website gives the bare bones to bullet journaling: the bullet points, the different symbols to mean different things, and that is pretty much it.
While the original system is very minimal, some creative types have taken to bullet journaling and add in their own flair with illustrations, washi tape, stickers, photos, and more. The beauty of the bullet journal is that it can adapt to be what you want it to be: simple lists or elaborate charts. How do I do it? The actual process of bullet journaling is up to you. The very basic way is simply to make a list of tasks, events, and appointments for one day and use the different symbols to indicate if they are completed, rescheduled, migrated (to the next day or even next week/month,) or if they were cancelled. While everyone uses a key (the page to dictate what symbols mean), the symbols that are on that key can change from person to person. For example, the standard bullet journal symbol for a task is a square, but some people use a circle. The choice is up to you. In addition to the symbols, some people sort out tasks by color so they can easily see at a glance what tasks for what areas of their life they need to focus on. This is a personal choice and completely up to you. How many symbols you have in your book is also up to you. Personally, I have only a few symbols on my key page, but I use many more throughout the journal. I track how my days influence my mood and I use different symbols in different colors to track that on my monthly spread. I do not have these symbols written in my key, but rather in the notes section of my spread where I can see them easily and know what they mean on that page versus any other page in the journal. Having a key page is important, but that is not all there is too the bullet journal. Below is a list of sections of pages that are used in the bullet journal system that pretty much all journalists use, though there is always room for people doing things differently. Some of these pages will be elaborated on in future posts, but for now here is the bare-bones of each section:
monitor completed tasks, events, and appointments for that specific day.
preference and are often called “collections.” Inspiration Ready to start, but don’t know how you want to do it? Fear not! There is a TON of inspiration online. The best place to look for inspiration is Pinterest.com (search for ‘Bullet Journal’ and you can break it down into specific pages.) Pinterest can then lead you to blogs and other pages with information and inspiration. Another great place for inspiration and information is YouTube.com. On there, you can watch people flip through their journals so you can see how they are set up, you can watch or participate in “Plan With Me” videos, and learn how to draw different things for your journal. You can also find free and purchase-able printables online. As I make connections in the community, I hope to add more links to my side bar and have other people that you may be inspired to follow or take direction from. So there you have it! As my design professor would say: "You know just enough to be dangerous." I wish you happy writing and hope you fall in love with bujos, too! Bonus! Terms to Know:
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