Mind of a Maker
A daily blog inspired by Matthew Dicks
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.”
To become better at something, you have to practice. What better way to become a better writer and storyteller than to practice by making a habit of writing daily?
In this daily blog, we’ll discuss Maker-related topics as well as what inspires projects, including YouTube videos, Movies, TV Shows, Disney, Star Wars, LEGO, Books, and more. Everything is on the table, and nothing is off-limits.
Disclaimer: The thumbnail images featured on this blog are often AI-generated. See Disclosure page for more information.
5 Steps To Leverage Notion For Your Maker Business
2026 is the year to—finally—get serious about your Maker business, but you need solid systems in place.
I resisted switching to Notion over other options for awhile, but am glad I made the leap in 2023.
So that you can focus on getting your specific business needs, let me save you some time and give you the 5 steps I recommend for setting up Notion for Maker businesses.
3 Reasons Notion Is Overpowered For Growing Your Maker Small Businesses
If you're growing your business and are looking for robust tools, Notion is completely overpowered.
Since I first started posting content online, I've used pretty much every popular platform for my content calendar, project builds, and video ideas. I've jumped around from Google Sheets to Monday.com to Trello to AirTable to ClickUp and even tried pulling different note apps like Apple Notes and Evernote into complicated automations with Make.com. Every tool has its drawbacks, but I find my favorite has been Notion ever since trying it out in 2024.
Great Ideas, Wrong Time
Balancing the excitement of new ideas with the practicality of ongoing projects is challenging, but organizing ideas in My Second Brain helps me stay focused while still capturing inspiration when it strikes.
I Have Too Many Ideas
My project list keeps growing with new ideas from everywhere—Disney, Star Wars, YouTube, and more—so I use a "second brain" to document inspirations, track sources, and combine ideas into unique projects I’ll share soon.
The PARA Method
Discover how implementing Tiago Forte's PARA method in Notion transformed my approach to organizing projects, areas of life, and resources, helping me stay focused, efficient, and clutter-free.
My Second Brain
Struggling to organize and remember ideas, I created a "second brain" using Notion, which helps me manage tasks, projects, and thoughts more efficiently by leveraging its database functionality, and I recommend others explore a similar system for improved organization.