Jun 7, 2026
How I stopped drowning in tabs and started using Notion as a second brain
A behind-the-scenes look at how one creator replaced 12 browser tabs with a single Notion page.
I used to have 12 tabs open at all times: Trello, Google Docs, a notes app, Slack. My brain felt like a browser with too many tabs. Then I consolidated everything into Notion.
The key wasn't more features. It was a single page called 'Today'. Top section: three tasks. Middle: a notes block for quick capture. Bottom: a link to this week's projects. That's it.
I stopped using folder hierarchies. Instead, I use backlinks and a simple tag system. If I need to find something, I search. It sounds basic, but it eliminated the 10 minutes I used to spend filing things.
Now I have 3 tabs open. And I get more done before 10am than I used to in a whole morning.