Notion is clean and minimal aesthetically but using it is somehow quite annoying. If you're a Notion user, have you always found it easy to use?
Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
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#2Not my cup-of-tea
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#3Not my cup-of-tea
Likewise. I've never really understood the hype around it. If something needs full-fledged tutorials - it sure isn't the easiest thing to navigate.
People out there are calling it their second brain and whatnot.
Re: Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
#4We use notion. I never found it difficult to use, but I don't really see how it's a household name. We use it as a hierarchical wysiwyg wiki. It's the kind of thing that could pretty easily be replaced with a free open source version. I also don't see what the crossover with LLMs is
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#5I don't get the hype between Notion, Airtable, Asana...
Sometimes they feel like glorified Microsoft Office!
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#6I don't get the hype between Notion, Airtable, Asana... Sometimes they feel like glorified Microsoft Office!
Haha, yes!
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#8Are there any really good Notion alternatives? Preferably Open Source?
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#9Are there any really good Notion alternatives? Preferably Open Source?
Maybe obsidian.md?
Re: Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
#10Are there any really good Notion alternatives? Preferably Open Source?
Maybe obsidian.md?
Great!
Any thoughts on Appflowy or Focalboard? (Source: https://atlas.scoutflo.com/?q=notion)