Love the method, the advice is solid (but stale for anyone familiar with the self-help genre). What it needs much more of is practical examples. With the thousands and thousands of customizations out there, I had expected more of the best ones to make it into this book. Show me ideas from different fields—how does a musician use it? A writer? A scientist? For the number of times he mentioned the endless customizations, there were very few concrete examples in the book.

Of course, this rating might change if I can’t get the hang of this, but it sounds easy enough.

Firstly - I would give this a 3.5, not a 3, but there is no option.

This was a great way to start the new year, with a refresh on an old system I've been using for years now. It reminded me of how useful the original elements of the system were, and how trying to use them again might help me along with some of my goals this year.

Now the reason this is a 3.5 not a 5 star rated book, is how at times it is a bit too.......... preachy. So many inspirational quotes and 'if you dont live life fully now what are you doing' kind of jam.

I don't mind it, but to be honest, I would have preferred a pared down version of this book, with an intro, the system in its entirety in the middle (with no waffling or anecdotes or heart wrenching stories of children with epilepsy) and then some more elaborate uses of it at the end.

I understand why the author chose to write an 'inspirational' book, but I think he may have forgotten one of his own mantras, of keeping it simple, and remembering what its all about: keeping organised.

While the basic tenants of bullet journaling are free on his website, the book does a good job of digging deeper into its use and benefits with anecdotal stories and other goal creation/tracking and problem solving methods.

Bullet Journaling is a hot topic, but getting good info about “how to” is hard because the useful “how to” for the masses is drowned out by all the artistic #bujo users to make their journals look like fancy art projects.

I snagged the book when it was on sale. It does a good job of teaching the method, but here’s an even easier description:

Get a notebook. Write stuff down in bullets as you do stuff every day. If you get “to do” write it down. If you get a project, assign a page and write stuff down.

It’s kinda crazy that we have to teach note taking to a generation of people used to digital tools, but here we are.

The book is actually quite useful and it got me inspired to start a bullet journal for work. I’ve been at it a month and it’s part of my workflow now.

If this appeals to you, then check out the book. Don’t check out the internet unless you want to be intimidated.

Wirklich schön zu lesen und motivierend. Da möchte ich direkt mein eigenes Bullet Journal anfangen!

I loved this book! I feel like such a nerd, reading a book - cover-to-cover - about keeping a journal, but I don’t care because this really, really helped me.

I always carry a journal with me, I make to-do lists constantly, I jot down notes on post-its and I keep a pad in the kitchen. I’ve got lots of ideas down on paper but no system for organizing my thoughts and plans.

This explained the bullet journaling system in a way that made sense to me. What was most valuable was the why of using this method - the focus on productivity, mindfulness and intentionality resonated with me.

Since reading this in February I’ve been actively using this approach to journaling and it’s helped me keep track of loose ends and plan for bigger projects.