The more I listen to your coaching, the more I simplify my practice. It’s so much more useful to me when it’s my brain on paper instead of someone else’s recommendation for lists and layouts. I’m 59 years old and grateful for finally finding a way to quiet my noisy mind.
You said 2 things that help me RIGHT NOW 1) keep it simple: if you put everything in the daily log- that's FINE 2) Carve out 5 minutes a day I feel relieved
Make it fun and let perfectionism go! I am consistent with practicing bullet journaling (since 2017 😱) because I enjoy every minute I spend with it. It is exactly what I need, because I create it. I'm so grateful for all the people who introduced me to this genius method!
The only practices I adopted from the method from Day 1 is the daily log. I don't even have all the signifiers. Each note I log is numbered and anything that is actionable in some way has has a bullet in stead of a number. That's it. Then I migrate what I don't get done in a week to a master task list that I keep electronically. If it is not a task but needs to be stored else where, like a thought that needs to be developed later for example, I have a place for it electronically. Then the next week I set up a weekly list from the master task list in my journal and work it while continuously keeping the daily log up to date with numbered notes and actionable (in some way) bullets. If I didn't log it didn't happen. I keep a Google calendar for my appointments. What works for me is the act of writing everything down. Getting it out of my head. Keeps me focused. Thanks, Ryder!
This video is perfect timing. Love the statement about time… “It can be taken from us or it can be taken by us”! I always feel like I don’t have enough time, but I’m realizing I’m not taking the time I need to stay organized.
Wow. Another insightful video. I’m one of those people who “bullet journal” with artsy drawings and I want it to be pretty BUT I stick the the core and intentions of what the bullet journaling is supposed to do for me. When I’m too busy for pretty, I stick with a minimalist layout and make sure my bullet journal still serves me. Ryder has such a great message.
I can’t say how much I’ve watched this video, listening carefully to this powerful advices and question . But I can say : thank you from the bottom of my heart for this
Each of your sentences resonates with me. I thought "im only gonna take a few notes" and ended up taking 3 pages of them^^ Thanks for all of this, it is SUPER interesting, even for other habits than bullet journaling. Thanks!!
I love this video. It really helped. I’ve been bullet journaling for awhile and find it really hard to be consistent. I’m a teacher so I generally start a new normal at the beginning of the academic year. When I am consistent this practice really helps. Looking back though I have so many spreads that are blank because I’m behind. Because I spend to much time on the art rather than the practice. I’m going to start doing your more simplified practice and do the art when I really have extra time.
I like this format! My question would be: what are (your best) ways to make successes visible? It could be any successes, but I am most interested in progress towards my intentions. I have tried a few things, but abandoned all of them. And just to be clear: my intention is not "read 40 books this year" (that would be easy to track) but e. g. "I will continue to care for my health" or "I will courageously play piano" or "I will think my OWN thoughts".
I keep a "Victory List" page in the back of my BuJo. It makes me look at the big picture! And remember the successes. Was a great help when running my business, and helps you see success with other goals too. Another thought from reading your post: I've changed my goals to leading indicators (walk 7K steps a day) vs lose weight (get weight to 130 lbs). That way I'm focusing on actions steps I can do today that bring me to the end goal. So be more specific than "care for my health."
I agree with Mary Peterson - identify specific actions that reflect your intentions. What does "care for your health" look like on a typical day? Maybe it is one home-cooked meal with as many organic foods as you can afford. Maybe it is dancing for 15 minutes without stopping, or walking 7000 steps. How do you know when you are playing piano courageously and when you are playing without courage? Whatever the answer is, write it as one or two specific actions that you can do repeatedly. About your thinking: what does it feel like to know your own thoughts? How do you know when you are adopting someone else's thinking? What 1-2 steps can you take every day (as many times each day as needed) to evaluate this? Perhaps for every decision ask yourself "What does the other person want me to do about X situation? What other things could I do? What are the benefits of each option? What problems might each option cause - and what could I do to solve them?" Then think about which option feels best to you. Ask yourself why it feels best -- and if the answer is that someone else will approve, that could be a sign that this option is their choice, and you want to think more deeply about what other option might be better from your personal viewpoint. You're allowed to agree with the other person, but your choice should not be based on whether it might please them. [Unless you're buying them a gift. Then it's all about what might please them. ;-) ]
I agree with the others about making the goals things that are discrete and specific. SMART goals is a great way to think about breaking up goals into pieces you can see and know what they look like for you. Defining the goal play courageously in a SMART framework with a next action step towards the goal as what to do to do that will help you figure it out better than if RC give you R’s thoughts on the things. Just my own opine.
I agree with all of the above too: You won't see success/progress if you don't know what it looks like. But you're free to leave your intentions vague if you wish. For flexibility, multiple "win" conditions, not putting too much pressure on yourself, etc. As an example: Since it's impossible to quantify/record/track *every* thought you think in a day to check whether it's your own, I recommend doing some reflection journaling every so often. That way, you can read back through to see your growth over time.
Thank you for answering this! Started my bujo journey 3 months ago and last month, in Oct, I could feel the intensity that I started this with waning till over the past 2 weeksz I've hardly any pen to bujo paper. Much needed and appreciated this timely insight! :)
I have just found this video and have been wanting to start bujo for a while but I have found it overwhelming when looking online for what other people have done. This video has been so helpful. I am going to just try keeping it simple like you suggest. Thank you so much. I will definitely be having a look at your other videos.
