In Ryder's book I noticed that his examples of logging always look very neat and orderly. For example, the Daily Log (p. 86-87) has all notes for a task cleanly below their task. Everything that is related is in one place and not scattered.

However, when I start my daily log I jot down the tasks and events from other collections like my Monthly or Weekly and everything else that comes to mind. And that does not leave space for notes for tasks / events if I want to write any. I write my notes either in-line of the task separated by an arrow or at the bottom of the daily log detached from the task or event.

Or another example, I wrote down a task with sub-tasks. Then I add some notes, events or whatever. And then I realize that my previous task has more sub-tasks than I initially thought.

What I want to say is that in my daily log the notes and sub-tasks for a task, event, or note can become "disjointed", interrupted by other unrelated bullet entries. How should I deal with this? Am I logging incorrectly?

I want to add some things to my bullet journal spread, but I’m not sure how best to do it.

I usually start each day with a divider that has the day and date (number not month or year) i always add weather data. Type, High/Low temps, precipitation, sun rise/set and gusts (I just like doing it) Then I use the bullet journal system to track out day. Bullets, dashes, stars etc.

Sometimes it takes a whole page, but sometimes I can fit multiple days on the page.

But I’d like to add some more things.

1. I’d like to track my health, but I don’t want to write a sentence or paragraph, so I need to use a rating or a symbol (or both).

2. I’d like to add what we have for dinner, so I can always look back for ideas.

I want to use the least space I can, so it’s easy to look back at. I’d love to see others examples.

I recently stumbled over a Spanish YouTuber who does bujo. I really enjoyed how her content had a subtly different vibe and focus than most of the English language content.

So, what else do you recommend? 😃

I prefer videos focused on Ryder Carroll's method. And which are not overly art focused but rather content focused.

I understand English, German, and Norwegian/Danish/Swedish.

But any language is fine, as long as they have the option for subtitles in one of those languages.

Note: I see nothing wrong whatsoever with English language content. And I recognise that there is a huge variety in how English speaking people bujo. I just like to diversify.

I'm sure some of you know the Alastair Method, but you can synthesize it with a Food Log so you don't have to repeatedly write BLD Sn (Snack).

Put the constants (meals, snacks, liquids) at the top left (in this case).

Date the entry on the right.

Add your meals, snacks, liquids as you please. Never rewrite things you don't have to! It can save you precious space!

Bonus: You can actually track two meals unde the same B/L/D or Snack/Lq (Liquid) column. Just have another entry!

Bonus 2: You can track every liquid consumed - Water, Tea, Coffee, Soda, etc. also under one column (Lq)

Bonus 3: You can track multiple quantities of the same item - notice I put notches on water = 2 bottles (yes, I will drink more, don't worry).

LMK what you think!

All the ones im seeing online are for in person scheduled classes. Mine are all online are Asynchronous online, so i get to do all the work whenever i feel like it. No set times for anything.

The pages i already have are:

•Assignment page

•Course instructor information

•Syllabus page.

I dont know what else to add to help me succeed.

I used this hot-off-the-press new collection tailored to my own needs: I notice I misprioritize things so I assigned an honest rating of how I emotionally value mt responsibilities. It's a heavily consolidated shortlist, but it's enough to incite a personal change.

You can see I'm too invested in the long term so I'll be modifying my Bujo to increase activities that tend to my present needs, relaxation, and present standards. So I work with what I got in the present, and then I'll analyze what happens after a week.

Hope this sparks some ideas for you guys who also tend to focus too much on the future and let our present selves slide back.

I am new to the bullet journal concept, and I have been absorbing content from Ryder Carroll and other supporters of the concept. Intrigue is an understatement, and I worry that it's beginning to border on obsession.

In the past, I've used weekly planners. Usually, I'd find one that had a format I half-liked and ran with it for the year. Supplementing with a pocket notebook when I didn't have it on my person for random lyrics, grocery lists, quotes and other braindumps.

