I have been bulletjournaling for a few years now, also using super simple layouts, no colours or drawings. In the beginning, I also used a ruler, but over time I have changed to hand-drawing lines. Yes, they are a bit wonky, but overall, I like them much better. When you use a ruler, you put yourself up for perfectionism and beating yourself up over a crooked line here and there.
You may be the “the last productivity UA-camr on earth to try bullet journaling”. But this is the best description of bullet journaling I’ve ever seen. Thanks for the great video!
I have to agree. All the rest I've seen have been a huge turn off. I watched this and thought "I might actually be able to give this a try." those artistic ones with elaborate drawings look like procrastination to me. How do people have time for that??
@@jcepri most of the people who do artsy spreads use their bujo as a creative outlet or stress relief as well as a planning system. Just because it wouldn't work for you doesn't mean you have to knock it 😊
I started bullet journalling in January and it has been life changing. Partly because it keeps me organised, but also I find it to be a meditative practice - starting each day by putting pen to paper and really considering what I need to do, and what I have done, has made me a happier and calmer person (and that's coming from someone who's suffered with anxiety for years)
Thank you for this. I'm thinking about trying this. I have ADD, so I am incredibly scattered. I'm forgetting appointments, important commitments, etc. I really think that writing them down will help. I'm expecting to have a lot of challenges with it, but I also know that the brain creates anxiety when it senses that something is different. Different=a threat to survival to the sub-conscious mind.
I've tried it twice now. Have a drawful of pens 3 journals that haven't been opened yet. Read the Bullet Journal book twice . Spending more time watching bullet journal videos on UA-cam than actually journaling.
I love how you explained the buckets part. That is also a part of bullet journaling that I wasn't able to understand but your explanation makes it simple.
I started out in the "trying to make it perfect the first time" trap. Once I realized that the format was always going to be fluid and constantly changing/improving and I gave myself permission to mess up, things got easier. Next I watched a TON of videos on bullet journaling to collect ideas. I found a lot of what people were doing was way too complex. I don't have 1/2 a day to spend setting up my journal for the week. For me it was wasteful to have to template out multiple pages a week in setup. It had to be simple, and tailored to my needs. And for me I was looking to fit it in a pocket size journal because I knew I wouldn't carry anything bigger. I also found I wasn't interested in certain things people were doing, but maybe something I saw gave me inspiration for finding a more "me" way to do something. I took those ideas and put them together for a simple daily template that only consisted of drawing 4 small lines and tracked what I needed. In the end thought, the biggest issues (for me) wasn't the page format. It's the lack of search, being forced into a linear format (you cant insert a page), lack of copy/paste or the ability to move something from one page to another, which leads to forgetting about stuff. For me it just didn't work. I do still journal, but not for daily tasks, It's more of just a simple bullet point brain dump of things I have to do but mostly things I did. That's what works for me. YMMV.
Good points. I'm thinking about trying this, but I don't like that you can't search for things. I am constantly forgetting things (I have ADD). I read that keeping a handwritten notebook of tasks and appts. tends to encode them in memory longer and subconsciously sets you up for looking for opportunities to move your tasks/goals down the field. I've tried every phone app on the planet. Todoist is the best one IMO, but I completely forget to open it. If it's out of sight, it doesn't exist. I'm at my wit's end, so I'm going to try this.
I bought the Rider Carrol book because like you there were parts that didn't seem to make sense. I found that every month when I migrate my unfinished tasks it makes more and more sense and I LOVE that all my notes, activities, thoughts, tasks and events are in one place! No more running around everywhere, searching through piles of paper, everything I need is in my book! So simple! (I did try the fancy way first, but got tired of that real quick and setting up a week in advance just didn't work for me)
I tried bullet journaling for 4 times and now I have it one year and it is really awesome for me. At the beginning (of the final time) I used it mainly for my mental health. So my daily tasks were "getting out of bed" and "shower". At the end of each day I wrote down 3 positive things I could came up with. After a short time I added up to 3 simple tasks and tracking my sleep and mood over all. Since then I changed a lot and I am still trying different things out. I love my bujo and it helps me getting through my days and my life in general
I love how he compliments the Artsy bullet journal style even though that’s not what he likes for himself. Very positive energy throughout this video. ❤️
"bullet journaling" works for me when I have regularly scheduled tasks, is habits (cleaning, reading my Bible, study, meditation as examples) in a digital app, tusk has been working really well for me so far. My "bullet journal" is a hybrid between a sketchbook (for one, it's is literally a sketchbook, A4 in size) and a bullet journal. I have a monthly spread, future log, I have goal pages, monthly-memory pages, I have weekly/ daily -whatever they are- that I use for tasks. Sometimes I dedicate pages to a topic, like I have one set up as a brain dump of what I need to remember to talk about when I go to the doctors... some people have done packing lists or shopping lists... Certain school notes... Thinking I need to figure out a different system... Cause it takes up a lot of space!! But, I use it like a visual diary as well. Documenting moments by drawing a little picture and writing about it. Index? Absolutely forget it. When I reach the last few pages I go back and see if there's anything I'd ever actually want to reference specifically... But it hasn't happened.
