I've watched a few videos about the Rocketbook and how to use it. Your videos are by far the best that I have seen. Thanks for showing how we could incorporate bullet journal within the Rocketbook! Keep posting.
I've only been a rocketbook fan a few months but I fell hard for mine and wouldn't part with it now. Before I was using the mini 3 ring binder and 5x8 index cards design to meet my needs, it was heavy!....so much of it was must have though and not an option. When I received my rocketbook I ripped it apart. Inserted papers that I must have, labeled constant changing list, inserted 3 mo planner and am in love with my new creation...simple spiral binder put me back together :) It is always changing and always current. I am not repeating list but adjusting them as needed. I'm not ripping out weekly calendars and the only calendar I keep in there is the 6 page calendar for the quarter. repeated weekly events are on the right in the weekly page and the left side constantly changing. The way I set mine up with addition pages and folders in it and the way I can change items as needed has made my life so much easier and current. BTW I also use mine for grandkid pages for homework study/practice. We own 3 businesses and life is busy and good but rocketbook has made my life less stressful and weighed down.
Wow, that sounds like such an interesting way to adapt the system. I'm struggling with going back and forth between Rocketbook, paper, and even digital planning because they all of positives and negatives. I think some form of adaptation might be the way to go. How did you take the Rocketbook apart? Have you put everything into a binder then to keep everything together?
Sarah Bouwkamp I have the punch machine and spines at the shop but I’ve also done it by hand...mine is broken into sections and it has paper, folders and rocket book pages. If you plan on putting it together by hand use 3 nails or thumbtacks upside down to line up your pages in the holes. This will make putting the spiral binder back in much easier than holding in your hand.
I recently discovered Rocketbook and have binge-watching your videos on it. This seems like the *ultimate* balance of physical and digital note-taking!
Very helpful. I have just ordered 2 rocket books, 1 for home office and 1 for work. Love the bullet journal ideas & making templates in permanent marker, taken on board the tip to trial first, I have a few normal notebooks lying around I can use to fine tune the templates for myself.
Thanks Fiona, I'm glad to hear you found it useful 👍 I trialed my templates by making them with the FriXion pens in my Rocketbook so that I knew it was sized correctly and worked for that form factor as well, so you may want to try that in addition to other notebooks. Good luck!
Thank Heather - I make affiliate fees if someone decides to make a purchase through my link, but otherwise I do it to help the community. I’m glad to hear that you’ve found some of my templates helpful!
I too have found the bullet journal to be the thing that works for me. I would appreciate it if you could share with us how you organize the digitized version of your pages on your computer/ cloud.
Check out my updated Bullet Journal Template video in my Everything Rocketbook Playlist. I believe I describe how I title the files for easy digital viewing 👍
Nice! I love seeing all the says people use their rocketbooks! I ended up combining mine with some Circa tools, yes I took it out of the binding, I really like the flexibility of being able to move my pages around. I'm nowhere as neat as you though! I do a month of weekly agendas as I often need to put a task in a few weeks ahead. I can't post a picture or I would show you what it looks like!
Sarah - did punching the Rocketbook pages damage them in any way? I use a disc bound notebook, in bullet journal form, but hate using so much paper and would like to store my past pages digitally.
Very nice. I've been trying to get organized and have several rocketbooks. Been trying to find the best way to track all my info. I manage a wind farm and alot goes on that can be very difficult to keep track of. Like the ideas!
I may do a template update at some point, but I do have some videos on how you can use the mini and letter sizes that you may like if you haven't already seen them 👍 Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment ✌️
@@JakeReevesVideo So, I've been journaling for a month. I decided to erase my journal at the end of the month instead of each week. I did the big erase, today! I started out thinking that I would try to fit everything that I do in a day in one section of a page, but I discovered that I like to combine the bullet journal idea with writing in a diary. So, I don't allocate any kind of set space for each day. I almost ran out of space in my journal. I had to order .38 size pens. They work really well for my writing style. I can cram more into a page without it looking messy. For future month, I use an online calendar. So, I combined a few ideas from you with a few ideas from other bullet journalers (is that a word? lol). Thanks!
I would love to see more videos like this 👍👍. This gave such inspiration for my Rocketbook 👏. My Daughter gave it to me for Christmas last year and I love it, I just feel like I am not using it to it’s fullest potential. There are so many things I want to use it for but can’t seem to get it right. Thank you for your temp,antes and the links to the items. I love the pen it is beautiful. I was wondering what do you carry with your Rocketbook when you leave hone? Do you take the cloth and one of those small spray bottles or do you take one of the brushes? Also what places do you recommend sending to? Drop box, Google Drive etc. sorry for all the questions, you’ve just given such inspiration. Thank you for sharing 👍👍 I am new subscriber 👍
I'm glad you liked the video and found it helpful 👍 When I leave for the day I take my Rocketbook with both the brush and spray bottle if I can. I usually slide the cloth just inside the notebook cover. I also take one black 0.5mm pen, and a few 0.7mm ones along with my ruler if I have a backpack. For destinations, my go-to is Google Drive. I have a folder in OneDrive as well, but my primary is Google Drive. I haven't checked lately, but you couldn't set up the secondary text file for the transcript to OneDrive when I last tried, whereas you could with Google Drive. You can configure this in the destinations section. If you haven't seen already, I have a playlist called 'Everything Rocketbook' that you may like. Good Luck! ✌️ And thanks for watching!
