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Practical Guide on How to Use a Bullet Journal for Better Mental Health
“If you are happy and you know it, overthink.
If you are happy and you know it, overthink.
If you are happy and you know it, give your brain a chance to blow it
If you are happy and you know it, overthink”.
—The Minds Journal Editorial
Can you relate to these lines?
We all tend to overthink and replay social interactions in our head. We read too much between the lines, revisit things that happened, and focus on unnecessary details. Constant overthinking often leads to down moments, negative thoughts, panic attacks, depression, and anxiety.
Bullet Journal is a handy tool that helps overcome it Journaling has been proven to relieve anxiety, yet not many people actively journal (Murnahan, B., 2010).
If you are unfamiliar with bullet journaling, it is a system that helps you organize your day, рlаn fоr the future, track the past, and kеер уоur sanity in the present. It helps you improve by tracking your habits, storing ideas, and structuring your thoughts. Learning methods to improve your mental health with a bullet journal is the focus of this book.
What's in it for you?
- How to use Bullet Journal for better mental health
- Spreads that help to cope with anxiety, fight depression, and form healthier habits
- Structural approach to what spreads used for what issues
- Personal examples
Don’t overthink it. Just go for it.
If you are happy and you know it, overthink.
If you are happy and you know it, give your brain a chance to blow it
If you are happy and you know it, overthink”.
—The Minds Journal Editorial
Can you relate to these lines?
We all tend to overthink and replay social interactions in our head. We read too much between the lines, revisit things that happened, and focus on unnecessary details. Constant overthinking often leads to down moments, negative thoughts, panic attacks, depression, and anxiety.
Bullet Journal is a handy tool that helps overcome it Journaling has been proven to relieve anxiety, yet not many people actively journal (Murnahan, B., 2010).
If you are unfamiliar with bullet journaling, it is a system that helps you organize your day, рlаn fоr the future, track the past, and kеер уоur sanity in the present. It helps you improve by tracking your habits, storing ideas, and structuring your thoughts. Learning methods to improve your mental health with a bullet journal is the focus of this book.
What's in it for you?
- How to use Bullet Journal for better mental health
- Spreads that help to cope with anxiety, fight depression, and form healthier habits
- Structural approach to what spreads used for what issues
- Personal examples
Don’t overthink it. Just go for it.
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61 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 20, 2018
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November 23, 2018
This book is very useful.. especially if you are working through issues. Perhaps past abuse that has led to panic attacks, or nightmares, or insomnia etc. There are very practical suggestions to help .. to use the Bullet Journal as a tool to work through this time period. Graphs, trackers, lists are clearly explained and with ways and examples to utilize them. An extremely quick read that may be very useful to those interested in awareness or improvement of their mental health.
October 22, 2018
Very nice book that has helped me structure thoughts and alleviate some mental problems. Going to recommend this book to my friends and share the link to your website, Tiana. Keep it going!
March 3, 2024
I think overall this reminder and prompt had the most merit for me, as I had forgotten this.
"Each emotion has its own source, and you need to get clear on what sources can lead to these feelings.
For example:
● Sources of comfort: talk to my mum, go for a walk, read a book, watch YouTubers sharing the same issues, watch a movie;
● Sources of happiness: do nails, dress up in the morning, sign up for Meetup groups (e.g., https://www.meetup.com) and search for a topic of your interest
● Sources of adventure: go on a date with yourself, go on a one-day trip, go cycling, and go for a picnic.
This is done to optimize your time and have the answers ready on what will bring you back to a good headspace."
"Each emotion has its own source, and you need to get clear on what sources can lead to these feelings.
For example:
● Sources of comfort: talk to my mum, go for a walk, read a book, watch YouTubers sharing the same issues, watch a movie;
● Sources of happiness: do nails, dress up in the morning, sign up for Meetup groups (e.g., https://www.meetup.com) and search for a topic of your interest
● Sources of adventure: go on a date with yourself, go on a one-day trip, go cycling, and go for a picnic.
This is done to optimize your time and have the answers ready on what will bring you back to a good headspace."