Your explanation of the buckets is game changing for me! Ive been prone to feeling like a failure if I have to do's that I didn't get done. And didn't understand the arrow back. It seemed like the arrow back to the failed list of things undone. But, now I am getting it. I will definitely give it a try. Thank you!
I only use my bullet journal for actual journaling these days. It just didn't work for me as a planner. I have multiple projects for both work and home going on and I found Google Keep very handy for various to-do's and project checklists. What I like best about digital planning is that I can share the plan with other people. Remodel checklist and grocery list with my partner, workout calendar with my roommate, etc. The pen and paper aspect is only really valuable to me when I'm trying to work out a problem or when I'm processing feelings. So, I honor that and reserve the journal for just those things.
I started bullet journaling about four years ago and immediately got hooked. In the beginning i tried to make my spreads colorful and pretty, but I soon found out that I didn‘t have the time for that. Now I just list down everything I have to do that day. I write out twelve monthly logs at the beginning and therefore don‘t need a future log. Whenever a task comes to mind, I write it down in the corresponding month. The current month also functions as a brain dump. Everyday I check my monthly log and see whether there is anything on it that I could realistically do on the current day. This system has served me incredibly well as it adapts to whatever I need that day (I.e. a loose to-do-list, time log or just a journal entry for off-days) and since I have tiny handwriting, I can easily fit two years into one Leuchtturm1917.
Bullet journaling was super hard for me - I admit I got caught up with aesthetics and pre making spreads and I hated it. In the end, that turned out to be a complete waste of time for me. I’m trying again- this time, I’m doing it as the maker described. I’m also writing in pencil and something about doing that has me feeling very inspired it’s weird. Hopefully this time I can focus on what matters which is organizing my thoughts so I can move my goals from concepts to tangible things
I am soglad you made this. So many people in my life refuse to even start because they’re comparing to fancy bujos I like to fancy bujo. I also sometimes just wanna write things down and get on with it. This should really help some of the more skeptical people in my life understand that they don’t need to go hamm with it and can do something very basic!
@@sleepysartorialist not so much as it seems, respect your comment honestly, but personally I feel like some people make videos to push an agenda without real info, to me rude is weak info
I've been trying bullet journalling since January. I struggle with doing what I write down (commitment) when it's something for me, something nobody makes me accountable for. I think i have to revisit my goals and review my plans, to remind me of why I should do what I set to do. And thanks for the buckets method! I didn't have any method of moving tasks and keeping the changes trackable, and tasks just ended up disappearing without being done, haha. I'll give this method a try :)
They're hard to avoid. I used to be pretty bad, picking them up at events when given away, etc. I'm pretty selective about what I use now and only get them when I need them. :)
@@aongaro Interesting that in USA, you can pick up Bullet Journals at events. I do not think that it has ever happened in Switzerland. Or I have never come across it. I feel if we buy something or it is a present we appreciate it far more. Enjoy your Sunday.
Really enjoyed this. I´m going from Clickup to Bullet Journaling because I´ve just spent too much time on screen and I´m not really sure how much benefit I´m getting out if it. Plus it´s damn slow!! Thanks for a simple and practical explanation.
I was doing it a little over a year now and since January I am finally sticking to it. It really takes time to adjust to your needs. In the beginning I did way too much, now I know I like my spreads to be minimal. When it comes to decorating I like one accent colour and a bit if tape here and there. The Bullet Journal helps me to keep track of the positive things in life when it gets tough, helps me to keep my goals in mind and staying motivated. Also: I just recently tried classic dairy entries in my bullet journal. Don't know how I feel about it yet but it will be great to look back on the progress I made.
I've used a planner for 40 years and being retired, in pandemic Idaho, I figured what the heck. Turns out I like drawing lines and boxes for myself. My planners always had blank pages, so I was already making "collections" for Sch A items (mostly medical & contributions) books read, dog expenses, etc. As an avocational musician, I didn't keep a regular practice journal but now, I've adapted the "habit tracker" concept for that purpose. This music tracker/log is kept in a separate notebook because I want to keep a record for as long as I'm able to play. Finally, I might go back to my favorite planner for 2022, "The Good Busy Planner" mainly because of its larger pages, but the Music Tracker/Log is a keeper.
