7 Things I Hate About Bullet Journaling 💜
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- I hate these things about bullet journal 😝 Hate is a strong word, really it's probably more "dislike about bullet journaling" but still 😂 Today we're looking at 7 of the things I don't like about bullet journaling. While there's lots of love about the system, we're taking some time to feel our feelings and be a little salty 🧂
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💜 Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
10:29 - The first thing
1:10 - And other
1:54 - Oh and this
3:20 - Yeah that’s the worst
4:38 - Heck to the no
5:09 - Maybe just me
5:47 - But also!
6:59 - Grrrr
7:20 - Be salty with me
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Made a rule for my bujo: No rulers, no white out and if i make a mistake i write lol and more on. It really forced me to get over my perfectionism./ I think Ryder Carroll adjusted the way he did weeklys after the popularity of the bujo community so even the creator adapts over time./ I think ppl say its flexible to ppl who are struggling to change their set ups bc they arent being flexible/adaptable./
I don't like how alot of the creative bullet journalers on youtube dont say more about the ryder carroll method which i think leads to ton of ppl trying bujo then leaving saying things like "I dont have the time"
Also i used to say buju lol... for some reason my phone cant autocorrecting to that.
I'm living for the ✨s a s s ✨. Wholly agree with the correlation between creativity vs. productivity. Like it's not a f*in inverse relationship. More decoration doesn't mean less productivity and the other way around!! HNnnhhghh
Tell it like it is 👏 irritates the living heck outta me 😝
Salty Jess is hilarious🤣 I'm right there with you when people talk about the Bournal Jullet community. Ok I haven't seen it that bad yet but sometimes it looks like we're heading there. lol
Hahaha 😝 reading that confused ma brain! 😂
"Literally taking the items you would have put on scraps of paper, and putting them in a book ..." "You can be both productive and creative ..."! Amen! You Go Girl! Great comments!
Haha thanks Roxanne! 💜💪😄
ANOTHER THING is that saying you don't have time or creativity for the bullet journal can feed into gatekeeping of minimal journals not being a "real" bujo. Like do they think that every bullet journaller needs to spend three hours on a single spread, and repeat that every day with all of them being objectively amazing!? Especially from the start!
Damn straight 👏 I know they don't mean it to be judgemental, but it totally builds that needs-to-be-pretty perception which keeps people out 😭
I hate there aren't enough people doing "darks" bujo art. I'm tired to see flowers, pink, etc. Make it gothic, make different, make it ubique
Yessssss 💜 flowers are great, but I’m over them 😂👏
This is me, i want a goth/emo bullet journal, with black grey and brown
I get upset when people state that the journals are too fancy to use. Ultimately, it's all just paper after all. Paper you bought and own so use it as you wish.
I totally got that feeling when I opened my first Archer & Olive, but I got over it pretty quickly 😝 like you said, we bought it to use!
I struggled with this. Now I realize it's that the lines are too small so they make me write smaller and feel constricted.
I like the purple hair. 💜 All your points are pretty spot on though! Especially about art theft!
Thanks Britta! 😄💜 The art theft is always such a bummer 😒 And I always feel kinda awkward when I see people have done a recreation of my work without credit 😅 Always find it awkward to say something about it 😝
I love that so many people have fun and enjoy their creative design with art, drawing, stickers, coloring, etc... I am also satisfied with my own BuJo because it is my place to create a notebook that works for my individual needs without an implicit structure like a Franklin Covey planner. I try not to stress out too much with imperfections like misspellings of words or a line out of place. A good reminder that I'm not a robot. LoL.
Heck yeah for letting people do what they want in their journals 💪 glad you’re doing what works for you 😄💜
"We don't get to decide what productivity looks like for other people"...couldn't agree more. Your bullet journal is your personal space. Whether you share your journal or not, it's for you to decide how the system works for you and what you choose to include, omit or change. Even Ryder Carroll has adapted his monthly log and changed its use from his original conception. Really liked the points you raised. I'm still in my first year of bullet journaling (not a fan of the term 'bujo' 😁) but love how much I've learned about myself throughout the process and love the spirit of the bullet journal community. 💜
It takes time and a few books to find what works for you. I've tried various trackers, headers, block style versus free-flow, stickers, washi tape, mildliners, and don't even get me started on brush lettering! After looking through my old books, I've come to terms with the BuJo: Do whatever the fuck you want. Theme, free-flow, rigid blocks, colourful or B&W, all in the same week if you like. Who cares, it's YOUR journal., Trash it up, muck around, washi to your hearts content, colour, draw, leave blank, use headers one week, dot-markers the next. Diary, journal secrets, password collections, to-do lists, school, work, home life, whatever the hell you want. You can BuJo in a field notes notebook, a scribbler, or spend some UNGODLY amount of money on a fancy hardcover notebook. Most of all: Have fun with it!
