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Bullet journaling is everywhere now. Our love of planners is about our desire for control.
The Bujo Method Of Bullet Journals
Bullet Journals are a visually pleasing method to organize events, notes, lists and tasks. The Bujo method offers flexibility, customization and a certain gloss to the organizing activity with stuff like pictures, gel, pens, colour coding and washi tape.
Plus, when you jot something down, you take control over your day or week; you are also more likely to remember it.
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Bullet journal...
...is a planner system devised by Ryder Carrol.
It is a blank journal that houses a combination of certain elements, that allow you to plan for the future, track the past, and keep your sanity in the present.
Supplies needed to get started with BuJo
You can start a bullet journal in pretty much any empty notebook that you have lying around. That’s all you need. A journal and a pen.
However, it is much more likely to use a bullet journal every day when getting some joy from the materials you're using. That means that a nicer journal and some bright, funky pens are also a great way to get started and enjoy the process a bit more.
Future Log
A page where you can write down any future appointments or dates for a month you haven’t set up yet.
That way you can easily reference it to see if there’s a dentist appointment coming up or a deadline sneaking up on you.
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Adjust Your Mindset
Your first notebook will be your learning notebook. Like any productivity method, it will take time to find a bullet journaling flow and structure that works for you.
Any creative endeavor involves letting go of perfection. Bullet journaling is no different. Make a mess.
The first steps
- Get a Journal and Writing Utensils
- Start an Index Page: The backbone of your BuJo system, like a table of contents in a book
- Create Logs - places where you can brain-dump tasks, projects, goals
- Pick Signifiers: Many people use bullets for lists of tasks, circles for events, and dashes for notes.
- Document Items with Collections: Collections are running lists and anything you want to remember for later(like blog topics, books you want to read etc.)
The 3 common types of logs:
- A future log helps you keep track of items that aren’t yet on your immediate radar.
- Monthly logs include things like calendars and categorized goal lists for the next 30 days.
- Daily logs may includes entries of to-dos, meetings, and reminders.
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Become more organized
In order to be successful and reach your goals, you need to be organized.
One first step in this direction refers to starting your day planning: choosing the agenda that works best for your can be a game changer.
Practice a lot
Acquiring organizational skills, as in getting better at planning, can take a while. While finding the appropriate agenda is essential, making a habit out of using it is just as important.
Plan important moments monthly
When preparing your schedule on a monthly basis, make sure to add not only the daily tasks and objectives, but also the big moments.
For instance, integrating your friends' birthdays can prove both useful and time saving for the future.