@@JakeReevesVideo I’d only heard of bullet journaling before but didn’t know how it worked so this was a great introduction to it. I’d be interested in how it’s going as it’s now been a year (one advantage of checking older vlogs) plus any more advanced/in-depth detail of the techniques you’ve used.
Well I'm glad you found my Rocketbook Bullet Journaling perspective to be a good jumping off point. I've been planning to do a 'lessons from 1-year of Bullet Journaling' video, so that would probably align with what you're looking for... stay tuned ✌
Hi Jake, first off I just wanted to express how good a reviewer and RUclipsr you are! I can't believe how interactive you are with your viewers and every piece of information is well thought out so that we can have the best experience possible. I have definitely used a lot of your tips and tricks, especially for my Rocketbook Fusion, and will be trying out different weekly templates after watching this video. I did have one question: I want to make sure that the templates are right before I use them in permanent marker. At 5:14 you mentioned that we should try templates out for a few weeks to make sure that we like it. How would you do that? Like how would you erase before writing in permanent ink? Wouldn't part of the template get messed up? Could you use the pilot pen and then write on top of those lines with the permanent pen, erasing the pilot ink after? Also what is your way for making sure that you don't make mistakes when using the permanent pen? I feel like it would be hard for me to see a misshapen letter or a not perfectly straight line every single week...TIA
Thanks TJ! I'm really happy to hear that you find my content useful 👍 For the templating, my templates are sized for the Executive sized side bound Rocketbooks. I have since varied them a little, but those should be a good place to start. My suggestion is that you use a FriXion pen to make the templates each week (erasing everything after you upload) so that you know that the layout is going to work for you. After you know you like them, then be very careful and make them using the permanent ink. Here, you won't write over an existing line because that may cause the ink not to stick, so you'll have to just work from a fully erased page. Be really careful not to smudge the permanent ink with your ruler or palm, etc. It's likely that you'll make a mistake or two... I did and I just had to live with it or sacrifice the page. That is an unfortunate consequence. So make sure you practice for a few weeks and aren't distracted while you make the permanent lines. Good luck 👍✌️
@@JakeReevesVideo Thank you so much for the quick and informative reply! I have another question now that I have looked into it a bit more, does the Pilot LX pen that you have linked in your description come in black ink instead of blue? Also, what size does it come in, because I would like a 0.5 mm pen with black ink, and I would love the sleek, polished look of the black LX pen. Is there a way to buy that?
No problem TJ 👍 As far as I know, the LX only comes in 0.7mm by default and mine was in blue - having said that, the FriXion cartridges used in any of their 0.5 and 0.7mm clicker and capped pens are interchangable - so, I did exactly what you want to do, I bought some 0.5mm black replacent cartridges and swapped them out on day 1 ✌️ Good luck 👍
Firstly, your videos are fantastic and so thorough. Your review/detail helped me choose my pens and finalize my decision on the Rockebook, so TYVM. I have been pseudo-bullet journaling in OneNote, but I miss writing so I thought that this would be the way to bring them together. Where do you keep your weekly bullet journal scans? Are you storing them as images with OCR on google drive? Do you find it easy to refer back when necessary? I am debating if I need to import them into OneNote so I can readily search or if a cloud drive folder system is all I need. I appreciate any input you have.
Thanks Amy, I'm really glad to hear that you like my content and find it helpful 👍 I store my Bullet Journal scans in a single folder on Google Drive as bundled PDF files with OCR Transcription embedded. Based on how I name the files (YEAR - WEEK # (MONTH)) it's simple enough to look them up, and I can always use the Google drive search to find anything I need. I hope this helps ✌️
Hey bro i hope you remembered me i have asked you rocketbook review 6 months ago(youcan see comment in wallet video) you gave best review and still continue to do about it i think you love rocketbook i am happy that i asked review on it but i am unable to watch your videos from then i am sorry(but subbed from start) now i am free and i will follow you(love your videos by the way) make more vids like these😀😀😀🙏🙏But i cant buy rocketbook in india as in amazon it is more than actual help me please give any idea
Instead of buying a notebook, I bought the filler paper, and mix it with regular paper as needed. If it's something that won't be erased within 30 days, it goes on regular paper, if it will, it goes on rocket paper!
I am looking at your habit tracker and am a little perplexed about a couple of things. What are the habits you are tracking at the bottom. Also, how do you track your sleep. Is the line showing time you are awake? Just a little confused. Thank you for the great videos as well.
The sleep tracker line shows the time I am sleeping. From when I went to bed in the PM, to when I wake in the AM. The habits at the bottom change sometimes, but I just represent them with symbols... things like Excercise, Learning Korean, Vegetarian Days, Candy Days (a negative habit I track), Reading, and Flossing. I've updated it a few times, and recently did a 16-month update video that shows a different format as well. Thanks for watching ✌
Thank you for your video. I really like these ideas. I am wondering if you would be willing to explain what the icons mean for the habit tracker. Thanks in advance!