All I use is a notebook, a pen, ruler and a pack of highlighters because color bring me joy and catches my interest. Otherwise that’s it. I have a very simple set up but it’s clean, organized a little colorful and makes me happy
Another a great how-to journal book is "Dot Journaling A Practical Guide How to Start and Keep the PLANNER, TO-DO LIST, and DIARY That'll Actually Help You Get Your Life Together" by Rachel Wilkerson Miller
I am doing it, but very simple. It is just a customized calendar with a few extra pages (wish list)and space for writing do lists or records of meetings.No big decorations, no real habittracker. It was also important for me to have space for putting ticketing. I enjoyed review these thingsand have it all together. Of course I envy all the creative journals with the beautiful pictures, but I gave up trying to make it that way.
Thank you for this explanation! I actually never grasped this before myself, and I have been using my notebook in a quasi-bullet journal way, but never realized this particular way to do it. I appreciate that you took the time to explain this clearly so I can understand. Thanks again :-)
I have been bullet journaling for well over 3 years (I use a Muji spiral bound dot notebook; one has lasted me 3 years and I only just started a new one this year). As much as I would also love to make them little works of art, the sooner I got away from the *aesthetic* of bullet journaling (though I do use some fancy Japanese stickers you can rub on to pages to fancy them up a little), the better I was able to see it for what it is- a tool I 100% control. Every month I can focus on something different, sometime I only use 2 pages, sometimes I want to add more (like if I am planning a trip). Sometime I have used them to track my mood (ex- I was feeling really down at one point so when I started actual tracking my moods, I saw how just a few 'off' days could really throw off a whole month; that allowed me to better face my low points and put them in a better, larger context).
Great Video - As always. Yes, Journaling has been a game changer for me. I watched your Vlog as I am currently reviewing my journaling to see if I can make it simpler and not a time eater. This is what works for me. It might not suite others. But, the golden rule is there are no rules. As you said at the beginning Calendar Apps and a Task managers like To-Doist, or Google Tasks really take the pressure off. e.g. Once the Birthdays are in a Calendar they will repeat every year and they can be set to give a warning alert how ever many days ahead. The advantage of these two tools is stuff can be added and forgotten about. The pressure is off, they will do the prompting. Each day the Tasks and Events can be transposed into the Journal, but please, keep them separate under two headings. Mixing them up with different carets makes it complicated for viewing. Next off Journals are great for changing habits, getting rid of those which we find unwanted and encouraging. So have a heading for 'Intentions' Never have more than three on any day and two is better. These are things we want to keep in mind for that day. Like 'Use the exercise bike', 'Drink more water'. 'Phone a friend I haven't contacted in a while'. Habit changing is, of course, a key concept in your Vlogs. Have a 'Notes' Section. This is useful for jotting down information from phone calls or things that need to be remembered on the go, say from browsing or conversations. Again Yes, your buckets. Task Managers and Calendars will do most of the stuff you list on a daily basis. So I let them do the heavy lifting. However the 'buckets' are very good for intentions. Have a page for intentions and once a month select one or two that seem more important and these go into the Weekly bucket. Each day one or two of the weekly intentions (Bucket) are selected. This idea is taken from the sort of Apps used by 'executives' who want to increase good habits and patterns and decrease the ones which are either no longer needed, or wanted. Lastly a section for 'Reflections. At the end of each day write a few lines about the day, what was good and what was less constructive. This material feeds back into the 'Intentions Bucket' Some people expand their reflections up into a page or more like a personal log. This is great to feel ones way through personal and interpersonal issues. Others find one or two lines sufficient. keep it as a separate section. It is simpler to extract the information at the end of the day to store in whatever place is appropriate, contacts, calendar tasks or a note organising app like Samsung notes (superb) or Google Keep (still an easy one to use). Apologies for writing an essay on your Vlog. You are one of my go to vlogers, though I don't get here as much as I would like... I've added it to my intentions list. ;) I do hope this is of use to someone. Be well. My page: Intentions Calendar / Appointments Tasks Notes Reflection All done on an A5 pad (6" x 8 1/4") Thanks for a superb vlog.
Thank you for showing me a way how to bullet journal easly. I have tryed bullet journaling for a while Now and just cant seem ti Stick with it halway through the month. I think this might be a sollution. 😊
I am frustrated about how journals look. But it is hard to use pen and paper today, it is a lot of changing and mooving between paper and digital. But for tracking some stuff it seams simpler then Excel spreeds. I imagine if you have a free lifestyle that is self centered this might work, but normaly people are not a ilands, so transparecy is key.
When I first started ...I used a bullet journal notebook and tried setting it up aesthetically using lots of different colours and trying to write everything thing out without making a single spelling mistake !, IMPOSSIBLE it was nether calming, less stressful or helping me to get more organised. So the first thing I did was to start writing in pencil so I can concentrate on the tasks not messing up a another page spread. And as an artist the reason I wished to get organised and spend my time making more art this wasn’t happening when I was spending more time trying to create aesthetic looking designs in the book instead of for myself. These days I keep it super easy I used any notebook I find and used mainly weekly pages written day by day with 3-4 tasks daily which I tick ,cross or move as needed I also have collection pages - notes on inspiration, business branding, product and illustration ideas , materials ,websites and learning skills pages etc .Notes are more important to me than tracking habits I don’t use trackers
As much as I understand the point of not crossing stuff out so you can see what you've accomplished, I've found it is more important for me to write out what I've completed b/c I won't get the satisfaction from just changing the dot to and x. In fact, I got to the point that I never want to use bullet points for outlines or notes b/c they feel like undone to-dos and it stresses me out.
