A beginners guide to Bullet journaling
In my last post I shared with you what is a bullet journal(if you haven't read my old post check it out from here👉
what is a bullet journal? ).In this post let me tell you more about bullet journal,things you should know before starting it.You can also refer Ryder carroll's page for more information about bullet journalling.There is no right way or wrong way in this but I will tell you some basic ideas and tips about it.
Getting started
- You just need an empty book and a pen to start.
- First start with your index.Index page is something like your table of contents page.(but i usually don't make any index and all ..I will directly start with the key and my collection pages).
- Next make your key page.It is nothing but a page dedicated for your reference of all the symbols you have mentioned in your collection page.
- You don't have to make your Bujo that decorative as you see on social media (If you are not an artistic person).
- Bujo decorations are not requirements,if you love doing that you may do so.. but don't spend more time doing it.
- .Make sure you are not wasting time in setting everything up from the scratch (it will never work if your starting everything over!).Your bullet journalling quality will improve on the go.
- If you want, you can number your pages.but I usually won't be doing that.(I will be using page marker to directly get in to that page).And this numbering system is called as threading.
- Make your logs-future logs,monthly logs and daily logs.Your Logs page is known as the collections.
- future logs are-planning made in advance for a very long period (something like over 6 months or for even a year).
- Monthly logs are planning made in advance for that specific month
- Daily logs are planning made in advance for that day.
- I always stick to daily logs.Coz I will have tasks and work on the go and I find it more like a planner when I write my monthly logs and all.But If it works for you it is great!!Keep going.
- I find maintaining a bullet journal was a hard task when I first started it,For some it works from the beginning but for some it works as you keep on consistently do it without giving up.I'm the second category,without losing my hope I was consistently making it and now i'm totally in to it.Maintaining a bujo now is like a second habit for me!
- Some considers it as a waste of time.But the benefits of it lies only when you keep on going with your bujo.It helps you to complete your work that is very much important for your life,the work that matters for you.By this you are actually shaping your life you love!!!
- Finally, Never give up.You can improve and can make your life more productive.
- Believe me! you will find this more helpful when you are so stressed out...Will help you to keep everything in order and you won't mess up with anything!.
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| classic bullet journal notebook(click the image to buy☝) |
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| (click the image to buy☝) |
A note for you to think before deciding on your supplies:
- Make sure that your notebooks are not too small or too large any this will kill your productivity mode.
- For the very beginning just start of with less expensive notebooks or a half empty notebook that you have
- If you love doing it in a better quality notebooks try 5star notebooks,leuchtturm notebooks,classmate and staedtler pen and pencils.(but it is up to you start with anything you have,these are not in the requirements).
- It is ok to make mistakes and scribble,so it is better to get an unruled notebook that gives you no restrictions for the creativity to overflow.
- Start with basic pen and sketch pens or pencils and then develop it.Even try with mildliners(zebra mildliners and staedtler liner pens is what I use ).
- Use washi tapes,make doodles,use watercolour,make a lot of sketches to take your decoration to next level.(I will show you my art works in the bujo.I feel good doing that!)
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