Bullet Journal Update

I have had the same experience. The bullet journal WORKS for me. I adore it so, so much!

This completely fascinates me. I write to do lists all the time, but end up with a desk like the one in the video.. covered in papers. This fascinates me so much I think I may go buy a new journal today and start it. Here’s hoping it helps me stay neater if not more productive! :)

I happened to have a mostly empty journal in exactly the right size for this, so I am trying it out. I tend to keep this kind of thing online but it’s not working for me. So it’s time to try analog.

I love the idea and the bullet journal site! Not sure if I need another journal project though… :) but the task lists are great! Hmm…

I have been blown away. If it hadn’t been for you and Beverly, I wouldn’t have seen this and I wouldn’t have tried it and I wouldn’t be the most productive and organized I’ve ever been in my life.
I no longer feel guilt if I don’t finish a to-do list. It just moves on without pain or tsuris. Bless you guys for chatting it up. It’s almost embarrassing how simple it is and how nothing before it worked as well.
Thank you!

I love my bullet journal. It’s awesome. It’s the first time in my life I’ve had success at keeping myself organized. I think a good part of previous failed attempts was that besides the structure of the many systems/methods I tried not being a good fit, I also would have this reflexive surge of guilt/anxiety whenever I even thought about looking at my list/planner, and I’d avoid it, which kept me from using them even in a half-hearted, semi-effective way. This is completely not an issue with the bullet journal method. I just move the things I didn’t get done to the next day. I’ve made a couple of modifications that make it easier for me. One is that my index page has two columns, one for months and one for collections. Also, if I know I have a lot going on in a particular week, I’ll make my daily list pages into two columns and use the second one to have a running list of tasks to make it easier to transfer them into the correct days without flipping pages. Since I’m using a composition book (something like 7.5″ x 9.5″, maybe?) it’s no big deal to split the page that way, though it would probably be a nuisance if I were using a smaller book. i was leery about spend anything, too. I did buy the notebook because I’ve become completely enamored with graph paper lately, but I figured that for a buck and a quarter it was a pretty safe bet — if it didn’t work out I’d just use it for sketching and whatnot. I was thrilled to find out that graph-ruled composition books exist since I wasn’t keen on spending a bunch of money on one of the higher-end brands.

Do you guys mostly use your bullet journal as an agenda book or also like a diary/life logger too?

I started using the Bullet Journal in February, and it has been awesome! I’m planning two events for non-profits, as well as planning my wedding, doing projects on a new home, and keeping up with my 9-5 job and regular being a human being chores. It is AMAZING. People keep asking me how I juggle so many things and it’s just so easy with this system. There are three changes I’ve made to suit my needs. 1. A lot of people have complained about a lack of a place for future dates, so I added space at the end of my monthly calendar for “future dates”, AND I’ve added an annual calendar to the back pages in my book (Just wrote them backwards, with Dec. 31st on the last line, etc. I added more spaces around the dates closer to my wedding since I figure I’ll have more things to do then.). 2. I added a pen holder for a Sharpie Pen, and I also bought a set of Staedler fineliners that I keep in a pencil pouch for doodles. 3. I bought a small stencil for the squares and circles next to tasks and events, and straight lines when I need them, because I’m a little obsessive about that. The only thing I would change about my next book is that I didn’t leave enough space for the table of contents in the front. I only left one page and I will obviously need more like 3 or 4 when it’s through.

Mine just arrived. It’s an Ecosystem watermelon colored notebook with blank pages, just like an unruled Moleskine but prettier and with all recycled paper. I just started with it. I’m excited to have to do lists, a log of what happens, AND a place to keep every idea that flits across my mind, all in one place. One book to rule them all and in the watermelon-goodness bind them. :)

I’ve taken up the bullet journal concept since I started in a new position as a project manager in January. I’m now on my 3rd journal finding my way to the form of the actual blank book that works for me, customizing bullet journalling to suit my own unique needs, etc…it’s wonderful. The whole thing is working great for me. My current work bullet journal covers March and April. Including all regularly scheduled meetings, projects, and other usage of spreads I have pre-formatted it out to page 162. When the con-call starts 3 weeks from now, I have page or spread I can flip to right away. Someone wants to talk about a current project, I already have a place for it. I have “Inbox” and “Scratch” and other spreads for capturing new info.

It has changed the way I characterize our information also. I have found that all of our info at work is either a task, a fact, or an event anyway.

Also, bulleting in general is a great we to be succinct and crisp in communicating what you are doing, especially in our case with complex technical procedures. It is helping to shorten and improve efficiency of meetings where techs tend to talk endlessly in excessive detail. I’m getting them to think and communicate and preface what they are about to say with bullets: Headlines then details. Everything you’re talking about should have a metadata tag bullet.

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I know some people who use an online style of this method. The app is called Workflowy. Lists within lists within lists.

i started the Bullet Journal so far so good. I believe I love it because I will get rid of all those post-it notes and envelopes with lists. I have so many envelopes it is not funny.

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