Great explanation on bullet journaling! I've tried to get into it a few times in the past but couldn't keep up because the bujo community makes it seem that it should be a complicated, artistic affair. And it's great if some people use it as a creative outlet, but for a lot of people, it's too daunting and time-consuming to maintain. I like how you pared it down to the basics. I've been thinking of trying it out again lately, and you've helped convince me.
I would be in that camp of being intimidated by all the possibilities of bullet journals. I'm not artistic and like to keep things simple as I'm much more likely to keep it up! So have failed a couple times at bullet journaling too. I'm about a week in at this point of what I think is an even more simple 'start' for bullet journals that I saw on The Minimal Mom. She basically has a brain dump page, that acts as a master to do list. And following that, I go day by day with a single, must get this done task, a following that, a few things on smaller daily to do list (that probably, but not always comes from my master to do list) and I have a square at the beginning of each that I fill in if its in progress and then a single line to cross out the item. That's it. I have found myself using the white space for notes and scribbles (almost a secondary thought dump location) that may evolve into something else later... we shall see how it goes!
I’ve tried several times but get a mental block when it comes to working the monthly page. I write the dates in, then list my work schedule on the correct days, and now I want to list an appointment or task specific to a date, but that line is already filled with my shift. I’m in love with the concept, but repeatedly fail in execution.
I tried bullet jounaling but I want to ceep track of so many things an in this paper format they just get lost. I have created an online journal note keeping system that works really well for me with well thought out spreads that I can just copy and paste. (daily, weekly, monthly, quateryearly, ..., project plans, habit trackers, memories, ... spreads). It would just take time that I am not willing to spend to do al of this with pen and paper.
Bullet journals never worked for me. They're great when you have a lot of time to keep them going. They give you the illusion of being productive and on top of things. But every time I was in a pinch the entire system breaks down because I don't have the time to keep up a system for the system's sake. For me, a good productivity system has to get out of the way during stressful weeks. Bullet journal punishes you because when the stress goes on you have to migrate more and more todos, but there is no idea of priority. But the bullet journal system literally only works if you keep it up to date every. single. day. On top of that, if you end up immersing into the bullet journal community, there are all these Instagram "bullet journalers" (technically just spreads) that made me feel inferior with my wear and tear - day to day - journal that is often just the ink I had at hand not fancy artsy decorations. I love me a good community around a system, but I found just a single one that would not allow Instagram BuJos, which I preferred to get actual information. I love looking at the beautiful spreads, don't get me wrong, but they're art, they're not a productivity tool. All in all, that's a no for me. It's not a productivity tool. It's a system that makes you feel good by being busy with the system.
I totaly agree... and more: that DO NOT seems minimalistc at all. I prefer a simple blank notebook page from Windows for everyday tasks and tools like Google Calendar for events. I dont need all my fricking YEAR wrote in a piece of paper to have the sense that I have worked or completed tasks.
I don‘t doodle, I don‘t draw, I don’t use a ruler, my BuJo is not colorful and fancy, it takes 0 time, it‘s custom to MY needs, I don‘t do other spread sheets or stuff because those work only for the creators and not for my life. I think you guys don‘t get the concept of a BuJu.........
For years I had a fear of filling up the pages and messing up my perfectly lovely notebooks. Ok, I still have that fear but I just let myself make it "ugly." I love my notebook and use it daily. I am loyal to the Leuchtturm 1917 dotted notebooks because they are high quality, no nonsense and they come in many colors :-)
I have been bulletjournaling for a few years now, also using super simple layouts, no colours or drawings. In the beginning, I also used a ruler, but over time I have changed to hand-drawing lines. Yes, they are a bit wonky, but overall, I like them much better. When you use a ruler, you put yourself up for perfectionism and beating yourself up over a crooked line here and there.
You may be the “the last productivity UA-camr on earth to try bullet journaling”. But this is the best description of bullet journaling I’ve ever seen. Thanks for the great video!
I have to agree. All the rest I've seen have been a huge turn off. I watched this and thought "I might actually be able to give this a try." those artistic ones with elaborate drawings look like procrastination to me. How do people have time for that??