Sure Steven, I'm glad you liked it 👍 I use icons to represent the individual habits that I'm working on. I believe in this video it was exercising, practicing Korean, veggitarian days, candy consumption (a negative habit) and reading/audiobooks ✌️
I’m trying to figure out what medium to start Bullet journaling. I am a fan of Rocketbook and have been using the Panda Planner since Sept 2020. Really I only use 3 types of pages - the Annual Planning ( which I’m now concerned may have been sitting there too long), the Monthly pages and the Weekly pages( that’s it!). As well, the weekly pages are not set up well for me so I keep crossing out and renaming the sections or just scribbling where ever there is space. I am very curious about the smaller nib pens. Can you let me know when you found them? Thanks! This has helped me a lot
You should take a look at my most recent video. I compare the 0.7mm, 0.5mm and 0.38mm FriXion ballpoint pens - Is that what you're looking for? As for the Rocketbook, it sounds like you may be better suited for a Flip or Core if you're not using all the planning of the Panda 🐼 - Then you can skip your weekly alterations and instead just make a template that suits your needs - This is the best thing I've done with my Rocketbooks 👍✌️
I love the template setup you’ve created here. Have you had to modify this setup for the RB Flip? I’m looking in particular to your weekly/daily pages. Thank you! Great video!
Thanks Gigi 👍 and good question. It is slightly different for the flip. I took some of the blank pages from 1 flip and use them for the daily setup in my otherwise dotted and lined flip. In this case, the boxes for each day are about 5+1/4" wide and 2+1/4" tall. I think I show it a little in my flip video as well. Thanks for watching ✌️
@@JakeReevesVideo Hi Jake, Thank you for your reply. Yes, I did watch your vid on the flip notebook and though I was able to catch glimpses of your setup on the new flip, you also made a couple of comments: 1) you flipped around some of the lined and dotted pages and 2) you added some blank pages. I've started to set up mine so that one side (dotted) would be my two-week setup and the other lined side is my notes/brain dump. Though I like my ability to take free form notes without running up against the next weekly setup, it is confusing to flip back and forth between my week and notes that may relate to the weekly tasks. So, I was hoping to get ideas on your use of flip. Thank you!
@@saygigi The flipping of pages can make it a little confusing at first, particularly for agendas that use the front and back of the pages. Mine is set up so that I start with a task list on the front of page 1 (lined), then on the back of that I have the habit tracker (dotted), followed by my weekly agenda Mon-Wed on the front of page 2 (blank) and Thurs-Sun on the back of page 2 (blank). Then I leave a third page that is blank for brain dump before starting the pattern over again for a second week on page 4. I hope this helps! Good luck!
@@JakeReevesVideo You're awesome, Jake, thank you! It helps a lot and I've begun playing around with layouts. I think I need to order another rocketbook to combine pages, like you -- except that I like the dots more than blanks.
Nice job on the thorough, clear, and concise Rocketbook reviews. You have included lots of good information. I have used mine for about 14 months and finally decided to use a permanent marker to make templates. However, even after letting the fine tip Sharpie dry for hours overnight, the ink has still smudged slightly. Thinking the Frixion gel ink residue may be interfering with the Sharpie, I used alcohol to clean a few areas and tried the Sharpie again. Still seems to smudge after 1.5 hours with a fan blowing on it. Any suggestions?
I'm sorry to hear you're having issues with the permanent markers Barry. I never had issues with them not drying after leaving them a few hours to air dry... I use the Sharpie Ultra-Fine tip makers because they are exceptionally narrow at the tip, which doesn't allow a lot of ink to pool together. I'm not sure if you were using the same or not, but I would try those if you were using one of their wider fine-tip markers. Thanks for watching!
@@JakeReevesVideo I need to make a correction. I was definitely using a Sharpie ultra fine tip pen, but conspicuously absent is the word "permanent". The package says it is "smear resistant" but does not say "permanent". I was unaware that Sharpie made anything other than permanent markers, but it appears they do. How long should drying take for the truly permanent markers?
Oh, that will do it. It should take less than an hour I would think, but best to test by dabbing the page with a paper towel before using. Also, be careful not to use the water to erase your page shortly after using a permanent marker, perhaps wait a day or two before you use water on the page
Hey thanks for the videos! I just got my first rocket book and am thinking about making templates. I was wondering if there is a particular way you go about testing a template out before making it permanent? for instance maybe writing it in pencil? Also I am wondering, if you settle on a template can you trace over the temporary template in permanent marker or do you have to erase everything and then draw it out again? Thanks!
Good questions. If you want to make a custom template permanent, you should try out the template for a few weeks using FriXion ink before you make it permanent. Also, make sure to clean the page of all ink before using your permanent marker to make your template - I wouldn’t apply the ink over a pre-existing mark. You also should not use pencil on the Rocketbook pages, only FriXion ink. Finally, use an ultra-fine tip permanent marker to get a nice thin line for your template 👍
@@JakeReevesVideo Thanks so much! Also I was just what you have found to be the fastest way to clean numerous pages in the rocket book? I am using a4 to journal 3 pages daily and the erasing 21 pages takes me about 20-30 mins! I was considering using a a hair dryer to make the ink invisible first but not so sure if that is a bad idea. Thanks again for being so helpful :)
Don’t use a hair dryer. The synthetic pages warp if they are subjected to too much heat… That also won’t remove the ink, which will make it harder to write over time. Your best option is to buy a little spray bottle and spray one whole page, then wipe it (pulling away from the binding to not wrinkle the page). It takes about 10s to clean a page roughly… I do it weekly 👍
hi JakeI am having so much fun reviewing and dreaming about uses - thanks to you and your commenters. I do not yet have a Rocketbook and something that will decide me is to know how useable the digitized text is. Could you please do a video about your handwriting to digitized text use cases, and answer two queries in particular: - do OCR destinations recognize writing produced when the page is rotated? (like your side titles "Brain Dump" for example) ? and secondly, what are the results and added value of digitizing bullet journal entries in particular? Please let us know if you could consider this new video, and especially, give a few pointers already in a text comment here ? (Hope I'm not too demanding - just excited!) THANKS
I am actually editing a video as we speak about the different destinations and how the files appear depending on the service you use... It should be up Sunday 👍 If you want to see what the digitized pages look like after scanning, I show a few in my video on all the different FriXion pens. As for the transcribed vertical text, I just tested and it does appear in the smart search ✌️ but how reliably will depend on how neat your writing is. I hope this helps!