Hi Ryder, could you please make a video about something like more detailed weekly log, for such persons like me? I am mum of two, making re-qualification to a new IT job, mostly at home, self-organized... I need to prioritize, which IT topics should I learn more, what could help me in the future, when I look for my first job (in few months), how to manage that with small kids and so on... thanks a lot! Have a wonderful time!
I really like the idea of frictions worth repeating. As someone who recently found a new "why" and "how" for bullet journaling, that really clicked with me. I have a question: How do you manage/pursue personal projects that have no set timelines but are still important, when other commitments like school or work have more pressing deadlines?
I separate my projects into several categories. One is for long term planning similar to a future log for projects that need to be done at some later date. The category I use virtually several times each day is categorized, "Small Jobs". I list small projects that I want to accomplish but may have no deadline or time urgency. Most are projects that may take only minutes, maybe, an hour. This list is as much a reminder as it is a work list. Some of my bigger projects I break down into "bite size" elements that I can accomplish in pieces and list them in the Small Job category. I just keep nibbling at this list until each project is completed. Some of the projects/reminders remain on this list indefinitely. Some are eliminated when I edit my Small Jobs. It's a quick read; with coffee at sunrise, while waiting on an appointment, traveling, or with a glass of dry red wine after a hectic workday.,
I have a similar pattern for the project that Dan shared, but I have different words. I have many crafting ideas and projects going on at once. I start a line with the task symbol, then the word « crafting: » then leave a blank line under it to fill in the items that I crafted on and the progress made. Sweater sleeve 1, row 23-29; hat x pattern, body further; and sock y pattern, sock 1, cuff rows 1-16 done. Might be a day’s typical entry. I also do similarly with Podcasts: and include UA-cam episodes here too. They are just video versions of the same.
@@danbeck6654 This sounds like something could fit into my current system easily, I'll try it sometime. Do you migrate tasks you intend to do that day into your daily log, or do you check them off right from the collection?
I really love this series and how concisely and completely you answer these questions! I’m currently at my second Bujo and actually invested in a Leuchtturm for next year. However I’m still struggling to get my Bujo from a planner to support my goals. I totally love planning, so that’s natural to me. But how do I identify my goals, especially the ones I want to work on, if I have many different areas of my life with not so much free time in between (working mom)? And not feel like I’m ignoring the other areas.
These videos are beyond helpful. I hadn't thought about the intention part and it help me get outside the bujo world, in the way that what you plan and set there must have an outcome on the real world, a purpose, some action. Thanks 💗
Hi. I have been using BUJO to organize my tasks for a little over a year and i love it. Despite that time I still have a question: When you have a list of tasks and when facing one of them subtasks or annotations arise, how do you add them? That is, suppose I have: · Task 1 · Task 2 · Task 3 When I'm doing task 1, something happens that needs to be noted and I also need to create a subtask. How do I add that information if the line just below Task 1 already has content? It's probably a silly question, but I'd like to know how to do it. Thanks.
A suggestion: at the very front of the subtask, after the bullet, put a number one with a circle around it. Then put a number one up next to the master task that you want to associate it with. Now anytime you need to add any information that's relevant to that original Task 1, you can just put a one with a circle next to any subtasks to make the connection. 👍
I've only been practicing BuJo for about a year, but I've already filled up two notebooks and am starting a third. Obviously, the longer you practice BuJo, the more notebooks you'll accumulate. My question is: How do you store these notebooks so that they remain useful to you and for how long do you keep them?
Keep those books as long as you want to! I have journals from 25 years ago (not bujos, regular journals) from when I was a kid and I love having those memories here. If you really want to use the older bujos, you can use threading. You number the journals and refer to the number of the bujo and the page needed. Label your bujos on the back and you can get back to them :)
This was a beautiful video and I am glad the algorithm brought it to my attention. You have a great presence and it came as a pleasant surprise that you have ADHD too. Thank you!
I really like your content ☺️ it's so easy to get lost in creating pretty spreads or track a lot of habits that seem like you should be doing them but aren't actually relevant right now
Thank you for your brilliant invention! I first learned about the bujo method in 2016 - when it was not popular yet and so little information about it was to be found. I was immediately caught by the idea and my first journal practice lasted for half a year. I loved it but step by step became too artistic with it. I had a suitcase full of pens, stencils and really everything that no longer had anything to do with the original idea. And then I stopped. However, it has been the best organization tool and diary at the same time, I have ever hit on, and I tried many apps and solutions In fact, the bujo I started in 2016 that lasted for half a year is the longest period I've been able to keep going. I am back to it now again, can't get enough of your videos with so much inspiration (and so little art involved :) ) and want to make it last now. As you are becoming more and more involved with mental health and personal development, I have a question: Is there a way to make the bujo work as companion for addictive disorders? Thank you.
How do you know what thoughts to write down? I have lots of thoughts during the day, but discerning which ones I need to write down is harder to decide.
Thanks for this video - actually the flexibility of BuJo helps me to be consistent (at least at some level). This time, I am interested about using BuJo to work with anxiety, which is there mainly subconsciously in thinking, which I find more difficult to fight with. Any ideas?