@@jcepri most of the people who do artsy spreads use their bujo as a creative outlet or stress relief as well as a planning system. Just because it wouldn't work for you doesn't mean you have to knock it 😊
I started bullet journalling in January and it has been life changing. Partly because it keeps me organised, but also I find it to be a meditative practice - starting each day by putting pen to paper and really considering what I need to do, and what I have done, has made me a happier and calmer person (and that's coming from someone who's suffered with anxiety for years)
Thank you for this. I'm thinking about trying this. I have ADD, so I am incredibly scattered. I'm forgetting appointments, important commitments, etc. I really think that writing them down will help. I'm expecting to have a lot of challenges with it, but I also know that the brain creates anxiety when it senses that something is different. Different=a threat to survival to the sub-conscious mind.
I've tried it twice now. Have a drawful of pens 3 journals that haven't been opened yet. Read the Bullet Journal book twice . Spending more time watching bullet journal videos on UA-cam than actually journaling.
When I read the read the book it made a huge difference.
I love how you explained the buckets part. That is also a part of bullet journaling that I wasn't able to understand but your explanation makes it simple.
I started out in the "trying to make it perfect the first time" trap. Once I realized that the format was always going to be fluid and constantly changing/improving and I gave myself permission to mess up, things got easier. Next I watched a TON of videos on bullet journaling to collect ideas. I found a lot of what people were doing was way too complex. I don't have 1/2 a day to spend setting up my journal for the week. For me it was wasteful to have to template out multiple pages a week in setup. It had to be simple, and tailored to my needs. And for me I was looking to fit it in a pocket size journal because I knew I wouldn't carry anything bigger. I also found I wasn't interested in certain things people were doing, but maybe something I saw gave me inspiration for finding a more "me" way to do something. I took those ideas and put them together for a simple daily template that only consisted of drawing 4 small lines and tracked what I needed. In the end thought, the biggest issues (for me) wasn't the page format. It's the lack of search, being forced into a linear format (you cant insert a page), lack of copy/paste or the ability to move something from one page to another, which leads to forgetting about stuff. For me it just didn't work. I do still journal, but not for daily tasks, It's more of just a simple bullet point brain dump of things I have to do but mostly things I did. That's what works for me. YMMV.
Good points. I'm thinking about trying this, but I don't like that you can't search for things. I am constantly forgetting things (I have ADD). I read that keeping a handwritten notebook of tasks and appts. tends to encode them in memory longer and subconsciously sets you up for looking for opportunities to move your tasks/goals down the field. I've tried every phone app on the planet. Todoist is the best one IMO, but I completely forget to open it. If it's out of sight, it doesn't exist. I'm at my wit's end, so I'm going to try this.
@@jcepri hey, I like Todoist too, did you try to use a widget on your home screen?
Buckets instead of collections makes more sense to me. Thanks for the easy description.
I bought the Rider Carrol book because like you there were parts that didn't seem to make sense. I found that every month when I migrate my unfinished tasks it makes more and more sense and I LOVE that all my notes, activities, thoughts, tasks and events are in one place! No more running around everywhere, searching through piles of paper, everything I need is in my book! So simple! (I did try the fancy way first, but got tired of that real quick and setting up a week in advance just didn't work for me)
I tried bullet journaling for 4 times and now I have it one year and it is really awesome for me. At the beginning (of the final time) I used it mainly for my mental health. So my daily tasks were "getting out of bed" and "shower". At the end of each day I wrote down 3 positive things I could came up with. After a short time I added up to 3 simple tasks and tracking my sleep and mood over all. Since then I changed a lot and I am still trying different things out. I love my bujo and it helps me getting through my days and my life in general
"Is that how good ideas smell?" 😂
Heidi Muszynski Music that might be the best thing I’ve heard on this channel to date and that’s saying something 👏😅
I love how he compliments the Artsy bullet journal style even though that’s not what he likes for himself. Very positive energy throughout this video. ❤️
"bullet journaling" works for me when I have regularly scheduled tasks, is habits (cleaning, reading my Bible, study, meditation as examples) in a digital app, tusk has been working really well for me so far.
My "bullet journal" is a hybrid between a sketchbook (for one, it's is literally a sketchbook, A4 in size) and a bullet journal. I have a monthly spread, future log, I have goal pages, monthly-memory pages, I have weekly/ daily -whatever they are- that I use for tasks. Sometimes I dedicate pages to a topic, like I have one set up as a brain dump of what I need to remember to talk about when I go to the doctors... some people have done packing lists or shopping lists... Certain school notes... Thinking I need to figure out a different system... Cause it takes up a lot of space!!
But, I use it like a visual diary as well. Documenting moments by drawing a little picture and writing about it.
Index? Absolutely forget it. When I reach the last few pages I go back and see if there's anything I'd ever actually want to reference specifically... But it hasn't happened.
Your explanation of the buckets is game changing for me! Ive been prone to feeling like a failure if I have to do's that I didn't get done. And didn't understand the arrow back. It seemed like the arrow back to the failed list of things undone. But, now I am getting it. I will definitely give it a try. Thank you!