@@JakeReevesVideo Excellent! I guess it was the logical next step. I'll be here Sunday! I recall the digitized images in the Frixion pens video (results of color pens and highlighters), but did not notice examples of handwriting transformed to text that can be word processed. That is my primary interest. Thanks for everything!
You may also like my 'How I Bullet Journal in my Rocketbook' video as well, where I show the custom templates I've developed for agendas and habit trackers, etc. ✌️
@@JakeReevesVideo I'm assuming you use a permanent marker for the templates? What marker in your opinion works best for creating the permanent lines for the templates you create
@@keithcorso385 I will be doing that soon, but I've been trying it out using the FriXion pens at first. If you do make permanent marker templates I would recommend using the extra-fine tip sized markers. Can't go wrong with sharpies, but other brands are good too 👍
Have you ever tested Staedtler Lumocolor non-permanent pens in a Rocketbook? I can't seem to find any info online if they'd be safe to use and I really want to! 😂
I have not - you have to be careful because not all eraseable pens use similar formulations and the Rocketbooks are specifically formulated to work with the thermosensitive and water-soluble ink that FriXion pens use.
Use all three sizes. This video shows the templates in my executive size, which is what I use most commonly, but I have other videos that show the Letter and Mini Flip uses.
You can set up each destination as a new folder, but I just put all of them into the same folder - which is why I title according to which week in the year it is. Now, I've started adding (MONTH) at the end of the title for the week that starts a new month to help me look things up quickly.
Not frequently. I can only really use one system at a time, and I still prefer the Rocketbook. The tips here would apply to those notebooks as well though.
I don't index my pages in the Rocketbook system because you can only leave ink on the pages for 30 days at a time to avoid staining - So, I keep my Bullet Journal to 2 weeks at a time, then use the document naming to store the cloud backups sequentially using the Rocketbook App. Using the OCR smart search features I can easily text search my old agendas quickly from the folder that they are stored in on Google Drive 👍 I hope this helps ✌️
It seems interesting but: 1- on my tablette I can’t see very well because you made the video for a computer (I can’t even imagine on a phone screen) 2- it’s the 3rd of your video that I try to watch and I can’t follow because you don’t make proper pause to the end of your sentences. Ok I’m not a native english speaker but, I’m sorry, I can follow other video in English & actually, we had the same issue with a great guy who made video about history in french: he went too fast to not be too long. So I’ll tell you the key I found in the commentaries of his video: you don’t let enough time to the brain to properly figure out what your saying. So you’e not as instructif as you could be. And it’s a shame cause you’re saying very interesting things but I have to pause the video at each sentence and read the subtitles to know what you wanted to say. So I’ll watch it again and stop it to be able to understand what you’re saying but I hope you will zoom more and improve your « director ‘s cut » :). Thanks.
I took the time to watch it and did screen cap when I could. It was very interesting and i might use some of your tricks if I get one of these notebook 🙂
Another superb guide, Jake! Big fan of the water bottling refilling tracker.
I've watched a few videos about the Rocketbook and how to use it. Your videos are by far the best that I have seen. Thanks for showing how we could incorporate bullet journal within the Rocketbook! Keep posting.
Thanks! I appreciate it ✌️ I'll keep posting 👍
I've only been a rocketbook fan a few months but I fell hard for mine and wouldn't part with it now. Before I was using the mini 3 ring binder and 5x8 index cards design to meet my needs, it was heavy!....so much of it was must have though and not an option. When I received my rocketbook I ripped it apart. Inserted papers that I must have, labeled constant changing list, inserted 3 mo planner and am in love with my new creation...simple spiral binder put me back together :) It is always changing and always current. I am not repeating list but adjusting them as needed. I'm not ripping out weekly calendars and the only calendar I keep in there is the 6 page calendar for the quarter. repeated weekly events are on the right in the weekly page and the left side constantly changing. The way I set mine up with addition pages and folders in it and the way I can change items as needed has made my life so much easier and current. BTW I also use mine for grandkid pages for homework study/practice. We own 3 businesses and life is busy and good but rocketbook has made my life less stressful and weighed down.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing in so much detail how you use yours 👍 It's always awesome to hear someone going full-out with the customization.
Wow, that sounds like such an interesting way to adapt the system. I'm struggling with going back and forth between Rocketbook, paper, and even digital planning because they all of positives and negatives. I think some form of adaptation might be the way to go. How did you take the Rocketbook apart? Have you put everything into a binder then to keep everything together?
Sarah Bouwkamp I have the punch machine and spines at the shop but I’ve also done it by hand...mine is broken into sections and it has paper, folders and rocket book pages. If you plan on putting it together by hand use 3 nails or thumbtacks upside down to line up your pages in the holes. This will make putting the spiral binder back in much easier than holding in your hand.
I recently discovered Rocketbook and have binge-watching your videos on it. This seems like the *ultimate* balance of physical and digital note-taking!
I really like the system. It works really well for my workflow 👍 Thanks for watching ✌️
This is an awesome setup! Thanks for sharing! I bought a Core for this purpose and can’t wait!
