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The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future

Ryder Carroll

4.06 · Rating details · 15,559 ratings · 2,020 reviews

For years Ryder Carroll tried countless organizing systems, online and off, but none of them fit the way his mind worked. Out of sheer necessity, he developed a method called the Bullet Journal that helped him become consistently focused and effective. When he started sharing his system with friends who faced similar challenges, it went viral. Just a few years later, to hi ...more

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Oct 24, 2018 Dannii Elle rated it really liked it

Shelves: non-fiction-nuances, self-improvement-success

I first heard of this book from an insanely talented Youtuber, called Boho Berry. If you have an interest in bullet journaling then you are probably already familiar with her beautiful daily spreads, extensive collections, and the gorgeous artwork and lettering that she creates with seeming ease. Each of her videos exudes productivity and I watched her videos longing to emulate her success.

I started my own bullet journal and promptly neglected it, finding dissatisfaction in how it didn't measure I first heard of this book from an insanely talented Youtuber, called Boho Berry. If you have an interest in bullet journaling then you are probably already familiar with her beautiful daily spreads, extensive collections, and the gorgeous artwork and lettering that she creates with seeming ease. Each of her videos exudes productivity and I watched her videos longing to emulate her success.

I started my own bullet journal and promptly neglected it, finding dissatisfaction in how it didn't measure up to this BuJo' master's. I started again, with a simpler design and found it to work for me, but I still felt like there was something missing from it. I enjoyed setting up my monthly spreads but dreaded returning back to it, on a day-to-day basis, viewing it as another chore that was added into my already packed lifestyle.

When I saw Boho Berry's rave review for this book then I knew that reading this was the step I needed to take in making my bullet journal work better for me. And I was correct, but not quite in the way I first thought.

I assumed this book would teach its reader the 'hows' of bullet journal, instead it focused on the 'whys'. On times it seems to neglect bullet journals all together, as it forced the reader to assess their reason behind all of their daily actions, and to why aspects of their lives weren't currently working for them. It is only later that he introduced just exactly how bullet journals could be an aid in curing that. Areas such as imperfection and control were covered and it really opened my eyes to how I had been bullet journalling wrong, all these many months.

It made me realise that part of the bullet journal appeal for me was purely aesthetic. I loved to view artistic daily spreads, complete with calligraphy headers and washi tape dividers. For me, this didn't work because there was no 'why' behind my wanting it. Aesthetics wasn't enough and the reason I felt such dissatisfaction was that this particular bullet journal set-up had no purpose in my life and so I was ultimately failing to connect with it. It became just another chore I had added, without making my daily processes any easier.

Bullet journalling is an extremely helpful tool but also an extremely personal one, which is why no two will look the same. This life guide/bullet journalling how-to instructed me on organising my day, better managing my time, and transferring my dreams into goals, which is what makes this perfect for amateur and expert Bu-Jo'ers alike.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, Ryder Carroll, and the publisher, Portfolio, for this opportunity. ...more

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Oct 25, 2018 Emma Sea rated it really liked it

Shelves: time-management, journaling, productivity

I really liked this, and I am not a Boho Berry or Llamas Love Lettering fan. Ryder states outright not to keep Collections or Trackers unless you are learning and growing from the information. FYI there's a good subreddit - /r/basicbulletjournals - if you are into the practicality of planning & journaling and not the brush pen lettering and folk art floral motifs.

I particularly liked his description of planning project sprints, which was the whole of Sprint usefully condensed down into 3 pages. ...more

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Oct 27, 2018 Veronique rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favourites, r2018, r2019, non-fiction

4.5*

“It’s not about how your journal looks; it’s about how it makes you feel and how effective it is.

I’ve always kept notebooks, especially for work, which I would use in conjunction with digital tools, logging every day all I did, writing to-do lists, and planning projects. This proved to be a life saver on many occasions - and also surprisingly a source of enjoyment (the one of writing with a fountain pen on quality paper). When the Bujo trend wave hit me, about one year and a half ago, I was ...more

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Nov 03, 2018 Tony rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2018, how-to

I was in two minds about this book from the outset, and I wasn't sure what to expect from it. So is it really fair to say that it disappointed me? Probably not, but in any case, I came away 'nonplussed'!

