You may have seen the term "Bullet Journal" popping up.
Here in this blog post, I will explain what a Bullet Journal is. I will explain what the different terms associated with Bullet Journaling and what they mean.
I started my Bullet Journal at the beginning of the year and I'm obsessed with using it and filling it in.
A Bullet Journal can be used for...
To-do ListsFor goal-setting and habit trackingJournaling, Scrapbooking. Planner be more organised for keeping a journal/diary
1. Bullet Journal language can be quite fancy, which can make it harder for you to understand. So lets clear some of them up for you.
Bullet Journal: a method of journaling and note-taking that uses bullet points and the main structure.
Index: a table of contents that you update as you go
Daily Log: stuff you did, and stuff you need to do that day. Any other observations.
Monthly Log: a traditional month calendar, and stuff you need to do that month, and any items you forgot to do last month.
Rapid Logging: symbols that help you get items done.
Future Log: year at glance calendar where you can put events that happen throughout the year, goals, and any long term tasks that you need to do.
2. Bullet Journal is mainly a jotting down space, you don't really use long sentences.
Most Bullet Journals refer to this jotting down as 'rapid logging'. Maybe this sounds more complicated but once you know what the term means then it is really easy to understand. 'Rapid logging' is quite simply taking quick notes on any number of things, then to mark those bullets with simple symbols which you will see referred to in my other post.
3. What to use as your Bullet Journal
The two main things to keep in mind are the size and quality of your Bullet Journal. If you get one that is too big you won't carry around with you, but if you get one that is too small then it will be impractical and hard to use.
I highly suggest that you get a Bullet Journal with dotted paper this gives you the flexibility to do whatever layouts you what to do.
I use a Leuchtturm 1917, I find this the perfect size for carrying around. The pages are already numbered for you and comes with an index in the front for you. I use one of these for each year, if you are adding more into your journal then you can use more than one. I would just suggest only ever using one at a time.
4. What is a Bullet Journal
A lot of people ask 'What the Hell is a Bullet Journal?' Quite frankly a Bullet Journal can be whatever you want it to be. A Diary, and To-do List or a Planner.
I use my Bullet Journal for tracking, habits, sleep, fitness, mood, and steps. I do add some other random pages of stuff in my Bullet Journal, I have pages for memories of holidays I've been on.
5. Use Different Bullets
Like above when you make notes of different tasks use different bullets next to your points to show what stage they are in.
You should have a legend at the front of your Bullet Journal, like a key that states what each point is at. This is especially good when you have a To-Do List in your Bullet Journal.
6. Taking Notes
When you are taking notes, or adding to your To-Do List make sure you keep your notes short, even when you are talking about something major and dramatic. If you need to expand on your notes then do so on the next clear page and write about the points like you would do in a diary.
7. Future Log (year-at-glance)
This is basically a calendar for the year, you should always have this at the beginning of your Bullet Journal. This is an overlook at the year ahead, this can include things such as people's birthdays any holidays you have coming up.
You don't have to fill this in straight away, you can fill bits as and when they come up.
8. Final Thoughts
you can build different pages for whatever you want. If you don't know what to put in the Bullet Journal, have a look on Pinterest when I started my Bullet Journal I found that this was really useful in sparking my ideas.
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