Why create a Bullet journal

About a year and half ago I was introduced to the concept of the Bullet Journal as a GTD tool. As a software engineer one might wonder why an analog tool. The simplicity of a notebook that is follows the Buillet Journal structure as outline below.

A key aspect that I appreciate is the Index structure allows me to quickly navigate. No blue-light making it a great way to review tasks. Especially during the time of the pandemic when we all spend even more time on screens (Zoom, slack and development)

How to create a Bullet Journal

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Start with a new blank notebook

Bullet journals range in a wide variety of sizes from mini approximately 3 x 4” to large 8 x 10” (nearly the size of a sheet of paper).

Setup Journal

Inside cover(left): Add name and contact info

Inside cover(right): Key

Bullets	Signifiers
• Task	* Important
- Note	! Deadline
x Complete	? Explore/Research
o Appointment/Event	⚡ Idea
> Migrate to Month	❤ Love it/Inspire
< Migrate to Future log
- Cancelled / Remove

Optional

(Long term goals next 10 years) or other quotes, inspiration

Index Pages

Label next 4 pages as Index(top) and number pages lower left/right

Future Log

Next 2 pages label as “Future Log and add dividing lines for 6 months and # pages

Update index with pages for Future Log

Month

Label top left/righ page with Month/Year

Left: Add Number for each day of month and follow it with letter for day (eg 1M, 2,T, …)

Right: Add items to complete during the month

Update index with pages for Month

Links

Bullet Journal Revisited