User Interview

I decided not to plan my trip with Notion anymore.

I decided not to plan my trip with Notion anymore.

I decided not to plan my trip with Notion anymore.

Apr 17, 2025

Notion is still good. But not always the answer.

First, can you tell us a bit about yourself?

Sure! I'm Liam, I'm a student at UCLA studying business. I guess you could say I'm a bit obsessed with planning. [laughs] I work in marketing, so organization is kind of second nature to me. I travel maybe 4-5 times a year — sometimes for work, but mostly for fun. I'm the type of person who actually enjoys the planning process almost as much as the trip itself. My friends always come to me when they need help organizing their vacations because I tend to... go overboard with the details.

What does "going overboard" look like for you?

Well, I research restaurants weeks in advance, I map out walking routes between places, I even check the weather patterns for the specific dates I'll be there. I know it sounds crazy, but I just hate wasting time when I'm somewhere new. I want to make the most of every day.

So... You used to plan your trips in Notion, right?

Yeah, I did. I mean, I really like Notion — I still use it for work and journaling and stuff. So at first, it just felt natural to use it for planning trips too. I built these, like, huge pages with tables and checklists and maps embedded and everything. It looked really cool, but... I don't know, something always felt off about it.

A service called 'Notion' that Liam loves

What made it frustrating?

Honestly, a few things. First, adding times was really awkward. I'd have to manually type in start and end times for everything, and there was no visual timeline, so it was hard to see how the day actually flowed, you know?

And don't even get me started on time zones. Once, I was planning this flight from Tokyo to Bangkok. It said it departed at 2PM and arrived at 1PM — I actually thought I'd made a mistake or something. [laughs] Turns out, the time zone difference just made it look like I was time traveling.

So how did you find Prit?

Um, a friend actually shared a plan with me, and I was like, "Wait, what is this?" I clicked the link and suddenly I saw this clean timetable view — like an actual daily schedule, not just text in a document.

I clicked an empty slot, added a location, and then—this was the cool part—I could just drag it around. It was the first time I felt like I was planning time, not just writing stuff down in a list, if that makes sense?

Use case of Prit

Are you planning to stick with it?

Yeah, absolutely. Prit just works the way I think. I can see my day at a glance, move things around quickly, and check different time zones without losing my mind.

I'm not sayingNotion is bad or anything — it's just not really made for this kind of planning. Prit is.

Is there anything you'd still like to see improved?

Umm, a couple of small things, maybe. Like, I wish I could set reminders or sync certain plans to my personal calendar — just for trips that I'm actively preparing for, you know?

And sometimes I want to attach more notes or files to a block without cluttering the view. Not a big deal, but if those get improved, I think it'd be pretty much perfect for what I need.