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It looks like you may no longer be working on this project, Chris. But, if you are monitoring this video, I did want to say thank you for finally giving me a system of productivity that works the way I need it to.
What do you do with appointments, or time specific tasks like vacations, days off, trainings, etc. Also, what do you do when your vault lists get full? Do you turn to the next blank page and create a new vault list? TIA!
I really hope Chris Kyle sees my comment. The strikethru method is AMAZING! It is life changing for me. As a person who is not naturally a planner life is super hard. I have been bullet - journaling for more than 2 years now. It didn't really work for me. but I stuck to it cz I had no other option. Bullet journal picked up, but strikethru failed. Guess why? Ryder coupled bullet journal with ADHD. Couple strikethru with "Myers Brigg personality types"! This is a perfect method for perceiver personalities. For those who wants to keep their options open and do not have a natural tendency to work with time. Strikethru doesn't force people to work with time / date for that matter. It is all about getting things done. Please restart the project and advertise it with Myers Brigg's personality types. There is a huge, growing community of Myers Briggs enthusiasts. And there is a high chance that Strikethru would pick up.
This is similar to Mark Forster's Autofocus System, but different enough to be it's own thing. To bad the Kickstarter project isn't allowing any more purchases. Any other place we can pre-order?
I watch this video often because I love ❤️ this idea 💡. I made my own strike thru planner because I can’t find it for sale. I wish the website was working, I’d love to be able to print the calendars. Thank you for sharing your brilliant idea 💡👍
Thanks for the video. And the pdf guide. I think the Dump section is too small. I imagine this would be the book that I would take around with me to meetings - so I would need more space to write meeting notes/minutes. Also thinking that if I'm going to invest a bunch of time in writing the Vault lists --- I'd want them to be somewhere more permanent so I don't have to re-create them every time I start a new book. I'm going to give the system a try and see how it works. Thanks again!
Said this on the other video - this is EXACTLY what I need to keep me on task at work. So if I'm understanding this, if I do not get to complete a task in my Live List, I either park it back in the Vault (if it's not in there already, it gets added to a new page/identifier), or you migrate it to the next Live List (with the previous Live List's Identifier)? That's where I'm having a "running into a brick wall moment"
+BeekoKat [Marcia] Yes you're correct. When you decide on a new Live List, all tasks on the old one must be accounted for. So they should now be either completed, carried over or returned to the Vault. If the task is completed you just need to make sure any corresponding reference in your Vault is struck-through. If they are carried over, just add it to your new Live List. If you are returning the task to the Vault to work on at a later date and it's already there in a list then you have nothing to do. But if you added the task directly to your previous Live List without listing it in a Vault list first, and you still want to work it at a later date, you'll need to store it somewhere in your Vault. Try to find a suitable existing list or at worst, you can create a Misc list and add it in there. Hopefully that explains it? If not let me know and I'll try to make it clearer with some screenshots ;-)
Perfect explanation and it's working well for me when I remember to jump on things first thing; I work with up to 8-10 attorneys and they're always popping in with a "do you have a second do this for me" and sometimes, it's just easier to do the task than toss it in the vault, since it's - more often than not - an "I need this in an hour" kinda task. I'm so happy I found your Strike Thru idea!! Thank you
Ah great I'm glad it's working for you! Yea that's actually a good example of when you would just add tasks directly to your Live List...anything unplanned that pops up and usually needs done that day.
The website no longer exists or at least, they say :Back Soon We're currently redesigning Strikethru and will relaunch very soon. Thanks for your patience." Not very professional. The ideas about Strikethru are really nice but from now, I don't have enough information to start this method. I found this post which is a hybrid between Strikethru and a bullet journal which looks perfect for me: exist.io/blog/strikethru/. I don't like the idea of having idea while working and having to switch to the dump section and then going back to the live list compared to the bullet journal where you add new ideas into the daily log and then at the end of the day reviewing the day and moving items to another collection. However, I like the concept of referring tasks, events, appointments with a number and a page number. This is very similar to the Frankenlog method (frankenlog.com/how-it-works/) which is inspired by the Calendex method and the Alastair method. A lot of methods but picking a little of each makes my system more powerful than any digital apps because of the intentionality that I give to the system.
