The Bullet Journal was designed to be simple and minimal. Don't think you have to make it a fancy art project to be effective. Start with the daily log, set a weekly goal, and get to it. That's all :)
This is my 3rd year of using a bullet journal and from the start, I realized the difference between a useful planner/journal and a creative artistic hobby. This video is great because a lot of people get hung up on the latter when it doesn’t suit them. It can be a creative hobby, but doesn’t have to be to be useful. Those are 2 different goals. My bujo is strictly utilitarian and has helped my life. My creativity is focused elsewhere.
Thank you for this I'm just sharing this, I was very intimidated by all the artistic fancy journals. I eventually want to get to this point, but I didn't know where to start. I also have a very open schedule, that changes all the time
Thanks you for your focus on minimal but not insignificant. I don't mind an occasional sticker, or a color code. But the vast majority of tutorials on YT are art classes with planning a distant overthought. Your style is calming in a different way.
Hello Matt, your videos are still my go to if I want to explain to somebody that BUJO can be simple. And a nice reminder for myself, even after 5 years of using BUJO 😊 Well done! And all the best in 2022!
Yes! Thank you for reminding us why we BuJo in the first place... to be more productive. I've been bullet journaling for two years and at the start of every year, I like to get some fresh ideas. It is easy to get bogged down in beautiful, time-wasting spreads. Sometimes the best idea is "back to basics". BTW I love the calendar spread. It is just like mine, first day of the week is Monday and Sat/Sun are together in a single block. Mon - Sun is how my brain works but so many calendars/planners are set up Sunday first. On my future log, I write the dates in a single column (ie. 1-31) and then rather than writing each day of the week (M-S) I just underline Sunday's date to indicate the end of the week and then use a colored pencil to color over Sat/Sun. I also like to use colored pencils to highlight completed tasks especially when the list gets really long. I used to find myself reading and re-reading the same list of tasks, half of them already completed. It was very overwhelming. The little X just wasn't doing it for me. Now my brain "ignores" the colored items and goes to the white space.
Perfect Matt. Thank you. I really enjoyed the timing, pace and delivery of this chapter. You always provide food for thought and the gems are woven perfectly throughout with your motivating words. I look forward to diving into your future content and maybe, my first ever, productive Bullet Journal. One that is full of "ambition, instead of fear" 😊 Happy New Year 🙏
hi😊happy new year.. as I was searching of how to do journal or what is to write in my journal since it is my first time writing it and doing a journal. I am thankful I found your chanel this is really helpful. thanks a lot. new subscriber here
Oh procrastinators will love this all their time will be spent setting up their life, full of good intentions and then just move shit to the next day. A friend does bullet journalism and out of the two of us I get more down. Save your money buying expensive frigging journals and just write the things you need to do in a diary and the. Just live your life
This is deadset the most useful Bullet Journal system I’ve seen. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the bells and whistles so love how simple and easy this is. 👊🤙
Man I can't tell you how cool you are and what positive effect you have on me. I love journaling and I learned from you that it hasn't to be fancy. It can just be personally designed for me. Thank you for the inspiration and your effort. Keep going!! And I love your book shelf in the background 😍
Wow your setup is so good, I think I have finally found a minimalist system that will actually work and doesn't take ages to set up or carry out!!! The only issue I have when journalling is that if important information is on multiple pages I always forget to flip back between pages and never do it so info and prompts get missed and not read, do you have any reminder tips or do I just need to not be as forgetful haha, thanks again great video
Doooood this video rocked my world today, i have been bullet journaling amd i thought i got it but i was wrong! i wish i came across of it last year this time december 31 to save my year but i watched it today! thnx a lot
I watched the 2020 bujo setup earlier today and came back for the 2022. The GAP weekly is a great addition and I like the two-page box monthly setup over the one liner.
I think its important how you mention it really does not have to be fancy. You can get demotivated with all the really aesthetic journals out there. Great pointers, I'll have to give this another chance and practice my daily log. I use the habit rabbit app right now which helps me with my little goals but I hope to expand to bigger goals like you said. Thanks for the tips
In my monthly log for a long time, I use as a single character for the days of the week: M T W R F S U. I do not remember from who I took those abbreviations but I like the fact that each letter is unique and so no risk of being confused if I don't see the previous one like with S for Saturday and S for Sunday.
