![]() But, there’s just enough structure so that you don’t feel like you are endlessly circling without moving forward in tackling the items on your to-do list. Unlike with a traditional paper planner, there is no guilt that you missed a day, or that you didn’t fill out the calendar for that month, or that the kinds of notes you want to take don’t fit into the structure of the page in front of you. The core Bullet Journal system uses just a notebook and pen or pencil (if you are more of a typed notes person, you can totally do bullet journaling digitally!), you then add your own, minimal organization. The beauty of the Bullet Journal system is that it’s completely flexible, but it’s not totally structureless. Turns out that researchers believe handwriting helps aid in memory and retention, so all those years I was unknowingly helping my ADHD brain overcome it’s difficulty with short-term memory! When I started looking for help to tame my seemingly neverending to-do list, I knew I had to find something that worked with my analog nature, not against it. I have notebooks going back many years that are chock full of notes from most of my meetings, conferences, brainstorming sessions, to do lists, random thoughts, etc. Looking back, digital methods never worked for me because I have been and always will be an analog note-taker. Over the years, I’ve tried all the hot new digital productivity apps - Evernote, Clear, Todoist, Notion, Trello - but despite my good intentions, I never managed to use any of them for more than a day or two. The second reason that I chose Bullet Journaling is that it is a paper-based system. For decades I saw my inability to “just get organized” as a personal failure, it seemed so easy for other people, why not me? Since being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, I’ve learned to accept that it’s not that I’m lazy or lacking willpower, my brain just works differently! Ryder Carroll has written about how he created the Bullet Journal system to help manage his ADHD brain - he eloquently calls it “catching the rain”. The biggest reason I decided to give Bullet Journalling a try was because of how well it seemed to work for other people with ADHD. I love my Bullet Journal, and if you are anything like me, I think you will love it too! And, unlike all of my previous attempts at organization that I couldn’t keep up for more than a few days, I’ve kept with it consistently every day for many weeks. ![]() ![]() I feel like I’m more in control of the chaos. I’ve been using a Bullet Journal for a few months now, and it’s been incredibly helpful for me to get on top of my endless to-do list and ensure that I’m doing the right things at the right time. ![]() However, after doing some research and actually using the system myself, I can unequivocally say that the perception I had of Bullet Journals was totally wrong.Ī Bullet Journal isn’t a perfectly-designed show-off piece just for influencers and lifestyle bloggers it is a proven organizational system based on a simple note-taking practice which anyone can use to help tame the chaos of their life and work. ![]() Based on these images, I thought Bullet Journals were pretty and fluffy - good for artists, but not particularly applicable to my life as a software engineer. For the last several years I’ve come across dozens of perfectly-styled photos of beautifully illustrated motivational phrases handwritten in the pages in a fancy leather-bound notebook, with artist-grade pens and markers or highlighters placed ever so slightly off-parallel to give that perfect “I just happened to take a picture of my desk in it’s natural state” vibe. If you frequent Pinterest and Instagram like I do, then you probably have the wrong idea about Bullet Journals. ![]()
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