The book is split into five sections: Preparation, System, Practice, Art and End.

It started well with an overview of the method and I learnt a lot. I should say that I've been keeping a BuJo for over two years now. Or at least I thought I had. My method was a long way removed from the official on I was in two minds about this book from the outset, and I wasn't sure what to expect from it. So is it really fair to say that it disappointed me? Probably not, but in any case, I came away 'nonplussed'!

The book is split into five sections: Preparation, System, Practice, Art and End.

It started well with an overview of the method and I learnt a lot. I should say that I've been keeping a BuJo for over two years now. Or at least I thought I had. My method was a long way removed from the official one - probably because I jumped straight in with all those fancy layouts and trackers peppering the internet. (Mr Carroll does not like fancy it seems - as others have pointed out. He doesn't quite go as far as to dismiss them but there are numerous phrases that leave you in no doubt about his opinion - if it works, great, but don't just make it pretty, and what's the use of tracking what TV shows I've watched, etc.)

The 'system' section gave me a number of valuable insights and I have a few sticky-tabs flagging things to go back to and implement or try.

But then it all seemed to fall apart for me as Mr Carroll spend a very long time labouring over self-improvement in the third part: Practice. Now, don't get me wrong, we can all do with bettering ourselves. But this section just goes on and on. For a system where Mr Carroll stresses simplicity and brevity, he seems to fall off the rails here. Others may relish this section - but not me. I am jaded of all the self-improvement systems and encouragement that wight down bookshelves. Sometimes we are the way we are and have to live with it. Also, the focus of 'me' at the cost of others is too much. In a world of self-idolisation, it would be nice to see a system that encourages selflessness. Sure, the BuJo is 'flexible' enough for you to track acts of kindness or word of encouragement given to others, but Mr Carroll seems to advocate self-f0cus, analysis, and praise. Not for me - not at this length anyway. I lost interest in this section and had to slog through to get to the bit I really wanted to read - case studies, examples, creativity, etc. Art.

Unfortunately, the section on Art was far too short. And it was oddly pretty having been prefaced with warnings about function over form, style without substance. I think this is where I finally became disappointed.

I really wanted to like this book. Really I did. But what I learnt I could just have easily acquired from searching the web. I didn't need so much self-improvement. I wanted more case studies from both those who were minimalist and those who were fancy-pants-creatives.

So, in the end, a reluctant 2 stars from me. Sorry, Mr Carroll. ...more

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Nov 02, 2018 Kait rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: nonfiction, american-lit

A useful compilation, but this book doesn't provide anything you couldn't already learn online on Carroll's website or a quick YouTube/Google search. ...more

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Nov 27, 2018 Jessica rated it did not like it

I've been "BuJo-ing" for 8 months, based on a 1 hour workshop I went to where I learned Ryder Carroll's basic system. I can safely advise readers to stick to the YouTube videos as this book is completely unnecessary. Unless you are in crisis and have never heard of mindfulness or UX. . . and could use some inspirational quotes from a few hundred sources. . .

Remember writing essays as a college freshman (or maybe even high school freshman) and writing in an extremely sagacious way- quoting Socrat ...more

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Oct 26, 2018 Jonny rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2018

For me, needed more David Allen and less Oprah. Skimmed the Oprah, really enjoyed the David Allen. Worth a read.

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Dec 25, 2018 Mediaevalgirl rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Last year, I moved away from bullet journaling, and started using pre-filled planners because to be honest, I felt that bullet journaling had become an art competition – too exhausting and time consuming to manage. I am also not an artist and struggled to make my journal “pretty”, then felt crappy when it looked nothing like what I had seen on Pinterest or Instagram. It wasn’t saving me any time, it was chewing it up with fancy layouts and poor hand writing attempts. All of which, as Carroll sta Last year, I moved away from bullet journaling, and started using pre-filled planners because to be honest, I felt that bullet journaling had become an art competition – too exhausting and time consuming to manage. I am also not an artist and struggled to make my journal “pretty”, then felt crappy when it looked nothing like what I had seen on Pinterest or Instagram. It wasn’t saving me any time, it was chewing it up with fancy layouts and poor hand writing attempts. All of which, as Carroll states, is fine if it helps motivate you, and helped you progress towards your goal, but it didn’t help me so I dropped bullet journalling. I tried journals with time blocking (which absolutely doesn’t work for me or the way my mind works), and other pre-filled planners but they also felt off for me. I wondered about getting back into bullet journaling but with a stripped down approach. That is when I decided to pick up this book. It re-engaged me with the process again because he is about getting back to basics. If you get the impression he doesn’t like fancy layouts from reading this book, you’re right, he doesn’t. The point of the system is to make life easier, not discourage people, or make it more time consuming, so of course he isn’t going to be a wild proponent of journals that are completely over the top. He tells you to make it your own, but hammers the message home: it’s to help you be productive. If it’s not doing that, it’s defeating the entire point of the journal.

