journalling / bullet journals?

est-la-lune · 2018-03-05T03:41:30+00:00

I do!

I personally find the easiest thing to do is create a tracker on the same page(s) as your weekly spread. That way, you get a quick, appealing summary of what you've accomplished and need to work on.

I also see a lot of people place habit trackers for the entire month or year on a single page, such as the popular mood tracking spread. I personally find it overwhelming to put that much information on a single page, but if you're someone who benefits from seeing the bigger picture or long-term progress then this would be a great option!

Another spread idea that may be fun for you is a list of activities/restaurants to try for your date nights. :)

SouthernAthena · 2018-03-05T05:31:23+00:00

I have a bullet journal! I love it. It keeps me organized and also is a place for me to write about bigger picture stuff.

I do use it to write out my goals, be it yearly, monthly, weekly, or daily. I have slacked on this a bit (this is reminding me to start again this week!), but I'll check up on my goals every week to see how I am doing. This weekly self-evaluation is extremely helpful.

Hope you enjoy your journal!

nte52 · 2018-03-05T13:11:18+00:00

I bullet journal and have for several years.

I wrote out a recent post about how I use it on /r/bujo that you can see in my post history, but it’s work related.

I am not a usual red pill woman in that I work construction on the road and am really only home about a month a year. It’s very easy to fall into bad habits with self care when I work 80 hours a week and won’t see the BF for weeks on end.

I started using habit trackers. I don’t draw pretty pictures or have monthly themes, but I do use a three ring flexible binder and graph paper and have a morning and evening habit tracker.

I have my morning care and evening care routine. I have stuff like sun screen on hands, used the vitamin c serum, coconut deep conditioner on Sunday.

I also have a professional one that I use to track my training toward certain certifications.

I also have collections of things that I use for date ideas, movies to see books to read, etc.

/r/bujo and /r/theXeffect might offer some suggestions as well.

I love the bujo. It suits me and my job. I really love the habit tracker as it’s right there in my face if I succeeded or failed.

sonnesatt · 2018-03-05T13:11:45+00:00

I have a bujo and love it :)

After some trial and error - which there will be - I found my perfect habit tracker routine to be divided into monthly and weekly layouts.

So for example, my spending, water and sleep tracker are on a dutch door in my weekly. Tracking workouts, medicine, studies and other stuff happens in my monthly tracker.

At first I tracked a lot of things but I've come to the conclusion that I only want to track what is crucial for my health and life plan. So dividing household chores was not effective for me, as I tend to just do all of them at once.

I've found collections of household or workout related content to work best for me in that regards.

The fun thing about bullet journaling is the process itself IMO. Just don't strive for Pinterest-like perfection :)

velvetcade · 2018-03-05T14:03:49+00:00

I use a small notebook as a running list of things to do + daily reflections, a planner to track work stuff, and a calendar app to remind me of my appointments :) Using just a bullet journal wasn't the most efficient system for me, but it definitely motivated me to sit down and reflect, which helped me be more organized in the long run.

free_breakfast_ · 2018-03-05T19:30:27+00:00

There's a quote that's normally attributed to Peter Drucker, “What gets measured gets managed”.

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That was applied to the personnel management field as well as the industrial automation age which has taken the business world by a storm and is now considered basic industrial standards to assist in learning, improving, optimizing, and troubleshooting complicated systems and processes.

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Taking that to heart, those who have the skills, abilities, tools, and knowledge to track habits, behaviors, and experiences have a definite edge over those who do not. But I do believe this is more aligned with INTJ personality types interested in optimizing personal performance and development using systems.

Rivkariver · 2018-03-06T17:50:50+00:00

Yes...but I quit bujo. It stressed me out. In my premade planner now I simple make a note at the top of the week no fighting (nitpicking or distrusting) and be kind. Goes for everyone. It helps because if I feel emotional I see that note and I realize it’s a choice.

free_breakfast_ · 2018-03-05T19:57:21+00:00

I use a spreadsheet system with Google Sheets (cloud access + sync: cell phone, laptop, home office, on the run, etc.).

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I've modified and synthesized different systems into a singular format (spreadsheet) that I can consistently adjust, improve, and delete as needed: bullet journals, morning routines (behavioral scripts), night routines, stress journaling, cognitive and behavioral tracks, cognitive schema tracking, and "habit tracking".

https://imgur.com/a/UGr5A

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I keep myself accountable by tracking my behaviors and current experiences as the day progresses.

Time is on a column so that I can be mindful of what, when, and why I'm doing something.
I use different scripts that I can copy and paste into each cell as I'm currently focusing on it:

ex. Stress journaling has a comment function nested into the cell on "AF column: 11:00-11:30" that I can quickly jot down what's on my mind and return to it that day or even 3 days later without fussing with physical paper and remembering where I've journaled that at.

I highlight my personal goals and aspirations in colored blocks in order to see at a weekly glance if those colors are present or not present on weekly or even daily reflections.

In this way, I can reflect with self-awareness and actual data that either I had blank spots during those days/time, and or I was taking care of other business (personal illness, fatigue, work, relationships, rest) and can now adjust my behaviors, thoughts, or mindsets next time around.

Blank spots during the day usually means that I was not being mindful of what I was doing and I use it as a mindfulness tool to remember to be accountable of being more present and intentional.

Title	journalling / bullet journals?
Author	tempintheeastbay
Upvotes	9
Comments	12
Date	March 5, 2018 2:52 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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