Gallery of trying - Notion template
Turn your failures into works of art: document your attempts, learn from every experience, and keep moving forward through them.
This Notion template invites you to see your life as a gallery of attempts. A space to document, observe, learn… and keep trying.
Here, you’ll record everything you’ve dared to try, whether it worked out or not, so that the focus is on the action itself, not just the outcome.
We often fear failure so much that we don’t even start. But it’s by trying that we actually move forward. This template helps you transform every attempt into a valuable experience, freeing you from outside judgment, the fear of looking silly, or the pressure to get it right on the first try.
What makes this template unique ?
⏤ Inspired by the idea of a gallery of trying, it shifts the focus back to the attempt itself—not just the success.
⏤ It helps you unlearn the fear of failure by encouraging you to document even what you consider a “mistake.”
⏤ Each page is designed as a piece of your gallery: you can add an image, a date, a category, and respond to guiding prompts.
⏤ This template cares for you: it’s gentle, simple, structured without being rigid. It helps you see your journey through a softer lens.
⏤ It draws inspiration from Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar: instead of freezing in front of endless possibilities, you move forward by testing them.
What’s inside the template ?
⏤ A main database to gather all your attempts
⏤ A guided page layout with inspiring headings and prompts
⏤ Simple fields to fill in: date, image, category
⏤ A selection of ready-made categories (work, personal projects, hobbies, fears, etc.)
⏤ A minimalist, inviting design that makes you want to come back and write
What this template will bring you
⏤ A new way to see failure: softer, more human, more realistic
⏤ Better self-understanding through reflecting on your experiences
⏤ The desire to try more often, without fear of “getting it wrong”
⏤ A safe space to take the pressure off and stop judging yourself when things don’t work out
⏤ A record of everything you dared to do, so you stop minimizing your progress
Picture your life with this template
You’ve just tried something new: a dance class, a recipe, a personal challenge. Maybe it was a total flop… maybe not. You open your gallery, add a page, answer a few prompts. And then it clicks: even if it wasn’t perfect, the attempt itself taught you something. You come out of it lighter, proud that you dared, and excited to keep going.
This template is here to support you in all your attempts. It won’t promise instant success, but it will offer a gentler perspective on everything you go through. If you want to make space for trying, move forward with curiosity, and rewrite your story in a different way, this is for you.
Duplicable and customizable
This Notion template is duplicable and customizable. When you make the purchase, you’ll receive an email shortly after. This email will provide access to an interactive PDF. Once you open the PDF, just click on your preferred language and duplicate the template directly to your dashboard.
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