Since the Status property feature was introduced by Notion, I have spent countless hours pondering whether to use a status property or checkbox for tasks, projects, and so on. The main difference is that with the status property, you have an additional layer, such as "in progress" or "pending," or whatever you choose to call it.

However, one thing I never realized is that you can use both!

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Crazy, right?

All you have to do is:

1. Add a status property
2. Click “Edit property”
3. Click “Show as” & select checkbox

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This is particularly useful when dealing with multiple views of the same database. For example, one view can have "Status" as a dropdown menu, while another can have "Status" as a checkbox ✨