Yeah I got burnt out so hard on bullet journaling and I'm just NOW finally getting back to it, albeit in a really free-form manner as I have ADHD and need to find a way that I both remember to write in it, but also don't overfixate, get anxiety, and drop it completely again.
All because I felt like I wasn't doing it "correctly" cause everyone around me was making it so Perfect and pretty and I'm like dude, I just wannt write some shit in a book and put some cute stickers in there, I shouldn't make myself do more than that.
I hate the seemingly endless quest for the "perfect" notebook. There's always something: the dots don't line up, the paper isn't white enough or ghosts too much, there's no pen loop, the cover color options are black or black, there's too much margin...and so on.
Also, there's never an even number of dots for both dimensions, so I can't perfectly divide the page. Ugh.
Ooo the page division stuff is a tricky one! I really liked the Dingbats for the 28 boxes across that you could get a nice even 4 columns with, haha 😝
@@JashiiCorrin but sadly, the Dingbats is 39 boxes down. 😞
Ruined! 😝 I typically seem to be more picky about making columns evenly than rows, probably because I can just fill extra space with a header 🤔
Love the salt and sass. One of the things I don't like is when people say if you aren't using your bujo for everything, you are doing it wrong. Excuse me....it's my damn bujo. If I only want to keep track of a few things and use an ECLP for other things, then why the hell not. One of my bujo's helps me keep track of goals, habits and my work schedule. My other bujo is my reading journal. Each has its own purpose and serves me well.
Yeah, like all good and well if people can have everything in the same book and it works for them, but that doesn't have to be the only way! 😝💜
Drives me batty when people assume that a dot grid is what makes it a bullet journal! And that the name derives from that. It's like, do you not see the bullet points you are using as signifiers? Do you think they might be relevant to the process and the name somehow???
Awesome vid as ever :D
Jess, love the fact that you are so passionate about BUJO ing...🤣🤣My number one is the fact that I can't use it until it's aesthetically set up to my standards...which may cause me to redo and redo and redo....🤷
OMG, that was so funny! Love your sarcasm! I sat there giggling hysterically. 🤣
What I don't like is close to your No. 4 (the "BuJo police") - "you're not bullet journalling if you use a BuJo and a planner". Like, what?! Isn't writing appointments in a planner just a different form of Future Log? I'd forget most of my appointments if I didn't have a weekly overview - like, I simply forgot to look at any previous Future Logs I set up. It's a matter of what serves you best, after all. Besides, bullet journalling is a method, first and foremost, not a physical object...
Confession time. I hate the word bujo. I think it sounds yucky. I can type it out but I will always say bullet journal or just journal. I can't bring myself to say bujo without cringing. Hearing you explain it and sounding out "boo-llet" gave me the giggles though!
I also have an issue when people say they don't have the time for journaling. I'm fine with it if it's not someone's vibe but if they say it like it's a time waste then I get mad. It's a form of self-care I think so I make time for it. Not to mention that bullet journaling helps me with task and time management so I kinda have to make the time if I want to be productive 😅
This was a fun video! I love occasional sass 😂
Haha thanks Bronwen, glad you enjoyed it! 💜 I was very much thinking of that time Nigella pronounced microwave as "mickro-wavay" when I said "boolet" 😂 Hopefully I said "bullet" enough that people know I *do* know how to pronounce it, lol
Totally agree with the no time for journaling comments 😝
Imagine using "Bujo" on other languages. In portuguese, it sounds just stupid. We use Bullet Journal on Brazil, cause Bujo just ERGH
@@halia2958 This is great information now you've got me curious and I want to know how it translates to all languages 🤣
I also hate it when people who make money with their bujo content (posting lengthy explanations about how it works etc) don´t give credit to Ryder Carroll (I´m not referring to you though). He invented it and shared it with all of us.