The thing is...all of the methods you listed are really just different layouts and approaches to bullet journaling. Bullet journaling is the core concept of making a blank journal into a personalized organizer; not a defined system. There are no strict rules or formats to it. Quite the opposite! It's intended to support non-linear thinkers and spontaneity. It can be dead-simple or incredibly complex and strictly utilitarian or a museum-worthy piece of art. So long as it serves the function of helping you be more organized and effective without becoming a burden or monopolizing your time, it has served its purpose, and if you do feel burdened or like something isn't working...change it! It's yours! According to the creator of the concept, Ryder Carrol, it was always intended to be modified and customized by each individual to best serve their needs. The layout that Carrol presents is just a basic starting point for beginners to try if they have no other ideas yet or are brand new to organizing their lives in a notebook. Mine looks quite different from that layout at this point, and it's always getting tweaked. It's pretty explicitly stated from the start that you are encouraged to experiment and modify things in whatever way you want and that it will be an ongoing, fluid process as your needs change, you continue to innovate your approach, and discover what works best for you. If one of these other layouts or approaches really work for you, that's great! There are thousands more in bullet journaling forums, where people exchange ideas of things that have worked for them, and amongst it all you will be able to find things you like and things you don't like and things you can tweak to work for you. Over time, your bullet journal should eventually become as unique and individualized as you because it's meant to serve your mind and not anyone else's. That's what bullet journaling is all about!
+Jeffrey Wright Yep. You can do this as soon as you complete a task that is referenced from the Vault, but I prefer to just wait until I do my next review. Either way it's essential housekeeping to ensure your sections are in sync. Hope this helps!
Nice to know granny's are stupid and your system is simple enough that even they can understand that. Let me tell this to the retired PHDs, coders, engineers, etc. Seriously age discrimination! Was there any need.
Wait...you are still bullet journaling. Why misrepresent the very thing you are doing? Self-aggrandizement? Trying to sell something by stealing an idea? If someone likes this layout...great, but it's still just one person's version of a bullet journal. I recommend everyone read Ryder Carrol's actual intentions behind creating bullet journaling. At its core, bullet journaling is just the concept of using a blank notebook to create an organizer that is free-form and customizable to the needs of the individual. It has always been about building a personalized system that best serves your needs, whatever that looks like, and modifying or tossing out anything that doesn’t work for you. It can be complex or dead-simple and as utilitarian or as artistic as you want, as long as it serves the purpose of helping you be more effective and doesn't monopolize your time or feel burdensome. If it does take too long or feels like a burden, then you just haven't found your ideal approach to it yet, so change things! There are no rules or required formats! There are huge online communities of people sharing different methods, concepts, layouts, and approaches to bullet journaling that have worked for them. Sure, Carrol offers a starting point with a basic, suggested layout for beginners to try and get started if they don't have any ideas or experience with creating their own organizer, but it is pretty explicitly stated from the start that if something isn’t serving you or you think of a way you’d prefer to set things up…do it! Mine is quite different from that beginners' layout because over time, I've found what works for me. That's the entire point! It’s yours, and to some degree, it will always be fluid and changing as your needs change and you continue to innovate. The difference is, I didn't have the impertinence to brand my individualized approach to it. The bullet journal concept was conceived for people who felt restrained by the format of traditional day-planners and who struggle with time-management and task completion, and needed a way to keep track of things, but in a way that is simultaneously organized and also free-form to allow for customization, non-linear creative thinking, and spontaneity. “Strikethru” honestly just feels like needlessly claiming innovation by marketing your approach to your bullet journal. There aren't even that many changes. It's equally complex, just different, and for each individual there may very well be better layouts and approaches than yours. The thing is, there are as many ways to set up and use a bullet journal as there are people who use them. More actually, because most of those people will change how they do it over time. Most bullet journalers would have just put their ideas up in forums for others to try. For whatever self-serving reason, you instead chose to do a unnecessary branding of your approach, proclaim it as a better approach than others (which is entirely subjective to each individual), and promote yourself and sell things by misrepresenting what bullet journaling is about. It all just seems really disingenuous and strange to me, and there is entirely too much of it going on. I'm at least glad you followed Ryder's intention and advice and customized your approach to build the bullet journal that works best for you! Just maybe consider having a little more respect for the person whose shoulders you stand on.
Check out The Strikethru Notebook ⚡️ Now on Kickstarter and fully funded in less than a day:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/chriskyle/strikethru-the-to-do-list-notebook-0
It looks like you may no longer be working on this project, Chris. But, if you are monitoring this video, I did want to say thank you for finally giving me a system of productivity that works the way I need it to.
Chris, I've been using this for about 45 days now and my workflow has changed dramatically for the better. Thank you!
+Jesse Everett This is great to hear, I'm so pleased it has helped you Jesse!
This is great! Finally, a productivity/planning system that's for artists to do crazy art things in! Simple and effective
What do you do with appointments, or time specific tasks like vacations, days off, trainings, etc. Also, what do you do when your vault lists get full? Do you turn to the next blank page and create a new vault list? TIA!
I really hope Chris Kyle sees my comment. The strikethru method is AMAZING! It is life changing for me.
As a person who is not naturally a planner life is super hard.
