START A BULLET JOURNAL.” Others claim keeping a BuJo can reduce anxiety, save you money and help plan your wedding. As musician and YouTuber Emma Blackery shared on Twitter, “I started a bullet journal yesterday and already I've been 900% more productive and drank my daily intake of water. Most admit that it takes some getting used to, but in the end they become more productive and organized. They take the pieces that are useful to them, discard the rest and add in their own flavor, including Gratitude Journals, Goal Lists, Habit Trackers, Meal Planners and Emotion Logs. (Some have even taken elements of the Bullet Journal and adapted them to Evernote and other digital tools.)īullet Journal devotees love it for its flexibility.

Some use magazine clippings, sketches and stickers to make their journals look more like art projects than a collection of to-do lists. The analog format also enables creative note-taking interpretations. Bloggers, artists, professionals, students and anyone else who is not as organized and productive as they would like to be can all benefit. Who is the Bullet Journal best for?īecause the Bullet Journal generally uses a “bring your own journal” approach, it’s quite flexible. In addition to providing you with a place to unload and organize all your thoughts, the Bullet Journal also encourages you to reflect on what you've accomplished, reevaluate what you're currently working on, and plan for the future. It uses a practice that Carroll calls “Rapid Logging,” which involves quickly jotting down tasks, thoughts and ideas as they come to you, categorizing those items with bullets, and creating an Index to make each item easy to find. Marissa What is the Bullet Journal Method?Ĭreated by New York-based designer Ryder Carroll, the Bullet Journal - or BuJo, as users often call it on social media - lets you capture all your notes, to-do lists, calendars and sketches and organize them into a single system. Is it all it’s cracked up to be? Read on to find out from our newest contributor, Kathleen McCann. Ridiculously Efficient readers know that we’re constantly experimenting with new systems, tactics and strategies that aim to facilitate productivity and effectiveness, and one we’ve heard a lot about in recent months is the Bullet Journal.

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