The concept of Bullet Journaling has always been an interesting one. I just find it so fascinating. I love the adaptability of it. It’s not one-size-fits all approach. Yeah, there are some key foundations to it, but you can adapt it to your liking. I have dabbled with it in the past, and for whatever reason, it didn’t stick. Lately though, I have been having this itch to go analogue. I love my digital tools, trust me, but there is something so refreshing about unplugging and just putting pen to paper.
Recently I came across this old video from Ryder Carroll shared by @codemaclife on How to Bullet Journal. I have watched this video before, but this time through a new lens. The ideas shared really hit me this time. I thought to myself, “I thin I can do this”. So down the rabbit hole of Bullet Journaling video I went. I have come out on the other site with a system that I think is going to work for me.
For the past week or so, I have been carrying this guy with me. I am currently using the Field Notes Pocket Notebook sitting inside the Lochby Pocket Journal. The Field Note fits perfectly in there and I love that it has a place for a pen. Currently, I am using the KeyUnity KP01 Bolt Action Titanium Pen. This setup fits nicely in the back pocket of my jeans and I take it wherever I go. An idea comes to my mind, I pull this out and jot it down. Something cool happens? Repeat last step. A task comes across my plate? Into the notebook it goes. Then, at the end of my day, I go back and look at page and process things. I might transfer todos into my task manager (Apple Reminders) or cool events into my digital journal.
While this journey is relatively new at only over a week or so, I will say I am absolutely loving it. Like I said earlier, I m enjoying unplugging from my digital devices and going back to pen and paper. I find myself being more intentional about what I am jotting down in this notebook. Plus, it will be cool to be able to look back on these physical notebooks years from now and relive the moments I decided, at the time, where memorable enough to pull this out of my pocket and capture it.