I have regular "mind dump" pages in my BuJo journal - everything that is niggling at me and causing stress or worry. Not to ruminate, but to address it, and make a plan to deal with the aspects of it that I have power to change or influence - in small steps that I can handle. (If it's subconscious, the first step is to start noticing it, to make it conscious.) Also, I like to pair this with a gratitude list, to help counterbalance worries and keep focus on what I love.
Another thing that I like to do with mind dump pages, is to challenge the things that are not nice about myself that might get written down. So having a dialogue with the md on the page after the whole release of thoughts. Sometimes we have thoughts that aren’t true, and challenging them takes practice. So doing that in a journal just for me, that’s a safe place to be doing that kind of stuff. If you just want to redact the not true stuff, then a dark ink pen that is a brush pen does a good job of covering hand written stuff.
You can use a mood spread and adapt it to levels of pain by assigning the different levels of pain to a symbol … I also find that journaling about what happened right before the pain happened can be helpful when talking to my medical provider about the pain Put a time on each entry and when you take your pain medication toob
I’m getting my bullet journal today and excited to start using it. I want to be more consistent with journaling and organized with my schedule. But there are many ways to set up the journal and not sure how to approach it. I don’t want to get discouraged soon into this practice. I’ve started and stopped many times with journaling and want to combine this with my schedule tracking. Help me keep it simple!
all I can say is to set up the bare minimum you can - such as not setting up spreads before the need arises. Using the bare bones first will give you something to reflect on whether it is helping or not. A nice activity to do with a cup of morning tea or coffee :)
Is there a simple question we can ask regularly to practice distinguishing between *our* priorities and the demands of others? (I guess this is a boundary question). I loved the idea of introducing "friction" into our practice to slow down. It helps me realize that there are alternatives to doing something "right now" and "not now." But is there a way to ask myself, and to reflect on, "now/later or not at all"?
Thank you, I'm going to re-view the viseo as I reset my BuJo practice for 2023 and add the questions, and my take away "if you can't think of where to write, it's goes in your daily log". I really am not a writer and struggle with writing up introspective reflections. Where do I start? Should I have separate BuJo?
It depends on what you're trying to get out of it. If you want to get better at seeing what your own behaviors and thought patterns are, you'll want to make sure you're recording more often so you have data to use. If you want to make little improvements in your life, you can ask yourself, "How did this week go? What worked or was awesome or made life better? Can I do more of that next week/month? What didn't work or made life harder? Can I shift that or do less of it?" If you want to figure out what your emotions are about, you could always ask, "What am I thinking or feeling right now? Did something cause this, or did something different happen today? What can I do to test that?" You can do that in your everyday BuJo, or if that feels a little exposing, you can always write in a separate notebook or Notes App and then transfer your insights/lessons into your daily BuJo. Does that help?
I really love all your videos because it helps me to focus on what I have to do in daily,weekly and monthly basis but as we are near the end of the year can you please explain the process of migration between Bujos
I have struggled for a while now with maintaining consistency in not just journaling but negative habit, thought and behavior correcting for self improvement. I am on top of that trying to learn new things for a at home career and am rebuilding a schedule in a move. My question would be for someone who feels like they have several priorities constantly changing around; what do you think would be the best way to get started on being consistent, setting the right priorities and maintaining that with a journal in a manner that could help a even beginner?
Thanks for the tips! I find myself getting frightened/intimidated by how open ended the basic bujo system is, and like the structure of a traditional planner. Do you have any tips to adapt the bujo practice into a more structured planner? I have a Hobinichi Weeks if that helps, it's a week on two pages setup, with one side as the week and the other for notes, with lots of notes pages at the back.
I always wonder how different people handle notes written in their daily log. How do they stop them disappearing into past days that we don't keep referring back to? Do they migrate them somewhere else at the end of each day? If so, where? It doesn't make sense to migrate them into other time-based logs. Interested to hear people's views on this.
That's a great question. First shot at responding would be that it should be part of a review process at whatever frequency makes sense to you - daily, weekly, monthly. Part of the migration ritual is to review your logs and pulling out the insight, actionable task, etc and either put that into action ("it seems that I enjoy walks in the morning" --> "take 3 walks in the morning next week") or put the idea into the right collection, a Future Log, etc. Does that make sense?
Hey Ryder thanks for everything you’ve done for Bujo! I’m considering digitizing my rather large library (17 journals) into the app and feel like it’s a bit overwhelming. Any advice on going about this? Thanks again!
Do you carry your journal with you everywhere? Do you log thoughts, notes, and tasks in your journal no matter where you go throughout the day? I am in sales and am at appointments, out and about a lot of my day. What is the solution to the problem of fumbling with pen and paper at a sales appointment or in a client meeting?
Hi Ryder, I have a question. how do you do for reflect and work on the same Bujo, i mean, for me is very difficult have work and life in the same bujo, its makes me crazy because everything is disorganized and also makes me created several pages for accomplish everything. 😢😅
Great video! How can I introduce bujo to my students? I think 🤔 it can make a difference in their teen lives but I don't know how. Greetings from Greece!
I started my first journal 52 years ago at the assignment of my English teacher. He gave us specific writing assignments to put in it but also had us use it to write thoughts and feelings. I've kept a journal ever since. My journals have helped me understand myself, others and the relationships between us so much better! I've created travel journals and garden journals and sketchbook journals. Not sure what you're teaching but find a way for them to keep track of their own schedules, goals and projects in addition to some things specific to the class you're teaching. It's a GREAT idea and I'm sure it will make a difference!!! It's a wonderful gift.
