The Bullet Journal method , created by designer Ryder Carroll in 2013, is a flexible and customizable system to better organize yourself and keep track of all your appointments, to-do lists and ideas for your projects.
The term bullet in English literally means bullet but its more correct translation is bulleted list, Journal instead means agenda.
It can therefore be understood that it is the method for building an agenda using an organization by bullet points.
If you can't stay within the "limits" of a classic diary and tend to write down your lists on loose sheets of paper, the bullet journal is for you!
What differentiates a bullet journal from an agenda?
A classic diary has an already pre-printed and established layout, with assigned spaces that we must adapt to, while with the bullet journal we are the ones who adapt it to our needs.
Its creator calls it the best way to keep track of your past, order your present and plan your future.
10 points to start your bullet journal:
1. You need the right notebook
You can choose what you like best, the ideal is dotted pages and of a good weight (so you can also use markers and watercolours) but you are free to choose yours!
They can be found already with pages already numbered or with undated monthly sections or completely empty, you decide!
The beauty of the bullet journal is that you can start whenever you want, you can color it, leave it minimal, doodle it, change it as you go and add sections. There are no real rules, you decide based on your tastes and organizational needs.
2. Create an index
At the beginning of your bullet journal you need to create space for the index. It will be updated from time to time and will allow you to always find what you are looking for quickly.
For this reason it is recommended to have the pages numbered.
3. Create the future log
The future log is the general view of the year, a half-yearly or annual calendar where you can write down reminders of objectives and things to do in the various months to have a single overview.
4. Create the monthly log
The monthly log is the monthly view. The days of the month must be listed on one page, indicated with the number and initial of the day of the week to which you can then match the appointments already scheduled for that specific day, updating from time to time with new ones.
On the other page you need a nice list of to-dos or objectives for that specific month, a real brainstorming organized by points.
5. Create the daily or weekly log
Each month will then have its daily or weekly view in which you can specify in detail all the appointments, to do lists and activities of that day or week.
6. Create the collections
Collections are pages organized by topic type and not by time frame. They are dedicated to things to remember and do, to your desires and goals (for example keeping track of the books you would like to read or the work projects you would like to develop or the places you would like to visit or the contents for your social networks, or even shopping that we deserve!).
7. Add monthly review
At the bottom of each month it is useful to set up a page dedicated to the list of things that were scheduled that month so that you can cross off those that have been concluded and completed and report those still to be accomplished or postponed in the next monthly log.
8. Code activities based on their characteristics
a ● to indicate the actions and tasks to be completed
a ⃝ to mark events and appointments
one - for notes, or ideas and projects to be developed
9. Use symbols for your tasks based on their status
an X to identify the actions performed
> to move commitments or tasks to the next day
< for actions rescheduled at other times.
10. Create your very own legend
by choosing and attributing symbols to your tasks such as:
* to indicate high priority actions and objectives
! to indicate a good idea to develop or a good source of inspiration
+ to mark notes and activities that need to be explored further
Or use color coding!
Would you like to learn more about the bullet journal topic?
We recommend reading the book written by Ryder Carroll.
It is the perfect manual for beginners or for those who want to improve their BUJO method!
You can buy it directly here !
On the page dedicated to the bullet journal method you will also find many undated planners for those who already want to have a predefined grid to start from, as well as everything that can be useful for decorating, from stickers to washi tape!
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Grazie per questo articolo chiaro sul Bullet Journal1 Mi sto iniziando ad informare adesso e l’ho trovato molto esplicativo per raccogliere le prime informazioni e i passaggi fondamentali! A presto, Chiara