The Beginning of HumanOS

HumanOS Volume I

Hello and Welcome to HumanOS!

What is HumanOS? 🤓

• This is a new medium for me to collect my thoughts, but a good way to reflect on the lessons I've learned and the ideas I can share through my time as a student and organization fanatic.

How is this newsletter organized? 📩

• Every week, I want to bring three major ideas together: my favorite productivity video, my favorite study tips, and integration of apps into your life to optimize organizational workflow. This week we are going to skip the study tip and talk directly about how to use one of my favorite applications to optimize success. 💸

Video of the Week: 5 Things I'd Tell My 19-Year-Old Self 🤷🏽

Why this video? ❓

• Future videos will highlight more direct ways to create a more optimized workflow, but Thomas Frank has been a huge inspiration for me (even past the point of his Iowan heritage) and watching this video gave me a huge push to finally start this project.

• I highly recommend this video for anyone who is on the edge about starting a new venture or feels uncertain about their future plans. He does a great job outlining his thoughts during the process and admitting the mistakes he made along the way.

What is this video about? 🧠

• In this video, Frank goes into detail on his ups and downs of starting a business and the lessons he learned along the way. He mentions everything from working through a card game addiction to accidental tax fraud and so much in between.

App Spotlight: 📖 Notion

Notion is a productivity masterpiece.

Many of you reading this newsletter are already quite familiar with the software but I am going to take this week to break down what Notion is, why you should use it, how to navigate the interface, and how to access my favorite templates.

What is Notion? 📝

• Notion is a software that can be likened to the entire Google Suite in one app. Through Notion (and the massive amount of templates that can be found on the internet) you can organize essentially everything in your life!

• If any of you are Evernote users, this is a fantastic alternative. Even more, it is completely free! If you are a student or educator, I recommend linking your institution's account to receive unlimited storage and sharing.

• It’s accessible on phone, tablet, and laptop across all operating systems!

Why should I use Notion? 🤔

• Notion is a fantastic way to kickstart your productivity. There are endless ways to organize, manage, and plan your life, as well as so many communities to learn from. You can integrate any app you use to stay on track directly to Notion- that is how powerful it is. I cannot recommend an app more.

• The best part of this experience is the consolidation of productivity you can get through Notion. Notion allows users to fully customize and link any resource you can think of! Notion can bring together pdfs, google docs, notes, pictures, habit trackers, journals, and so much more!

How do I use Notion? 🎩

• Here is my home dashboard below!

How do I learn more about Notion? 😮

• Over the coming months, I will detail how all of these pages integrate into my workflow. I have created a comprehensive tutorial on how to duplicate templates and create a home dashboard to supercharge your productivity experience!

• If you are an experienced Notion user, you can find many of my favorite templates on the front page of http://HumanOS.Pro!

How do I start using Notion? 😆

• If you are interested in learning more about the basics of Notion and how to set up your workspace, you can do so here.

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Thanks for reading the first issue of HumanOS!

- Ariz, HumanOS Creator ⚡️

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