Yeah I totally get it lol. I prepare a lot more colour in mine (cause girl and all) but I get where you're coming from. 90% of my bujo comes from pinterest or bullet journal junkies
You know... I may not be a guy but for once it was great to watch a video where the bullet journal didn't look like a scrap book. :) Whenever I watch those other videos I feel like I have to compete but yours was very simple.. and made me rethink how I bullet journal. Your Bullet Journal is very clean and simple looking. :)
Anannsul yes! As a girl who can't just effortlessly make basic things look neat and perfect, it was nice to see someone who had a realistic bullet journal. Those other videos are great but they make me feel overwhelmed with obligation to making it look pretty.
You are correct, we hardly see any males doing videos on their BuJo methods. Thanks for posting yours. I've been using the BuJo for over a year now and it has really improved my organization and memory.
I'm a women, but I really don't have a nice handwriting and I got so frustrated by those videos. These girls have great ideas, but I just couldn't do that. So I actually started to actively search for BuJo-videos featuring guys. That't how I ended up here.
Neat to see a more minimalist approach! Whether it's got to do with gender or not, I think journalling is feeling 'instagramization' - where sharing something (possibly very personal!) on the internet means people make that much more effort in the presentation. Stealing that monthly spread where two days (I'm gonna pick the weekend) are on the second page!
You might want to check out this IG account: instagram.com/minimalistbujo/ The approach on this account is well, minimalist and very simple. It's focused on the tasks and getting things done, and not to much on making it look pretty. Don't get me wrong, I love pretty stuff, but when it comes to planning, even though I doodle a bit etc., I keep things more on the simple side. :)
humanityandme Thank you! If I need to get things done, I don't have time to decide what tape design I want to use for a to-do-list that I typed up on my typewriter... I'm interested in this bullet journal but from all the videos I've seen it takes a lot of setup and seems a bit convoluted to be very efficient.
Hey Jonathan Requillo, the benefit of this system is that it can be as simple as you need it to be. My wife's will be very detailed, mine will be very basic. But the end result is the same: better organized and more productive.
Yes! I'm so happy to hear someone else say this! :) I love taking pictures, and I like bookbindind and designing notebook covers, but when it comes to my to-do list, I keep things simple too! :) I like to write the names of the week with a pretty (stolen) font, but I'm not gonna spend hours just planning my day at the office. :p On the other hand, I think those who are more into the super scrapbook-like bullet journals, do that more as a hobby.
Exactly! I paint occasionally, but my to-do list needs to be quick and easy. I want to not forget anything afterall, because I feel busy. When would I have the nerve then to paint in my bullet journal.
@@thematthewkent A lot of people of all genders do exactly the same thing, even if some are adapted a little. We find what we think will work for us and we use it. It's just that some people can make it prettier than others. :)
Grateful to see another man's perspective. I plan to introduce it to my high school students and want to make it relevant to my guys, who will not be impressed with all the colour and stickers! I think my high achieving boys will see the advantages. I am trying to figure out how boys would carry it around. Women often keep them in their purses.
I think introducing it to your high school students is a fantastic idea. I think the bullet journal reinforces two critical skills for success: 1) creating something from nothing and 2) taking control of your time. I definitely didn't have that second piece when I was in high school. I carry mine with me everywhere in a messenger bag. Maybe one day I'll do a video about my everyday carry, but I have several items that (almost) always come with me. Let me know how it goes with introducing it to your students!
I introduced it to an honours class in May, when I first discovered it, but they are mostly girls. Several liked it immediately. I am going to use it to organize the daily lesson on the board so they see it in practise as well, including migrating or deleting tasks at the end of a lesson as seems best. My grade 12s tend to be boys headed to university or trades. Both could benefit.
This is such a great idea to introduce it to your students! As a high school student, I can say, bullet journal can save anyones life when tracking time and upcoming projects and all the school work! And stickers and colours are not an extreme need. It is just decorations. :) Keep up the good work!
Thanks for sharing your video. I like that you did decide to share, because most people who make these videos are females. I also like how you are honest in the fact that you did get ideas from other people, and that most of the things you used were from other people. Keep up the good work.
this guy is so likable! ive been doing a bullet journal for a year now and this is the charm and excitment i think everyone should have when they start! never seen someone exude passion like this. Ones journal doesn't need to be flamboyant of theatrically visual. the simplicity and functionality sells it. i love this guy, this is someone who makes you happy to listen to. fantastic video!
Thanks for this! Really love your openness! The income stream split thing is great, as I'm in that same boat. I still think I'm going to keep my calendar in Google Calendar, but migrate everything else out. I like digital reminders!
Thanks for not yelling, "HEY GUYS!" you are the first one to speak facing the audience and deliver a quality review that is brief but detailed. Again job well done.
I'm sooo glad I found this video! The vast majority of bujo tutorials include sections I'll never use. I especially love your Brain Dump section and the associated signifiers.
This helped me so much!!! I don't have ANY drawing skils, so every time I saw those girls bullet journals full of complex drawings and colourful stuff, I kinda thought that it was an impossible task to do and ended up getting even more confused about how I should do my bullet journal (plus how long they took drawing all those stuff? Who has this time?). Anyway, thank you for showing your amazing and simple to do bullet journal, it made me really inspired!
I love the uncluttered functional approach. Thank you for this! Most videos I've seen are very artsy and involved. My mind gets distracted enough, so I don't want too many distractions in my bullet journal when I'm trying to focus and get things done. Nice helpful to-the-point video!
Little help with the word Leuchtturm: L - obvious EU - as in the English "Oi!" CH - as h in huge T - obvious U - as o in do RM - quite obvious as well Thanks for this video! :)
I'm German Mennonite we would pronounce it like this: L: obvious EU: ey in hey CH: sounds like h in huge T: obvious U: sounds like ea in earth R: obvious M: also obvious
Man it is so great to find anther dude who is in to this type of stuff. Now I have never done a bullet Journal. As I have no idea what a bullet journal is or what it's for. Even though I have watched many RUclips videos on this subject it just dose not compute to me. I just have started just plain journaling. As I some what know how to do that much. I have to ask how in the world do You rite that small. I wish I could rite small like that. But my ritting is big and always has been. I have tried to rite small but it all ways go back to big. Great video by the way.
That'd be me. It's not exactly easy for a non-German speaker to say, though, even if we tell them how it's pronounced. For someone just taking a stab at it with no proper help, he did just fine.
I'm appreciating the courage to share openly. I found many parts of your approach more useful that some of the other techniques I was considering. I'm also appreciating your effort to share about a different style/approach than what you had seen that was very art focused, for an approach that makes more sense to you. Thank you!
Wow this may be my favorite BuJo walkthrough... I've tried keeping a bujo before, but I overtime was overwhelmed at how many pretty artsy bujo walkthroughs are out there. Stumbling upon this video, I decided to start bujoing again!
I loved how simple your journal is, I mean the whole idea a bullet journal is to be able to keep track of things in an organized way without having to spend much time writing everything down, I am going to tell my husband about this I am sure he is going to love it too.
Dude... I know this is an old video but thank you so, so much! I am a woman who has been putting off bullet journaling because I was intimidated by all the cutesy/pretty/super artistic journal examples. The extent of my artistic skills are doodling Sylvester the Cat - very badly. Thank you for showing that simple and clean is a great thing!