Most things begin as bullets in my daily log - maybe it's tasks or thoughts/ideas. And when I do a daily or weekly reflection, I might notice there are a lot of bullets that are related to something. Then I ask myself if it would be helpful to corral them all together in one collection, so I start one. Sometimes I just let the need emerge, rather than try to pre-empt it if I am not sure there's a need yet. Hope this can be helpful
How many pages should the daily and collection page be and where do you keep the collection page ? Can I suggest a part section for each collection in such you can write a part 1 for one written page and index each such part for easy access on your work index or personal depending on the topic.
Yes, journaling is great for this. It depends on your focus Do you simply want to budget or are you analyzing aspects of your finances? Want to spend less, or earn more, or find out where your money is going or make more? I make an index line for “finances” and link it all back there (the collections). Various logs will be linked, like the list of auto-renew subscriptions that needs to be managed, or a list of late fees that need to get reversed, etc. You’ll end up with a tracking list of a typical month cost for items like groceries, or gas so you know if you’re over or under for the month or a six month spread. Probably most important for my budget log is a list of monthly summary numbers that need to be tracked monthly (have 4 figures max: deposits, expenses, bills and savings…and of course a remainder)
I have another question: many tasks and even more possibilities are hidden in my email inbox. They are digital. How do you deal with this flood of tasks and opportunities? And how do you connect the written entries to the digital objects (emails)? And how do you get your email inbox empty? Thank you for your work! 🙏
8:44/ I’m adding pages as new topics, Collections come up and now my bullet journal is an ADHD (mine) nightmare from adding pages in between daily/weekly logs. Is there a pattern that I could follow while I get my BuJo legs. What comes after Monthly Log and Tasks? I need more than one page for that. Help….!
I am struggling with breaking down projects in smaller objectives / tasks. I see the whole stair case instead of the next step and it feel quite overwhelming. I never know where to begin. This doesn't help with anxiety. Hopefully bullet journal does and i'm sure it could for my question too.
well, each of us feels anxiousness and anxiety a little differently, but I definitely understand the sense of overwhelm. When this happens it can help to braindump everything onto a blank spread. once it's on the page, I can sort through and group tasks together, make general timelines, identify key project partners, and then can put the tasks in the right place after that. Even if I have to refine the process and project over several pages
Consistency is overrated. Mindset is the key. Habits will help to a very limited extent in these endeavors. Far less than you think The key to consistency in the bullet journal is to number one, focus on the daily log, number to focus on the monthly spread You don’t need to log every day, but it certainly helps. If you’re inconsistent during the week, spend at least a few sessions during the month consolidating the monthly task list Go from there and use self compassion. Criticism is not helpful, reflection is extremely helpful
Do you ever feel that you've been consistent, you reflect on a time period, only to come to a conclusion you've reached before, that you forgot about in the interim? Sometimes it takes reviewing old bujos to notice, but I feel like I'm losing track of the insights gained somewhere in the middle.
@@bulletjournal if your priorities are clear... mmm .. I struggle with this because my schedule is so erratic and variable as a single mom of child that stuff pops up all the time. I also work out in the field as and life insurance agent and sometimes can be in a house for a couple hours or 4. How do you plan things and manage a variable schedule?
Hi - I am an ADHD Coach introducing the Bullet Journal method for planning. What are your favorite spreads in the journal that help you manage your ADHD? I love the habit tracker the most :)
@@bulletjournal I don’t seem to keep up with daily practice and know how to feed into other aspects (e.g. monthly log which is working so well for me) so I do one or two days then forget for many days and not sure how to reset?
Without it being a sales pitch, can you tell us more about BuJoU? For example, how active is it? It must be kind of hard to maintain a balance. You need enough people to form a community, but if you have too many it will spawn a lot of places to just get distracted in. It sounds like there is a lot there and I'm worried it will be too much. For the last couple months, I've been putting on this video for my monthly ritual: ua-cam.com/video/QJecmNC9qwU/v-deo.html I wouldn't mind doing it with real community... There is a push/pull going on. I don't want to pay to have a place to procrastinate and I don't want to pay for something that I don't use enough. But I would love to join a community and if people have to pay for it, it will certainly be a community that is serious about it.
The more I listen to your coaching, the more I simplify my practice. It’s so much more useful to me when it’s my brain on paper instead of someone else’s recommendation for lists and layouts. I’m 59 years old and grateful for finally finding a way to quiet my noisy mind.
Yes. ❤
Likewise. And you're a baby! 😃
Amen!
The true beauty of a bujo for me is the way you can change it to suit every situation. No other planner is like this.
You said 2 things that help me RIGHT NOW
1) keep it simple: if you put everything in the daily log- that's FINE
2) Carve out 5 minutes a day
I feel relieved
Make it fun and let perfectionism go! I am consistent with practicing bullet journaling (since 2017 😱) because I enjoy every minute I spend with it. It is exactly what I need, because I create it. I'm so grateful for all the people who introduced me to this genius method!
The only practices I adopted from the method from Day 1 is the daily log. I don't even have all the signifiers. Each note I log is numbered and anything that is actionable in some way has has a bullet in stead of a number. That's it. Then I migrate what I don't get done in a week to a master task list that I keep electronically. If it is not a task but needs to be stored else where, like a thought that needs to be developed later for example, I have a place for it electronically. Then the next week I set up a weekly list from the master task list in my journal and work it while continuously keeping the daily log up to date with numbered notes and actionable (in some way) bullets. If I didn't log it didn't happen. I keep a Google calendar for my appointments. What works for me is the act of writing everything down. Getting it out of my head. Keeps me focused. Thanks, Ryder!