Thanks! I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed mine 👍
Our brains work the same this is great thank you for sharing. Just got a new ricketbook amd am excited to try some of these
For the date why not 01.2023 format? If listed chronological is goal
I did the year first, then the month so that all the 2023 will be together once you have multiple years 👍 rather than all the Januarys, etc.
@@JakeReevesVideo makes sense thanks for the tip!
Very helpful. I have just ordered 2 rocket books, 1 for home office and 1 for work. Love the bullet journal ideas & making templates in permanent marker, taken on board the tip to trial first, I have a few normal notebooks lying around I can use to fine tune the templates for myself.
Thanks Fiona, I'm glad to hear you found it useful 👍 I trialed my templates by making them with the FriXion pens in my Rocketbook so that I knew it was sized correctly and worked for that form factor as well, so you may want to try that in addition to other notebooks. Good luck!
This is soooooo helpful, thank you for the PDF!! I'm ready to get started, it just came in the mail.
You're welcome Kelly 👍 I'm glad you found it so helpful ✌️ Enjoy!
Thanks so much Jake! I hope Rocketbook is compensating you. The templates are very useful.
Thank Heather - I make affiliate fees if someone decides to make a purchase through my link, but otherwise I do it to help the community. I’m glad to hear that you’ve found some of my templates helpful!
Great video! Loved the sleep hours visualization
Thanks Pedro! I'm glad you liked it 👍
I too have found the bullet journal to be the thing that works for me. I would appreciate it if you could share with us how you organize the digitized version of your pages on your computer/ cloud.
Check out my updated Bullet Journal Template video in my Everything Rocketbook Playlist. I believe I describe how I title the files for easy digital viewing 👍
Thanks for the ideas! Big lover of templates I can just drop info in. This is great.
Thanks Kimberly, I'm glad to hear you like the templates 👍✌
Nice! I love seeing all the says people use their rocketbooks! I ended up combining mine with some Circa tools, yes I took it out of the binding, I really like the flexibility of being able to move my pages around. I'm nowhere as neat as you though! I do a month of weekly agendas as I often need to put a task in a few weeks ahead. I can't post a picture or I would show you what it looks like!
Nice! Sounds like a good use case 👍 Thanks for sharing ✌️ I'll have to look into the Circa tools
Sarah - did punching the Rocketbook pages damage them in any way? I use a disc bound notebook, in bullet journal form, but hate using so much paper and would like to store my past pages digitally.
Very nice. I've been trying to get organized and have several rocketbooks. Been trying to find the best way to track all my info.
I manage a wind farm and alot goes on that can be very difficult to keep track of. Like the ideas!
Awesome! I'm glad that you found some value from the video 👍 Best of luck! ✌️
Thank you for all of these ideas. I definitely would love to see more videos on your templates. :)
I may do a template update at some point, but I do have some videos on how you can use the mini and letter sizes that you may like if you haven't already seen them 👍 Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment ✌️
@@JakeReevesVideo I'll check for the letter size and mini, as I just bought them today. Thanks!!
Happy to help ✌️I hope you enjoy them 👍
@@JakeReevesVideo So, I've been journaling for a month. I decided to erase my journal at the end of the month instead of each week. I did the big erase, today!
I started out thinking that I would try to fit everything that I do in a day in one section of a page, but I discovered that I like to combine the bullet journal idea with writing in a diary. So, I don't allocate any kind of set space for each day. I almost ran out of space in my journal. I had to order .38 size pens. They work really well for my writing style. I can cram more into a page without it looking messy.
For future month, I use an online calendar.
So, I combined a few ideas from you with a few ideas from other bullet journalers (is that a word? lol). Thanks!
I'm glad you found something that works well for you! Thanks for sharing your style ✌️
I loved the habit tracker!
I'm glad to hear that 👍
I would love to see more videos like this 👍👍. This gave such inspiration for my Rocketbook 👏. My Daughter gave it to me for Christmas last year and I love it, I just feel like I am not using it to it’s fullest potential. There are so many things I want to use it for but can’t seem to get it right. Thank you for your temp,antes and the links to the items. I love the pen it is beautiful. I was wondering what do you carry with your Rocketbook when you leave hone? Do you take the cloth and one of those small spray bottles or do you take one of the brushes? Also what places do you recommend sending to? Drop box, Google Drive etc. sorry for all the questions, you’ve just given such inspiration. Thank you for sharing 👍👍 I am new subscriber 👍
I'm glad you liked the video and found it helpful 👍
When I leave for the day I take my Rocketbook with both the brush and spray bottle if I can. I usually slide the cloth just inside the notebook cover. I also take one black 0.5mm pen, and a few 0.7mm ones along with my ruler if I have a backpack.
For destinations, my go-to is Google Drive. I have a folder in OneDrive as well, but my primary is Google Drive. I haven't checked lately, but you couldn't set up the secondary text file for the transcript to OneDrive when I last tried, whereas you could with Google Drive. You can configure this in the destinations section.
If you haven't seen already, I have a playlist called 'Everything Rocketbook' that you may like.
Good Luck! ✌️ And thanks for watching!
Jake Reeves Thank you so much for writing back. Great ideas 👍 and I will definitely check out the playlist. 👍👍
If you can do more of these, that would be great, as describes this technique really well
That's a nice idea. Anything in particularly you'd want to see? Or just updates on how the method has been going, etc.?
