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