I have been bullet - journaling for more than 2 years now. It didn't really work for me. but I stuck to it cz I had no other option.
Bullet journal picked up, but strikethru failed. Guess why? Ryder coupled bullet journal with ADHD.
Couple strikethru with "Myers Brigg personality types"! This is a perfect method for perceiver personalities. For those who wants to keep their options open and do not have a natural tendency to work with time. Strikethru doesn't force people to work with time / date for that matter. It is all about getting things done.
Please restart the project and advertise it with Myers Brigg's personality types. There is a huge, growing community of Myers Briggs enthusiasts. And there is a high chance that Strikethru would pick up.
This is similar to Mark Forster's Autofocus System, but different enough to be it's own thing. To bad the Kickstarter project isn't allowing any more purchases. Any other place we can pre-order?
I watch this video often because I love ❤️ this idea 💡. I made my own strike thru planner because I can’t find it for sale. I wish the website was working, I’d love to be able to print the calendars. Thank you for sharing your brilliant idea 💡👍
Right now, my dump section is in an entirely separate notebook. I look forward to using this system as I just could not get used to the Bullet system.
going to give this a go. i like the bullet journal but too much maintenance
Thanks for the video. And the pdf guide. I think the Dump section is too small. I imagine this would be the book that I would take around with me to meetings - so I would need more space to write meeting notes/minutes. Also thinking that if I'm going to invest a bunch of time in writing the Vault lists --- I'd want them to be somewhere more permanent so I don't have to re-create them every time I start a new book. I'm going to give the system a try and see how it works. Thanks again!
Let the strikethru community rise!!!
I think I can use this with GTD. I like paper and GTD so I guess this would work better than bullet journal for this purpose. Thanks for the insights!
Said this on the other video - this is EXACTLY what I need to keep me on task at work. So if I'm understanding this, if I do not get to complete a task in my Live List, I either park it back in the Vault (if it's not in there already, it gets added to a new page/identifier), or you migrate it to the next Live List (with the previous Live List's Identifier)? That's where I'm having a "running into a brick wall moment"
+BeekoKat [Marcia] Yes you're correct. When you decide on a new Live List, all tasks on the old one must be accounted for. So they should now be either completed, carried over or returned to the Vault.
If the task is completed you just need to make sure any corresponding reference in your Vault is struck-through.
If they are carried over, just add it to your new Live List.
If you are returning the task to the Vault to work on at a later date and it's already there in a list then you have nothing to do. But if you added the task directly to your previous Live List without listing it in a Vault list first, and you still want to work it at a later date, you'll need to store it somewhere in your Vault. Try to find a suitable existing list or at worst, you can create a Misc list and add it in there.
Hopefully that explains it? If not let me know and I'll try to make it clearer with some screenshots ;-)
Perfect explanation and it's working well for me when I remember to jump on things first thing; I work with up to 8-10 attorneys and they're always popping in with a "do you have a second do this for me" and sometimes, it's just easier to do the task than toss it in the vault, since it's - more often than not - an "I need this in an hour" kinda task. I'm so happy I found your Strike Thru idea!! Thank you
Ah great I'm glad it's working for you! Yea that's actually a good example of when you would just add tasks directly to your Live List...anything unplanned that pops up and usually needs done that day.
I don't see the calendar template. Is it possible to get a link? I can't wait to us this!
Happy new year to you 2019 📖👏
Thank you so much. :-)
+Loc Tran Duc You're welcome, hope it help ;-)
The website no longer exists or at least, they say :Back Soon
We're currently redesigning Strikethru and will relaunch very soon.
Thanks for your patience." Not very professional. The ideas about Strikethru are really nice but from now, I don't have enough information to start this method. I found this post which is a hybrid between Strikethru and a bullet journal which looks perfect for me: exist.io/blog/strikethru/. I don't like the idea of having idea while working and having to switch to the dump section and then going back to the live list compared to the bullet journal where you add new ideas into the daily log and then at the end of the day reviewing the day and moving items to another collection. However, I like the concept of referring tasks, events, appointments with a number and a page number. This is very similar to the Frankenlog method (frankenlog.com/how-it-works/) which is inspired by the Calendex method and the Alastair method. A lot of methods but picking a little of each makes my system more powerful than any digital apps because of the intentionality that I give to the system.
The thing is...all of the methods you listed are really just different layouts and approaches to bullet journaling. Bullet journaling is the core concept of making a blank journal into a personalized organizer; not a defined system. There are no strict rules or formats to it. Quite the opposite! It's intended to support non-linear thinkers and spontaneity. It can be dead-simple or incredibly complex and strictly utilitarian or a museum-worthy piece of art. So long as it serves the function of helping you be more organized and effective without becoming a burden or monopolizing your time, it has served its purpose, and if you do feel burdened or like something isn't working...change it! It's yours!