This video is perfect timing. Love the statement about time… “It can be taken from us or it can be taken by us”! I always feel like I don’t have enough time, but I’m realizing I’m not taking the time I need to stay organized.
Love this!
Wow. Another insightful video.
I’m one of those people who “bullet journal” with artsy drawings and I want it to be pretty BUT I stick the the core and intentions of what the bullet journaling is supposed to do for me. When I’m too busy for pretty, I stick with a minimalist layout and make sure my bullet journal still serves me. Ryder has such a great message.
I can’t say how much I’ve watched this video, listening carefully to this powerful advices and question . But I can say : thank you from the bottom of my heart for this
Each of your sentences resonates with me. I thought "im only gonna take a few notes" and ended up taking 3 pages of them^^ Thanks for all of this, it is SUPER interesting, even for other habits than bullet journaling. Thanks!!
I love this video. It really helped. I’ve been bullet journaling for awhile and find it really hard to be consistent. I’m a teacher so I generally start a new normal at the beginning of the academic year. When I am consistent this practice really helps. Looking back though I have so many spreads that are blank because I’m behind. Because I spend to much time on the art rather than the practice. I’m going to start doing your more simplified practice and do the art when I really have extra time.
Love this insight into the "new normal" ... (though COVID must have given that an entirely new dimension, especially for teachers :-))
I like this format! My question would be: what are (your best) ways to make successes visible? It could be any successes, but I am most interested in progress towards my intentions. I have tried a few things, but abandoned all of them. And just to be clear: my intention is not "read 40 books this year" (that would be easy to track) but e. g. "I will continue to care for my health" or "I will courageously play piano" or "I will think my OWN thoughts".
I keep a "Victory List" page in the back of my BuJo. It makes me look at the big picture! And remember the successes. Was a great help when running my business, and helps you see success with other goals too. Another thought from reading your post: I've changed my goals to leading indicators (walk 7K steps a day) vs lose weight (get weight to 130 lbs). That way I'm focusing on actions steps I can do today that bring me to the end goal. So be more specific than "care for my health."
I agree with Mary Peterson - identify specific actions that reflect your intentions. What does "care for your health" look like on a typical day? Maybe it is one home-cooked meal with as many organic foods as you can afford. Maybe it is dancing for 15 minutes without stopping, or walking 7000 steps. How do you know when you are playing piano courageously and when you are playing without courage? Whatever the answer is, write it as one or two specific actions that you can do repeatedly. About your thinking: what does it feel like to know your own thoughts? How do you know when you are adopting someone else's thinking? What 1-2 steps can you take every day (as many times each day as needed) to evaluate this? Perhaps for every decision ask yourself "What does the other person want me to do about X situation? What other things could I do? What are the benefits of each option? What problems might each option cause - and what could I do to solve them?" Then think about which option feels best to you. Ask yourself why it feels best -- and if the answer is that someone else will approve, that could be a sign that this option is their choice, and you want to think more deeply about what other option might be better from your personal viewpoint. You're allowed to agree with the other person, but your choice should not be based on whether it might please them. [Unless you're buying them a gift. Then it's all about what might please them. ;-) ]
I agree with the others about making the goals things that are discrete and specific. SMART goals is a great way to think about breaking up goals into pieces you can see and know what they look like for you. Defining the goal play courageously in a SMART framework with a next action step towards the goal as what to do to do that will help you figure it out better than if RC give you R’s thoughts on the things. Just my own opine.
I agree with all of the above too: You won't see success/progress if you don't know what it looks like. But you're free to leave your intentions vague if you wish. For flexibility, multiple "win" conditions, not putting too much pressure on yourself, etc. As an example: Since it's impossible to quantify/record/track *every* thought you think in a day to check whether it's your own, I recommend doing some reflection journaling every so often. That way, you can read back through to see your growth over time.
Thank you for answering this! Started my bujo journey 3 months ago and last month, in Oct, I could feel the intensity that I started this with waning till over the past 2 weeksz I've hardly any pen to bujo paper. Much needed and appreciated this timely insight! :)
Ryder these videos are SO SO SO helpful. For those of us who truly need them, please please keep them coming as you’re able. ❤
I have just found this video and have been wanting to start bujo for a while but I have found it overwhelming when looking online for what other people have done. This video has been so helpful. I am going to just try keeping it simple like you suggest. Thank you so much. I will definitely be having a look at your other videos.
Hi Ryder, could you please make a video about something like more detailed weekly log, for such persons like me? I am mum of two, making re-qualification to a new IT job, mostly at home, self-organized... I need to prioritize, which IT topics should I learn more, what could help me in the future, when I look for my first job (in few months), how to manage that with small kids and so on... thanks a lot! Have a wonderful time!
Bullet Journals are a new concept for me, and am enjoying getting better at it
that's great to hear :)
I find bujo a beautilful and simple practice for everyday consciousness.
You changed my life greatly. Thank you for sharing your gift.
I really like the idea of frictions worth repeating. As someone who recently found a new "why" and "how" for bullet journaling, that really clicked with me. I have a question: How do you manage/pursue personal projects that have no set timelines but are still important, when other commitments like school or work have more pressing deadlines?
