My Notion story: How Notion changed my life

By allowing me to take back control of my life

In autumn 2020 I faced a big problem: My online marketing agency took off because — despite the economic crisis in my country and all the Covid-19 restrictions — I managed to land several great clients.

On the one hand, I was glad to operate a thriving business, on the other hand, I wished to work more creatively on digital products because in my long-time vision I saw myself not so much as a consultant but mainly as a product creator.

But due to the inflow of new clients, there was no time left for all of my side hustles. I felt like I was constantly fighting deadlines, and always had the feeling in the back of my head that there were unfinished client tasks I had forgotten.

At that time, I had been working with David Allen’s “Getting Things Done Method” for over 2 years at the time. Still, didn’t feel like I was becoming much more productive or organized.

My Business controlled my life

I lived a life where my business controlled me instead of the other way around. I was also always afraid that my successful streak with acquiring new clients would eventually stop: After all, I was 100% dependent on mouth-to-mouth marketing and had actually no…