New York Times bestseller! There’s a reason this system for time management, goal setting, and intentional living has been adopted by millions around the globe: it works. Not only will you get more done, but you’ll get the right things done. All you need is a pen, paper, and five spare minutes a day. In The Bullet Journal Method, Ryder Carroll, the system’s founder, provides an essential guide … Carroll, the system’s founder, provides an essential guide to avoiding all-too-common beginner mistakes and building a core discipline from which you can personalize your practice. You’ll not only learn to organize your tasks, but to focus your time and energy in pursuit of what’s truly meaningful to you by following three simple steps:
* Track the past. Create a clear and comprehensive record of your thoughts.
* Order the present. Find daily calm and clarity by tackling your to-do list in a more mindful, systematic, and productive way.
* Design the future. Transform your vague curiosities into meaningful goals, and then break those goals into manageable action steps that lead to big change.
Whether you’re a frustrated list maker, an overwhelmed multitasker, or a creative who needs some structure, The Bullet Journal Method will help you go from passenger to pilot of your own life.
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I thought the methodology of GTD would help me get organized. I’ve tried countless planners. Read who knows how many books and articles on productivity. It’s safe to say that I’ve wasted a lot of time trying to save time.
Then along came the Bullet Journal Method.
Ryder Carroll’s system works. It’s structured how you need it to be structured. Notes, events, and tasks all grouped together and tracked daily, monthly, or yearly…as decided by you. Collections for the big projects you need to tackle. Gratitude journal, meal tracker, reading list, workout log. Your bullet journal is what you want it to be.
The perfectionist in me hated to start a planner on any day but the first of January. If I missed a couple days, those blank pages would haunt me every time I opened my planner. No more.
I freaking love my bullet journal. If you’re like me, read this book and give it a shot. Or don’t read this book and give it a shot. Carroll has a website that will lay it out for you. The book isn’t necessary; it just gives you additional insight that will chance the way you live forever.
Ryder has done an extraordinary job in sharing a comprehensive and hands-on methodology to implement the powerful practice of externalizing our thinking—no matter what it’s about! This book is a great treatise and manual for freeing and directing our consciousness, with lots of tips about how to play in that big and wonderful game
The Bullet Journal has helped me get my somewhat complicated life in order, making it possible for me to de-stress and feel in control.
This book and the BuJo system are life changing! This system keeps one ultra organized! You need this in your life!
Full of actionable, easy to implement advice on how to manage your life, your schedule, and your priorities. More than just another to-do list schema, this touches on all the things that make managing and tracking, these things a challenge for some people. His personal experience is intertwined with the methods, which makes it a very readable book, not just a list of instructions or techniques.
This book helped me get my life in order. Embrace the chaos by creating organized chaos!
I’ve been using the bullet journal system for a couple years in my own planning, and this was just a nice origin story/review of it by the creator. If you’re looking for something that’s part calendar, part journal, part project planning, it’s worth a look!
Whether you are an avid journaler or have always wanted to explore the benefits of journaling, The Bullet Journal Method simplifies the power of putting pen to paper and will undoubtedly transform your life, in more ways than you can imagine.
Bullet journaling is one of the most elegant and effective productivity systems I’ve ever encountered. It will not only help you get more organized but will also help you become a better person. I highly recommend this book (and the method it details) for anyone looking to get more out of life.
If you are interested in using a Bullet Journal, this is a great introduction. I have kept it as a reference to return to as I become for facile with the approach.
This book can guide you along the path of developing/using a journal, but you must be dedicated to follow through with all the steps, AND THEN USE IT EVERY DAY. The results (if you follow the instructions) would be a great style of journal, but I did not realize that I did not have the discipline to organize the sections and actually use them. If you do have the discipline, this book would give great help in doing your journal. Good luck.
Practical approach to journaling
A great resource, valuable information, yet perhaps too many quotes, and less emphasis on trackers and art journaling. Mindfulness practices and simplicity are the hallmarks of this method. If you feel overwhelmed at planning and organization, this method might work well for you. If you don’t enjoy the artsy embellishments or life habits trackers, then this is definitely a planning style for organization and bare bones. And that’s a good thing for many people. I enjoyed contemplating new goals for simplicity woven throughout the book. I would have liked more “how to” sections, but the philosophy behind the method was extremely well thought out and articulated. Thanks for this informative resource!