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Can we talk about the time I laughed at bullet journaling and then ate my words
I used to think bullet journaling was just for artsy people who had too much time on their hands (you know, like a hobby for Instagram). Then after 3 missed appointments and a lost to-do list in one week last March, I caved and bought a $5 notebook from Target. Now 8 months later, I actually keep track of everything and my stress level dropped big time. Has anyone else had a similar flip on something they were sure was overhyped?
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wendy1313d agoMost Upvoted
Oh man, same exact story here. My sister tried to get me into it for years and I was like "no thanks, I don't need a fancy doodle system to remember my doctor appointments." Then I missed two deadlines at work and that was it. Picked up a cheap dotted notebook and now I'm that person who gets anxious if I can't find my journal. Your mileage may vary but for me it was a total game changer for keeping my brain from exploding.
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seth_singh203d ago
And the cheap notebook thing is key too. I see people buying those $40 leather bound ones and I'm like "why would you do that to yourself" (you know, before you even know if this is your thing). The pressure to make those pages perfect is just too much. My advice is actually to mess it up on purpose the first week. Draw a bad doodle, write in it with a pen that bleeds through the page, miss a day or two. Once you break that mental seal it frees you up to actually use it for what it's supposed to be for. Which is just keeping your brain from leaking out your ears.
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the_wesley3d ago
Before I even got past the first sentence of your post I was already thinking "yep, that's me, the procrastinator who waited until the last possible second to admit she needed help." My cheap notebook was literally a clearance bin find at Target for like three bucks, spiral bound, and the first thing I did was spill coffee on it. Now the dang thing has a little personality. I'm convinced the expensive journals are like a trap, they make you think you have to be some kind of artist or productivity guru when really you're just trying to not forget your dentist appointment.
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