Fair 👏 giving credit where credit is due is important 💪
These are great! I agree with so many of the things you mentioned. I said Boju a few times and then I reminded myself it rhymes with Cujo. 😆 I personally dislike completely blank dot grid pages. My first journal had a slightly darker dot at the halfway marks on the edges and in the center. It make planning out spreads so much easier. I have my grid spacing guide so I make due, but I got spoiled. Have great day! 💜
Love your hair Jess xxx
Thanks Stella! 💜😄
I buy a minimalism art graph deluxe bound book that has 234 pages and I completely create a do-it-yourself planner with two page weekly spreads that are empty and can be used however I want to but everything else is filled out. I also create collections in the back which are my projects and I have areas for quarterly goals and reviews and monthly goals and reviews. I don't call it bullet journaling I called creating a do-it-yourself planner. But I create the whole year at once because I like being able to turn the page and see a future month and make a note on it. I have never found a planner made by someone that had the setup that works for me. So I make my own. It's taking me years of using a bullet journal in a bullet journal style to realize that I'm better with my own created planner. It's also taking me a couple years to find a planner layout of my own creation that is as good as it is today and I'm guessing it will be better in a couple years. I am not artistic I don't use stickers I don't use washi tape I don't use any markers. I use a different colored ballpoint pens and I add a line of colored pencil across the top of each page of a given month. I like the color but I don't want to start buying stickers and washi tape because I will fall into a deep hole and spend money I can't really afford. So I will watch playing with me videos and get the enjoyment of seeing other people do Doodles and use stickers and washi tape. And I will feel my do-it-yourself planner out on a daily basis with my ballpoint pen and enjoy the creative process of designing the layout.
100% on your 4th point! I re-started BuJo'ing again last month after almost a year of not doing it at all (and then I had been doing it for like two months). I was just so overwhelmed with what other people did, and I was so dissatisfied with my terrible star doodles (grrr). Now i restarted, I use stamps, only use two pens (black and blue) and allow a few stickers here and there. WAY better, I'm happy to pick it up, it's fun to come up with minimal themes, etc. Maybe in a year or so I'll start going big with themes, but rn I'm happy as it is.
Also your bonus point has me a bit upset. I'm shouting at my very cheap Journal every time the grid doesn't align, and I kinda expected it to be better with more expensive ones, hmmm... but, i guess it can't be helped 🤷♀
"As long as you are using it for the function that you have outlined for it to fill, awesome!" Yes. This was key for me. Great video 💜
thing i hate about bullet journalling... when you rule a line in like texta, then you move the ruler and because there is ink on the ruler you get a smudge and the page is ruined...
Feel like I need vinegar and chips with the saltiness lol Have to agree with all your points, the dots not lining up is a particular hatred of mine. I know my aesthetic and it's torn paper, typewriter font alphabet stamps (that I never get straight) and black or gray pens with the odd splash of dark washi tape - I play to my strengths, i'm not a colourful arty person so I don't go that way but I'd never dream of saying "I can't do this as I'm not artistic" they're my spreads for my eyes and I love them! Think I kinda went off topic there lol Great video as always Jess. Jxx
Great that you know your style! 💪
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! 😂 I'm SO in agreement with your comment about it feeding your perfectionist tendancies in a negative way. That is exactly what has held and still does hold me up from getting properly (i.e. more than half-way ) through each month in my journals.
Also, imma put it out into the World here and now that about 90% of my spreads are shamelessly stolen from YOU! If I was ever going to let anyone see my journal of course I'd totally fess up and say who I'd copied the ideas from, and if I ever get brave enough to post any pics on IG I'll probably just make a new account called "Jess made me do it!" and link back to your social medias 🤗 Having dipped in and out of several RUclipsrs videos that journal, I just kept coming back to yours so it was inevitable really!
On that note, please don't patent or copyright "That's future Me's problem" though because I can be heard to say that multiple times a day and I'd be bankrupt in a week from the royalties! 😱😁
I'm relieved that the music you play in the background is free for this very reason as I hum it for a good hour after watching at least! Lol! x
Bujo misspellings do annoy the hell out of me, but I try to just take a deep breath, but it's hard sometimes. Lol.
MISALIGNED DOTS/LINES OMG. I literally groaned when the picture popped up, that is literally the bane of my damn existence (yes, I'm dramatic). But in all honesty, I agreed with so much of this list.
I absolutely don’t have the time to bullet journal or journal at all in extensive creative ways. I have a toddler at home with me 24/7, and to actually do anything that requires attention away from her is damn near impossible.
As far as those who get to bullet journal, GOOD FOR YOU! It’s such a soothing creative outlet / hobby I wish I had alone time to do but, unfortunately it can’t be done. It literally cannot be done in my house 😂
I hate the way I feel I can’t bullet journal because my artistic vision requires more skill and/or perfection than I have. It’s something I put on myself and I hate it! I won’t use a page if I do t like the way it looks.
Can relate! There are some themes in particular that I know I really wanna do, but I’m holding off until I have the skill level to match my vision 😝
I absolutely love this video! I 100% agree with everything you said but I must confess I used to be someone who said I don't have time for a bullet journal. I used to think it had to be absolutely perfect and every spread had to look amazing. I finally realised it doesn't matter what it looks like as long as it helps me function, now the more I function the more creative I get. I absolutely love my bullet journal and would never go back to another system.