I separate my projects into several categories. One is for long term planning similar to a future log for projects that need to be done at some later date. The category I use virtually several times each day is categorized, "Small Jobs". I list small projects that I want to accomplish but may have no deadline or time urgency. Most are projects that may take only minutes, maybe, an hour. This list is as much a reminder as it is a work list. Some of my bigger projects I break down into "bite size" elements that I can accomplish in pieces and list them in the Small Job category. I just keep nibbling at this list until each project is completed. Some of the projects/reminders remain on this list indefinitely. Some are eliminated when I edit my Small Jobs. It's a quick read; with coffee at sunrise, while waiting on an appointment, traveling, or with a glass of dry red wine after a hectic workday.,
I have a similar pattern for the project that Dan shared, but I have different words. I have many crafting ideas and projects going on at once. I start a line with the task symbol, then the word « crafting: » then leave a blank line under it to fill in the items that I crafted on and the progress made. Sweater sleeve 1, row 23-29; hat x pattern, body further; and sock y pattern, sock 1, cuff rows 1-16 done. Might be a day’s typical entry.
I also do similarly with Podcasts: and include UA-cam episodes here too. They are just video versions of the same.
@@danbeck6654 This sounds like something could fit into my current system easily, I'll try it sometime. Do you migrate tasks you intend to do that day into your daily log, or do you check them off right from the collection?
@@bookhuggah Thank you, I really like this idea!
I really love this series and how concisely and completely you answer these questions!
I’m currently at my second Bujo and actually invested in a Leuchtturm for next year. However I’m still struggling to get my Bujo from a planner to support my goals.
I totally love planning, so that’s natural to me. But how do I identify my goals, especially the ones I want to work on, if I have many different areas of my life with not so much free time in between (working mom)?
And not feel like I’m ignoring the other areas.
These videos are beyond helpful. I hadn't thought about the intention part and it help me get outside the bujo world, in the way that what you plan and set there must have an outcome on the real world, a purpose, some action. Thanks 💗
Hi.
I have been using BUJO to organize my tasks for a little over a year and i love it.
Despite that time I still have a question: When you have a list of tasks and when facing one of them subtasks or annotations arise, how do you add them?
That is, suppose I have:
· Task 1
· Task 2
· Task 3
When I'm doing task 1, something happens that needs to be noted and I also need to create a subtask.
How do I add that information if the line just below Task 1 already has content?
It's probably a silly question, but I'd like to know how to do it.
Thanks.
A suggestion: at the very front of the subtask, after the bullet, put a number one with a circle around it. Then put a number one up next to the master task that you want to associate it with. Now anytime you need to add any information that's relevant to that original Task 1, you can just put a one with a circle next to any subtasks to make the connection. 👍
I've only been practicing BuJo for about a year, but I've already filled up two notebooks and am starting a third. Obviously, the longer you practice BuJo, the more notebooks you'll accumulate.
My question is:
How do you store these notebooks so that they remain useful to you and for how long do you keep them?
Keep those books as long as you want to! I have journals from 25 years ago (not bujos, regular journals) from when I was a kid and I love having those memories here.
If you really want to use the older bujos, you can use threading. You number the journals and refer to the number of the bujo and the page needed. Label your bujos on the back and you can get back to them :)
This was a beautiful video and I am glad the algorithm brought it to my attention. You have a great presence and it came as a pleasant surprise that you have ADHD too.
Thank you!
I really like your content ☺️ it's so easy to get lost in creating pretty spreads or track a lot of habits that seem like you should be doing them but aren't actually relevant right now
Thank you for your brilliant invention! I first learned about the bujo method in 2016 - when it was not popular yet and so little information about it was to be found. I was immediately caught by the idea and my first journal practice lasted for half a year. I loved it but step by step became too artistic with it. I had a suitcase full of pens, stencils and really everything that no longer had anything to do with the original idea. And then I stopped.
However, it has been the best organization tool and diary at the same time, I have ever hit on, and I tried many apps and solutions In fact, the bujo I started in 2016 that lasted for half a year is the longest period I've been able to keep going.
I am back to it now again, can't get enough of your videos with so much inspiration (and so little art involved :) ) and want to make it last now.
As you are becoming more and more involved with mental health and personal development, I have a question: Is there a way to make the bujo work as companion for addictive disorders?
Thank you.
So helpful, thank you!
How do you know what thoughts to write down? I have lots of thoughts during the day, but discerning which ones I need to write down is harder to decide.
Thanks for this video - actually the flexibility of BuJo helps me to be consistent (at least at some level).
This time, I am interested about using BuJo to work with anxiety, which is there mainly subconsciously in thinking, which I find more difficult to fight with. Any ideas?
I have regular "mind dump" pages in my BuJo journal - everything that is niggling at me and causing stress or worry. Not to ruminate, but to address it, and make a plan to deal with the aspects of it that I have power to change or influence - in small steps that I can handle. (If it's subconscious, the first step is to start noticing it, to make it conscious.) Also, I like to pair this with a gratitude list, to help counterbalance worries and keep focus on what I love.
Another thing that I like to do with mind dump pages, is to challenge the things that are not nice about myself that might get written down. So having a dialogue with the md on the page after the whole release of thoughts. Sometimes we have thoughts that aren’t true, and challenging them takes practice. So doing that in a journal just for me, that’s a safe place to be doing that kind of stuff.