THANK YOU! when i first heard about the bujo at the beginning of the year, i immediately noticed that about 98% of inspiration found online is coming from a very sugary, cutesy feminine place. being a woman myself, i don't necessarily want everything to have hearts and flowers, and i definitely think there is a huge demographic being underserved, especially since this system is so helpful and life changing. i've been thinking about going public with mine for a while, so it's super awesome to see someone else doing so! YOU GO, DUDE!
Ja, natürlich würde ich es auch deutsch aussprechen *g*, aber du kannst von einem Amerikaner nicht erwarten, dass er es exakt übernehmen kann. Dementsprechend habe ich es versucht so aufzuschreiben, wie es ein Amerikaner problemlos pronunzieren kann. Mit dem phonetischen Alphabet lässt es sich natürlich am besten darstellen - aber Lautschrift kann auch nicht jeder lesen ^^
I agree with Anannsul. I will def refer back to your Bujo when I start my Bujo. I got so sidetracked with all of the Bujo's that look so professional and scrapbooky. Thanks to your Bujo, I gained my motivation and confidence back. Thankyou.
Thanks for sharing. Other than Ryder's original bullet journal video, I haven't seen another male making a video using a BuJo. I think it is so sweet to bullet journal together with your wife! I'm glad to see you see the benefits of using one. Wishing you all of God's blessings on your new blogging venture!
Your journal seems minimalist but simply artistic. I've seen many bullet journals out there and those are just too complicated or too simple. Thanks for giving me some ideas for my bullet journal :)
"Anything you see that looks cool... I stole it!" #winning Great setup for your BuJo. I can't do all the decorative stuff that girls typically do in a bullet journal. I just can't. Thanks for sharing your version.
I appreciate seeing everyone's take on the Bullet Journal system - some take it farther than others with decorations. But, it's great to see one that's not too heavily decorated. I just started one myself (almost done with week one) and I don't plan on putting too many colorful bells and whistles to it and focus on clean functionality. Thanks for sharing! Would love to see your progress and how your Bullet Journal evolves. Kind of inspires me to make a video about it too. It gets intimidating seeing all the super decked out ones.
+Makara Sernett thanks for the comment! I hope your bullet journal journey is amazing! I do plan on shooting more videos to show my progress. I've actually shot a few already which can be found on this playlist:ruclips.net/p/PLNiG3cUVMHZeiqPOwFszaHkEhC_AVUJQG I might also share pictures and other updates on social media. If you want, you can follow me using the links in the description
the first one to actually show the entire content. I watched a bunch of these walkthrough videos and it has been either overly done scrap book sheets or they cover most parts that i can't get any idea of how to design. thank you for simply showing it without trying to hide parts in the name of privacy.
The clearest example of this I've ever seen. I've been wanting to get into bullet journalling for a while but this is the only beginner tutorial I've seen that isn't completely overwhelming but still really nice to look at. Thanks!
Thank you for being a guy who actually posts about BuJo! Been doing these for over a year and I have a hard time figuring out things for me to try. Thanks for mentioning that. Edit: please send me a link to your blog. I'm a college student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 👍🏼
Thank you for this! A lot of of people are quick to judge and call bullet journaling something that wastes your time rather than what helps you get things done in an efficient way. I personally am someone who takes the time in the weekend to make my BuJo colorful and artsy, just because it makes me feel happy inside. While I sometimes rely on digital reminders, my appreciation for doing things the analog way will never die. Your video is awesome in demonstrating the fact that a bullet journal is what you make of it. Love your style of minimalism and clarity. The 'brain dump' is definitely a spread I'd love to try out in the coming month. Thanks for the inspiration! :)
Oh, and the part where you told us that bullet journalling is something that brings you and your wife together in planning and sharing your gratitude log at the end of the month - so much feels. That's such a great thing! Your wife is one lucky woman. (Just shared this video with my boyfriend and now he wants to do the same with me. Thank you for this! :')
I love the simplicity. I am sooooo busy with work, a post graduate diploma and being a mum to two teenagers that I don't have time for the beauty of the bullet journal pages. I was feeling like I should draw them. Seeing yours in great. I've got an A5 Filofax with a day per page diary that I use. I need it to work for me and that is the beauty of the system. I need to make future logs/monthly though because I have been avoiding them. I need to see the month at a glance and even 6 months so those will be added to mine. Thanks for sharing. It's great that you plan to get together with your wife and share all the things you are grateful for - thanks :D
I love your set up. I'm excited to be doing a bullet journal. I tried planners last year, but wanted to wait to the new year to start my bullet journal :)
Really appreciate your perspective. I hope that doing this with your wife is a blessing to you both. One suggestion: provide links to the things that inspired you - the images you used, the ideas for layouts. It can help others find things that inspire them, and it gives a little throw-back to the folks who helped you out. :)
+Efitall that's a good idea! I think for this one I'll have to set aside some time to track it all down, but when I have a chance that would be a good update
I'm starting college next semester in the fall and wanted to stay organized using the bullet journal system, but all the examples I have seen made it seem I needed to invest a lot of time into it. but I'm grateful I came across your video. it really helped me see the possibilities I can have with it, while doing minimal work, and still be organized.
+Andie Ri I'm glad it was useful! Good luck in college. I wish I had a journal like this in college. I did okay, buy I never felt like I had an organization system that worked
I gotta be honest, I've watched many of these videos and yours is by far the best I have seen. You got to the point and have everything someone might need. Bravo!
+Morgan Peerless Okay, I'll add some of those to my to do list. If you haven't seen some of the other videos I've done, here's a link to a playlist with all my BuJo vids: Bullet Journal Videos: ruclips.net/p/PLNiG3cUVMHZeiqPOwFszaHkEhC_AVUJQG
I'm new to this whole things and I think I'm going to love it. The artistic aspect is something I am really excited about because I am so busy that I seldom have/make time to create and this will give me a tiny daily outlet if I follow through. I've seen a bunch of more creative journal posts and videos but, it kind of overwhelmed my senses while I am just trying to get the hang of the general page ideas. So THANK YOU for sharing your basic Bujo! It has really helped me to get a grasp of the bare bones.
+Ilustrado Very true! I just read the book "steal like an artist" by Austin Keaton. Great book, it really helped show that to some extent any time you do anything worthwhile a certain amount of imitation and stealing is needed
Matthew Kent Hey Matthew! I definitely agree. It takes a certain skill and dedication to 'steal' an existing model and giving it our own mix of expression. By the way, your bullet journal is awesome! I'll surely give it a try.
It makes me so happy that there are guys out there like you who bullet journal too! I always see girls who bullet journal but never really guys. You're awesome!
Super helpful! Thank you :) I'm making a Bullet Journal for myself and my boyfriend and I was trying to sort of figure out how to keep it simple and realistic but at the same time obviously challenging enough to keep him organized and motivated. This was perfect!! Really helped me weed out what just isn't necessary.
Love it (from a woman's perspective)! You're probably the second dude I've seen do a walkthrough. Like you, I'm not into too much fluff. If I do, I use very minimal. I like it simple and functional. Haha! Yup! No one can pronounce that notebook! Will you be adding any collection/list pages in your Bujo? I also appreciate that this is not a "plan with me," which I think is a bit boring to watch :-D I look forward to seeing more walkthroughs! Thanks!
