How to Bullet Plan: Everything You Need to Know About Journaling with Bullet Points

by Rachel Wilkerson Miller

So being organized is a way of saying to the people I care about, “I value your time, I recognize that we are in this together, and I want to be at my best for you.”

In a busy world filled with so much noise and no shortage of cynicism, having a small space that is yours and yours alone, where you can candidly share your most private moments and deepest (or shallowest!) thoughts without fear of judgment, is beautiful and special. Our journals are often the first place where we can say these things; sometimes, they are the only place where we can say these things.

Writing in a diary is, at its core, a declaration that your voice matters.

I create myself. The journal is a vehicle for my sense of selfhood.