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Bullet Journal: "A customizable and forgiving organization system. It can be your to-do list, sketchbook, notebook, and diary, but most likely, it will be all of the above. It will teach you to do more with less." (Ryder Carroll, creator of the Bullet Journal)

Supplies

Notebook (typically it's a dot-grid notebook, but you can use any type of notebook)

Pen

Set Up Key Pages

Index Page: similar to a table of contents

Key Page: create a key or legend to represent different tasks, events, and notes.

Personally, I don't use these pages because I usually have a bookmark to keep track of important pages, and I already know which symbols/colours to differentiate my tasks/events.

Create a Future Log

Purpose: To see the next several months (or the whole year) at a glance

What To Put: At least 3-6 months of the year's worth of events, birthdays, holidays, deadlines, etc.

Monthly Spread

Purpose: To see the month at a glance

What To Put: A calendar, goals, and any other elements that are relevant to your planning.

Weekly/Daily Logs

Purpose: To see your week/day at a glance.

What To Put: Tasks, events, and notes for each day/week.

You can use a combination of both!

Design and Decorate

Purpose: To personalize your bullet journal so that feels more like you, and it'll be more enjoyable for you to use it.

Reflect and Adjust

Purpose: To see what's working and what's not in your journal system.

Consistency

Purpose: To get into the habit of bullet journaling. It'll help you be more mindful and organized with your life.

Experiment

Purpose: To find what works for you. Don't use other people's designs and ideas if it doesn't work for you. Bullet journals are supposed to be systems that will help you organize.

Are you a student who wants to organize their study materials quick and easy? Check out these 4 tips!

1. Don’t keep unnecessary documents

To prevent that you will end up with a mountain of documents like these, it is quite useful to select the useful ones that you will keep. I am sharing this tip because this is not easy for me to do. I always doubt throwing something away, wondering if maybe I’ll one day need it.. But I have noticed that I never go back to the stuff I have kept from previous years. It only sits there taking up space. So decide which are worth keeping and you will end up with a logical (and much smaller) selection!

2. Organize by subject

A great way to organize all your material is by subject. This is useful for paper or digital documents. A great way to easily organize your paper documents is using an expanding file folder like this one! They are pretty cheap and will help you a lot by simply adding the right document behind the right tab. You can check it out on Amazon is you are interested

Planner/Agenda/Calendar

Purpose: To track important dates (e.g. deadlines, test dates), and set reminders

To-Do List

Purpose: To break down big tasks into smaller, manageable steps so it doesn't feel as intimidating to start a major project.

Study Space

Purpose: To find a place where you can study in peace.

Reminder: Make sure to keep it clean, organized, and simple (i.e. Don't put too many things on the desk, like decor, or you will most likely get distracted.)

Binders/Digital Folders

Purpose: To differentiate your course work/notes.

Extra Tip: Use a file folder instead of separate one-subject folders to avoid losing important papers.

Label

Purpose: To avoid confusion.

Extra Tip: Use different colours for different subjects.

Time Blocking

Purpose: To stay on track and establish a routine.

Extra Tip: Use a digital calendar so you can see notifications on your phone.

Minimize Distractions

Purpose: Very obvious, but to get work done.

Extra Tip: Get an accountability buddy that will help you not get distracted by being beside you while you work.

Ask Questions ASAP

Purpose: To prevent any confusion, and avoid late email replies by your professor.

Regularly Check Emails and Communication Channels