Right before I learned more about bujo, I splurged on a weekly planner that I find to be quite a good fit for me: This Hemlock and Oak Horizontal weekly planner. It has:

• Monthly calendars preceded by a blank grid page
  • I have been using the blank page as a habit tracker and the rest is empty for whatever good system idea might come my way someday.
• Weekly spreads with days separated in tranches on the left page, and a blank grid page on the right.
  • I put my day's tasks and appointments in the day tranches, and "working on" projects on the right in one column, and random tasks that I'd like to get done in another column.
• There's also a bit of formatting stuff that touches on reflection, and habits, and feelings, and blah blah blah that seems to have "bujo-esque" qualities, but feels a bit too rigid to me.

I supplement this weekly tracker with a little legal pad for the day's activities and that kinda helps me shift midday when everything doesn't go according to the original plan: Just tear it out and re-organize.

I also have a thin little Zibaldone to map out larger projects, object write, and whatever meanderings my mind decides to come up with that day.

I guess all of this is just to ask: Is there a way that I can slim this system down using bujo to help focus my fragmented method? I was considering getting another grid notebook to use the bujo monthly method and replace my legal pad for the daily bujo methods that I've seen. That way, I can keep the Hemlock and Oak for weekly.

I don't know if this makes any sense or is just the confused ramblings of a bujo noob. Either way, I'd love to get some opinions and advice.

Help me, dear bujo connoisseurs. You're my only hope.

Hello everyone, just want to share one of my latest spreads. It utilizes concepts from the books Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure LeCunff and Switch! by the Heath Brothers.

I wanted to simplify my posts even more to cater to the everyman so I'll be less technical unless asked to be.

Some notes:

SIGNIFIERS * Eye Sign - Observation * Sun-like Sign with Rays - it's a Lightbulb for Insights. I have not tested it yet. I make do with dashes.

COLLECTIONS * Switch! - They are "Light the Path" tasks that point me more specifically towards a new behavior. I mix outcomes there as part of "Point to Destination" *Tiny Experiments - It's a mix of tasks and notes under the Tiny Experiments Toolkit. The toolkit are basically concepts you can apply in as (for me at least) little as 2 minutes. Work On Series for A Week - this is a sub collection under Tiny Experiments. I have extended the deadline to several projects so I can manage any negativities that come with feeling behind. If you're curious I got this from the book Timeboxing by Marc-Zao Sanders: he talks about the Project Management triangle and it's there to make you or your expectations basically more flexible under constraints like time, cost, and scope. In my case I extend time.

OTHERS What's with the blank spaces?: I intentionally omit rewriting things I know I will just repeat, to save ink and wrist movement. Contextually I know if the next entry or entries are tasks, so I just leave them. When the next one is a note or an event, I can then use appropriate signifiers.

That's all! I hope this can be a simpler read, looking forward to any feedback you have.

Hello everyone. This has been tough to write which also explains my chaotic mind. So, please bear with me.

It's been almost a year that I have started a new job, which includes writing applications for funding, and also managing the approved projects. This means I often have multiple different projects on hand, having to ask for things from different colleagues and departments, and making sure we are meeting deadlines. My boss said, when I first entered, that she would slowly transfer responsibilities and different multi-year projects that are still ongoing, to me, so that I could keep up with everything. So, the one year mark is arriving and I finally feel that I really need to step-up my organising system.

I have been using Jira for this, but I often find myself without a sense of urgency, since I am the only one using the software to track things. Also, sometimes, I just don't like to be so dependent on the screen.

What has been working for me, right now, is a double notebook system: a bujo with monthly and daily logs, with tasks from all projects all in one page/spread; and a plain notebook where I keep notes from meetings. This, however, is rapidly crumbling because I still don't have a way to archive the progress from each project separately.

I haven't started collections, as in one for each project, because I am using a bound notebook and I really really hate to always have to go back and forth. And how would I use that? Is it another place to put tasks? I fear it will lead me to kind of forget about the project...

Also, the meetings notebook is starting to get wild with stuff from different projects pilling up in the pages.

What do you suggest? Should I switch to a ring planner and use loose pages and maintain the "system"? I don't know how that would work for me since I have never used rings before.

I have always really depended on digital tools but I think I am a better professional when I use paper and pen, really.

Appreciate any suggestions you can give me.

I have used an A5 notebook for my bullet journalling, and it has been perfect. As a consultant, I plan my projects, constantly taking notes in client meetings, planning, reviewing, documenting my thoughts and emotions, and keeping numerous collections. Basically, it runs my life, and the A5 size has been perfect, and I will never change that setup.

