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

by Ryder Carroll

If no one’s around to listen, you can sit down with your Bullet Journal and write a letter to “Dear Duck”—or some other benign, trusted, or accepting entity. Tell them about: Your problem What’s not working Why it isn’t working What you’ve tried What you have not tried yet What you want to have happen The important part is getting it out of your head. Craft your explanation with care and patience. Do so with the understanding that this entity may not have all the information that you do. Good communication bridges the gap between information and understanding. In the process of carefully communicating the problem, you may help yourself figure out a solution. And if a letter to your rubber duck, padded panda, stupid stapler, or, God forbid, Chad doesn’t do the trick, we can try something else . . .