If you just want to redact the not true stuff, then a dark ink pen that is a brush pen does a good job of covering hand written stuff.
Q: Is there a a helpful way of using Bullet journal method for "pain management" and chronic illness tracking?
You can use a mood spread and adapt it to levels of pain by assigning the different levels of pain to a symbol … I also find that journaling about what happened right before the pain happened can be helpful when talking to my medical provider about the pain
Put a time on each entry and when you take your pain medication toob
thank you for the refocus
I’m getting my bullet journal today and excited to start using it. I want to be more consistent with journaling and organized with my schedule. But there are many ways to set up the journal and not sure how to approach it. I don’t want to get discouraged soon into this practice. I’ve started and stopped many times with journaling and want to combine this with my schedule tracking. Help me keep it simple!
all I can say is to set up the bare minimum you can - such as not setting up spreads before the need arises. Using the bare bones first will give you something to reflect on whether it is helping or not. A nice activity to do with a cup of morning tea or coffee :)
Is there a simple question we can ask regularly to practice distinguishing between *our* priorities and the demands of others? (I guess this is a boundary question). I loved the idea of introducing "friction" into our practice to slow down. It helps me realize that there are alternatives to doing something "right now" and "not now." But is there a way to ask myself, and to reflect on, "now/later or not at all"?
Thank you, I'm going to re-view the viseo as I reset my BuJo practice for 2023 and add the questions, and my take away "if you can't think of where to write, it's goes in your daily log". I really am not a writer and struggle with writing up introspective reflections. Where do I start? Should I have separate BuJo?
It depends on what you're trying to get out of it. If you want to get better at seeing what your own behaviors and thought patterns are, you'll want to make sure you're recording more often so you have data to use.
If you want to make little improvements in your life, you can ask yourself, "How did this week go? What worked or was awesome or made life better? Can I do more of that next week/month? What didn't work or made life harder? Can I shift that or do less of it?"
If you want to figure out what your emotions are about, you could always ask, "What am I thinking or feeling right now? Did something cause this, or did something different happen today? What can I do to test that?"
You can do that in your everyday BuJo, or if that feels a little exposing, you can always write in a separate notebook or Notes App and then transfer your insights/lessons into your daily BuJo. Does that help?
You need a collab with headspace soon. Great info as always.
I really love all your videos because it helps me to focus on what I have to do in daily,weekly and monthly basis but as we are near the end of the year can you please explain the process of migration between Bujos
I have struggled for a while now with maintaining consistency in not just journaling but negative habit, thought and behavior correcting for self improvement. I am on top of that trying to learn new things for a at home career and am rebuilding a schedule in a move. My question would be for someone who feels like they have several priorities constantly changing around; what do you think would be the best way to get started on being consistent, setting the right priorities and maintaining that with a journal in a manner that could help a even beginner?
Thanks for the tips! I find myself getting frightened/intimidated by how open ended the basic bujo system is, and like the structure of a traditional planner. Do you have any tips to adapt the bujo practice into a more structured planner?
I have a Hobinichi Weeks if that helps, it's a week on two pages setup, with one side as the week and the other for notes, with lots of notes pages at the back.
I’d recommend watching Lindsey Scribbles video on that topic! ua-cam.com/video/WJ6O5cjOPjU/v-deo.html
I always wonder how different people handle notes written in their daily log. How do they stop them disappearing into past days that we don't keep referring back to? Do they migrate them somewhere else at the end of each day? If so, where? It doesn't make sense to migrate them into other time-based logs. Interested to hear people's views on this.
That's a great question. First shot at responding would be that it should be part of a review process at whatever frequency makes sense to you - daily, weekly, monthly. Part of the migration ritual is to review your logs and pulling out the insight, actionable task, etc and either put that into action ("it seems that I enjoy walks in the morning" --> "take 3 walks in the morning next week") or put the idea into the right collection, a Future Log, etc. Does that make sense?
Hey Ryder thanks for everything you’ve done for Bujo!
I’m considering digitizing my rather large library (17 journals) into the app and feel like it’s a bit overwhelming. Any advice on going about this? Thanks again!
I've been doing the same spreads for two months!🤣 At the end of March, it'll be 3 months. They just work!
My dude is like a character from the film Equilibrium.
Do you carry your journal with you everywhere? Do you log thoughts, notes, and tasks in your journal no matter where you go throughout the day? I am in sales and am at appointments, out and about a lot of my day. What is the solution to the problem of fumbling with pen and paper at a sales appointment or in a client meeting?
Hi Ryder, I have a question. how do you do for reflect and work on the same Bujo, i mean, for me is very difficult have work and life in the same bujo, its makes me crazy because everything is disorganized and also makes me created several pages for accomplish everything. 😢😅
Great video! How can I introduce bujo to my students? I think 🤔 it can make a difference in their teen lives but I don't know how. Greetings from Greece!
I started my first journal 52 years ago at the assignment of my English teacher. He gave us specific writing assignments to put in it but also had us use it to write thoughts and feelings. I've kept a journal ever since. My journals have helped me understand myself, others and the relationships between us so much better! I've created travel journals and garden journals and sketchbook journals. Not sure what you're teaching but find a way for them to keep track of their own schedules, goals and projects in addition to some things specific to the class you're teaching. It's a GREAT idea and I'm sure it will make a difference!!! It's a wonderful gift.
