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I’ve been trying to use the reMarkable 2 as my digital bullet journal for the past 6 months… and honestly, it’s been a complete failure for me.

Bullet journaling isn’t just something I enjoy — it’s something I need. If I go more than 2–3 days without journaling, I start to feel mentally scattered and disoriented. It genuinely affects my clarity and mental health.

Before the reMarkable, I used physical notebooks. When I didn’t journal there, I’d fall back to writing in a Word doc on my laptop — which I actually also enjoy. Writing has always been a core system for me.

I bought the reMarkable 2 because:

• I was going through notebooks too quickly (4 filled already)
• I wanted everything in one place
• The ability to search notes sounded like a game changer
• Converting handwritten notes into text for Medium posts felt like a huge upgrade

On paper (no pun intended), it seemed perfect.

But in reality… I just couldn’t stick with it.

Weeks would go by without journaling. Then months.

And that’s the real issue — not the device itself, but the fact that I stopped using a system that’s essential for me. I’ve lost a lot of momentum in my thinking, self-reflection, and overall mental clarity because of this gap.

What’s frustrating is that I can’t fully explain why it didn’t work. Something about the experience just doesn’t click with how I process or engage with information.

It’s strange, because it should be better than paper in almost every way.

But for me, it just isn’t.

Curious if anyone else has had a similar experience.

As for me, I am going back to paper, real paper this time.