The Bullet Journal Method: The ultimate self-help manifesto and guide to productivity and mindful living

by Ryder Carroll

We have a tendency to blow our problems way out of proportion. No matter how bad a problem really is, chances are we’re making it much worse in our minds.

Good communication bridges the gap between information and understanding.

There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in. —LEONARD COHEN

Perfection is an unnatural and damaging concept.

By accepting that we can’t be perfect and that we will fail, we can get back to work.

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”

Mastery replaces the notion of perfection with aspiring to better ourselves through dedication and practice.

designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. —ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY

If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail! —BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

mise en place,

be careful not to fall down the research rabbit hole. Educating ourselves can be fun and feel productive, but for some it becomes a way to avoid getting on with the process.

You can’t manage what you can’t measure. —PETER DRUCKER

Having a place where you log and objectively monitor your progress can go a long way to keeping you on track.

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