I read a lot of the reviews before buying this book and I decided to try it and make up my own mind. A lot of people dislike the middle part of this book because it gets into the ‘why’ and self-help talk. I actually enjoyed that aspect of this book. The ‘how’ was useful, of course, because you need to know what to do, but so was the self-examination for me. Carroll has ADHD – as do I – so I felt like this book was written for me by someone who understands how our minds work. I think it was actually the perfect mix of introspection and “how-to” for a book of this kind. It also doesn’t say you can’t be creative, it just makes you mindful of doing so at the cost of efficiency. This book has actually brought me back to my Bujo with a new outlook and fresh perspective on how to make it work for me. I think it’s a great resource for anyone starting out in the system or those who, like me, became disenchanted with it and are looking at getting back into it and making it work this time around. ...more

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Oct 30, 2018 Girl rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2018

This was a very mixed bag.

Ryder Carroll is the man behind the original bullet journal idea and in his book, he describes the tenets of his bullet journal system. At its core, "bu jo" is a very simple method, consisting in making lists of to-do tasks, planning in a format that makes sense to you, and supplementing it all with "collections" -- which, in Carroll's description, are mostly more detailed projects requiring more involvement from you. Add a few buzzwords such as "intentionality" or "mi ...more

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Dec 26, 2018 Gumble's Yard rated it liked it

Shelves: 2018

• Good introduction to Bullet Journal method
* Analogue approach for digital age
- Slower speed of handwriting + migration idea encourages reflection
> Adopt in 2019

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Jan 03, 2019 Marcus Choo rated it it was ok

At the beginning of this book there's a scene, allegedly something that actually happened, in which a bullet journal dramatically saves a child's life.

Still, she had the presence of mind to pull out a well-worn, thread-bound book that is quite familiar to me: it was an orchid-colored, soft-covered Leuchtturm 1917. It was a Bullet Journal. Grasping the last few pages, she threaded them away from the threaded spine and held them out to the EMT... she shook her head and sobbed, "I can't... I can't ...more

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Nov 18, 2018 Amirography rated it liked it

Shelves: by-the-bed-books

very very very slow progression with a lot of useless quotations. It's a magnificent method, and the book has awesome contents, but it lasts much longer than it should.

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Jan 06, 2020 Sandra ~ ♥ Cross My Heart ♥ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: inspirational-motivation, how-to-bks, 2020-tpam-challenge

Interesting book. I read it because I'm looking to regain control of my time & life - track the must do while cutting the fluff. I've tried several planning methods all of which work, but just don't seem right for me. I like that Carroll's plan can be individualized to your own wants/needs. And that it'll let you know fairly quickly which things you can cut out of your schedule thus making room for more events you'd like to do. This appears to be a good road map of where you've been, where you a ...more

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Aug 26, 2018 Marion Honey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: home-library

4.5 Highly recommend to anyone. A self-aware self-help book that miraculously contains concrete useful examples for you to implement into your own life TODAY. I received a proof copy and will definitely be adding the final finished version to my home library to return to again and again.

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Jan 31, 2020 Rosie Nguyễn rated it it was amazing

My housemate introduced her bullet journal to me just one month ago. At the time, I was struggling to arrange my time, finish more tasks, be more productive, and above all, accomplish important things that I had been procrastinating.