How do you decide on when to do a collection and when just to add it to the daily log? Thank you Caroll Ryder, would love hearing from you.
Most things begin as bullets in my daily log - maybe it's tasks or thoughts/ideas. And when I do a daily or weekly reflection, I might notice there are a lot of bullets that are related to something. Then I ask myself if it would be helpful to corral them all together in one collection, so I start one. Sometimes I just let the need emerge, rather than try to pre-empt it if I am not sure there's a need yet. Hope this can be helpful
How many pages should the daily and collection page be and where do you keep the collection page ? Can I suggest a part section for each collection in such you can write a part 1 for one written page and index each such part for easy access on your work index or personal depending on the topic.
So my question is do you track your budget (personal or household) and if you do, how do you do it?
I do. I write down everything I spend and earn.
Yes, journaling is great for this. It depends on your focus
Do you simply want to budget or are you analyzing aspects of your finances? Want to spend less, or earn more, or find out where your money is going or make more?
I make an index line for “finances” and link it all back there (the collections). Various logs will be linked, like the list of auto-renew subscriptions that needs to be managed, or a list of late fees that need to get reversed, etc. You’ll end up with a tracking list of a typical month cost for items like groceries, or gas so you know if you’re over or under for the month or a six month spread.
Probably most important for my budget log is a list of monthly summary numbers that need to be tracked monthly (have 4 figures max: deposits, expenses, bills and savings…and of course a remainder)
I don't even know what bujo is. Yet this video was still usefull and interesting to me. is that weird?
I have another question:
many tasks and even more possibilities are hidden in my email inbox. They are digital.
How do you deal with this flood of tasks and opportunities? And how do you connect the written entries to the digital objects (emails)?
And how do you get your email inbox empty?
Thank you for your work! 🙏
Good stuff
I didn’t know you had Adhd I have it also I’m so glad I found this. Thank you
8:44/ I’m adding pages as new topics, Collections come up and now my bullet journal is an ADHD (mine) nightmare from adding pages in between daily/weekly logs. Is there a pattern that I could follow while I get my BuJo legs. What comes after Monthly Log and Tasks? I need more than one page for that. Help….!
I am struggling with breaking down projects in smaller objectives / tasks. I see the whole stair case instead of the next step and it feel quite overwhelming. I never know where to begin. This doesn't help with anxiety. Hopefully bullet journal does and i'm sure it could for my question too.
well, each of us feels anxiousness and anxiety a little differently, but I definitely understand the sense of overwhelm. When this happens it can help to braindump everything onto a blank spread. once it's on the page, I can sort through and group tasks together, make general timelines, identify key project partners, and then can put the tasks in the right place after that. Even if I have to refine the process and project over several pages
Any bujo idea for doctors
KISS - "Keep it simple stupid" D. Schrute
Consistency is overrated. Mindset is the key. Habits will help to a very limited extent in these endeavors. Far less than you think
The key to consistency in the bullet journal is to number one, focus on the daily log, number to focus on the monthly spread
You don’t need to log every day, but it certainly helps. If you’re inconsistent during the week, spend at least a few sessions during the month consolidating the monthly task list
Go from there and use self compassion. Criticism is not helpful, reflection is extremely helpful
Do you ever feel that you've been consistent, you reflect on a time period, only to come to a conclusion you've reached before, that you forgot about in the interim? Sometimes it takes reviewing old bujos to notice, but I feel like I'm losing track of the insights gained somewhere in the middle.
The sound is not consistent with the video 👀
What are your thoughts on planning your day the night before instead of the morning of?
A lot of people do this! Especially if it helps you shut down for the day, and the priorities for the next day are clear as you update your day's logs
@@bulletjournal if your priorities are clear... mmm .. I struggle with this because my schedule is so erratic and variable as a single mom of child that stuff pops up all the time. I also work out in the field as and life insurance agent and sometimes can be in a house for a couple hours or 4.
How do you plan things and manage a variable schedule?
Hi - I am an ADHD Coach introducing the Bullet Journal method for planning. What are your favorite spreads in the journal that help you manage your ADHD? I love the habit tracker the most :)
I still struggle with the daily log, any advice?
what is the barrier you're experiencing?
@@bulletjournal I don’t seem to keep up with daily practice and know how to feed into other aspects (e.g. monthly log which is working so well for me) so I do one or two days then forget for many days and not sure how to reset?
@@bulletjournal I don’t routinely do a daily log, just focus on monthly tasks. I am not sure how DL feeds into the practice.
My question is: how can I introduce the BuJo practice and philosophy to my children?
Please... legendas em outras línguas. Português Brasil
Do you have any ADHD specific type setup?
Not normal *journal*
Without it being a sales pitch, can you tell us more about BuJoU? For example, how active is it? It must be kind of hard to maintain a balance. You need enough people to form a community, but if you have too many it will spawn a lot of places to just get distracted in. It sounds like there is a lot there and I'm worried it will be too much. For the last couple months, I've been putting on this video for my monthly ritual: ua-cam.com/video/QJecmNC9qwU/v-deo.html I wouldn't mind doing it with real community...
There is a push/pull going on. I don't want to pay to have a place to procrastinate and I don't want to pay for something that I don't use enough. But I would love to join a community and if people have to pay for it, it will certainly be a community that is serious about it.