The Bullet Journal Method: Track Your Past, Order Your Present, Plan Your Future

by Ryder Carroll

PRIORITIZE YOUR GOALS Once you’ve plotted out your goals, consider them individually. Are they worth the amount of time you think they will take? If not, cross them off. Prioritize the remaining items. Which ones really resonate with your experience? Which ones shine forth brighter than the others? Mark them with the priority Signifier “*”. If you’re implementing the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 exercise, you may only prioritize one goal in each cell (this page). Personal and professional pages should be graded separately, leaving you with ten priorities total. Add your four short-term goals (those in the hour and day cells) to your Daily Log and set them as priorities with a “*” Signifier. Knock them out first to build the momentum you need to tackle your bigger goals. That takes care of four of your ten goals! The remaining goals all get their own separate Collection; for example, “Travel to Hawaii” or “Gain fluency in another language.” If you hesitate to create six new Collections (three personal, three professional), perhaps it’s an indicator that some of your goals aren’t as important as you thought. That’s okay, strike them out. It’s not about how many goals you have. It’s about working on what matters.