@@MattRagland Thanks Matt. Hoping to get organized ..with so many priorities it's a challenge to say the least. Will try GAP - looks really good ...just tried it this morning and you teaching is very encouraging and as clear as a bell. but all went pie shaped with problems logging in to my apple account. All ok now but it spoilt my first GAP endevour ...will persevere :)
Great total beginner starter! I've watched a bunch of your videos - they are so useful as I transition into a more block-time approach and moving from a digital system (zen-kit) to a written system. I literally created by daily - weekly - monthly spreads as you walked us through each step. The P - Protect your time - is where I need lots of help (dissertation deadline!). Which video goes into the GAP method? - I can't tell from the list above.
My award-winning graphic-artist wife puts a journal and a bunch of pens/stencils/etc in front of me and it was actually all way to much pressure and creative anxiety for me. I had a bit of an emotional upset, and still processing whatevs that fckn BS was. Then I found this video and it helped me get journaling in a practical way, at least for me. Thank you!
The Bullet Journal was designed to be simple and minimal. Don't think you have to make it a fancy art project to be effective. Start with the daily log, set a weekly goal, and get to it. That's all :)
Thanks for this video and best wishes for 2022!!
hey loved the video was just wondering what pen you used in this!
The creator of the original bullet journal has not used any fancy stuff.
Thanks for this video and best wishes for 2023!
I love the non-pinterest-y approach to bullet journaling. Cheers to more bujous!
happy new year people!
great video. Looking to get into bullet journaling to get off my phone and become more productive and less distracted in my business.
This is my 3rd year of using a bullet journal and from the start, I realized the difference between a useful planner/journal and a creative artistic hobby. This video is great because a lot of people get hung up on the latter when it doesn’t suit them. It can be a creative hobby, but doesn’t have to be to be useful. Those are 2 different goals. My bujo is strictly utilitarian and has helped my life. My creativity is focused elsewhere.
Cheers Mate Matt! I got myself a Leuchtturm1917 and looking forward to restarting my BuJo practice.
Bullet Journaling is such a great way to plan!
I have been needing this for a long time!
You have the best bullet journal videos. I love the simplicity of your style. Definitely will check out your GAP video. Thank you and Happy New Year 🎊
Thank you for this I'm just sharing this, I was very intimidated by all the artistic fancy journals. I eventually want to get to this point, but I didn't know where to start. I also have a very open schedule, that changes all the time
Thanks you for your focus on minimal but not insignificant. I don't mind an occasional sticker, or a color code. But the vast majority of tutorials on YT are art classes with planning a distant overthought. Your style is calming in a different way.
Hello Matt, your videos are still my go to if I want to explain to somebody that BUJO can be simple. And a nice reminder for myself, even after 5 years of using BUJO 😊 Well done! And all the best in 2022!
Good point, otherwise a newbie may get very discouraged with all the ultra fancy pics and videos out there.
First vid that really helped me THANKS😁
Yes! Thank you for reminding us why we BuJo in the first place... to be more productive. I've been bullet journaling for two years and at the start of every year, I like to get some fresh ideas. It is easy to get bogged down in beautiful, time-wasting spreads. Sometimes the best idea is "back to basics".
BTW I love the calendar spread. It is just like mine, first day of the week is Monday and Sat/Sun are together in a single block. Mon - Sun is how my brain works but so many calendars/planners are set up Sunday first. On my future log, I write the dates in a single column (ie. 1-31) and then rather than writing each day of the week (M-S) I just underline Sunday's date to indicate the end of the week and then use a colored pencil to color over Sat/Sun.
I also like to use colored pencils to highlight completed tasks especially when the list gets really long. I used to find myself reading and re-reading the same list of tasks, half of them already completed. It was very overwhelming. The little X just wasn't doing it for me. Now my brain "ignores" the colored items and goes to the white space.
Very helpful- thank you! I must not be seeing the link for the GAP Method video. Where is that? Thank you, Matt!🌷
Perfect Matt. Thank you. I really enjoyed the timing, pace and delivery of this chapter. You always provide food for thought and the gems are woven perfectly throughout with your motivating words. I look forward to diving into your future content and maybe, my first ever, productive Bullet Journal. One that is full of "ambition, instead of fear" 😊 Happy New Year 🙏
I agree!
I like the lighting in your previous videos better. Still, great video!
I haven't finished this video yet but, thank you! I really needed something simple to get started. This is perfect. Liked and sub'd.
hi😊happy new year.. as I was searching of how to do journal or what is to write in my journal since it is my first time writing it and doing a journal. I am thankful I found your chanel this is really helpful. thanks a lot. new subscriber here
Great video. I was looking for a simple way to start journaling and this video makes it simple.
Glad it was helpful!
Oh procrastinators will love this all their time will be spent setting up their life, full of good intentions and then just move shit to the next day. A friend does bullet journalism and out of the two of us I get more down. Save your money buying expensive frigging journals and just write the things you need to do in a diary and the. Just live your life
This is a very helpful video. I've been pondering to go back to bullet journal,. I like how you explained this. Can't wait to see the videos to come.