Aww I’m so glad you got started even despite thinking you didn’t have the time initially! And absolutely no shade to the people who say that 💜 it just bums me out that people think it *has* to take a lot of time 😝
Omg I so needed this to cheer me up. 🤣🤣😘😘 I love your passion for journaling. I hate wonky dots on a double page spread too.😡 and don't get me started on the perfectionism. 3 mistakes on the grid spacing page! I can't even write numbers without pencilling them in first 😪
Even though the video is older, I have to compliment you: I love your pronunciation. I'm from Germany and often have problems with people speaking very fast and unclear - it's super pleasant to listen to you talking. The tempo is great, your pronunciation is crystal clear and I have absolutely no problems following you.
Very big compliments!
And, oh yeah: I love your BuJo designs!
Thanks Nathalie! 😄💜
Seeing how Ryder spoke about how people have twisted the actual bullet journaling system, making it harder for people who want to try it out, to understand - I somewhat get people who say, "It ain't a bullet journal" if (not the nasty ones, but those who respectfully justify their statements). Personally, I dislike how some bullet journaling influencers have contorted the system and made it unattainable for a lot of people. However, I do not dislike their work; it's very beautiful. I just think that the word "creative" must always be put before "bullet journal" for certain creators. There needs to be an explicit distinction between bullet journalingand creative bullet journaling.
Good perspective! I think it’s hard to put in that explicit distinction because where would that line actually get drawn? How much/little decoration does one have to include for it to be considered one or the other 🤔 I just think more needs to be done to let our new-to-the-system peeps know that you can have any range or decoration you want, but the bullet journal system is more about the productive process, if that makes sense 😂😝
@@JashiiCorrin It really does ey. That makes a lot of sense.
I love this side of you Jess! And your hair is phenomenal!
All of this is spot on. I never thought about how some people think creativity is the opposite of productivity, but you are absolutely right, that's a way to kill someone's love of bullet journaling real quick.
I have the perfectionism problem too, I'm sure I use way too much white ink and WiteOut to cover up my mistakes. But it's hard to let that go sometimes!
Totally understandable! I’ve let got of my perfectionism a bit through my bullet journaling (over many moons, haha) but it can be tough sometimes! 💜
LMAO, I just read your time stamp descriptions and I snort laughed so hard I scared my dog. 🤣 Love the video tho’, gonna have to rematch because I didn’t hear the secret word the first time..
No secret word in this one! They’re only in the “non-Thursday and Sunday” videos (so all the other days of the week, haha) 💜 though I won’t stop you from rewatching 😝 glad you enjoyed it!
I'm glad I worked through the comments, 'cos I'm on my 3rd time through to find the secret word... 😁😆🙈🤦♀ lol...
I wish the dots were just a little bit darker as I seemed to always write crooked - that I my pet peeve. I love the idea of being creative but have finally decided for the most part I will do it with stickers. I love what you do with your creativity. You do inspire me. . .
Jashii... About the time thing, I think anyone who says that they don't have the time to bullet journal should be the first ones to get into bullet journaling, so it can help them manage time and be more productive!
Omg, I was laughing so hard with this video! I agree with all of your points. My biggest complaint about bujo is it takes a lot of time to do something that I like and want to use. I got a kiddo , so he takes a bunch of my free time ‘cuz I love him, but then I have less to do stuff for me, and I refuse to not sleep. I’m to old for that. So there you go. I’m currently using a regular planner, but I’m getting board with it again. BTW, you can help with growing pains by making sure you get enough potassium. Love your videos, as always, thanks for feeding my creative brain!
The saltiness when talking about “flexible system” had me laughing so hard! I love it! 🤣🤣🤣
Have a great weekend! 🖤🖤🖤
Hilarious, Jess!! I just want enough pages. Give me 250 please, or at least 200 so I can fit a year in one Bujo. Currently using a Perfectly Penned journal (255 pages, 120 gsm) and regular Leuchturm for my work Bujo. Loving both.
You know what's funny? I'm totally the other way around honestly because I want an excuse to use the next pretty journal I have 🙄 lol
@@tristins9644 thats a whole ass mood right there
@@tristins9644 Oh, it´s not that I don´t have a plethora of pretty new journals lined up. I use some of them for special topics like reading, writing, finances etc but I´m so scatterbrained that it gives me a sense of security to know that important stuff is in my main bujo for the year. Maybe I´m just weird.