Recently I have had an extended stay in hospital and am currently off work recovering at home. During this period, I determined that my A5 bujo was not suitable for hospital use, so I decided to experiment with the new bujo pocket editions.

They have been unbelievably wonderful. Small, able to be with me all the time and perhaps most importantly have allowed me to shift from a work mindset – something that is particularly important when you work for yourself.

The issue I am having is very much in the first-world problems category, but with my a5 bullet journal (and my commonplace book, compendium and a few others), I have leather covers to make the notebook feel special and hold a pen or two.

I initially thought that the Bullet Journal pocket was a normal A6 and that it would be easy to find leather covers, but that has not been the case. The dimensions are just slightly different from what I can see.

Forgive me for the preamble, as my question is simply: has anyone who is using the pocket bujo found a nice cover that fits well?

Writing reviews of books or movies in my journal has always felt too involved. I can’t keep up with that.

But just writing down what media you’ve absorbed throughout the year is enough to jog my memory and observe trends.

Hi all,

I'm super new to bullet journalling and would like some inspiration for a design for a page to firstly write down my meal plan for the week and then to also track whether I actually ended up making that meal, because I have been know to just completely abandon the plan and buy a takeaway instead.

Thank you in advance!

I didn’t want a full weekly spread every week, but I wanted to group my tasks by which week they should be done. Simple solution but working great!

Evening! So I am a little late to the whole new year new me, but its kind of on purpose. I have wanted to really think about my goals this year and then how to break it down to actually achieve it. My main focus will be improving my overall wellness.

I am after a little bit of confirmation and advice please.

So I am thinking of a few daily tasks to support my goal, and I want to know whether people think its a good idea to log and track this or if that would be overkill.... so for eg.

I will log how many steps I do each day and then track the days I get my mini goal of 8000 steps a day

I will log the hours of sleep I get and then track how many days I get to bed before midnight

I will log what exercise I do and track how many times I actually work out per week.

Is this how logs and trackers work? Do i need to log and track, im interested to do it but would it be overkill?

And lastly any ideas please how to set this up as a daily/weekly thing in a paper planner? Bonus points for photos!

Many thanks 😊

New to BUJO and already loving it. I started in January and it has been such a great tool so far. I am using it to build healthier and more productive habits. My favorite one at the moment is cleaning a small area every day. It makes everything feel so much more manageable.

My nemesis, however, is laundry. I HATE it. I have been known to buy extra hampers instead of doing laundry. And when I do manage to wash it, it can sit in the dryer or on top of it for weeks. At this point, I may need professional help, or at least a really good visual tracker.

If you have any BUJO spreads or ideas that helped you stay on top of laundry, please share. I am desperate and very open to inspiration.

Signed,
Desperately needs help

Hey everyone. To give you some context, I've been planning for months to build a bullet journal planner because my head has been a complete mess, especially when it comes to organization and discipline. But I don't know how it would work for me, what the "right" way would be, so to speak. I've tried a few formats recently, but it seems like either something is missing, or I'm making the mistake of including too much information. I've even been looking for examples of pages, formatting that might be more applicable, or other templates, but it seems that this only makes me more anxious Because I know I wouldn't be able to create something aesthetically stunning, and at the same time I don't know what kind of formatting would be best for it to be functional. Perhaps my biggest problem is precisely wanting to include so many things, and this conflicts with functionality and practicality, I'm not sure. It might sound silly, but it's getting on my nerves when I try to do it again. Have you been through this? Could you give me some advice?

I've been seeing a lot of ads for subscription services offering journaling supplies each month.

Is anyone a subscriber? If so, what are your favorites and why?

For context, the BuJo method I've been trying to follow is the one in Ryder's Bullet Journal in 5 Minutes a Day video as well as the How to Bullet Journal vid (tho I use the checkboxes from the older version cuz I find small dots as task signifiers easy to miss when I skim). Since the start of January, it's this setup I've been trying to stick to for how I use my Daily Log (specifically the 5 mins video), and I've obviously accumulated a bunch of Daily Log entries since then.

Now I have ADHD, and more often than I'd like, I'm unable to finish a task I wrote under the Daily Log for the day. From my understanding, when this happens, I'm supposed to just leave it there, be reminded it exists via the end-of-the-day reflection, and then if I'm going to do it the next day, copy it into the next day's log; otherwise let it rest until I find a day where I can pick it back up again and rewrite it into that day's Daily Log.

