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2025

  • 1 min read

Academic Notion Is Back!

Dear users of Academic Notion, I apologize for the extended period where Academic Notion wasn't working properly. I know many of you rely on this tool for managing your research papers in Notion, and I let you down by not addressing the issues sooner.

I'm happy to announce that Academic Notion is now fully functional again. You can once again easily import papers from arXiv, Google Scholar, and Science Direct into your Notion database.

Thank you for your patience, and I'll strive to maintain the extension more actively going forward. If you have any problems, feel free to contact me via support@texcel.com

Happy researching!

  • 3 min read

Tracking Affection from Relatives During Chinese New Year - Harder Than I Thought

Happy Lunar New Year, fellow red envelope warriors! 🧨✨

(For those who knows little about Chinese culture, red envelopes containing cash are gifts from the elderly to children or unmarried adults)

This year, I’m turning my chaotic cash grab into a science. And by “science,” I mean a Notion database named Red Envelop Heroes, because someone needed to quantify which auntie loves me most. Let me tell you: Nothing says “holiday spirit” like a spreadsheet.

  • 4 min read

How I'm Using Notion to Get My English Back: A Simple 20-Minute Daily System

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I got my master's degree in interpreting between Chinese and English almost 10 years ago. But then I switched to programming and gradually lost touch with English over the years. I watched my once-fluent English skills gradually slip away. After years of minimal English practice, I decided it was time for a comeback starting from the beginning of 2025 (with the help of Notion of course)