@@JakeReevesVideo I’d only heard of bullet journaling before but didn’t know how it worked so this was a great introduction to it. I’d be interested in how it’s going as it’s now been a year (one advantage of checking older vlogs) plus any more advanced/in-depth detail of the techniques you’ve used.
Well I'm glad you found my Rocketbook Bullet Journaling perspective to be a good jumping off point. I've been planning to do a 'lessons from 1-year of Bullet Journaling' video, so that would probably align with what you're looking for... stay tuned ✌
Hi Jake, first off I just wanted to express how good a reviewer and RUclipsr you are! I can't believe how interactive you are with your viewers and every piece of information is well thought out so that we can have the best experience possible. I have definitely used a lot of your tips and tricks, especially for my Rocketbook Fusion, and will be trying out different weekly templates after watching this video.
I did have one question: I want to make sure that the templates are right before I use them in permanent marker. At 5:14 you mentioned that we should try templates out for a few weeks to make sure that we like it. How would you do that? Like how would you erase before writing in permanent ink? Wouldn't part of the template get messed up? Could you use the pilot pen and then write on top of those lines with the permanent pen, erasing the pilot ink after? Also what is your way for making sure that you don't make mistakes when using the permanent pen? I feel like it would be hard for me to see a misshapen letter or a not perfectly straight line every single week...TIA
Thanks TJ! I'm really happy to hear that you find my content useful 👍 For the templating, my templates are sized for the Executive sized side bound Rocketbooks. I have since varied them a little, but those should be a good place to start. My suggestion is that you use a FriXion pen to make the templates each week (erasing everything after you upload) so that you know that the layout is going to work for you. After you know you like them, then be very careful and make them using the permanent ink. Here, you won't write over an existing line because that may cause the ink not to stick, so you'll have to just work from a fully erased page. Be really careful not to smudge the permanent ink with your ruler or palm, etc. It's likely that you'll make a mistake or two... I did and I just had to live with it or sacrifice the page. That is an unfortunate consequence. So make sure you practice for a few weeks and aren't distracted while you make the permanent lines. Good luck 👍✌️
@@JakeReevesVideo Thank you so much for the quick and informative reply! I have another question now that I have looked into it a bit more, does the Pilot LX pen that you have linked in your description come in black ink instead of blue? Also, what size does it come in, because I would like a 0.5 mm pen with black ink, and I would love the sleek, polished look of the black LX pen. Is there a way to buy that?
No problem TJ 👍 As far as I know, the LX only comes in 0.7mm by default and mine was in blue - having said that, the FriXion cartridges used in any of their 0.5 and 0.7mm clicker and capped pens are interchangable - so, I did exactly what you want to do, I bought some 0.5mm black replacent cartridges and swapped them out on day 1 ✌️ Good luck 👍
@@JakeReevesVideo Awesome, thank you, I will do just that! You are the best!
No problem at all TJ ✌️ Thanks for watching 👍
Firstly, your videos are fantastic and so thorough. Your review/detail helped me choose my pens and finalize my decision on the Rockebook, so TYVM. I have been pseudo-bullet journaling in OneNote, but I miss writing so I thought that this would be the way to bring them together. Where do you keep your weekly bullet journal scans? Are you storing them as images with OCR on google drive? Do you find it easy to refer back when necessary? I am debating if I need to import them into OneNote so I can readily search or if a cloud drive folder system is all I need. I appreciate any input you have.
Thanks Amy, I'm really glad to hear that you like my content and find it helpful 👍 I store my Bullet Journal scans in a single folder on Google Drive as bundled PDF files with OCR Transcription embedded. Based on how I name the files (YEAR - WEEK # (MONTH)) it's simple enough to look them up, and I can always use the Google drive search to find anything I need. I hope this helps ✌️
Hey bro i hope you remembered me i have asked you rocketbook review 6 months ago(youcan see comment in wallet video) you gave best review and still continue to do about it i think you love rocketbook i am happy that i asked review on it but i am unable to watch your videos from then i am sorry(but subbed from start) now i am free and i will follow you(love your videos by the way) make more vids like these😀😀😀🙏🙏But i cant buy rocketbook in india as in amazon it is more than actual help me please give any idea
It is expensive in India, but take the dive since it's still less money overall.
Thank you for the PDF!!!♡
You're welcome 😊
Instead of buying a notebook, I bought the filler paper, and mix it with regular paper as needed. If it's something that won't be erased within 30 days, it goes on regular paper, if it will, it goes on rocket paper!
Very nice! Thanks for sharing your choice 👍
Nice idea
Thanks Rich ✌️
Great tips! ❤
I am looking at your habit tracker and am a little perplexed about a couple of things. What are the habits you are tracking at the bottom. Also, how do you track your sleep. Is the line showing time you are awake? Just a little confused. Thank you for the great videos as well.
The sleep tracker line shows the time I am sleeping. From when I went to bed in the PM, to when I wake in the AM. The habits at the bottom change sometimes, but I just represent them with symbols... things like Excercise, Learning Korean, Vegetarian Days, Candy Days (a negative habit I track), Reading, and Flossing. I've updated it a few times, and recently did a 16-month update video that shows a different format as well. Thanks for watching ✌
Thank you for your video. I really like these ideas. I am wondering if you would be willing to explain what the icons mean for the habit tracker. Thanks in advance!
