#notion dash

Notion looks like that all‑you‑can‑eat buffet that’s as likely to leave you with a food coma as it is to satisfy your cravings. The blank page stares back, the possibilities seem infinite, and suddenly you’re questioning your life choices.

Relax, you’re not alone. Even power users admit there’s a learning curve. The trick is to start intentionally and build slowly so you don’t drown in features.

Let me show you how! 

Watch the Intro Tutorial and Prioritize What Matters

The first step is counterintuitive in our binge‑watch era: take the Essentials Path course once, then stop. Notion’s own onboarding gives you a taste of core concepts, and that’s enough to decide which features actually matter for you. After that, make a short list of functions you want to learn — databases? basic task lists? — and tackle them in order within the Notion reference docs instead of trying to master every block at once. This keeps your learning focused rather than scattered.

Think in Blocks (Because Everything Is)

Notion isn’t a monolithic “document”; it’s Lego for adults. Every line of text, heading or bullet is a block you can drag, drop and re‑order. Mastering this mental model makes it feel less like programming and more like play.

Hover to the left of a block, grab the dots and move it where you need; click those dots to access options like turning text into a heading or toggling a list. Once you understand that you’re just rearranging building blocks, the app stops feeling like a foreign language...