Thanks for the comment Jennifer! I will be adding some new collections. I've actually already added one since I shot this video and I'm thinking about adding one for goals and one for inspirational/motivational quotes. I have to think a little about how I want to set that up. I plan on doing a couple bullet journal videos next week to wrap up my first month and give some thoughts/share some lessons that I learned. Hopefully in one of them I can show the new collection I added, it's one that I'm not sure anyone else has and is kind of unusual, but I think it will be fun
This was so helpful! I started a bullet journal with artsy embellishments like most of the videos I saw, but I felt more stressed out than ever trying to keep up with it! I've recently gone more minimal and really feel like the system is much more beneficial for me this way. My daily spread is very similar to yours, but I need to incorporate your "brain dump" pages. Thanks for posting!
I need this so badly in my life. I am honestly so disorganized. How I ever manage to upload any videos on my channel is beyond me. Great work, I heard about this idea a while ago but of the videos I've seen I like your layout the best
I am not a dude, and I'm just now looking into bullet journaling, but I wanted to say that I appreciated your video. I love the gratitude log idea, and your simple approach.
Thanks for that insight ! Despite being a woman, I am in absolutely no mind to spend hours designing a journal that would soon become a drawing book instead of an organiser. Clear, simple, to the point : I'm going to steal your bujo !
Honestly, this is my favourite bujo video ever and I've watched a ton of them! I just started one myself and it's refreshing to see one that is a little more minimal like mine. 😊 As much as I love the colourful/pretty approach I get super overwhelmed by it even though I'm artistic. Thank you for this, great walkthrough!!
+Mostly Day Hiking The monthly log is a calendar view that you consult all month. If you have an upcoming task that you aren't necessarily going to work on today, it goes on the monthly task list. You create a new daily log each day with what you are going to do that day. In general all 30 or 31 of your daily logs won't be able to fit on one spread, so it's better to have a daily log than to try to cram everything into the monthly view. Hope that helps!
Matthew Kent it sort of does. I've been using the monthly log to record appointments and events that I've previously scheduled. I use the daily log almost like a to do list for that day. Am I doing it correctly?
+Mostly Day Hiking Sounds about right. I record appointments in the portion of my monthly log that looks like a calendar and keep a large running to do list. My daily log is my daily to-do/appointment list. I always consult the monthly log to see if I have anything scheduled for that day when making my daily log
Matthew, wonderful tutorial here; very clean (uncluttered), efficient trackers, and absolutely LOVE the Blog Tracker and Gratitude Journal. I particularly like that you have created a "whole system approach" through integrating business goals and gratitude into the "task" value is the time availability bar above each day. This allows realistic "to do" lists in planning out the week and month. Excellent work here, thank you so much for the obvious time put into sharing.
I love this! Your idea for the income generation is exactly what I need. My bullet (type) journal is arriving in 2 days and I’m watching as many examples as I can on top of the originator’s. I saw a couple of videos that scared me with the level and sophistication of graphic design and lettering. As an artist I already have plenty of ways to be creative-what I need from a journal is a way to stay focused! Thanks for sharing. 👍
Thank you thank you thank you! I find many bujos intimidating, distracting and cluttered. Yours was simple and clean. I'm a project manager and I like to assess my aim on projects both professional and personal. I enjoyed your analytical approach to bujo and now feel that I too can do this for 2020! Thanks again!
Matthew, just wanted to say thank you again for this great and simple video. As someone else has already said, your Journal isn't overly fancy. It's simple and down to the key elements, which is great for people new to the whole thing. This really helped me set up my own Bullet Journal (layed it out his evening and starting tomorrow, wish me luck). :)
One thing that really always bugged me about the over-prettifying of bullet journals is that spreads cease to actually be functional. I saw a "mind map" future log where all of the events were just thrown somewhere on the page and there was a line leading to the month they belonged to. How is that useful for anyone? Also the wasted space. I think the washi dividers on dailies are really cute, but that's wasting like 10 lines on a page that could actually be used. I love the aesthetics, but my approach is more to create and use a functional spread, then decorate the extra space, margins, and embellish the room I left for my titles.
its not that deep. some people want to have extra stuff. it may not be useful for you but it is for them. let people be artistic. idk why so many people need to be negative about it.
@@romangrayson6826 I agree! To each their own "groove thang." There's already too much judgmentalness in the world. Let's be the solution to that, instead of contributing to the problem.
@@romangrayson6826 Sometimes it's being judgemental, sometimes it's just feedback. Every time it's an opportunity to rethink things. Being critical and being negative aren't the same thing.
Thanks for sharing your process. I have started seeing more and more about bullet journaling and was trying to figure out what it is. I usually keep a notebook handy to capture ideas because I enjoy handwriting notes though I am trying to migrate fully to my iPad Pro with Apple Pencil. While I can understand why some people find bullet journaling attractive, it seems time intensive. I get the impression that the system takes a significant commitment to maintain over just using a planner or in my case, kanban, mind-mapping and note-taking apps. Thank you, again for taking the time to share and I wish you much success on your blog!
+Gustonegro thanks for the comment! Bullet journaling can take a lot if time if you let it, but the more simple you keep things the easier it is to maintain. I've simplified things even further since I've done this video and made things much quicker
Nice job man! This is literally my first bullet journaling instructional after hearing about it in a Creative Live course on organization for creatives. I was drawn to it because you listed it for "dude's", and I think it was a great idea on your part doing it from a man's perspective. I also really like the idea of adding an income tracker. I really appreciate your humble personality. It makes the ideas and information you're presenting come off very palatable. But man, you are a creative person! You made this great instructional, and look at your views! Thank you.
Thanks for the kind comment! I'm glad the video was helpful. And yeah, I've been pretty stunned at the views. I have a blog and I write on Medium.com, but this has easily been seen by more people than anything else I've ever created
I used to see many bullet journal book before .I thougt Bullet Book had to be colorful and beautiful but when I saw this video I recognized that Bullet book should be detail about dream,target,purpose .... push me much more motivated and handle my issue at present.I think your BJ it's so great and tks for sharing it with us !
It's your first time doing a bullet journal but I love your set up more than people that have been doing it for a couple of years (even if your did copy)
Yes, it's German for "lighthouse" -- pronounced "LOYSH-term" (the Front CH in German is effectively SH in English, though not literally). translate.google.com/#auto/de/lighthouse www.howtopronounce.com/german/leuchtturm
Justin Quirino just kidding man, I hope you're not mad. I respect your religion, and your passion for it as well. I hope you respect my decision not to believe it as much as I respect your choice to believe in it
Whether it's God, or journaling, or painting, it all is for the same purpose. You must practice to get any benefit, and daily is the best way to practice.
i love the artsy things and i have my own preference on bullet journaling styles. i personally don’t like the simple and to the point style bc it doesn’t make it fun for me. but i see why people do, especially really busy ones. but i loved your personality and seeing a guys perspective, considering that’s who created this in the first place.
It's great that you're doing what works for you and not letting "the norm" stop you. The fact that women's journals tend to be more decorated is a product of the larger gender conditioning but that's a long story. I for one am not a guy and yet my planner is clean and streamlined. Much plainer than yours in fact. So I don't think genders should be put into boxes and categories, because we are all a mix of either one. Our physical gender does not decide what we are as a whole.