Sure Steven, I'm glad you liked it 👍 I use icons to represent the individual habits that I'm working on. I believe in this video it was exercising, practicing Korean, veggitarian days, candy consumption (a negative habit) and reading/audiobooks ✌️
I’m trying to figure out what medium to start Bullet journaling. I am a fan of Rocketbook and have been using the Panda Planner since Sept 2020. Really I only use 3 types of pages - the Annual Planning ( which I’m now concerned may have been sitting there too long), the Monthly pages and the Weekly pages( that’s it!). As well, the weekly pages are not set up well for me so I keep crossing out and renaming the sections or just scribbling where ever there is space.
I am very curious about the smaller nib pens. Can you let me know when you found them?
Thanks! This has helped me a lot
You should take a look at my most recent video. I compare the 0.7mm, 0.5mm and 0.38mm FriXion ballpoint pens - Is that what you're looking for? As for the Rocketbook, it sounds like you may be better suited for a Flip or Core if you're not using all the planning of the Panda 🐼 - Then you can skip your weekly alterations and instead just make a template that suits your needs - This is the best thing I've done with my Rocketbooks 👍✌️
Nice templates!
Thanks! I hope you find them helpful 👍
I love the template setup you’ve created here. Have you had to modify this setup for the RB Flip? I’m looking in particular to your weekly/daily pages. Thank you! Great video!
Thanks Gigi 👍 and good question. It is slightly different for the flip. I took some of the blank pages from 1 flip and use them for the daily setup in my otherwise dotted and lined flip. In this case, the boxes for each day are about 5+1/4" wide and 2+1/4" tall. I think I show it a little in my flip video as well. Thanks for watching ✌️
@@JakeReevesVideo Hi Jake, Thank you for your reply. Yes, I did watch your vid on the flip notebook and though I was able to catch glimpses of your setup on the new flip, you also made a couple of comments: 1) you flipped around some of the lined and dotted pages and 2) you added some blank pages.
I've started to set up mine so that one side (dotted) would be my two-week setup and the other lined side is my notes/brain dump.
Though I like my ability to take free form notes without running up against the next weekly setup, it is confusing to flip back and forth between my week and notes that may relate to the weekly tasks. So, I was hoping to get ideas on your use of flip. Thank you!
@@saygigi The flipping of pages can make it a little confusing at first, particularly for agendas that use the front and back of the pages. Mine is set up so that I start with a task list on the front of page 1 (lined), then on the back of that I have the habit tracker (dotted), followed by my weekly agenda Mon-Wed on the front of page 2 (blank) and Thurs-Sun on the back of page 2 (blank). Then I leave a third page that is blank for brain dump before starting the pattern over again for a second week on page 4. I hope this helps! Good luck!
@@JakeReevesVideo You're awesome, Jake, thank you! It helps a lot and I've begun playing around with layouts. I think I need to order another rocketbook to combine pages, like you -- except that I like the dots more than blanks.
Nice, I'm glad that you are happy with it and that I could help ✌️
Nice job on the thorough, clear, and concise Rocketbook reviews. You have included lots of good information. I have used mine for about 14 months and finally decided to use a permanent marker to make templates. However, even after letting the fine tip Sharpie dry for hours overnight, the ink has still smudged slightly. Thinking the Frixion gel ink residue may be interfering with the Sharpie, I used alcohol to clean a few areas and tried the Sharpie again. Still seems to smudge after 1.5 hours with a fan blowing on it. Any suggestions?
I'm sorry to hear you're having issues with the permanent markers Barry. I never had issues with them not drying after leaving them a few hours to air dry... I use the Sharpie Ultra-Fine tip makers because they are exceptionally narrow at the tip, which doesn't allow a lot of ink to pool together. I'm not sure if you were using the same or not, but I would try those if you were using one of their wider fine-tip markers. Thanks for watching!
@@JakeReevesVideo I need to make a correction. I was definitely using a Sharpie ultra fine tip pen, but conspicuously absent is the word "permanent". The package says it is "smear resistant" but does not say "permanent". I was unaware that Sharpie made anything other than permanent markers, but it appears they do. How long should drying take for the truly permanent markers?
Oh, that will do it. It should take less than an hour I would think, but best to test by dabbing the page with a paper towel before using. Also, be careful not to use the water to erase your page shortly after using a permanent marker, perhaps wait a day or two before you use water on the page
Hey thanks for the videos! I just got my first rocket book and am thinking about making templates. I was wondering if there is a particular way you go about testing a template out before making it permanent? for instance maybe writing it in pencil? Also I am wondering, if you settle on a template can you trace over the temporary template in permanent marker or do you have to erase everything and then draw it out again? Thanks!
Good questions. If you want to make a custom template permanent, you should try out the template for a few weeks using FriXion ink before you make it permanent. Also, make sure to clean the page of all ink before using your permanent marker to make your template - I wouldn’t apply the ink over a pre-existing mark. You also should not use pencil on the Rocketbook pages, only FriXion ink. Finally, use an ultra-fine tip permanent marker to get a nice thin line for your template 👍
@@JakeReevesVideo Thanks so much! Also I was just what you have found to be the fastest way to clean numerous pages in the rocket book? I am using a4 to journal 3 pages daily and the erasing 21 pages takes me about 20-30 mins! I was considering using a a hair dryer to make the ink invisible first but not so sure if that is a bad idea. Thanks again for being so helpful :)
Don’t use a hair dryer. The synthetic pages warp if they are subjected to too much heat… That also won’t remove the ink, which will make it harder to write over time. Your best option is to buy a little spray bottle and spray one whole page, then wipe it (pulling away from the binding to not wrinkle the page). It takes about 10s to clean a page roughly… I do it weekly 👍
hi JakeI am having so much fun reviewing and dreaming about uses - thanks to you and your commenters. I do not yet have a Rocketbook and something that will decide me is to know how useable the digitized text is. Could you please do a video about your handwriting to digitized text use cases, and answer two queries in particular: - do OCR destinations recognize writing produced when the page is rotated? (like your side titles "Brain Dump" for example) ? and secondly, what are the results and added value of digitizing bullet journal entries in particular? Please let us know if you could consider this new video, and especially, give a few pointers already in a text comment here ? (Hope I'm not too demanding - just excited!) THANKS
I am actually editing a video as we speak about the different destinations and how the files appear depending on the service you use... It should be up Sunday 👍
If you want to see what the digitized pages look like after scanning, I show a few in my video on all the different FriXion pens.