@@MidlifeByKirstin lol right! that is why I love bujo because we can gather our scattered brains exactly however it works for us 😊
I’m totally agree with you, these points are so frustrating. In the other hand it is so hard to find a really good journal nearby and this is also can sometime drives me crazy. I know there are a lot great website, but most of them deliver the items to us with duty, which pretty high. 😢
I feel you 👏 Getting 160 gsm at a reasonable price in NZ is....well...😝
I hate that sometimes I don't have inspiration or motivation. Also, you can bullet journal with a pen and a notebook, people think it all has to be so colourful and perfect. I also hate when I make spreads that I end up not using, that's frustrating
This video just brought so much joy to my day!! 1000% agree with these and Sassy Jess made my day!!
Love the sass and the sounds and the faces/body grammar :)
Gatekeeping and judgement, uneven grids, art thieves but especially the ones who’re getting any kind of capital/revenue from it, having to set up spreads when I’m feeling lazy but having the kind of week where I need more than daily logs, my own perfectionism, getting way too excited about ideas that don’t work for me because they’re just too gosh darn pretty/awesome/cute… so many things. But I keep coming back.
i never thought about these point put i can sort of relate.. my least favorite part of bullet journaling is the stress of actually doing the spreads but ahead of time to be able to post them on social media. can we normalize posting in the first week of the month instead of two weeks or so before it? i understand that some people want to do the exact theme as someone, but you can alays do it for the month ahead or something
I love the purple hair!!!! This video is so real!!! It looks so easy when your are watching others but seems so hard when you try to do it yourself!!
I finally got around to watching this and I'm so happy! I giggled a lot and agree with so much! :)
Hahah I agree with so much! I am in a "functional planning" group on Facebook. This is often confused with "minimalist planning" because I've seen people get ripped apart for putting like 3 stickers down on the page, being told they need to find a decorative planning group. Decorating doesn't mean its not functional! #endrant 😀
Exactly!
Decorating 👏 doesn't 👏 mean 👏 it's 👏 not 👏 functional 👏
I agree 100%
I enjoyed this video so much & your hair 🥰 The thing that gets me so mad (there are a few), is that you have to be perfect, their shouldn’t be mistakes on you pages especially if you are putting them on IG or FB. First off I am human, and I make mistakes, and my pen smudges all over, get over it. Tomorrow I will use another pen. The second thing is consistency, we are busy, sometimes I forget a habit here or a day there, and it’s completely fine. I put a sticker on a empty block and a piece of washi, everything doesn’t have to be filled on or written in. Thirdly, supplies, I save money to buy things I like, just like everybody else, I happen to like pens, and markers and washi tapes, I am not an addict, I am a collector, so what if I display them in a foto, stop shaming people for having things, or using only xxx brand and so on. Finally, for all these things I just think that people should be kind to others, especially on social media, on the other end is a real person with real feelings, who spent their time and money doing something they love, let us be.
Thank you for reading this rant. Have a blessed day
Me just dying at the beautifully amazing levels of salt in this video. Props to you Jess for being able to state facts (especially those that are unpopular) and just make it so entertaining! Also, not necessarily about Bullet Journalling itself, but can we please a knowledge the fact that many pens labeled as “Black” are usually an awkward shade of dark grey or purple?!? This just makes me angry ngl. Also, does this happen to anyone else who does custom journals that the ones for friends, family, or customers always look better than your own monthly setup? Idk why but for me that has become a FACT now.
For me, it's when I miscount the number of spaces in my journal or available rows when I'm doing a new layout with even sections. I have a tab that overlaps with another one by one space and it's such a minor thing, but still drives me nuts. It's gotten to the point where I recount like 3 times before I start marking the page!
I quit bullet journaling because i have no kids no job. Yet i still like watching bullet journal videos
This was so validating!! I have a good feeling this might end up one of your most-watched videos 😁
Haha I’d be okay with that! 💜👏😄
I agree with everything you said and I ❤️ your hair color!
The only thing I dislike comes from just myself. When I open a new bullet journal and look at those blank pages my mind goes just as blank as the pages! I don't know where to start or what I want to put in it. That's why I love your videos so much! You have tons of ideas and I get inspired! Loving the purple hair too! It looks so good on you!
Jess, thank you for another wonderful video. Yes, misaligned dots are beyond annoying 😑. And people telling me after I've written in an appointment, "Aren't you going to put that in your calendar?" 🤫
I like how your time stamps say "oh and this... yeah that's the word " I have heard Boho repeatedly before. Also YESSSSSSS to when the dots don't add up!!! Now I have to measure! 😂😂
I think it's interesting how people can write something on their calendar to remember it, and give me crap about the way I want to record MY info. WTH? Why does it matter to anyone else, at all? I use a bullet journal, two planners and my phone, but it's my Prerogative, isn't it?? And use washi, stickers, mildliners, fineliners and whatever I want to. BECAUSE I CAN!! Lol. Love your channel!!