Yo, Im glad I came across this video. I’m a guy and I like your method here. I’m new at BUJO but it’s really been a helpful tool to organize my life. I like the gratitude log and your blog post tracker.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosever BELIEVETH on him should not perish but hath everlasting life" - Jesus can save you from death and hell if you confess Him as your Lord and believe He died and rose again to bring you to heaven and take away your sin!
Your habit tracker is great. People make them needlessly complicated yours is simple and gets it done and it still looks visually pleasing on the page! Top notch, dude!
Well, well, well a man's point of view about Bullet journaling. I enjoyed the video as much as I enjoyed your explanation on your layout. You definitely put a lot of thought into your pages before creating them. What I like most is that you are doing this with you wife. Regardless to whose idea it was doing it together is great. Please continue to do what you are doing along with the positive attitude that you have. You are an inspiration. Thanks you for sharing and I am looking forward to seeing more videos.
Well, not a "man's" view . . . a "metrosexual's" view. Real men do not "journal". We use the tools available on the myriad devices we already carry to track to do lists, etc. "Bullet Journalling" or any of that other happy-slappy nonsense is just wasting time. Just make an ordered list . . . there's no need to spend time drawing cute little pics, etc. That is all just excusing more time wasting. In my mind . . . "bullet Journalling" is a great tool for procrastinators. They can fill their available time "journalling" and "organizing" instead of planning and finishing the tasks at hand.
+Bledsoe Texas Thanks for your input! Why don't you try using the bullet journal system with no pictures whatsoever? If you don't want to, that's totally fine, it just sounds like bullet journaling isn't for you. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts though
Awesome stuff I have been looking into bullet journaling my self. I too am a guy who was looking for a guy's perspective thank you for making this video. I haven't started yet but my wife and I are looking to do this as well. Glad to hear you and yours arebdoing it together
+Matthew Kent It's German for "lighthouse". Just go to dict.cc (for example) type it in and click on the little sound icon next to the word. Should be the easiest way to get an idea of how it is supposed to sound ;) Anyways: thank you for your video! I'll start my own bullet journal within the next few days :)
you do not know how many bullet journal videos, posts, blogs, pictures, pins i looked at and felt like my bullet journal needs to be perfect. im quite artsy (im good at copying lol) and i get so much pressure for no reason. i needed this tbh
I love the "I'm not original, I stole everything". I've never identified with something as hard as that
+AlwaysElisabethian Awesome! Glad someone feels where I'm coming from 😁
Yeah I totally get it lol. I prepare a lot more colour in mine (cause girl and all) but I get where you're coming from. 90% of my bujo comes from pinterest or bullet journal junkies
+AlwaysElisabethian Someone recommended that I join the Bullet Journal Junkies group on FB so I did, but everything on there intimidates me!
+AlwaysElisabethian thanks for the encouragement!
+Matthew Kent no problem! Any time
You know... I may not be a guy but for once it was great to watch a video where the bullet journal didn't look like a scrap book. :) Whenever I watch those other videos I feel like I have to compete but yours was very simple.. and made me rethink how I bullet journal. Your Bullet Journal is very clean and simple looking. :)
+Anannsul glad it was useful to you!
Agree! Favorite bullet journal video.
Anannsul yes! As a girl who can't just effortlessly make basic things look neat and perfect, it was nice to see someone who had a realistic bullet journal. Those other videos are great but they make me feel overwhelmed with obligation to making it look pretty.
Agreed Anannsul!
I love the grayed out time frame at the top of your dailies. great idea.
You are correct, we hardly see any males doing videos on their BuJo methods. Thanks for posting yours. I've been using the BuJo for over a year now and it has really improved my organization and memory.
+matt jackson awesome!
I'm a women, but I really don't have a nice handwriting and I got so frustrated by those videos. These girls have great ideas, but I just couldn't do that. So I actually started to actively search for BuJo-videos featuring guys. That't how I ended up here.
Good to have you here
@@helenosa5621 exactly my story, I started looking for guys for the same reason, and found his videos :-)
epsilonkleiner0 me three!
Neat to see a more minimalist approach! Whether it's got to do with gender or not, I think journalling is feeling 'instagramization' - where sharing something (possibly very personal!) on the internet means people make that much more effort in the presentation.
Stealing that monthly spread where two days (I'm gonna pick the weekend) are on the second page!
I agree 100% :]
You might want to check out this IG account: instagram.com/minimalistbujo/
The approach on this account is well, minimalist and very simple. It's focused on the tasks and getting things done, and not to much on making it look pretty. Don't get me wrong, I love pretty stuff, but when it comes to planning, even though I doodle a bit etc., I keep things more on the simple side. :)
+bundle wade wow that is such an inspirational account. I love it!
Thank you for the suggestion!
zApple769 You are most welcome. I'm glad you find that account inspiring.
im an artsy girl, but when it comes to work and organsation it has to be minimal and to the point
humanityandme Thank you! If I need to get things done, I don't have time to decide what tape design I want to use for a to-do-list that I typed up on my typewriter... I'm interested in this bullet journal but from all the videos I've seen it takes a lot of setup and seems a bit convoluted to be very efficient.
Hey Jonathan Requillo, the benefit of this system is that it can be as simple as you need it to be. My wife's will be very detailed, mine will be very basic. But the end result is the same: better organized and more productive.
Function over form for my journal too so art projects can get started on sooner
Yes! I'm so happy to hear someone else say this! :) I love taking pictures, and I like bookbindind and designing notebook covers, but when it comes to my to-do list, I keep things simple too! :) I like to write the names of the week with a pretty (stolen) font, but I'm not gonna spend hours just planning my day at the office. :p On the other hand, I think those who are more into the super scrapbook-like bullet journals, do that more as a hobby.
Exactly! I paint occasionally, but my to-do list needs to be quick and easy. I want to not forget anything afterall, because I feel busy. When would I have the nerve then to paint in my bullet journal.
I'm a girl, but I suck at making things look artsy. So I really really appreciate this video.
+TpyoQueen I'm glad you liked it
YESSSSS me too hahahah. The girl's journals are so artsy and they're talking about their pens. All I wanna know is what the heck to do hahaha.
"Anything that you look at that you think is cool, I STOLE IT." Hahahaha!
+Lauren Hannah It's funny because it's true 😂😂😂
That was my favorite part!
@@thematthewkent A lot of people of all genders do exactly the same thing, even if some are adapted a little. We find what we think will work for us and we use it. It's just that some people can make it prettier than others. :)
I love how few videos there are about bullet journaling from a guy's perspective... Considering the creator of the bullet journal is a guy
Very true
Grateful to see another man's perspective. I plan to introduce it to my high school students and want to make it relevant to my guys, who will not be impressed with all the colour and stickers! I think my high achieving boys will see the advantages. I am trying to figure out how boys would carry it around. Women often keep them in their purses.
I think introducing it to your high school students is a fantastic idea. I think the bullet journal reinforces two critical skills for success: 1) creating something from nothing and 2) taking control of your time. I definitely didn't have that second piece when I was in high school. I carry mine with me everywhere in a messenger bag. Maybe one day I'll do a video about my everyday carry, but I have several items that (almost) always come with me. Let me know how it goes with introducing it to your students!
I introduced it to an honours class in May, when I first discovered it, but they are mostly girls. Several liked it immediately. I am going to use it to organize the daily lesson on the board so they see it in practise as well, including migrating or deleting tasks at the end of a lesson as seems best.