As for the transcribed vertical text, I just tested and it does appear in the smart search ✌️ but how reliably will depend on how neat your writing is.
I hope this helps!
@@JakeReevesVideo Excellent! I guess it was the logical next step. I'll be here Sunday! I recall the digitized images in the Frixion pens video (results of color pens and highlighters), but did not notice examples of handwriting transformed to text that can be word processed. That is my primary interest. Thanks for everything!
I realize too that I need to be more precise: my interest is text CONVERSION.
I'll be talking a bit about that in this week's upcoming video 👍
Any tips on fixing stains?
I'm still working on trying to figure that one out...
And thank you for the videos love it
I'm glad you are finding them useful👍
Thank you for the video. I have an everlast, and am looking for ideas to make it more customized for me.
I'm glad I could help! Enjoy your Everlast ✌️
You may also like my 'How I Bullet Journal in my Rocketbook' video as well, where I show the custom templates I've developed for agendas and habit trackers, etc. ✌️
Hi . What is the name of the silver pan ? It looks comfortable😊😢
Check out the FriXion LX pen 🖊️
@@JakeReevesVideo Thanks🙂
You’re very welcome 👍
I loved the pen you used in the video. Would you mind sharing the brand and model? TIA
Its the FriXion LX. There's a link in the video description ✌️
So you use a permanent pen to create the template? Which permanent pen do you use?
I use the ultra-fine sharpie 👍
so you define a space on your blueprint as every two dots?
Yes, one 'space' is the gap between two further away dots or three of the right dots... It's a little bizzar
@@JakeReevesVideo I'm assuming you use a permanent marker for the templates? What marker in your opinion works best for creating the permanent lines for the templates you create
@@keithcorso385 I will be doing that soon, but I've been trying it out using the FriXion pens at first. If you do make permanent marker templates I would recommend using the extra-fine tip sized markers. Can't go wrong with sharpies, but other brands are good too 👍
Have you ever tested Staedtler Lumocolor non-permanent pens in a Rocketbook? I can't seem to find any info online if they'd be safe to use and I really want to! 😂
I have not - you have to be careful because not all eraseable pens use similar formulations and the Rocketbooks are specifically formulated to work with the thermosensitive and water-soluble ink that FriXion pens use.
Do you use the executive or letter size notebook?
Use all three sizes. This video shows the templates in my executive size, which is what I use most commonly, but I have other videos that show the Letter and Mini Flip uses.
How do you create a folder for each month in google drive? I am using a planner now as well.
You can set up each destination as a new folder, but I just put all of them into the same folder - which is why I title according to which week in the year it is. Now, I've started adding (MONTH) at the end of the title for the week that starts a new month to help me look things up quickly.
@@JakeReevesVideo That would save a lotta time!
So are you not using the Elfin book anymore?
Not frequently. I can only really use one system at a time, and I still prefer the Rocketbook. The tips here would apply to those notebooks as well though.
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Cool vid thanks
Thanks Jasper 👍 I'm glad you liked it ✌️
Do someone know if I can print on the rocketbook shifts?
Love the video, but how to handle the index?
I don't index my pages in the Rocketbook system because you can only leave ink on the pages for 30 days at a time to avoid staining - So, I keep my Bullet Journal to 2 weeks at a time, then use the document naming to store the cloud backups sequentially using the Rocketbook App. Using the OCR smart search features I can easily text search my old agendas quickly from the folder that they are stored in on Google Drive 👍 I hope this helps ✌️
@@JakeReevesVideo thank you for your reply. It very much helps! This has been my stumbling block! Ty so much. Free at last! 🙏
No problem 👍 Enjoy ✌️
It seems interesting but:
1- on my tablette I can’t see very well because you made the video for a computer (I can’t even imagine on a phone screen)
2- it’s the 3rd of your video that I try to watch and I can’t follow because you don’t make proper pause to the end of your sentences. Ok I’m not a native english speaker but, I’m sorry, I can follow other video in English & actually, we had the same issue with a great guy who made video about history in french: he went too fast to not be too long.
So I’ll tell you the key I found in the commentaries of his video:
you don’t let enough time to the brain to properly figure out what your saying. So you’e not as instructif as you could be.
And it’s a shame cause you’re saying very interesting things but I have to pause the video at each sentence and read the subtitles to know what you wanted to say.
So I’ll watch it again and stop it to be able to understand what you’re saying but I hope you will zoom more and improve your « director ‘s cut » :).
Thanks.
Thank you for the feedback✌️
I took the time to watch it and did screen cap when I could. It was very interesting and i might use some of your tricks if I get one of these notebook 🙂
Thanks! Good luck if you get one 👍