboards? Now you only see what youre currently working on instead of toggles for all the things?
And definitely appreciting the LOTR 😊

[Sports_Scope]

THIS! this is basically what I've been looking for. Any updates on StrikeMobile vs StrikeOS in what you have as views?

[k]

No need for the packs/databases – the "Perspectives Method" can be achieved with just regular pages. Use a synced block with a "New Perspective" button that inserts a block above with the template perspective page (which contains the same synced block). The Notion menu and breadcrumbs also work intuitively this way.

[agniewald]

If I’m using different clients in new team spaces (since not everyone in my team is on a client project) how would I then find a few where me (or a colleague) could see all of their tasks across all projects and team spaces? Is this possible?

[Carlos_Vasquez]

Awesome! great template, however the link is broken and is giving me a 404 page not found message

[MyChannel-hiwk]

Great video Josh!. Just tried the first link to the task manager and it is broken.

[platonymous]

Something I have trouble rapping my head around is how perspectives is any different than just having a "tasks" or "action" dashboard with all of the same views. Isn't a lot less clumsy this way than having to create a separate page for each view pretty much?? If I want to have a this week part of my system using perspectives wouldn't i need to include the this week view into each and every perspective i want it for???