Notion Masterclass: Build a Task Manager from Scratch

NEW 2025 TASK MANAGER GUIDE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2IFv_GBdUQ In this in-depth guide, you'll learn how to create a full-featured task and project manager inside of Notion that features a project area, recurring tasks, subtasks, and more. Ultimate Tasks template for Notion: https://thomasjfrank.com/templates/task-and-project-notion-template/ Watch my video overview of Ultimate Tasks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjAWsuz5MdM Direct link to Formulas: https://thomasfrank.notion.site/2020-YouTube-Task-Manager-Wiki-ed68e6a0f9a143b899e1bbbf9c984a56 😎 CREATOR'S COMPANION (My mega-template for content creators): https://thomasjfrank.com/creators-companion/ 🔧 FREE TEMPLATES (task manager, note-taking, and more): https://thomasjfrank.com/templates/ 📑 COMPANION ARTICLE: https://thomasjfrank.com/notion-task-manager-full-tutorial/ 💪GET STARTED WITH NOTION: https://thomasjfrank.com/usenotion/ - (this is my referral link) 🐦Connect with me: Instagram ➔ https://instagram.com/tomfrankly Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/tomfrankly Podcast ➔ https://theinforium.com --- Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - Tutorial start 02:30 - Master Task Database 10:00 - Sub-tasks Relation 12:49 - Add the Formulas 16:00 - Create the Projects Database 17:05 - Create the Project Template 19:15 - Set up the Filters 25:15 - Add More Database Views 27:31 - Hide Properties 30:15 - Create an Example Project 31:20 - Daily Tasks Scratchpad 32:29 - Two-Column Trick 35:25 - Daily Tasks Archive 36:20 - Inbox View 45:05 - Today View 46:15 - Next 7 Days View 48:20 - Priority View 50:54 - Create Sub-tasks 56:13 - Final touches --- Can you build a task / project manager inside of Notion? From the start, Notion has billed itself as an all-in-one workspace app. But can you actually use it to replace tools like Todoist, Asana, ClickUp, or Trello? I believe the answer is yes. In this tutorial, I'll take you step-by-step through the process of building this type of task manager from scratch. We'll start from a blank page, and end up with a copy of my Ultimate Tasks template, which includes project management templates, sub-tasks, recurring tasks, filters that automatically set properties like due dates and task priorities, and more.