Notion = a memory layer for Claude (as a non-technical guy)?

I've been using Notion for a few years now. Mostly as a glorified notes app if I'm honest. Projects, quick captures, the occasional database I'd set up and never really maintain.

But a few months ago that changed when I connected it to Claude using the Notion MCP connector.

Here's the problem I was trying to solve. I've been using Claude for about a year. Started off pretty basic - drafting things, answering questions, summarizing stuff. But when I used it personally, I never quite got the same value out of it. And I think the problem was mostly always that it didn't know me.

Any time I asked something that required context about my life like a decision I was making, a goal I was working toward, or how my week was going, I'd get a generic answer. Just cause it had nothing to work with. I started thinking about how to fix that.

SO, a few months ago I set up something simple that changed things completely.

I set up four pages in Notion: a daily log where I track how each day actually went, a decisions list for anything significant I'm working through, a goals tracker, and a short page about who I am and what I'm working toward right now.

Then I connected it to Claude using the Notion connector in settings. So it logs everything in Notion, kinda like a CRM (I work in sales) for my life? Ha.

Now every conversation starts with that context and persistent memory. Claude reads that context before it responds. And I can now ask questions that were never possible before. It feels like I've sorta moved from generalized to specific intelligence.

The setup is straightforward you really don't need to be technical. And that was my goal. How can I reduce the friction between getting more value out of Claude for myself, not just at work?

But posting cause I'm curious if anyone else has been using Notion this way. Would love to see how others are connecting it to Claude or other tools. Is there a better way to do this?