After a few weeks practicing bullet journal myself, I found it very engaging. One noticeable thing is that I stop making appointment mistakes. Previously I found myself remember meeting schedules wrongly from time to time. Now that no longer happens as I have a whol My housemate introduced her bullet journal to me just one month ago. At the time, I was struggling to arrange my time, finish more tasks, be more productive, and above all, accomplish important things that I had been procrastinating.

After a few weeks practicing bullet journal myself, I found it very engaging. One noticeable thing is that I stop making appointment mistakes. Previously I found myself remember meeting schedules wrongly from time to time. Now that no longer happens as I have a whole month schedule with available time slots in my journal. I also love designing and drawing in my bullet journal. That's amazing! I never enjoyed drawing before! Now it is a way for me to relax.

And so I started to pick up the book to see what else I could do with my journal. And this little book surprised me. I thought that Bullet Journal was just a tool, a method to arrange my schedules and manage my time. But the author dived much deeper and introduced the philosophy behind it. It is about the right attention to the things that are important to each of us, about an intentional life, about a life of meaning and about how to respond the uncertainty and chaos of life the way you want. The author's writing is surprisingly eloquent, (perhaps partly credited to his creative writing degree), and insightful and deep and reflective.

Through the book I learned and reminded myself some simple but important things to apply in my daily life. For example I now remember to take time to savor my achievements as achievements alone feel empty. Or I learned how to break my goals into small sprints to work on and make the tasks less intimidating. Or a very useful tip about writing a letter to some rubber ducks, telling them about your problem, what's not working, why it isn't working, what you've tried, what you have not tried, and what you want to have happen. Or other things I've learned from Japanese culture, Ikigai, PDCA process (plan, do, check, action). And I highly resonate with the author's technique of asking Why five times (something I noted to myself before to really look at the root of a problem).

But one thing I haven't managed to do during the course of reading the book, that is resuming the writing of my new book. Something that I've been stuck at. Guess I have to start working on that seriously, to make visible something meaningful.

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Jan 10, 2019 Bianca rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: boho-berry-bookclub, favourite-nonfiction

2nd read:

I learned so much from my second read of this book. This is why I love rereading my favourite self-development/non-fiction books.

I managed to get a whole new toolkit for my bullet journal and I completely revamped my journaling style. This is definitely one of my staple books that I will reread for many years to come.

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I am so glad I decided to read this book (and purchase the hard cover) as it has given me a completely nee perspective on Bullet Journaling.

I’ve been ...more

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Jan 08, 2019 Nick Johnson rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Here, try this simple system to organize your life. No special planners to buy, just use any notebook. Now, learn this simple journaling system and prioritize your life. Great! Now, remember to index your daily journal and make duplicate entries for things you still need to do, and then learn shorthand symbol codes, and then build a library of notebooks, and then the rest of your life is notebooks. Your days are organized and simplified because all you do is write in notebooks. You are married t ...more

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Feb 28, 2019 Manish rated it it was ok

Shelves: management, 2019, kindle

Watch the 4 minute YouTube video. Much more informative and efficient than labouring through this.

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Dec 05, 2018 Stefanie Sugia rated it really liked it

Shelves: book-challenge-2018, self-development, eng-non-fiction, ebook

"Whether you're an experienced Bullet Journalist or a newcomer, The Bullet Journal Method is for anyone struggling to find their place in the digital age. It will help you get organized by providing simple tools and techniques that can inject clarity, direction, and focus into your days. As great as getting organized feels, however, it's just the surface of something significantly deeper and more valuable."

I started Bullet Journaling in 2017 and it has completely changed my life ever since. I fi

"Whether you're an experienced Bullet Journalist or a newcomer, The Bullet Journal Method is for anyone struggling to find their place in the digital age. It will help you get organized by providing simple tools and techniques that can inject clarity, direction, and focus into your days. As great as getting organized feels, however, it's just the surface of something significantly deeper and more valuable."

