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Starting My 2020 Bullet Journal
Friday, December 27th, 2019 03:29 pmGot my bullet journal for 2020 started. I've been keeping a bullet journal for a couple of years now, so I have a system that I'm pretty happy with.
What makes a bullet journal (or "bujo" for short) different from a regular journal? For me it's like a planner, a daily journal, and lists of important things all rolled in one. I use it to track appointments, tasks for the month, books I've read, books I want to read, things I've learned, new words and phrases and memes that keep popping up, and so on. It doesn't have to be the same from month to month-- you can change the system as you go. Articles like this one explain it better than I can.
I don't use my bullet journal for everything. I still carry a regular notebook for jotting down notes and ideas, but these scribblings are mostly useful in the moment, and I rarely reread them. But because the bullet journal is more organized and focused, I often go back to previous entries to remind myself when I did something, what books I want to read next, whether I've been staying on track with a particular habit, etc.
Lots of people make their journals into works of art, filling the pages with cute doodles and beautiful calligraphy. My handwriting is sucky and my doodles are crappy, so until I put in the time and effort to change that, I accept that my journals will never be pretty. But so far it's fun to do and it works for me, and that's all that really matters. Besides, there are always glittery stickers...
What makes a bullet journal (or "bujo" for short) different from a regular journal? For me it's like a planner, a daily journal, and lists of important things all rolled in one. I use it to track appointments, tasks for the month, books I've read, books I want to read, things I've learned, new words and phrases and memes that keep popping up, and so on. It doesn't have to be the same from month to month-- you can change the system as you go. Articles like this one explain it better than I can.
I don't use my bullet journal for everything. I still carry a regular notebook for jotting down notes and ideas, but these scribblings are mostly useful in the moment, and I rarely reread them. But because the bullet journal is more organized and focused, I often go back to previous entries to remind myself when I did something, what books I want to read next, whether I've been staying on track with a particular habit, etc.
Lots of people make their journals into works of art, filling the pages with cute doodles and beautiful calligraphy. My handwriting is sucky and my doodles are crappy, so until I put in the time and effort to change that, I accept that my journals will never be pretty. But so far it's fun to do and it works for me, and that's all that really matters. Besides, there are always glittery stickers...