Envying your perfect comic book handwriting!
I only use my bullet journal for actual journaling these days. It just didn't work for me as a planner. I have multiple projects for both work and home going on and I found Google Keep very handy for various to-do's and project checklists. What I like best about digital planning is that I can share the plan with other people. Remodel checklist and grocery list with my partner, workout calendar with my roommate, etc. The pen and paper aspect is only really valuable to me when I'm trying to work out a problem or when I'm processing feelings. So, I honor that and reserve the journal for just those things.
I started bullet journaling about four years ago and immediately got hooked. In the beginning i tried to make my spreads colorful and pretty, but I soon found out that I didn‘t have the time for that. Now I just list down everything I have to do that day. I write out twelve monthly logs at the beginning and therefore don‘t need a future log. Whenever a task comes to mind, I write it down in the corresponding month. The current month also functions as a brain dump. Everyday I check my monthly log and see whether there is anything on it that I could realistically do on the current day. This system has served me incredibly well as it adapts to whatever I need that day (I.e. a loose to-do-list, time log or just a journal entry for off-days) and since I have tiny handwriting, I can easily fit two years into one Leuchtturm1917.
Bullet journaling was super hard for me - I admit I got caught up with aesthetics and pre making spreads and I hated it. In the end, that turned out to be a complete waste of time for me. I’m trying again- this time, I’m doing it as the maker described. I’m also writing in pencil and something about doing that has me feeling very inspired it’s weird. Hopefully this time I can focus on what matters which is organizing my thoughts so I can move my goals from concepts to tangible things
I am soglad you made this. So many people in my life refuse to even start because they’re comparing to fancy bujos
I like to fancy bujo. I also sometimes just wanna write things down and get on with it. This should really help some of the more skeptical people in my life understand that they don’t need to go hamm with it and can do something very basic!
Stay basic
I really love the fancy spreads, I have friends that design absolutely wild journals. Very inspiring but totally intimidated me at first!
@@Leadboyfresh Worry about yourself and stop giving people on the internet commands. That comment is extremely rude.
@@sleepysartorialist not so much as it seems, respect your comment honestly, but personally I feel like some people make videos to push an agenda without real info, to me rude is weak info
I've been trying bullet journalling since January. I struggle with doing what I write down (commitment) when it's something for me, something nobody makes me accountable for. I think i have to revisit my goals and review my plans, to remind me of why I should do what I set to do.
And thanks for the buckets method! I didn't have any method of moving tasks and keeping the changes trackable, and tasks just ended up disappearing without being done, haha. I'll give this method a try :)
I enjoy good notebooks. They have so many uses - as long as
they are used.
They're hard to avoid. I used to be pretty bad, picking them up at events when given away, etc. I'm pretty selective about what I use now and only get them when I need them. :)
@@aongaro Interesting that in USA, you can pick up Bullet Journals at events. I do not think
that it has ever happened in Switzerland. Or I have never come
across it. I feel if we buy something or it is a present we
appreciate it far more. Enjoy your
Sunday.
"I love pens" well, that's me xD
Really enjoyed this. I´m going from Clickup to Bullet Journaling because I´ve just spent too much time on screen and I´m not really sure how much benefit I´m getting out if it. Plus it´s damn slow!! Thanks for a simple and practical explanation.
I was doing it a little over a year now and since January I am finally sticking to it. It really takes time to adjust to your needs. In the beginning I did way too much, now I know I like my spreads to be minimal. When it comes to decorating I like one accent colour and a bit if tape here and there.
The Bullet Journal helps me to keep track of the positive things in life when it gets tough, helps me to keep my goals in mind and staying motivated.
Also: I just recently tried classic dairy entries in my bullet journal. Don't know how I feel about it yet but it will be great to look back on the progress I made.
I've used a planner for 40 years and being retired, in pandemic Idaho, I figured what the heck. Turns out I like drawing lines and boxes for myself. My planners always had blank pages, so I was already making "collections" for Sch A items (mostly medical & contributions) books read, dog expenses, etc. As an avocational musician, I didn't keep a regular practice journal but now, I've adapted the "habit tracker" concept for that purpose. This music tracker/log is kept in a separate notebook because I want to keep a record for as long as I'm able to play. Finally, I might go back to my favorite planner for 2022, "The Good Busy Planner" mainly because of its larger pages, but the Music Tracker/Log is a keeper.
All I use is a notebook, a pen, ruler and a pack of highlighters because color bring me joy and catches my interest. Otherwise that’s it. I have a very simple set up but it’s clean, organized a little colorful and makes me happy
we love that Adele 'Hello' reference in the beginning👏🏻👏🏻
Another a great how-to journal book is "Dot Journaling A Practical Guide How to Start and Keep the PLANNER, TO-DO LIST, and DIARY That'll Actually Help You Get Your Life Together" by Rachel Wilkerson Miller
I am doing it, but very simple. It is just a customized calendar with a few extra pages (wish list)and space for writing do lists or records of meetings.No big decorations, no real habittracker. It was also important for me to have space for putting ticketing. I enjoyed review these thingsand have it all together. Of course I envy all the creative journals with the beautiful pictures, but I gave up trying to make it that way.
