I’ve been bullet journaling on and off for 3 years now, and have finally come to a method that I find easily updatable and the most productive! So ofc I thought I would share my tips :)
Disclaimer: This is a very simple but effective method of bullet journaling which I personally love–I’ve tried super decorative, simplistic, etc. but still come back to this–but by no means does it mean you should feel obligated to use it!
1 → Try not to stray too far from the original bujo system–I only have 3 bullets I use. When I have uncompleted tasks, I don’t rewrite them and instead leave them unmarked until I complete them (this way it’s easy to see unfinished tasks that accumulate throughout the week). If I don’t complete them within the week, that’s when I transfer the task.
2 → I only ever use pencil or pen in my notebook because that allows me to refrain from going overboard with the decorations. Preferably, try not to decorate at all–this allows me to use the system as more of a todo list than a journal, which I personally find to be much less stressful and much more productive.
3 → Overthinking can cause a lot of stress over bullet journaling, which is a huge reason people stop doing it. Care less about how pretty your journal is/what color you use/how your spread is formatted and more about what method of journaling will allow you to be the most productive.
4 → I have separate monthly logs for each different school subject (atm I only have 1 for my english class) for assignments or projects that exceed 1-2 days only. I also have daily logs, and that’s it. Excluding excessive spreads–for me, that was yearly, (general) monthly, and weekly logs–was what truly made this system so easy for me to update regularly.
Notebook Recommendations → Tul from Office Depot | Arc from Staples | Moleskine | Leuchtturm1917 | Cambridge (Mead) → My favorite is the Tul because its discbound and cheaper than the Arc. Although I was unwilling to give up journals at first, I later found notebooks to be much easier to use.
Hope this helps somebody out there looking to be more productive!