Love your videos. Have bought a bullet journal but not had courage to put pen to paper yet.
The phrase that always makes my head explode is "memory planning". No Barbie, you cannot PLAN (anticipate the future) your MEMORIES (thoughts of past moments). You're memory *keeping*. You're memory *recording*. You are not memory PLANNING.
Haha, hadn’t thought of that one! I’ll be on the lookout for it now 😝 I think you can plan memorable moments though (or do things to make future moments more memorable, if that makes sense 😅) but yah, often people really mean KEEPING 👏
Nice voices in the “I’m not going to bullet journal because…” piece. 💜 ♥️ 💜
Haha thanks 😂 I enjoy fun voices
I think my favourite quote from your video is "we don't get to decide how productivity looks for other people" - there is so much truth in this, not just when it comes to bullet journaling!
The gate-keeping was the main reason why I kept trying to bullet journal and then gave up pretty quickly over and over again. I took it up agin at the end of last year (mainly inspired by your super practical videos >3) and now it seems to stick. The main thing I learnt is that a super minimal, messy style is the one that suits me best. I also learnt that a small planner plus a small notebook work best for me day-to-day and fits into my handbag. I keep a separate A5 notebook for lists, trackers etc. Looking forward to filling the current one so I can try out A&O ;)
Stationery vs stationary...guilty hahaha but also this video is SO GOOD! I have been nodding my head the whole time like a fool lol
Haha that one I still trip myself up on! I'm getting better 😝💜
The thing I dislike about bullet journaling is the thing that keeps me using it. I hate setting up spreads. But the need to set up a spread in order for me to use it keeps me using it. Otherwise, I would forget about it like I have every other planner I’ve used in my life. I have recently found a compromise in an A&O traveler’s size notebook. I don’t need a lot of planning space to begin with, so I can quickly set up what I need as I need it. So it make the process less unlikable.
I don't like that every bullet journalist on RUclips does only a calendar page, cover page, quote page, weekly pages, etc. They never do anything original and the bullet journal is supposed to be personalized.
Loved this video!!!!! Agreed with the bujo thing, the art stealer and THE FREAKING LINES! XD big hugs :3
Omg yes! I love your sass so much, Jess. I completely relate (and made sounds when you did about the uneven dots lolol). I've never encountered anyone misspelling BuJo before... I am scared lol The wrong pronunciation or definitions get me as a teacher too, like... "PIN number". I'm guilty of it too, but aaahh lol! Omg the dots not lining up probably gets me the most. Even the most "luxury" brands can't get away from that, I guess XD
I do like how *versatile* the system is (hehe synonyms), so it can change when I change. I can't sit at my desk for a long time anymore, so setup time and journaling in the notebook have gone down the drain. Sadface.
Incidentally, my writing group host asked me to give a presentation on Bullet Journaling later this month (panic). You cover exactly what I'm trying to express: that it's accessible for everyone, it doesn't have to break the bank with stationery hauls and fancy artwork, it makes life and tasks easier when it's written down (cuz everyone has them), and you don't have to do what other people do, cuz it'll be unique to your life and needs.
I see a lot of negative videos of people saying they tried it and it didn't work and now they just smash the system. Then change it?? The younger kids give up so easily nowadays, and there's really nothing to get them to keep going (except negative energy lol?) even if things seem to fail..
"Both productive and creative" Yes. That's what art jobs do, too XD And when you finish a spread or illustration you like, you should take in the moment and be proud of what you made!
Real thoughts! Thank you🙏🏽💕
Thanks Leila! 💜 glad you enjoyed it! 😄
You crack me up! That being said, so many points you brought up were on point! Let me be me Ya?! I’m creative and ADHD and I love my journal, it’s there when things that are shiny don’t distract me 🤣
PS thank you for my May Derpy Pandas 🐼
You inspired me to start a notebook collection I love all your pretty notebook's and you make amazing videos on them and I would like to say thank you ❤❤💜💜💖💖💗💗💞💞📚📚🖋🖋
Thanks Tracey! 😄💜 Glad you enjoy the videos!
For years I hated my bujo because it looked so good that it wasn’t good enough. But now I just write in my tiny chicken scratch-if I see that I CANT SEE some notes or I don’t see my title, I just highlight them. That’s it. Period. And I love it!
I’m just learning bullet journaling. The thing I hate is I often don’t draw a straight line even with a ruler or know how to decorate, or what I can do so I encourage my goals to declutter my home and keep it organize. I have done some stuff but it looks “ bad.” I get discourage.