Thank you for this explanation! I actually never grasped this before myself, and I have been using my notebook in a quasi-bullet journal way, but never realized this particular way to do it. I appreciate that you took the time to explain this clearly so I can understand. Thanks again :-)
It is just so relieving to know you get better at journaling over time. I remember trying but got scared out of it since I'd mess up constantly!
It's just like anything! Try, make mistakes, improve by making mistakes and learning :)
I have been bullet journaling for well over 3 years (I use a Muji spiral bound dot notebook; one has lasted me 3 years and I only just started a new one this year). As much as I would also love to make them little works of art, the sooner I got away from the *aesthetic* of bullet journaling (though I do use some fancy Japanese stickers you can rub on to pages to fancy them up a little), the better I was able to see it for what it is- a tool I 100% control. Every month I can focus on something different, sometime I only use 2 pages, sometimes I want to add more (like if I am planning a trip). Sometime I have used them to track my mood (ex- I was feeling really down at one point so when I started actual tracking my moods, I saw how just a few 'off' days could really throw off a whole month; that allowed me to better face my low points and put them in a better, larger context).
Great Video - As always. Yes, Journaling has been a game changer for me. I watched your Vlog as I am currently reviewing my journaling to see if I can make it simpler and not a time eater.
This is what works for me. It might not suite others. But, the golden rule is there are no rules.
As you said at the beginning Calendar Apps and a Task managers like To-Doist, or Google Tasks really take the pressure off. e.g. Once the Birthdays are in a Calendar they will repeat every year and they can be set to give a warning alert how ever many days ahead. The advantage of these two tools is stuff can be added and forgotten about. The pressure is off, they will do the prompting. Each day the Tasks and Events can be transposed into the Journal, but please, keep them separate under two headings. Mixing them up with different carets makes it complicated for viewing.
Next off Journals are great for changing habits, getting rid of those which we find unwanted and encouraging. So have a heading for 'Intentions' Never have more than three on any day and two is better. These are things we want to keep in mind for that day. Like 'Use the exercise bike', 'Drink more water'. 'Phone a friend I haven't contacted in a while'. Habit changing is, of course, a key concept in your Vlogs.
Have a 'Notes' Section. This is useful for jotting down information from phone calls or things that need to be remembered on the go, say from browsing or conversations. Again
Yes, your buckets. Task Managers and Calendars will do most of the stuff you list on a daily basis. So I let them do the heavy lifting. However the 'buckets' are very good for intentions. Have a page for intentions and once a month select one or two that seem more important and these go into the Weekly bucket. Each day one or two of the weekly intentions (Bucket) are selected. This idea is taken from the sort of Apps used by 'executives' who want to increase good habits and patterns and decrease the ones which are either no longer needed, or wanted.
Lastly a section for 'Reflections. At the end of each day write a few lines about the day, what was good and what was less constructive. This material feeds back into the 'Intentions Bucket' Some people expand their reflections up into a page or more like a personal log. This is great to feel ones way through personal and interpersonal issues. Others find one or two lines sufficient. keep it as a separate section. It is simpler to extract the information at the end of the day to store in whatever place is appropriate, contacts, calendar tasks or a note organising app like Samsung notes (superb) or Google Keep (still an easy one to use).
Apologies for writing an essay on your Vlog. You are one of my go to vlogers, though I don't get here as much as I would like... I've added it to my intentions list. ;)
I do hope this is of use to someone. Be well.
My page:
Intentions
Calendar / Appointments
Tasks
Notes
Reflection
All done on an A5 pad (6" x 8 1/4")
Thanks for a superb vlog.
Thank you for showing me a way how to bullet journal easly. I have tryed bullet journaling for a while Now and just cant seem ti Stick with it halway through the month. I think this might be a sollution. 😊
Great explanation. Thank you
I really likes how you put forth your points (Y) Great video man, I am getting back to bujoing
You mentioned that you also use Todoist. I'd love to see a video about how you exactly use it on a daily basis!
I am frustrated about how journals look.
But it is hard to use pen and paper today, it is a lot of changing and mooving between paper and digital.
But for tracking some stuff it seams simpler then Excel spreeds.
I imagine if you have a free lifestyle that is self centered this might work, but normaly people are not a ilands, so transparecy is key.
When I first started ...I used a bullet journal notebook and tried setting it up aesthetically using lots of different colours and trying to write everything thing out without making a single spelling mistake !, IMPOSSIBLE it was nether calming, less stressful or helping me to get more organised. So the first thing I did was to start writing in pencil so I can concentrate on the tasks not messing up a another page spread.
