Notion is a 'Brain Storage Service'

Lately, the things I've been thinking about just disappear right away.
If I get distracted by what's right in front of me, it's already game over.
It's useless to ask myself, 'What was I thinking about just now!?'
I wish I could attach a GPS to my brain.

Forgetting, getting distracted, writing down tasks and then just leaving them there.

For example, in the morning, I think, 'I should do the laundry,' and then...
On my way to get the detergent, I remember, 'Oh, I haven't cleaned the toilet yet,' so I go into the bathroom, then I get distracted by how much toilet paper is left, and think, 'I need to write a shopping list!' so I open my phone, and...
Before I know it, I'm looking at social media, spilling coffee...

And suddenly, the washing machine is just waiting there in silence.

It feels like my head is as busy as the Osaka Loop Line.

The problem of being satisfied just by writing down tasks

Lately, I've been thinking, 'I'll just write it down, get it out of my head,' and...
I've started trying to write a To-Do list, but...
This is another thing... there are days when I just feel satisfied that I wrote it down and that's it.

Before I look back at it and take action, I've already started something else.
Watching the tasks pile up in my notebook, I think...
'Yeah, I'm working really hard,' and I trick myself...
In reality, nothing is finished, but I'm in a mysterious loop where I feel a strange sense of accomplishment.

When my phone notification goes off, I end up picking it up.
I reply to a LINE message, take a quick peek at social media, and...
Before I know it, quite a bit of time has passed.

Huh?
What was I trying to do again...?
I feel self-loathing, thinking, 'I did it again...'

I intended to focus, but I find myself doing something else before I realize it.

Even though I have the desire to do things properly, I just get distracted and things aren't progressing as much as I thought.
But you shouldn't blame yourself too much.

When talking about this, people tend to think, 'I'm lazy' or 'I need to get my act together,' but wait a minute, that's not it.

I think it's just a quirk of the brain.

I'm the type who can't organize things unless I 'visualize' them.
My brain is covered in sticky notes, and if a breeze blows, they all fly away.
It can't be helped, that's just the type I am.
The solution? Hmm...

・Make a habit of looking at the list as soon as you write it.

・Put a checkmark on what you've done and praise yourself.
・Don't start anything else until you finish one thing.
...and even as I'm writing this, I just remembered, 'Oh, I forgot to put the laundry in' (lol).

I guess this is just a life of having to consult with my brain and get along with it.
Even if you're bad at task management or forgetful, you shouldn't blame yourself too much for that.

Even if there are days when you can't do it, if you can laugh again the next day, that's enough.

This is how I use Notion.
☑ Put all the errands I might forget in one place.


'To-Do List'


Shopping lists, house chores, just write them down quickly and check them off when done.To make sure you don't just leave them written, just look at it a little every morning.Write out the mess in your head.


'Feelings Memo'


Frustration, impatience, vague worries—writing them down makes me feel a bit calmer.It's easy because you can write it on the premise that no one else will see it.A page to save your


'realizations' and 'good quotes'


Good quotes I found on social media, things that suddenly stayed in my heart, and realizations I might forget—if I summarize them in Notion, they become my allies when I look back at them later.A calendar so you don't have to worry about 'What should I do today?'If you put your schedule and things you're concerned about into the calendar, you can escape the state of 'I have to think about this and that.'Don't make it difficult.

You can do it on your smartphone too.

It's something like this.

When you open the toggle, it looks like this ↓

Even though I'm an older lady, I've made a cute, Francfranc-style HOME.
It's kind of embarrassing if people see it! Lol.
Well, then why post it, right? (lol)

If you hide it with a toggle, it looks neat, right?

You don't have to try to use it perfectly.
Since you're the one using it, don't stretch yourself; it's important to continue every day.
If you get used to 'writing things down and leaving them there' little by little, your life will strangely start to get organized.
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Using Notion, I gently support and help with the emotional organization and self-dialogue of middle-aged and older people.

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