I started Bullet Journaling in 2017 and it has completely changed my life ever since. I first discovered about the Bullet Journal from Youtube and I was drawn to the minimalist concept and how the system looks very practical. At the beginning, I just jumped into it and trying out things that I saw online and modified it to fit my needs. I was really inspired by many other Bullet Journalists who poured out their creativity and made the pages in their journal look neat and pretty. After almost a year, I find myself unable to keep up with all the decorating and stuff. So in 2018, I took a more minimal approach and keep it simple so that I'll be motivated to fill it in every day. However, after reading this book, I realized that I'm not using my Bullet Journal to its full potential. So in this review, I'm going to share some things that I learned from reading The Bullet Journal Method 😊.

Whether you're new to the Bullet Journal or have been doing Bullet Journal for quite some time like me, I believe everyone can get something out of this book. The first parts of this book are about how to Bullet Journal. The latter parts are about why to Bullet Journal. I love how at the start of this book Ryder Carroll shared his struggles that led him to creating the Bullet Journal system. His resilience really inspired me and I respect him for not giving up during those difficult times. Ryder Carroll showed me that failures can be valuable teachers. Like he said in the book: "We must take it upon ourselves to grow. We grow by learning, and we learn by daring to take action. There will always be risk, because we can't control the outcome. This is the way of life, and it's unavoidable."

"If intentionality means acting according to your beliefs, then the opposite would be operating on autopilot. In other words, do you know why you're doing what you're doing?"

"Your Bullet Journal can be your to-do list, journal, planner, sketchbook, or all of the above, all in one place."

The first thing that I learned from this book is the practice of Reflection. I personally have a Gratitude Log in my journal, in which I write a sentence of what I'm thankful for every single day. But through this book I found out that Reflection is so much more than that. It is about examining our experience, which requires us to ask questions and not take things at face value. This is definitely something that I want to add to my current Bullet Journal. So far I only kept a Monthly/Yearly Highlights, which is some sort of reflection. But I have to admit, usually I've already forgotten a lot of the details that happened throughout the month. Hopefully I'll be able to add Reflection to my daily routine.

Another thing that I think is an essential part of Bullet Journaling is having Goals. I've tried making New Year Resolution at the beginning of 2018, but I don't think it's working well for me 😂. In one of the chapters in this book, Ryder Carroll introduced the idea of Sprints, which is structured around subset goals/skills needed for the longer-term goal. For example, if the long-term goal is learning how to cook, then the possible sprints would be learning knife skills, learning how to select fresh vegetables, etc. The idea is to have smaller goals/tasks that are manageable enough so that we will be constantly motivated to achieve the long-term goal. I think I will definitely try this method for the upcoming year and see if it works out for me (because I'm quite unmotivated most of the time) 😂.

"Inevitably we find ourselves tackling too many things at the same time, spreading our focus so thin that nothing gets the attention it deserves. This is commonly referred to as "being busy." Being busy, however, is not the same thing as being productive."

Lastly, I am so grateful that Ryder Carroll touch on the topic of striving to have a perfect notebook or Bullet Journal. A lot of people are hesitant because they don't have great handwriting, or lack the artistic ability to make a notebook pretty. He emphasized that the most important thing about Bullet Journaling is Function over Form. Your notebook doesn't have to be beautiful to be valuable. Design should always serve a purpose. It's great if it turns out to be beautiful—as long as it doesn't get in the way. As I've said earlier, I decided to go with a more minimalist approach because I couldn't keep up with decorating every single page. Even though it is less colorful now, I feel a lot more productive because I prioritize the function of my journal over the aesthetic factor 😊.

Overall, this has been a great read and I will definitely refer back to it in the future to get some ideas on how to set up my Bullet Journal spreads. If you're new to Bullet Journaling, you can take notes as you're reading through this book. I think it will help you to have a general idea on how to begin, and then you can slowly modify it according to your needs. Don't be afraid to start and don't be intimidated by all the other amazing Bullet Journals that you see online. You just have to make it work for your own benefits 😉.

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Nov 24, 2018 Eric Franklin rated it really liked it

I discovered bullet journaling when the original method was released and have utilized portions of the overall method off-and-on ever since. I love occasionally perusing the customization community that has built up around the methodology on instagram and pinterest (although I find many of the visuals more daunting than helpful).