This is deadset the most useful Bullet Journal system I’ve seen. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the bells and whistles so love how simple and easy this is. 👊🤙
Man I can't tell you how cool you are and what positive effect you have on me. I love journaling and I learned from you that it hasn't to be fancy. It can just be personally designed for me. Thank you for the inspiration and your effort. Keep going!! And I love your book shelf in the background 😍
1:56 Me feeling sad for Matt feeling sad on the 29th, 30th, and 31st of February... xD
Wow your setup is so good, I think I have finally found a minimalist system that will actually work and doesn't take ages to set up or carry out!!! The only issue I have when journalling is that if important information is on multiple pages I always forget to flip back between pages and never do it so info and prompts get missed and not read, do you have any reminder tips or do I just need to not be as forgetful haha, thanks again great video
Just popped up in my YT feed a year later...
Great vid - Thanks!
Why the R for Thursday?
Thank for this focus
I think i just found my favorite channel.your content is so informative
Thank you Amira :)
My handwriting is so bad that I’d never use an analog productivity system where I can’t type my text. Still great tips, thank you
I like that you don't feel the need to put down decorative bullet journaling
Ain’t nobody got time for that!
Doooood this video rocked my world today, i have been bullet journaling amd i thought i got it but i was wrong! i wish i came across of it last year this time december 31 to save my year but i watched it today! thnx a lot
Can anyone recommend an easy pen that doesn’t bleed through? Thanks.
This video is so helpful to my adventure in journaling. Small steps to ease into my bigger goals. I will try this. Thank you.
I watched the 2020 bujo setup earlier today and came back for the 2022. The GAP weekly is a great addition and I like the two-page box monthly setup over the one liner.
Such a great video!! So clear and simple yet effective! Thanks Matt!
I’m starting a BJ for the first time and your approach is exactly what what I was looking for! Practical directions! Thank you!!!
I think its important how you mention it really does not have to be fancy. You can get demotivated with all the really aesthetic journals out there. Great pointers, I'll have to give this another chance and practice my daily log. I use the habit rabbit app right now which helps me with my little goals but I hope to expand to bigger goals like you said. Thanks for the tips
In my monthly log for a long time, I use as a single character for the days of the week: M T W R F S U. I do not remember from who I took those abbreviations but I like the fact that each letter is unique and so no risk of being confused if I don't see the previous one like with S for Saturday and S for Sunday.
Love this! Quick question, which pen do you use?
Your presence is such a sweet one. Thank you for your info, I found it very helpful!
I like your advice : Focusing on Day task!!
Above everything, Protect your time.
Namaste from India. This is good easy beginner journal.
Which video goes into the GAP method? . I just cant find it above or in your other other videos !!
Here it is Paul! Minimalist Weekly Planning & Reviews in a Bullet Journal
ruclips.net/video/WXiA0YBPtww/видео.html
@@MattRagland Thanks Matt. Hoping to get organized ..with so many priorities it's a challenge to say the least. Will try GAP - looks really good ...just tried it this morning and you teaching is very encouraging and as clear as a bell. but all went pie shaped with problems logging in to my apple account. All ok now but it spoilt my first GAP endevour ...will persevere :)
... “just with no pens, ribbons or tape ...
as they are 🦹♂️ distractions!!!!! 😈”
From a calm and focused method 🧘 to read the meta 😆
where can i find the supplies ???,”
All in the description Kell :)
@@MattRagland ty,
Best BuJo video I’ve seen thus far! No nonsense. Organized and straight to the point.
Thank you !! This is so easy and not overwhelming…
Sub!
Great total beginner starter! I've watched a bunch of your videos - they are so useful as I transition into a more block-time approach and moving from a digital system (zen-kit) to a written system. I literally created by daily - weekly - monthly spreads as you walked us through each step.
The P - Protect your time - is where I need lots of help (dissertation deadline!). Which video goes into the GAP method? - I can't tell from the list above.
Which video goes into the GAP method? Good question. I just cant find it above or in his other videos !!
This video is pureee GOLD✨🤩🤓
My award-winning graphic-artist wife puts a journal and a bunch of pens/stencils/etc in front of me and it was actually all way to much pressure and creative anxiety for me. I had a bit of an emotional upset, and still processing whatevs that fckn BS was. Then I found this video and it helped me get journaling in a practical way, at least for me. Thank you!
The title of your video is how to set uo, shut up with the waffle and get to the point.... I.e. what you have said it is about
Hope you get to the point and less waffle.