My grade 12s tend to be boys headed to university or trades. Both could benefit.
+cassandra007 I definitely agree that both could benefit. hopefully it catches on with them!
This is such a great idea to introduce it to your students! As a high school student, I can say, bullet journal can save anyones life when tracking time and upcoming projects and all the school work!
And stickers and colours are not an extreme need. It is just decorations. :)
Keep up the good work!
The boys can shove it in their backpack.
Love that sentence! What gets measured, gets managed. It totally sits well with me.
+Rebecca Kelsey Sampson I've also heard "what gets measured improves" which I also like
IIRC, it was the Peter Drucker , one of the forefathers of Modern management who said it. i too love that sentence..
Thanks for sharing your video. I like that you did decide to share, because most people who make these videos are females. I also like how you are honest in the fact that you did get ideas from other people, and that most of the things you used were from other people. Keep up the good work.
+Jessica Lamont Thanks for the kind comment!
Matthew Kent Your welcome 😄
this guy is so likable! ive been doing a bullet journal for a year now and this is the charm and excitment i think everyone should have when they start! never seen someone exude passion like this. Ones journal doesn't need to be flamboyant of theatrically visual. the simplicity and functionality sells it. i love this guy, this is someone who makes you happy to listen to. fantastic video!
Very refreshing to see a simple layout! Thanks for sharing!
you're welcome!
I am not a crafty person so I really appreciated the simplicity and thoughtfulness of your journal. Loved it!
+Adriana Serna thanks for the comment! Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for this! Really love your openness! The income stream split thing is great, as I'm in that same boat. I still think I'm going to keep my calendar in Google Calendar, but migrate everything else out. I like digital reminders!
+BKXC Digital reminders are great. I still use them for a lot of things. Glad you enjoyed the video
Thanks for not yelling, "HEY GUYS!" you are the first one to speak facing the audience and deliver a quality review that is brief but detailed. Again job well done.
Thanks!
I'm sooo glad I found this video! The vast majority of bujo tutorials include sections I'll never use. I especially love your Brain Dump section and the associated signifiers.
Glad you found something useful 😃
I watched about 5 YT vids by the ladies and it was starting to look like scrapbooking. Glad you're here..
Thanks, I really appreciate it!
This helped me so much!!! I don't have ANY drawing skils, so every time I saw those girls bullet journals full of complex drawings and colourful stuff, I kinda thought that it was an impossible task to do and ended up getting even more confused about how I should do my bullet journal (plus how long they took drawing all those stuff? Who has this time?). Anyway, thank you for showing your amazing and simple to do bullet journal, it made me really inspired!
+Napoly's Vlog I'm really glad it helped!
Thanks for the comment!
I love the uncluttered functional approach. Thank you for this! Most videos I've seen are very artsy and involved. My mind gets distracted enough, so I don't want too many distractions in my bullet journal when I'm trying to focus and get things done. Nice helpful to-the-point video!
+Susan R Thanks, I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
Little help with the word Leuchtturm:
L - obvious
EU - as in the English "Oi!"
CH - as h in huge
T - obvious
U - as o in do
RM - quite obvious as well
Thanks for this video! :)
+Anna W. You're welcome! Thanks for the pronunciation tip!
Anna W. Yeah I'm german and that's a great tip for pronouncation!!
I'm German Mennonite we would pronounce it like this:
L: obvious
EU: ey in hey
CH: sounds like h in huge
T: obvious
U: sounds like ea in earth
R: obvious
M: also obvious
Thanks!
Man it is so great to find anther dude who is in to this type of stuff. Now I have never done a bullet Journal. As I have no idea what a bullet journal is or what it's for. Even though I have watched many RUclips videos on this subject it just dose not compute to me. I just have started just plain journaling. As I some what know how to do that much. I have to ask how in the world do You rite that small. I wish I could rite small like that. But my ritting is big and always has been. I have tried to rite small but it all ways go back to big. Great video by the way.
S&Tguy Write* writing*
cbookins lol why
The purpose of a bullet journal is to have one place to put all the stuff you have to do.
High five to all the Germans that laughed at his pronunciation of 'Leuchtturm' xD
I had to relisten to understand what company he was talking about - but yeah, that's how native people there pronnounce it ;)
I took a stab at it! lol
I had to use the link in the description box to find out what he was referring to xD Bts: It's the german word for "lighthouse".
That'd be me. It's not exactly easy for a non-German speaker to say, though, even if we tell them how it's pronounced. For someone just taking a stab at it with no proper help, he did just fine.
+JoAnne Markov lol, thanks!
I'm appreciating the courage to share openly. I found many parts of your approach more useful that some of the other techniques I was considering. I'm also appreciating your effort to share about a different style/approach than what you had seen that was very art focused, for an approach that makes more sense to you. Thank you!
You're welcome! Thank you for the comment 😀
Wow this may be my favorite BuJo walkthrough... I've tried keeping a bujo before, but I overtime was overwhelmed at how many pretty artsy bujo walkthroughs are out there. Stumbling upon this video, I decided to start bujoing again!
Awesome! Glad you found something that got you back in the game
I loved how simple your journal is, I mean the whole idea a bullet journal is to be able to keep track of things in an organized way without having to spend much time writing everything down, I am going to tell my husband about this I am sure he is going to love it too.
+Liliana Colunga glad you thought it was useful!
Dude... I know this is an old video but thank you so, so much! I am a woman who has been putting off bullet journaling because I was intimidated by all the cutesy/pretty/super artistic journal examples. The extent of my artistic skills are doodling Sylvester the Cat - very badly. Thank you for showing that simple and clean is a great thing!
You're welcome
THANK YOU! when i first heard about the bujo at the beginning of the year, i immediately noticed that about 98% of inspiration found online is coming from a very sugary, cutesy feminine place. being a woman myself, i don't necessarily want everything to have hearts and flowers, and i definitely think there is a huge demographic being underserved, especially since this system is so helpful and life changing. i've been thinking about going public with mine for a while, so it's super awesome to see someone else doing so! YOU GO, DUDE!
+Spirit & Story Thanks for the encouraging comment!
I sincerely hope that in going public with yours that you rock it and help many people!
Hey Matthew! Thanks for the video! Glad to see a simpler, not girlish layout. BTW, Leuchtturm is German and pronounced L-OI-SH-T-T-OO-R-M ;)
Bringit Greenie I don't pronounce Leuchtturm like that and I am German O.o
Wie sprichst du es denn (in englischer Übertragung) aus?
Naja, da es sich um ein deutsches Unternehmen handelt, würde ich es deutsch aussprechen und nicht in mit einem englischen Akzent. Also [lɔɪ̯çtˌtʊʁm].
Ja, natürlich würde ich es auch deutsch aussprechen *g*, aber du kannst von einem Amerikaner nicht erwarten, dass er es exakt übernehmen kann. Dementsprechend habe ich es versucht so aufzuschreiben, wie es ein Amerikaner problemlos pronunzieren kann. Mit dem phonetischen Alphabet lässt es sich natürlich am besten darstellen - aber Lautschrift kann auch nicht jeder lesen ^^
Ok, da hast du natürlich vollkommen recht. Ich war anfangs nur verwirrt xD
I agree with Anannsul. I will def refer back to your Bujo when I start my Bujo. I got so sidetracked with all of the Bujo's that look so professional and scrapbooky. Thanks to your Bujo, I gained my motivation and confidence back. Thankyou.
