[monroewalker]

A few ways I use Notion: - An "event log" page. This is my go-to for capturing information when I'm not sure where else to categorize it. I put lots of things there such as * large purchases, * new accounts, * summaries of appointments or calls with vehicle service, Vets, utility providers, doctors, * model numbers for TVs, monitors, or other appliances that I might want to reference later, etc. I initially tried finding the perfect place for every piece of information I wanted to keep track of, but that failed for a number of reasons. It takes more effort to decide where some information belongs and creating that location if it doesn't exist, there's usually multiple equally sensible ways to structure the location of the information, and when trying to find the information again, I have to remember where I decided to keep it or just do a global search which seems to defeat the point of structuring the information in the first place.

- A "dump" page for thoughts, current work, plans, TODOs, etc. for personal projects. Again, tried initially to be more structured with how I tracked work for personal projects, but ultimately found it too effortful and difficult to use later. Now I just have a growing page where I drop an `@now` and whatever the latest thing is I'm working on or thinking about for a given project.

- Structured notes for upcoming trips or pending decisions.