Where did Notion founders relocate in 2015 to save the app?
Chapter 1

Ditching the factory settings of time

Chapter 2

Building your digital scaffolding

Chapter 3

Agile living when real life happens

YOUR GOAL

Master of Hack your daily script with a custom life operating system

Ch 2 · Building your digital scaffolding
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snoopsmommy Digital Scaffolding

Extend your mind, extend your mind, in the workspace you design.

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snoopsmommy Freeing your brain with external memory

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The magic of custom databases

snoopsmommy Organizing your life in databases instead of flat lists allows you to view your tasks from multiple angles.

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Why systems beat goals every time

snoopsmommy Focusing on daily operating systems rather than distant goals ensures sustainable, long-term progress.

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Building your digital scaffolding
BETA

snoopsmommy Build your digital scaffolding to discover how to organize life on your own terms.

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Fun Fact

Notion rescue: Notion's founders moved to Kyoto, Japan, in 2015 to rebuild their failing app, coding all day and night.

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Glossary
scaffolding (noun)
A temporary structure of metal poles and wooden planks used to support workers during building construction. In this system, Notion is used to construct digital structures like trackers, journals, and project boards.

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Gossip

What is your preferred way to organize daily notes?

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Quiz

In which city did the founders of Notion temporarily relocate in 2015 to redesign and save their app?

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snoopsmommy The rise of digital workspaces like Notion

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Quiz

According to systems-thinking principles, what is the main drawback of focusing solely on goals?

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snoopsmommy Why systems beat goals every time

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Quiz

What psychological phenomenon states that our brains remember unfinished tasks much better than completed ones?

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snoopsmommy The magic of custom databases

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Quiz

How does a relational database differ from a standard flat text list?

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Quiz

Who invented relational databases at IBM in 1970, which now power modern digital workspaces?

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Quiz

Who wrote the 2018 book 'Atomic Habits,' which popularized focusing on systems rather than goals?

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Quiz

In what year did Soviet psychologist Bluma Zeigarnik publish her research on memory and incomplete tasks?

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Quiz

Notion was originally founded in San Francisco in which year?

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