You're welcome, and thanks for sharing, that makes me so happy to hear 😃
Thanks for sharing. Other than Ryder's original bullet journal video, I haven't seen another male making a video using a BuJo. I think it is so sweet to bullet journal together with your wife! I'm glad to see you see the benefits of using one. Wishing you all of God's blessings on your new blogging venture!
thanks for the comment Sharon!
Your journal seems minimalist but simply artistic. I've seen many bullet journals out there and those are just too complicated or too simple. Thanks for giving me some ideas for my bullet journal :)
Your welcome! 😎
"Anything you see that looks cool... I stole it!" #winning
Great setup for your BuJo. I can't do all the decorative stuff that girls typically do in a bullet journal. I just can't. Thanks for sharing your version.
+Esther Langi You're welcome!
I appreciate seeing everyone's take on the Bullet Journal system - some take it farther than others with decorations. But, it's great to see one that's not too heavily decorated. I just started one myself (almost done with week one) and I don't plan on putting too many colorful bells and whistles to it and focus on clean functionality. Thanks for sharing! Would love to see your progress and how your Bullet Journal evolves. Kind of inspires me to make a video about it too. It gets intimidating seeing all the super decked out ones.
+Makara Sernett thanks for the comment! I hope your bullet journal journey is amazing!
I do plan on shooting more videos to show my progress. I've actually shot a few already which can be found on this playlist:ruclips.net/p/PLNiG3cUVMHZeiqPOwFszaHkEhC_AVUJQG
I might also share pictures and other updates on social media. If you want, you can follow me using the links in the description
Done :) Excited to see more!
"Leuchturm... I don't think anyone knows how to say that." Except. Yknow. Germans.
+MaG1cPr1NgL3S lol, true story
It's pronounced more like Loychtorm
Thanks!
Exactly. Then Matthew goes onto pronounce Moleskine incorrectly (it rhymes with wine)!
@@jonyboyjpk cool !- didn't know that one either, thanks man.
the first one to actually show the entire content. I watched a bunch of these walkthrough videos and it has been either overly done scrap book sheets or they cover most parts that i can't get any idea of how to design. thank you for simply showing it without trying to hide parts in the name of privacy.
+Bharath KK you're welcome!
This was refreshing. Bullet Journals have become works of arts. I can't compete. Not a guy, but don't want a scrap book.
Glad you enjoyed it 😃
The clearest example of this I've ever seen. I've been wanting to get into bullet journalling for a while but this is the only beginner tutorial I've seen that isn't completely overwhelming but still really nice to look at. Thanks!
+Jake Matricardi You're welcome!
Thank you for being a guy who actually posts about BuJo! Been doing these for over a year and I have a hard time figuring out things for me to try. Thanks for mentioning that.
Edit: please send me a link to your blog. I'm a college student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary 👍🏼
Thank you for this! A lot of of people are quick to judge and call bullet journaling something that wastes your time rather than what helps you get things done in an efficient way. I personally am someone who takes the time in the weekend to make my BuJo colorful and artsy, just because it makes me feel happy inside. While I sometimes rely on digital reminders, my appreciation for doing things the analog way will never die. Your video is awesome in demonstrating the fact that a bullet journal is what you make of it. Love your style of minimalism and clarity. The 'brain dump' is definitely a spread I'd love to try out in the coming month. Thanks for the inspiration! :)
Oh, and the part where you told us that bullet journalling is something that brings you and your wife together in planning and sharing your gratitude log at the end of the month - so much feels. That's such a great thing! Your wife is one lucky woman. (Just shared this video with my boyfriend and now he wants to do the same with me. Thank you for this! :')
+Patricia Ng You're welcome! Glad you had something to take away and I'm glad you're rocking your BuJo in your own style!
"I stole the lettering. I stole the picture. I stole everything. I'm not original." Love it, inspirational :')
+ErinDoes lol, thanks
I love the simplicity. I am sooooo busy with work, a post graduate diploma and being a mum to two teenagers that I don't have time for the beauty of the bullet journal pages. I was feeling like I should draw them. Seeing yours in great. I've got an A5 Filofax with a day per page diary that I use. I need it to work for me and that is the beauty of the system. I need to make future logs/monthly though because I have been avoiding them. I need to see the month at a glance and even 6 months so those will be added to mine. Thanks for sharing. It's great that you plan to get together with your wife and share all the things you are grateful for - thanks :D
+LizzyM68 you're welcome!
I love your set up. I'm excited to be doing a bullet journal. I tried planners last year, but wanted to wait to the new year to start my bullet journal :)
+Kate The Sleepy Teacher Awesome, I hope it works out well for you!
I'm excited. I think , maybe, I will finally be productive :)
Thanks for sharing!! Shading the time bar is a great idea so you’ll know how much time you’ll actually have to do other tasks ☺️☺️
Thanks!
Really appreciate your perspective. I hope that doing this with your wife is a blessing to you both. One suggestion: provide links to the things that inspired you - the images you used, the ideas for layouts. It can help others find things that inspire them, and it gives a little throw-back to the folks who helped you out. :)
+Efitall that's a good idea! I think for this one I'll have to set aside some time to track it all down, but when I have a chance that would be a good update
Lookin forward to seeing it!
I really appreciate how clear this walkthrough is. It's super helpful to see how you make the system work for you. Thank you for making this video!
+rosablackwell64 You're welcome. Glad it was useful!
I'm a bit more minimalist myself, and that was super useful. Thank you!
+Jane May You're welcome! really glad it was useful
I'm starting college next semester in the fall and wanted to stay organized using the bullet journal system, but all the examples I have seen made it seem I needed to invest a lot of time into it. but I'm grateful I came across your video. it really helped me see the possibilities I can have with it, while doing minimal work, and still be organized.
+Andie Ri I'm glad it was useful! Good luck in college. I wish I had a journal like this in college. I did okay, buy I never felt like I had an organization system that worked
"I stole the lettering, I stole the picture, I stole everything" 😂😂😂
+Carliss Brown 😂😂😂 I gotta be honest with everyone!
I gotta be honest, I've watched many of these videos and yours is by far the best I have seen. You got to the point and have everything someone might need. Bravo!
+Kyl Keathley thanks! That's a very encouraging comment
Could you possibly make more bullet journal videos? Also possibly make a beginners video please.
+Morgan Peerless I definitely can. Is there anything in particular you'd like to see besides just the beginners video?
Just how u go about setting it up and what other things u can put in there..
+Morgan Peerless Okay, I'll add some of those to my to do list. If you haven't seen some of the other videos I've done, here's a link to a playlist with all my BuJo vids: Bullet Journal Videos: ruclips.net/p/PLNiG3cUVMHZeiqPOwFszaHkEhC_AVUJQG
yes i have seen most of them but found it still a little hard to understand.. i do love your videos because they arent so fancy and hard
+Morgan Peerless just making sure 😊. I'll get to work on some of the stuff you mentioned
Loved your “borrowed” system. Have gone through a zillion videos but going to steal from you. Nice, down to earth and functional. Thank you.
You're welcome! And thanks for watching and leaving a kind comment 😃
Loved your sincerity throughout the entire video!
+Kelsey Pruitt Thanks!