October 19, 2019
Great Guide for a Beginner
This is a great how to guide for setting up a bullet journal. There are a few great books out there on this subject. What I found different about this one is how the author hones in on how this book helps with stress (anxiety) issues. Her steps and examples were to that end. Most books talk about how and why to set up a bullet journal but few explain how to use it for stress. Most speak of better productivity and even some talk about the peaceful feeling a well ordered life brings. Few give specific examples of how to relate the spreads to your emotions. This one skin's the subject so they won't overwhelm the beginner. Great job!
This is a great how to guide for setting up a bullet journal. There are a few great books out there on this subject. What I found different about this one is how the author hones in on how this book helps with stress (anxiety) issues. Her steps and examples were to that end. Most books talk about how and why to set up a bullet journal but few explain how to use it for stress. Most speak of better productivity and even some talk about the peaceful feeling a well ordered life brings. Few give specific examples of how to relate the spreads to your emotions. This one skin's the subject so they won't overwhelm the beginner. Great job!
March 27, 2022
Interesting
This short book gave me some interesting ideas for things to track in a bullet journal for mental health reasons. Its not an intro to bullet journaling and contains mostly information specific to mental health and wellness. There were some picture examples but not nearly enough in my opinion. I did end up with half a notebook page with ideas I got from the book so I'd call that a win.
This short book gave me some interesting ideas for things to track in a bullet journal for mental health reasons. Its not an intro to bullet journaling and contains mostly information specific to mental health and wellness. There were some picture examples but not nearly enough in my opinion. I did end up with half a notebook page with ideas I got from the book so I'd call that a win.
June 29, 2021
Basic
If you’ve never done any bullet journaling, this book doesn’t cover the basics much.
If you are familiar with bujo, it may give you some ideas but they are basic. I was hoping for real world examples all in one place - and there are very few photos.
It is well written and edited, just nothing original that you can’t get a two minute google search.
If you’ve never done any bullet journaling, this book doesn’t cover the basics much.
If you are familiar with bujo, it may give you some ideas but they are basic. I was hoping for real world examples all in one place - and there are very few photos.
It is well written and edited, just nothing original that you can’t get a two minute google search.
January 6, 2022
Needs more Visuals
The overall concept of this book is valuable, but it really needs more examples of the types of tables, graphs, trackers described in the book. If you are already using these items in your bullet journal it may be helpful. But for a newbie, like me, it often reads like programming.
The overall concept of this book is valuable, but it really needs more examples of the types of tables, graphs, trackers described in the book. If you are already using these items in your bullet journal it may be helpful. But for a newbie, like me, it often reads like programming.
December 20, 2020
This was quite a good book. Lots of useful ideas/strategies. It did feel like a bit of a sales pitch at times, ie constant reminders to check out the author’s other book(s), website, etc.
March 18, 2020
Sort of helpful
Was very repetitive with going over setups for your BuJo, also very basic. There were a few good items in it. Took no time to read because of the repetitive nature of it.
Was very repetitive with going over setups for your BuJo, also very basic. There were a few good items in it. Took no time to read because of the repetitive nature of it.
December 2, 2018
“If you are happy and you know it, overthink.
If you are happy and you know it, overthink.
If you are happy and you know it, give your brain a chance to blow it
If you are happy and you know it, overthink”.
— The Minds Journal Editorial
(This is literally me at times...)
Therefore, after reading the author's previous books, I thought this one looked interesting.
Some very useful bullet journalling tips present here, but the focus upon mental health impacts is always clear and focused.
This is a rational and realistic book which does not make promises it cannot keep, but simply states that bullet journalling could be a healthy outlet for people that need one.
If you are happy and you know it, overthink.
If you are happy and you know it, give your brain a chance to blow it
If you are happy and you know it, overthink”.
— The Minds Journal Editorial
(This is literally me at times...)
Therefore, after reading the author's previous books, I thought this one looked interesting.
Some very useful bullet journalling tips present here, but the focus upon mental health impacts is always clear and focused.
This is a rational and realistic book which does not make promises it cannot keep, but simply states that bullet journalling could be a healthy outlet for people that need one.
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