Notion may be the king of database-based apps, but it still lacks the ability of referencing data inside a page (something that Roam & Obsidian do well better). But if you keep everything stored in databases, there’s something you can do to better retrieve information (other than the @MentionPage / backlink feature).

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The solution I have for you consists in building a “Tags” database.

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It’s super easy to set up:

1. Create a new database & call it “Tags”

2. Add 2-way relations between this Tags database & any other database you want to retrieve information from (e.g. your Library, Research, Cooking databases, etc.)

3. [optional] add a multi-select property & call it “Topics” (this will allow better filtering of your tags)

4. Show all your related databases as “Sections”

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5. For each related databases, you can also show which properties to appear

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Now that everything is set up, all you have to do is create a new tag or select an existing one whenever you want to save some bit of information that’s present inside a related database 🚀