I'm new to this whole things and I think I'm going to love it. The artistic aspect is something I am really excited about because I am so busy that I seldom have/make time to create and this will give me a tiny daily outlet if I follow through. I've seen a bunch of more creative journal posts and videos but, it kind of overwhelmed my senses while I am just trying to get the hang of the general page ideas. So THANK YOU for sharing your basic Bujo! It has really helped me to get a grasp of the bare bones.
+Pancake Pretty You're welcome! I'm really glad that it was useful
“Good artists borrow, Great artists steal.”
+Ilustrado Very true! I just read the book "steal like an artist" by Austin Keaton. Great book, it really helped show that to some extent any time you do anything worthwhile a certain amount of imitation and stealing is needed
Matthew Kent Hey Matthew! I definitely agree. It takes a certain skill and dedication to 'steal' an existing model and giving it our own mix of expression. By the way, your bullet journal is awesome! I'll surely give it a try.
+Ilustrado Thanks! Hopefully it goes well for you!
@@thematthewkent Austin Kleon
It makes me so happy that there are guys out there like you who bullet journal too! I always see girls who bullet journal but never really guys. You're awesome!
+Rebecca Ly thanks!
"no! I stole it." 😂😂
And I'm not ashamed!
Super helpful! Thank you :) I'm making a Bullet Journal for myself and my boyfriend and I was trying to sort of figure out how to keep it simple and realistic but at the same time obviously challenging enough to keep him organized and motivated. This was perfect!! Really helped me weed out what just isn't necessary.
+GabbyGypsy I'm really glad it was a useful video for you! Good luck on your BuJo journey!
Love it (from a woman's perspective)! You're probably the second dude I've seen do a walkthrough. Like you, I'm not into too much fluff. If I do, I use very minimal. I like it simple and functional. Haha! Yup! No one can pronounce that notebook! Will you be adding any collection/list pages in your Bujo? I also appreciate that this is not a "plan with me," which I think is a bit boring to watch :-D I look forward to seeing more walkthroughs! Thanks!
Thanks for the comment Jennifer! I will be adding some new collections. I've actually already added one since I shot this video and I'm thinking about adding one for goals and one for inspirational/motivational quotes. I have to think a little about how I want to set that up. I plan on doing a couple bullet journal videos next week to wrap up my first month and give some thoughts/share some lessons that I learned. Hopefully in one of them I can show the new collection I added, it's one that I'm not sure anyone else has and is kind of unusual, but I think it will be fun
Sounds great! :-)
This was so helpful! I started a bullet journal with artsy embellishments like most of the videos I saw, but I felt more stressed out than ever trying to keep up with it! I've recently gone more minimal and really feel like the system is much more beneficial for me this way. My daily spread is very similar to yours, but I need to incorporate your "brain dump" pages. Thanks for posting!
+Jessica Richards you're welcome!
First man I've come across. Good for you! 😊
Thanks! 😀
This is very practical and direct. No need of making it pretty and doodly. I love it!
Thanks 😃
I need this so badly in my life. I am honestly so disorganized. How I ever manage to upload any videos on my channel is beyond me. Great work, I heard about this idea a while ago but of the videos I've seen I like your layout the best
+Will Cook Thanks!
I am not a dude, and I'm just now looking into bullet journaling, but I wanted to say that I appreciated your video. I love the gratitude log idea, and your simple approach.
+Lisa Brintnall Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for that insight ! Despite being a woman, I am in absolutely no mind to spend hours designing a journal that would soon become a drawing book instead of an organiser.
Clear, simple, to the point : I'm going to steal your bujo !
Do it! 😁
Okay this interpretation is genius. It’s so visually accessible but basic which is what I most want
Glass to hear it 😎
LMAO - yours is way more decorated than mine!
+Bianca C Lol
Honestly, this is my favourite bujo video ever and I've watched a ton of them! I just started one myself and it's refreshing to see one that is a little more minimal like mine. 😊 As much as I love the colourful/pretty approach I get super overwhelmed by it even though I'm artistic. Thank you for this, great walkthrough!!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting
I'm a little confused as to what goes in the monthly log and the daily log. It seems redundant to me. Can you clarify how they're different?
+Mostly Day Hiking The monthly log is a calendar view that you consult all month. If you have an upcoming task that you aren't necessarily going to work on today, it goes on the monthly task list. You create a new daily log each day with what you are going to do that day. In general all 30 or 31 of your daily logs won't be able to fit on one spread, so it's better to have a daily log than to try to cram everything into the monthly view.
Hope that helps!
Matthew Kent it sort of does. I've been using the monthly log to record appointments and events that I've previously scheduled. I use the daily log almost like a to do list for that day. Am I doing it correctly?
+Mostly Day Hiking Sounds about right. I record appointments in the portion of my monthly log that looks like a calendar and keep a large running to do list. My daily log is my daily to-do/appointment list. I always consult the monthly log to see if I have anything scheduled for that day when making my daily log
Matthew Kent thanks for your help. I really enjoy your videos. I subscribed to your channel too! If you get a chance check out my channel.
+Mostly Day Hiking will do
Matthew, wonderful tutorial here; very clean (uncluttered), efficient trackers, and absolutely LOVE the Blog Tracker and Gratitude Journal. I particularly like that you have created a "whole system approach" through integrating business goals and gratitude into the "task" value is the time availability bar above each day. This allows realistic "to do" lists in planning out the week and month.
Excellent work here, thank you so much for the obvious time put into sharing.
+Rachael Anderson your welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the super encouraging comment
I really like this straight-forward style
I love this! Your idea for the income generation is exactly what I need. My bullet (type) journal is arriving in 2 days and I’m watching as many examples as I can on top of the originator’s. I saw a couple of videos that scared me with the level and sophistication of graphic design and lettering. As an artist I already have plenty of ways to be creative-what I need from a journal is a way to stay focused! Thanks for sharing. 👍
You're welcome, thanks for commenting 😀
“Not to get into generalizations” *immediately gets into generalizations*
😂😂😂
Thank you thank you thank you! I find many bujos intimidating, distracting and cluttered. Yours was simple and clean. I'm a project manager and I like to assess my aim on projects both professional and personal. I enjoyed your analytical approach to bujo and now feel that I too can do this for 2020! Thanks again!
You're welcome!
Artsy comments were hilarious lol. what? Don't wanna borrow my Hello Kitty washi tape?
Seriously the bujo was invented by a guy.
+CJ Walton indeed it was
Matthew, just wanted to say thank you again for this great and simple video.
As someone else has already said, your Journal isn't overly fancy. It's simple and down to the key elements, which is great for people new to the whole thing. This really helped me set up my own Bullet Journal (layed it out his evening and starting tomorrow, wish me luck). :)
+Jasmic Good luck! Glad you thought it was useful
One thing that really always bugged me about the over-prettifying of bullet journals is that spreads cease to actually be functional. I saw a "mind map" future log where all of the events were just thrown somewhere on the page and there was a line leading to the month they belonged to. How is that useful for anyone? Also the wasted space. I think the washi dividers on dailies are really cute, but that's wasting like 10 lines on a page that could actually be used. I love the aesthetics, but my approach is more to create and use a functional spread, then decorate the extra space, margins, and embellish the room I left for my titles.
+WinsomeMisfit yeah, I've made some of my headers smaller because I've been running out of room on the page a little earlier than I would like
its not that deep. some people want to have extra stuff. it may not be useful for you but it is for them. let people be artistic. idk why so many people need to be negative about it.
