Get all of the best apps, or just use a spork?

Mickey Mellen
2 min readFeb 17, 2021

There’s a cycle that I constantly go through with the apps that I use. For a while I’ll find new apps that do a great job at a specific purpose, realize I have too many, and then combine them by using one mediocre “do everything” app. It’s like the choice between using a fork and spoon, or making do with a spork instead. The spork is convenient, but most prefer proper tools.

Lately I’m noticing that Notion can become a spork, for better or worse.

I still use and love Notion, but last year I let it become a bit of a spork for…

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Mickey Mellen

I’m a cofounder of @GreenMellen, and I’m into WordPress, blogging and seo. Love my two girls, gadgets, Google Earth, and I try to run when I can.