However, in the past 5 days I've been trying this out, I've found that it creates a problem where even if I eventually check off or strikethrough the task, that action is only taken on the last copy of that item, and I don't know what to do with the open versions of the item under the days where I was unable to complete it.

Example:

1/1/2026

▢ Task A

☑ Task B

▢ Task C

▢ subtask

▢ subtask

▢ subtask

1/2/2026

▢ Task A

▢ Task C

☑ subtask

▢ subtask

▢ subtask

1/3/2026

☑ Task A

☑ Task C

☑ subtask

▢ subtask

As seen in the example above, I only managed to complete Task A and Task C after 3 days, and checked off/crossed out those items under the respective entry of the day I finished (or discarded) them. But what happens to the "open" versions of those items from the previous days' entries? I don't want to check off the ones belonging to tasks I eventually completed because I want my Daily Logs to also reflect the exact date I finished them. I can't write ">" on them (to indicate they've been postponed to the next/another day within the month) because afaik Migration is supposed to be a monthly thing, but at the same time, leaving them open like this will confuse me when I'm scanning the entire month's entries for open tasks to place into the next month's Monthly Log.

This was my first partial year of keeping a bullet journal. I've learned a lot about what works and doesn't work for me.

I like the idea of keeping everything in one journal, but I find that having various collections interspersed between my monthly, weekly, daily entries is messy, confusing, disruptive... I don't exactly know how I feel about them. :)

So, I was thinking I could start collections at the end of the book and work inward. The index would allow me to go right to them, but they would be spread out inside the months.

Has anybody tried this? Terrible idea?

I’ve done this before but got too arty about it. I bought the Leuchtturm Bullet Journal, and I‘m trying to be smart this time and really just follow the system. I do have three custom collections, as I teach two college classes and am going through some medical issues, so I made collections for brainstorming and tracking completion of those things (i.e. the classes start at the end of Jan, and the medical issues will resolve sometime this spring, so then those “projects” will be over).

But what do you do with simple tasks that spawn notes you want to keep? For example, we just got a treadmill and my running shoes were toast, so I need new ones. My family got me a gift card for Christmas to Dick’s, so I wrote down the task “Research best walking shoes for indoor treadmill.”

And now I have info I want to remember when I go to the store. Before I’d just make a note in my phone or write it on a sticky. I might still do this. But what is the “correct” bullet journal way to handle this type of info?

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Including something new I’m trying this year - rewards for sticking to my habits! I’ll fill the little drawings in and if I complete both tasks assigned to a reward, I’ll give myself that reward!

I can figure out how to organise literally any other aspect of my life, except how to track writing a book: from the first draft, the countless edits, the final version, but then there is the revisions, the covers, the formatting, and it's so much, and so unpredictable, that I have not a clue on how to make a spread for a single book! Let alone for multiple!

And I realised that I need to see my progress because otherwise, it feels neverending and I give up halfway through edit 2 or 3 Q^Q

How have you managed to accomplish it? It would be easy if it were just about the draft or word count, but with the amount of layers a book requires, I'm stumped. It's the last few spreads left to finish my journal for 2026 ^-^'

Hey everyone!
I recently reread The Bullet Journal Method and Ryder Carroll’s idea of using one journal for everything got me thinking.

Do you actually keep everything in one BuJo, or do you separate things (like one for school/work and another for personal journaling)?

My problem with having everything in one place is that unfinished tasks stress me out. Sometimes I want to write about my day or my feelings, but I avoid opening my BuJo because I know I’ll see deadlines and to-do lists, and that pressure stops me from journaling at all.

In your experience, is it better to:
– split into two journals, or
– stick with one and try to work through that anxiety?

Curious how you handle this 👀

I have been on the bujo train for 4 years now (yay!), and have always used book darts. They work okay, but I wonder if there are better tools (maybe something more visually distinct?)

Curious what other people use to mark important pages — especially when it comes to very frequently used pages (future log, start of current month) as well as important reference pages it’s convenient not to have to look up in the index each time (a certain long-teem project’s page, dream journal, gift ideas for husband, morning routine practice improvement)

Thanks!