There's a lot to love here. The things that work for me in the book are the super practical elements of the basics as well as some of the reasoning behind how Ryder man ...more

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Apr 29, 2019 Kirsty ❤️ rated it liked it · review of another edition

This is an interesting way of organising thoughts and daily, monthly and yearly tasks but there were a few areas where I could have found the information with a quick google search. As a fan of lists and journalling I found it great but there was an awful lot in this that I could have done without. Not a bad concept and good in parts but overall thumbs in the middle

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Dec 31, 2018 Monika Ghosh rated it it was amazing

Shelves: non-fiction

I love this book! It's been so helpfull! I'll use some of the ideas in my journal. Thanks to the inventor and writer of this book Ryder Carroll.

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Feb 19, 2019 Kaila rated it really liked it

Shelves: i-own-this, 2019, self-help

I felt like I was not performing well at work and cast around for help. I started but didn't finish a few books that didn't grab me. This one was different. It's written in a conversational tone that made me want to read it. Part how-to, part philosophy, this is basically a self-help book centered around getting stuff done so you can help yourself.

It was too little too late for me. I was fired last month. Sigh. Now I'm using bullet journaling to help me figure out what I want out of a new job.

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Oct 02, 2018 AnnaG rated it it was amazing

Shelves: aty2018, 2018, non-fiction, mind-expander, smart-thinking

As a list-maker of many decades standing, I thought this book would be utterly useless and wouldn't add anything to my organisational methods. Actually, it's excellent. I've realised that I don't do nearly enough pruning of my tasks, I let distractions get in the way of overall plans and with a few simple tweaks and improvements suggested here, I could make my journal much more useful and productive. Thank you Ryder.

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Jan 02, 2019 Buddy rated it it was amazing

As someone who has repeatedly failed to keep a traditional planner/journal, I appreciate the flexibility of the Bullet Journal method and am looking forward to developing the practice in 2019.

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Feb 03, 2019 Chris rated it liked it · review of another edition

As you'd expect from the guy who came up with bullet journaling, this book has very clear how-to explanations and examples. The tone reminded me why I don't read productivity books - they exhaust me.

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Oct 22, 2019 Jacqueline Wheeler rated it really liked it

I LOVED this book! I wish I would have read this book a long time ago, because this is completely changing my life with bullet journaling and planning. I have never been an artist, and would spend a bunch of time changing up my bujo spreads each month, but still trying to keep them functional. Ryder explains how your bujo should be functional, not beautiful and that people spend way too much time creating spreads they never use. I just reset up my current bujo so I can use his techniques for the ...more

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Feb 13, 2019 Anton rated it it was amazing

Shelves: managing-self, ideas

What a surprise!! I am so amazed by this impulse read. Not only BuJo system is incredible but this guide to it is absolutely fantastic. It shows a depth of thought, delivers the message is engaging and delightful manner, with insightful quotes and side stories... Who knew?!

Highest possible recommendation 🤩 Seriously, get yourself a copy (and a journal 📓 )

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Dec 05, 2018 Michael Schuermann rated it liked it

First and foremost, I'm a huge fan of bullet journaling. I picked it up at the end of 2017 and have used the method for all of 2018. It has been immensely helpful, it's gotten me to consider and plan my days on paper, in a medium that encourages thoughtful engagement with what I'm doing and wanting to do. There's no just dumping everything into the electronic black hole with this method. I love it and am eager to keep on using it for years to come.

However, I picked up just about everything I kno ...more

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Jul 02, 2019 Diāna rated it really liked it

I've been a person keeping multiple journals, apps and calendars all at once, not talking about post notes, random A4 pages with notes- it was everywhere. Not that it was messy, rather overwhelming to locate something particular. I received this book as a gift, not knowing of all the online "community" or what BuJo actually is.
There were several points I enjoyed:
1.author addresses journaling as a tool for increased self-awareness, intentional living and clarity. From this perspective BuJo is o ...more

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Ryder Carroll is a digital product designer and inventor of the Bullet Journal method. He was born and raised in Vienna, Austria, but now lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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“Inevitably we find ourselves tackling too many things at the same time, spreading our focus so thin that nothing gets the attention it deserves. This is commonly referred to as "being busy." Being busy, however, is not the same thing as being productive.” — 18 likes

“In the most connected time in history, we're quickly losing touch with ourselves.” — 9 likes

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