@@romangrayson6826 I agree! To each their own "groove thang." There's already too much judgmentalness in the world. Let's be the solution to that, instead of contributing to the problem.
@@romangrayson6826 Sometimes it's being judgemental, sometimes it's just feedback. Every time it's an opportunity to rethink things.
Being critical and being negative aren't the same thing.
Thanks for sharing your process. I have started seeing more and more about bullet journaling and was trying to figure out what it is. I usually keep a notebook handy to capture ideas because I enjoy handwriting notes though I am trying to migrate fully to my iPad Pro with Apple Pencil. While I can understand why some people find bullet journaling attractive, it seems time intensive. I get the impression that the system takes a significant commitment to maintain over just using a planner or in my case, kanban, mind-mapping and note-taking apps. Thank you, again for taking the time to share and I wish you much success on your blog!
+Gustonegro thanks for the comment! Bullet journaling can take a lot if time if you let it, but the more simple you keep things the easier it is to maintain. I've simplified things even further since I've done this video and made things much quicker
cool to see a males way to make a bullet journal
thanke you
you're welcome!
Nice job man! This is literally my first bullet journaling instructional after hearing about it in a Creative Live course on organization for creatives. I was drawn to it because you listed it for "dude's", and I think it was a great idea on your part doing it from a man's perspective. I also really like the idea of adding an income tracker. I really appreciate your humble personality. It makes the ideas and information you're presenting come off very palatable. But man, you are a creative person! You made this great instructional, and look at your views! Thank you.
Thanks for the kind comment! I'm glad the video was helpful.
And yeah, I've been pretty stunned at the views. I have a blog and I write on Medium.com, but this has easily been seen by more people than anything else I've ever created
As a german it kinda made me crack up, when I heard him pronounce Leuchtturm.
But then I remembered how bad my accent is, when I speak english....
😂😂😂 the more time passes the happier I am that I took a wild stab in the dark. More fun for everyone
Haha, yes indeed
I used to see many bullet journal book before .I thougt Bullet Book had to be colorful and beautiful but when I saw this video I recognized that Bullet book should be detail about dream,target,purpose .... push me much more motivated and handle my issue at present.I think your BJ it's so great and tks for sharing it with us !
+Ngân Nguyễn Vũ Phương You're welcome!
It is pronounced "loishttoorm" :D
+itsyogirlseb “itsyogirlseb” Thanks
Just started a bullet journal a month ago and I too wondered where the videos were from guys. Thanks for doing your walkthrough.
You're welcome! Good luck with your bullet journal! 👍
I’m watching this from the future.
😂😂😂
It's your first time doing a bullet journal but I love your set up more than people that have been doing it for a couple of years (even if your did copy)
Thanks!
"Leuchtturm". Pronounce it "Loikt-Turm". Greets from Germany!
+johannesbochum thanks for the info! I'll try to get it right next time!
Yes, it's German for "lighthouse" -- pronounced "LOYSH-term" (the Front CH in German is effectively SH in English, though not literally).
translate.google.com/#auto/de/lighthouse
www.howtopronounce.com/german/leuchtturm
+Andy Van Engen good to know
It was great to see a straight-forward, clean and simple approach to bullet journaling.
+Leticia Nava glad you enjoyed it
Bible everyday! Amen, brother!
Justin Quirino omg I'm also a fan of fantasy stories!
Justin Quirino just kidding man, I hope you're not mad. I respect your religion, and your passion for it as well. I hope you respect my decision not to believe it as much as I respect your choice to believe in it
Whether it's God, or journaling, or painting, it all is for the same purpose. You must practice to get any benefit, and daily is the best way to practice.
@Keith Moore Are you implying there's good evidence out there for God?
@@HopperDragon there is
i love the artsy things and i have my own preference on bullet journaling styles. i personally don’t like the simple and to the point style bc it doesn’t make it fun for me. but i see why people do, especially really busy ones. but i loved your personality and seeing a guys perspective, considering that’s who created this in the first place.
It's great that you're doing what works for you and not letting "the norm" stop you. The fact that women's journals tend to be more decorated is a product of the larger gender conditioning but that's a long story. I for one am not a guy and yet my planner is clean and streamlined. Much plainer than yours in fact. So I don't think genders should be put into boxes and categories, because we are all a mix of either one. Our physical gender does not decide what we are as a whole.
Very true!
Yo, Im glad I came across this video. I’m a guy and I like your method here. I’m new at BUJO but it’s really been a helpful tool to organize my life. I like the gratitude log and your blog post tracker.
Thanks a bunch for watching and commenting, hope it continues to be a useful tool for you!
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosever BELIEVETH on him should not perish but hath everlasting life" - Jesus can save you from death and hell if you confess Him as your Lord and believe He died and rose again to bring you to heaven and take away your sin!
Your habit tracker is great. People make them needlessly complicated yours is simple and gets it done and it still looks visually pleasing on the page! Top notch, dude!
+International Glove Drop thanks!
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Well, well, well a man's point of view about Bullet journaling. I enjoyed the video as much as I enjoyed your explanation on your layout. You definitely put a lot of thought into your pages before creating them. What I like most is that you are doing this with you wife. Regardless to whose idea it was doing it together is great. Please continue to do what you are doing along with the positive attitude that you have. You are an inspiration. Thanks you for sharing and I am looking forward to seeing more videos.
+Andrea Green thanks!
Well, not a "man's" view . . . a "metrosexual's" view. Real men do not "journal". We use the tools available on the myriad devices we already carry to track to do lists, etc. "Bullet Journalling" or any of that other happy-slappy nonsense is just wasting time.
Just make an ordered list . . . there's no need to spend time drawing cute little pics, etc. That is all just excusing more time wasting.
In my mind . . . "bullet Journalling" is a great tool for procrastinators. They can fill their available time "journalling" and "organizing" instead of planning and finishing the tasks at hand.
+Bledsoe Texas Thanks for your input!
Why don't you try using the bullet journal system with no pictures whatsoever?
If you don't want to, that's totally fine, it just sounds like bullet journaling isn't for you.
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts though
all my journals are brain dump!
Audie Siegel all my journals are dumps
Awesome stuff I have been looking into bullet journaling my self. I too am a guy who was looking for a guy's perspective thank you for making this video. I haven't started yet but my wife and I are looking to do this as well. Glad to hear you and yours arebdoing it together
+crave4paint thanks for the comment! Hopefully it can be a fun project that the two of you share!
Leuchtturm is german: pronounced; loy-h-t-tour-m -> the "h"-sound like in "humor"
+Anni Runge I'll make sure to practice that!
+Matthew Kent It's German for "lighthouse". Just go to dict.cc (for example) type it in and click on the little sound icon next to the word. Should be the easiest way to get an idea of how it is supposed to sound ;)
Anyways: thank you for your video! I'll start my own bullet journal within the next few days :)
+Fabian Büttner Thanks for the info!
Glad to hear you're starting a bullet journal! Hopefully it goes well for you
you do not know how many bullet journal videos, posts, blogs, pictures, pins i looked at and felt like my bullet journal needs to be perfect. im quite artsy (im good at copying lol) and i get so much pressure for no reason. i needed this tbh
+XXlololouiseXX I'm really glad you enjoyed it and found something that can work for you!