According to the creator of the concept, Ryder Carrol, it was always intended to be modified and customized by each individual to best serve their needs. The layout that Carrol presents is just a basic starting point for beginners to try if they have no other ideas yet or are brand new to organizing their lives in a notebook. Mine looks quite different from that layout at this point, and it's always getting tweaked. It's pretty explicitly stated from the start that you are encouraged to experiment and modify things in whatever way you want and that it will be an ongoing, fluid process as your needs change, you continue to innovate your approach, and discover what works best for you.
If one of these other layouts or approaches really work for you, that's great! There are thousands more in bullet journaling forums, where people exchange ideas of things that have worked for them, and amongst it all you will be able to find things you like and things you don't like and things you can tweak to work for you. Over time, your bullet journal should eventually become as unique and individualized as you because it's meant to serve your mind and not anyone else's. That's what bullet journaling is all about!
I need a system that can work with a pocket notebook because I can't have a bag at work. This seems like it just takes up too much space.
What is the difference between the vault and the live list?
-Strikethrough- _Italic_ *Bold*
What happens when you run out of room in one of the sections?
Not quite sure how 'return to vault' works. Needs more explanation.
Has this project now come to an end? Can't seem to find anything recent on it and his website is not working ?
Is there a pdf or anything on this? will your website be up anytime soon?
When you strike through a task on the live list, do you also strike through the corresponding vault task?
+Jeffrey Wright Yep. You can do this as soon as you complete a task that is referenced from the Vault, but I prefer to just wait until I do my next review. Either way it's essential housekeeping to ensure your sections are in sync. Hope this helps!
It seems the download for the setup is no longer working on your site. Is this because you now have the notebooks available?
Crikey. You have to love numbers, statistics, and structures.
Nice to know granny's are stupid and your system is simple enough that even they can understand that. Let me tell this to the retired PHDs, coders, engineers, etc. Seriously age discrimination! Was there any need.
How culturally insensitive are you, snowflake. Go back and listen to what he said, and, crucially, precisely _how_ he said it. Then perhaps apologize.
Wait...you are still bullet journaling. Why misrepresent the very thing you are doing? Self-aggrandizement? Trying to sell something by stealing an idea? If someone likes this layout...great, but it's still just one person's version of a bullet journal. I recommend everyone read Ryder Carrol's actual intentions behind creating bullet journaling.
At its core, bullet journaling is just the concept of using a blank notebook to create an organizer that is free-form and customizable to the needs of the individual. It has always been about building a personalized system that best serves your needs, whatever that looks like, and modifying or tossing out anything that doesn’t work for you. It can be complex or dead-simple and as utilitarian or as artistic as you want, as long as it serves the purpose of helping you be more effective and doesn't monopolize your time or feel burdensome. If it does take too long or feels like a burden, then you just haven't found your ideal approach to it yet, so change things! There are no rules or required formats!
There are huge online communities of people sharing different methods, concepts, layouts, and approaches to bullet journaling that have worked for them. Sure, Carrol offers a starting point with a basic, suggested layout for beginners to try and get started if they don't have any ideas or experience with creating their own organizer, but it is pretty explicitly stated from the start that if something isn’t serving you or you think of a way you’d prefer to set things up…do it! Mine is quite different from that beginners' layout because over time, I've found what works for me. That's the entire point! It’s yours, and to some degree, it will always be fluid and changing as your needs change and you continue to innovate. The difference is, I didn't have the impertinence to brand my individualized approach to it.
The bullet journal concept was conceived for people who felt restrained by the format of traditional day-planners and who struggle with time-management and task completion, and needed a way to keep track of things, but in a way that is simultaneously organized and also free-form to allow for customization, non-linear creative thinking, and spontaneity.
“Strikethru” honestly just feels like needlessly claiming innovation by marketing your approach to your bullet journal. There aren't even that many changes. It's equally complex, just different, and for each individual there may very well be better layouts and approaches than yours. The thing is, there are as many ways to set up and use a bullet journal as there are people who use them. More actually, because most of those people will change how they do it over time.
Most bullet journalers would have just put their ideas up in forums for others to try. For whatever self-serving reason, you instead chose to do a unnecessary branding of your approach, proclaim it as a better approach than others (which is entirely subjective to each individual), and promote yourself and sell things by misrepresenting what bullet journaling is about. It all just seems really disingenuous and strange to me, and there is entirely too much of it going on.
I'm at least glad you followed Ryder's intention and advice and customized your approach to build the bullet journal that works best for you! Just maybe consider having a little more respect for the person whose shoulders you stand on.