Daily and weekly planning has boosted my productivity but the interface still needs improvement
What is our primary use case?
My main use case for Notion is for planning the day and marking the tasks which I have to do and also planning the entire week.
When I plan my week, I note down all the tasks I have to do and separate them day-wise in Notion. Once the tasks are complete, I check them in Notion.
What is most valuable?
Notion offers excellent features for taking notes and planning the day.
I appreciate the way Notion organizes things, and I value that I can write my points and then read and discuss them later.
Notion has positively impacted my organization by helping me manage productivity. My productivity has increased because I can plan my tasks, and very little work spills over. Most of my work is completed because Notion keeps all the required work readily available.
The specific outcome related to this productivity increase is improvement in productivity.
What needs improvement?
Notion can be improved by making the user interface more interactive, as it seems rather basic.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Notion for about two years.
What other advice do I have?
Notion is a good tool that can be taken as a productivity improving solution. I would rate this review a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
All-in-One, Clean Interface That Centralizes Everything
What do you like best about the product?
You get All inside one clean interface. Instead of juggling Google Docs, Trello, and random notes apps, Notion centralizes everything.
What do you dislike about the product?
The main downsides:
Can be overwhelming
Not the fastest
Weak offline
Not as powerful as specialized tools
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
ou waste less mental energy searching for things.
Your brain feels lighter because everything lives in one organized system
Flexible and Easy to Use, but Organization Needs a Better Folder Structure
What do you like best about the product?
Every Notion page feels like a blank canvas that you can shape into whatever you need. Some pages become graphs, others are lists, and some are working documents shared among different people. That flexibility is a big plus, and it’s also easy to pick up and use right away for just about anyone.
What do you dislike about the product?
The lack of a folder structure and the overall organization are really frustrating. When I have two related documents, I want to be able to place them in a folder without changing how those documents are laid out or shown for other people. It should be as simple and intuitive as organizing emails.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion makes it very easy for me to collaborate with my colleagues on a range of projects, timelines, FAQs, and video libraries. It’s also straightforward to manage access: I can restrict specific pages to certain people, or make other content external-facing when we need to work with a partner outside our organization.
It Transformed Our Project Management
What do you like best about the product?
I like the simple visual appearance of Notion and its affordable and easy-to-configure functionalities. Additionally, the learning curve is easy.
What do you dislike about the product?
Somewhat more complex functionalities of triple bindings or property associations within 2 different databases.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Notion for project management, solving historical issues, tracking and remote work, and facilitating the linking between databases.
Customizable and Simple, Though Sometimes Too General
What do you like best about the product?
I like how simple Notion is to use and the Kanban views. I also appreciate how customizable it is.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes it is too general and I wish it was easier to decide what/how to use it
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Notion for tracking projects, timezones, and quota reliefs. It helps me know who owns what and the status of tasks, with simple Kanban views and great customization.
Centralized, Customizable, and Easy to Share
What do you like best about the product?
The fact that it is centralized, customizable, and shareable.
What do you dislike about the product?
To be more specific:
Not being able to organize favorites into sections.
The fact that pasting the page is not always easy, especially in tables, and that you have to open the page itself and click on the link. It’s not user-friendly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It centralizes company communications and instructions and makes them shareable. It makes it easier for me to explain things to new team members and to synthesize new information so I can share it. It’s our knowledge hub.
Flexible Task Management with Room for Improvement
What do you like best about the product?
I like using Notion for tracking tasks and it really helps in keeping track of things, updating statuses, and organization. Notion is especially handy for codifying tribal knowledge. I appreciate the different views feature because it allows me to choose what's important. This flexibility is great since different teams have different tasks and needs.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like the search capabilities. You can't search tickets by all fields on the tickets (e.g., 'squad' or 'lead) very easily.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Notion for tracking tasks and organizing information. It helps keep track of things, update statuses, organize, and codify tribal knowledge efficiently.
Flexible, Build-Your-Own Modules in Notion
What do you like best about the product?
Notion allows you to make modules that best fits your needs rather than forcing you to use a rigid structure.
What do you dislike about the product?
Using Notion has a steep learning curve and isn't as friendly for beginners.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We needed a live tracking system. We were able to build a platform for live tracking projects, and it helped us move forward with how we track and manage them.
AI meeting notes are a significant help, intuitive settings.
What do you like best about the product?
I like using Notion because it allows me to visually represent and intuitively manage documents. The AI meeting notes feature is particularly helpful, as it provides a great resource saving by offering records and summaries of meetings, which is not easy to do in real-time during meetings. Additionally, I appreciate that the group and workspace settings are intuitive, making it easy to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish Notion would provide the audit log via API.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Notion is convenient for visually representing and managing documents, and AI meeting notes save resources with real-time meeting records and summaries.
Versatile, Intuitive, and Collaborative Workspace
What do you like best about the product?
I use Notion for both work and personal stuff, and I find it particularly effective for organizing materials, documents, notes, and timelines. It's really good for planning and documenting things. I value the clean layout and the way everything is in one place. The timeline feature has been great for documenting every activity in a separate, linked page. It's like Jira but more flexible and prettier. I also appreciate the option to share and collaborate with others.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's a little tricky to start from a blank page, with a lot of possibilities and things going on. I used AI help to structure my thoughts and the first page I've created. Instead of going to Gemini, there could be a direct question from Notion AI when you start a page, like 'what do you want to do?' And that it helps you create. I tried to integrate it with my Outlook calendar but needed my company's admin permissions and I gave up. There's a learning curve, as I didn't know where to start initially, but then it was intuitive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Notion for organizing my stuff like materials, documents, notes, and timelines. It's great for planning, documenting, and sharing with others.
