Master Notion: break the cycle by creating your own productivity tools

This book is your practical roadmap to transforming Notion from a simple note-taking tool into a powerful personal and professional workspace. Whether you're completely new to Notion or have experimented with it but feel like you're only scratching the surface, this book will help you unlock its full potential. Even learn some productivity techniques along the way!

With clear instructions, visual step-by-steps, and real-world examples, you'll quickly learn how to navigate, customise, and build with Notion.

You do not need any coding or technical expertise or prior knowledge of productivity systems. This book is designed for everyone, regardless of experience.

In the book you will build a digital recipe book, travel planner, daily to-do list, full productivity system and more.

Notion is an all-in-one workspace that combines notes, tasks, databases, and collaboration tools to help you stay organised and productive. Whether you're looking to manage projects, organise your personal life, or streamline team collaboration, you can adapt Notion to your needs.

By the end of this book, you'll have built your own tailored workflows and productivity systems. You'll go beyond just learning and using Notion-you'll create a system that works for you, that you can configure. I also hope it inspires you to build other products with Notion.

What's in the Book

Part 1: Getting Started with Notion

• Introduction to Notion and how to set it up
• Mastering Notion's fundamental building blocks

Part 2: Creating Functional Workspaces

• Building your first databases with a personal recipe collection
• Designing a travel planner using templates

Part 3: Advanced Productivity in Notion

• Connecting databases to create a personal task management system
• Bringing everything together with custom dashboards

I'm Bronek Carr, a transformation programme manager with over 20 years of experience delivering complex projects across multiple industries. I've spent years refining my own productivity systems and have tried countless tools-but Notion is the one that stuck.

As a self-proclaimed productivity geek, I've built custom Notion workspaces to manage projects, life admin, and creative pursuits. Through this I have become a Notion Ambassador. This book is the result of that journey-combining my real-world experience with a hands-on guide to help you master Notion and build your own productivity system.

When I'm not doing my day job, you'll find me writing productivity articles/templates. You can follow my insights on breakingrocks.net, where I share articles, Notion templates, and my latest productivity AI experiments.

• Beginners looking for a structured, hands-on introduction to Notion
• Intermediate users who want to level up their skills and build smarter workflows
• Productivity enthusiasts seeking a customisable system instead of rigid task manager apps.