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If you search for "Bullet Journal" online, it's likely you will find images of beautiful and extravagant notebook spreads tracking everything from meal plans to budgets to moods. It can be quite intimidating.
The truth is you don't have to create these extravagant spreads. The original Bullet Journal (BuJo for short) model created by Ryder Carroll is actually much simpler. According to bulletjournal.com, a BuJo is "best described as a mindfulness practice disguised as a productivity system. It's designed to help you organize your what while you remain mindful of your why." With this in mind, your BuJo should take the form of whatever works best for YOU. This is important to remember as you begin to incorporate the practice of utilizing a BuJo into your every day.
Rapid Logging
Rapid Logging
Rapid Logging is used as opposed to traditional note-taking styles, producing notes with about 60% less content.
Rapid Logging is a way to capture information as bulleted lists.
Collections
Collections
A BuJo (Bullet Journal) is modular. Each module is called a Collection and serves to organize related information.
There are four Core Collections: Index, Future Log, Monthly Log, Daily Log
You can also create Custom Collections.
Index
Index
The Index is generally placed in the front of the notebook and used for reference. You can add Topics of Collections and page numbers to quickly find them later. Page numbers can be consecutive spreads or recur throughout the notebook.
Future Log
Future Log
The Future Log is where you can store dated entries that occur outside the current month. Each month, review the Future Log and migrate what is needed to the Monthly Log.
Monthly Log
Monthly Log
The Monthly Log usually consists of two pages: the Calendar Page and the Task Page.
The Calendar Page is used for reference and provides an overall view of the month.
The Task Page is a monthly mental inventory. It is a place to "brain dump" - what are your priorities for this month? What needs to be migrated from last month?
Daily Log
Daily Log
The Daily Log is intended for day-to-day use. The Topic of these logs is usually the date and/or day. In this section, you can Rapid Log tasks, events, and notes as they occur throughout the day.
If you don't fill a page, just continue where you left off.
Custom Collections
Custom Collections
The BuJo is designed to become whatever you need it to be. Here are some ideas of Custom Collections that you may want to add to your BuJo.
Food Log
Shopping list
Fitness tracker
Diary
Sketchbook
Reading list
Mood tracker
Term Overview or Course Overview (to help you plan ahead on coursework)
What do all of these symbols mean?
What do all of these symbols mean?
Bullets:
A simple dotted bullet denotes a Task (things you have to do).
A dash bullet denotes a Note (things you don't want to forget).
An open circle bullet denotes an Event (noteworthy moments in time).
Tasks can be in five different states:
Incomplete task
X Complete task
> Migrated into Collection
< Migrated into Future Log
Signifiers are used to denote something particularly important or inspirational:
* Priority
! Inspiration
You don’t have to use these symbols! They make a good starting point, but if others make more sense to you, use them. Figure out your own system that works for you.
You can also use different colored pens to color-code your BuJo.
The ultimate goal is to become more mindful of your activities and how you use your time so that you can make adjustments and be more productive.
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