It can take a bit of time to get into the more decorative aspects and be pleased/content with the outcome 🤔 but don’t let it deter you! I often look back on my lettering in my earlier journals and appreciate the progress I’ve made 💪 takes time, but it pays off!
I really didn't understand how something intended to be private, is this ridiculously huge and popular.
My only major peeve with Bullet Journaling is when you get to those pages in the binding, where 2 signatures' last and first pages meet, and the glue has seeped in deep enough that the pages are basically partially stuck together. Sometimes it's minimal and you lose only like an infinitesimal amount of space. But now and then, you come to a set of pages that are SO stuck together that you lose up to 3 squares of space!!! UGH! And then you either have to just glue them together entirely, OR try to carefully- c a r e f u l l y- pull them apart enough to be usable. Hate that. And regardless of the journal quality or maker, now and then, I get one with those pages, and even rarer MULTIPLE!! Can't stand this in an otherwise wonderful hobby.
That's so annoying, yeah! I pretty much always pull them apart even though I know the glue is intentionally there to keep things together 😝 only once have I pulled them apart to the extent of revealing the stitching....oops!
That’s for me also the most annoying thing!
#3 I hear every time I mention it to people. Because of the ubiquity of the artistic and IG candy style journaling, many are put off from it thinking that to journal correctly, you need mountains of colored markers, stickers, paint sets, rulers, stamps and everything else. Then you have to put in hours to get it looking just right. They are shocked to hear that journaling is basically just making bulletized lists to help you get things done. While some like making their journal into an art project, others do not. Neither of them are wrong, but I do wish that there was a good deal more content that was at different levels of journaling. Original, Doodles, Kinda fancy, "okay I spend a ton of time on it" and "I have an entire house just for my supplies", as well as everything in between.
Journal to make yourself productive. If making artistic spreads with markers and what not makes you happy, do that too. The real shocker is that you don't even have to follow the bullet journaling method to make yourself more productive. Take some from column A, B all the way through Z if you need to and make your own system. And watch Jashii all the time, of course.
I needed this level of salt this morning! Amazing video as always
Haha happy to provide 😝💜😂
Your facial expressions in this are EVERYTHING 😅🙌🏻
Haha thanks Shonagh! 😝💜
I love this video, also love your hair jess!
Aww thanks Keeley! Glad you enjoyed it 😄💜
Love the rant! And your hair color!
Thanks Amy! 😄💜
i hate gate keeper and people who insult others work online!! i see it on FB groups, someone will post something that isnt as "aesthetically pleasing" as others work and pick the posters work apart!!! if someone take the time to post a pic, reel, short or youtube vid then they are proud of that work and noone should make them feel less!!!!
What always bums me out is when someone posts a picture of a spread saying "can you spot the mistake? 😝" and then people find like +10 things that aren't even the mistake the poster was talking about 😅😅
i use a minimalist style (sometimes a little peace of washitape because you have a baaaad influence on me :)) and i adore your decorative style. So yes, in Bujo like everywhere, diversity is really the key. We can learn from our differences.
Oh and in Bujo, what i hate is notebooks number of pages. I feel there are always too many for 6 months or too few for one year :D
I would def say i don't have time but that's because I also don't feel like I have anything worth tracking. I would make the time if I thought it would be helpful for me. Like for me, washing my face or brushing my teeth isn't really worth tracking and my todo list is usually 1 or 2 things a week, so I feel so guilty making a whole page and not doing anything with it. So I guess I hate that I don't have enough to do to spend time making a bujo!!! :D Also, i did do a bunch trackers and things and just kept forgetting to fill them out. And then it made me feel guilty.
But I love watching people make bujo spreads - seeing how they can basically take a to-do list and create art out of it!
I saw a Facebook post just this morning that someone commented on saying if you decorate your spreads, it's not a bullet journal anymore, it's "decorative planner". It made me hostile in the comments... I get really frustrated on that one!!
Omg love this so much and you! Agh agree 💯
Haha thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! 😄💜
I hate sometimes how open ended it is to bullet journal. Like me personally, I complete my spreads for the next week on thursdays because thats when I have the most energy and time usually. But I change my layouts every week because I haven't found an end all be all system of information. It challenges my organizational skills for sure and my creativity but sometimes I dont have the energy to do everything I did the previous week that worked.
I also hate how indecisive I can be with spreads, speaking specifically on monthlies and cover pages. My april set up I did the cover page twice I think because I was just so unhappy with it. I generally just pick an idea that ive developed over the month and try to sketch it out but as soon as it gets to color I hate and have to start over. Quotes are another thing I really enjoy but I have a hard time picking.
I dunno. There's a lot I like about the system, and it certainly helps me stay organized and centered in my life. It's just that I get easily frustrated and want to start over so out the pages come lol.
