The Ultimate Notion Template 2021

THE DEEP MEANING BEHING THIS SYSTEM

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We can all agree that our world is a complicated and messy place to be. Therefore people since time immemorial have been creating concepts and frameworks to make a better sense of the world around us. The models that simplify and better explain the relationships between things.

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And I have been searching for a model/framework for myself, that would create more structure for things in my life and give it some simplicity as well as a deeper meaning. I wasn't able to find or come up with a model that would make perfect sense for me, until when I looked at a tree and realised that we have surprisingly a lot in common. 

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The quantity of the water and sunshine, and quality of the soil will effect the growth of the tree. Therefore, speaking in metaphors, I perceive water as our habits, sunshine as the right emotions and soil as knowledge, since these things determine the growth of human. Our goals are the visible outcomes that take some time to achieve and when it's actually done, it's the sweetest feeling (not lasting very long though). Therefore I see the goals as fruits. On the other hand, the reasons why we set these goals in the first place are not visible and deeply rooted in us. Thus, the roots are our WHY. Our reasons can definitely motivate us to work on our goals, however even more powerful are the sexy, emotional visualisations of the end result in our minds that make us jump from a bed and start working on our goals. For me, these motivating visualisations are flowers, because in nature fruits grow from flowers. Tree trunk seems to me as our identity, since identity is defined mainly by our personal values and qualities and it sets the tone for the quality of our different areas of life. Trunk carries a couple of limbs, which are the main areas of our life. From the limbs grow up smaller branches, and these are different projects we are working on. On each branch you will find a lot of leaves, and these are the tasks. Lastly, the experience and achievements is shown by the annual rings and bark symbolises the material things in our life.

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I find this metaphor powerful and valuable since everything important in my life fit in this framework and the rest is not that important. Every single part serves an important purpose in the whole system - especially the parts such as our WHY or our identity, that are hard, and yet crucial to define and articulate, since they represent our internal compass.

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MAIN FEATURES OF THE SYSTEM:

🌲 SELF-REFLECTIVE - the various exercises make you think deeply about your life, it's not just about the technical setup

🌴  INTERCONNECTED - all the pages make perfect sense together in the whole context

🌳  PRE-FILLED - there are already some pre-filled examples for your inspiration

🌲  MOBILE FRIENDLY - optimised to use on phone as well as laptop or tablet

🌴  MINIMAL and CLEAR - consists of only the most important things we should focus in life

RITUALS

🌲 Habit tracker - with respect to the days of the week (e.g. going to gym every Wednesday and Saturday)

🌴 Weekly reporting - automatic formulas calculating your results

🌳 Using checklists a making each habit obvious, attractive, easy and satisfying

PRODUCTIVITY

🌲 Emphasis on the priorities - connected to the projects (related to your goals)

🌴 Recurring tasks

🌳 Planning your optimal week

GOAL SETTING

🌲 Reflecting on your current situation across different areas of life

🌴 The WHAT - defining the right goals for different areas of life (examples included)

🌳 The HOW - the strategy, breaking down the goals and supporting them

MOTIVATION

🌲 Identity - defining our values, role models and identity statement

🌴 The WHY - the reasons behind your goals

🌳 Powerful visualisations - our fuel to work on our goals

JOUNALING

🌲 Daily, weekly and monthly reflections with pre-filled prompts

🌴 Emphasis on gratitude, progress, mental clarity and 1% daily improvements

🌳 Celebration of all achievements - tiny and big

EMOTIONS & MINDSET

🌲 Happiness formula

🌴 Emotional triggers (our motivators)

🌳 Gratitude list and memories list

KNOWLEDGE HUB

🌲 Internal - thoughts, life lessons, ideas, inspirations 

🌴 External - books, courses, movies, podcasts, videos

🌳 Skills to learn

PHYSICAL WORLD

🌲 Meal plan, recipes and shopping list - all interconnected

🌴 Finances - budget, financial goals

🌳 Travel plan, bucket list, minimalism challenges and other fun stuff!