And as an artist the reason I wished to get organised and spend my time making more art this wasn’t happening when I was spending more time trying to create aesthetic looking designs in the book instead of for myself.
These days I keep it super easy I used any notebook I find and used mainly weekly pages written day by day with 3-4 tasks daily which I tick ,cross or move as needed I also have collection pages - notes on inspiration, business branding, product and illustration ideas , materials ,websites and learning skills pages etc .Notes are more important to me than tracking habits I don’t use trackers
As much as I understand the point of not crossing stuff out so you can see what you've accomplished, I've found it is more important for me to write out what I've completed b/c I won't get the satisfaction from just changing the dot to and x. In fact, I got to the point that I never want to use bullet points for outlines or notes b/c they feel like undone to-dos and it stresses me out.
Great explanation on bullet journaling! I've tried to get into it a few times in the past but couldn't keep up because the bujo community makes it seem that it should be a complicated, artistic affair. And it's great if some people use it as a creative outlet, but for a lot of people, it's too daunting and time-consuming to maintain. I like how you pared it down to the basics. I've been thinking of trying it out again lately, and you've helped convince me.
I would be in that camp of being intimidated by all the possibilities of bullet journals. I'm not artistic and like to keep things simple as I'm much more likely to keep it up! So have failed a couple times at bullet journaling too. I'm about a week in at this point of what I think is an even more simple 'start' for bullet journals that I saw on The Minimal Mom. She basically has a brain dump page, that acts as a master to do list. And following that, I go day by day with a single, must get this done task, a following that, a few things on smaller daily to do list (that probably, but not always comes from my master to do list) and I have a square at the beginning of each that I fill in if its in progress and then a single line to cross out the item. That's it. I have found myself using the white space for notes and scribbles (almost a secondary thought dump location) that may evolve into something else later... we shall see how it goes!
This is a great explanation!
I’ve tried several times but get a mental block when it comes to working the monthly page. I write the dates in, then list my work schedule on the correct days, and now I want to list an appointment or task specific to a date, but that line is already filled with my shift. I’m in love with the concept, but repeatedly fail in execution.
Starts at 7:46. You're welcome
I tried bullet jounaling but I want to ceep track of so many things an in this paper format they just get lost. I have created an online journal note keeping system that works really well for me with well thought out spreads that I can just copy and paste. (daily, weekly, monthly, quateryearly, ..., project plans, habit trackers, memories, ... spreads). It would just take time that I am not willing to spend to do al of this with pen and paper.
Bullet journals never worked for me. They're great when you have a lot of time to keep them going. They give you the illusion of being productive and on top of things. But every time I was in a pinch the entire system breaks down because I don't have the time to keep up a system for the system's sake.
For me, a good productivity system has to get out of the way during stressful weeks. Bullet journal punishes you because when the stress goes on you have to migrate more and more todos, but there is no idea of priority. But the bullet journal system literally only works if you keep it up to date every. single. day.
On top of that, if you end up immersing into the bullet journal community, there are all these Instagram "bullet journalers" (technically just spreads) that made me feel inferior with my wear and tear - day to day - journal that is often just the ink I had at hand not fancy artsy decorations. I love me a good community around a system, but I found just a single one that would not allow Instagram BuJos, which I preferred to get actual information. I love looking at the beautiful spreads, don't get me wrong, but they're art, they're not a productivity tool.
All in all, that's a no for me. It's not a productivity tool. It's a system that makes you feel good by being busy with the system.
Jesper Dramsch THANK YOU VERY MUCH, God!!!!!!!!
I totaly agree... and more: that DO NOT seems minimalistc at all. I prefer a simple blank notebook page from Windows for everyday tasks and tools like Google Calendar for events. I dont need all my fricking YEAR wrote in a piece of paper to have the sense that I have worked or completed tasks.
I don‘t doodle, I don‘t draw, I don’t use a ruler, my BuJo is not colorful and fancy, it takes 0 time, it‘s custom to MY needs, I don‘t do other spread sheets or stuff because those work only for the creators and not for my life. I think you guys don‘t get the concept of a BuJu.........
I've never been so early to a UA-cam video, and normally, I don't like to be that person lol. Hi, Anthony! :D
Hi Amy! :)
The actual answers to "what is bullet journaling" etc start at 2:15 - have you tried bullet journaling? What do you think?
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For years I had a fear of filling up the pages and messing up my perfectly lovely notebooks. Ok, I still have that fear but I just let myself make it "ugly." I love my notebook and use it daily. I am loyal to the Leuchtturm 1917 dotted notebooks because they are high quality, no nonsense and they come in many colors :-)
Gonna call it a "forward carrot" from now on.
Hi Anthony! 👋🏼
You still doing this?