Salty Jess makes me laugh 😂.
I would play with my hair if it looked like that today, so pretty!
Haha thanks Jess! 💜😄
😂😂 love this 👌 and your absolutely correct on all points...💯👏
Thanks Mary! Glad you liked it! 💜😄
I love the chapter names you chose for this lol
Haha thanks 😂 I didn't wanna give away what the things were, but I liked the idea of them being a bit more creative than "thing 1"
You're so funny Jess ! And I so agree with you !!! 👍😄
Love this Jess! Thanks for the laughs and the swear words! Lol!
Most welcome Sahara! Glad you liked it 💜😄
This 👏👏👏
Also, your hair looks great! 😍
Thanks Jacklyn! 😄💜
"I ain't gonna stop you" 😉😄😆
My personal pet peeve is when the dots don’t line up between pages too!! Argh!! That is soooo frustrating! And the second you mentioned about bullet journaling gatekeepers, oh my YES I totally agree!! I have ADHD so my productivity needs to be creative too, but let’s face it we can’t all be the next Bob Ross, some of us are 100% in the ‘there’s a sticker for that’ camp. “We don’t get to decide what productivity looks like for other people” this is something we should all remind ourselves of - Jess of How to ADHD was saying that because of the ableist talk she has internalised she kept telling herself that it was ok that she had ADHD as long as she was working to overcome it - like it’s possible to overcome your brain’s wiring!!
I love Team "There's a sticker for that" 👏 I wish I had a better grasp on which stickers I actually have so I could use them more 😝 I'll have to check out How to ADHD more; I think I've only seen one of her videos 🤔
what annoys me is when someone asks about organisation advices and spread ideas, and almost all of the answers they get are about aesthetics and artistic choices... That's not what it's about! I wish people would answer the question properly! Spread =/= Themes! Organisation =/= art placement or art composition. jeeez it's not that hard to figure out.
Haha, fair point! 😝 I try to be mindful of that when giving spread ideas for XYZ; wanna make sure they’re actually different in their “bones” not just in their “pretty” 💪
@@JashiiCorrin yeah that's one of the reasons I love your channel! I edit the comment, I had not realized that my original comment seemed to accuse you of doing that, I was talking generally :P
JASS SASS IS BACK!
Sass... salt... just missing a sunny day hair flick.
I think the only point that I might disagree with was the first one. Considering the numbers of bujo enthusiasts that have treated such problems with bullet journaling is pretty high.
Comparison syndrome is how I describe it to friends who ask questions, because it covers several of your points actually. Constantly comparing everything just eats through your time worse than being afraid to put pen to paper.
The number one thing I hate, is when people hate on any stationary brand purely because it's popular.
Gonna start tagging my setups with messy and imperfect. The "REEEES" will be hilarious.
Yeah I have found with time (like now-into-my-11th-journal amount of time) my perfectionism with my spreads has lessened, but it certainly fed into it with my first 5 or so 😝 The comparison syndrome you mentioned I call "the comparison trap" and oh dang is it a ruiner of all good things!
It's a flexible system, no s#it it's a blank notebook - OMG laughed so much
Haha 😂 always feel a little mean with my salt about that one 😝
Oh my, I’m new to your channel and this video was a hoot!!! I was on another channel talking about BuJo journal paper weight and I happen to express my love for heavier paper weights and the possibility that the original bullet journal could come ( in addition to the lighter paper weight) a heavier paper weight as well. And, you would have thought I suggested pulling wings off butterflies 🤣 I was told that “they didn’t need some BuJo fan girl coming in and taking over their journals and journaling!!!” I was like…A) I’m 63 years old, so try to get to know me before you pop off and…B) “No one is talking about taking over anything!” Good Gravy, we can’t suggest any additions to our little worlds ??? Are we really now fighting over the weight of paper???!!!🫣 I think that should not even make the fight list EVER🤣🤣🤣 That’s what I don’t like about Bullet Journaling! Thanks for a fun video and letting me get that off my chest…I feel so much better 👏🏽🙏🏽🥰
Haha most welcome! I prefer a thicker paper, and appreciate that we have such variety in notebooks that (in theory) there's a type out there for everyone 😊💜💪 Ain't gonna go fight someone over gsm though 😂
I couldn’t find the love button so I settled for the like button. Love your videos.
Haha thanks Anna 😄💜
Well I think this is the best video you have ever made, absolutely hilarious and perfect timing following a ‘trying’ work day shall we say. Love BoJo, I mean BJ nope definitely not that 🙈 BUJO lol 😂 x
Hahaha 😂 this video was a lot of fun to make honestly, so I’m glad you enjoyed it! 💜