Hi, just a beginner question because it's kinda in my mind these days. Should I start my new day on a blank page or continue to where I left of?

What do you guys do?

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I've started and abandoned bullet journals so many times, but becoming a new parent forced me to be realistic about what I can actually keep up with. If it takes more than two minutes, it probably will not happen.

What finally worked this month was a tiny, simple spread I call Micro Habits. Left page is a weekly grid (Mon to Sun) with six tiny checkboxes per day. Right page is a brain dump of everything I wish I did, but the rule is I only pick six items for the week.

My current six are:

1. 10-minute tidy (one room only)

2. Fill water bottle twice

3. Stretch for 2 minutes

4. One load of laundry start to finish (even if it is just baby stuff)

5. 15 minutes no-phone playtime

6. One adult thing after bedtime (game, episode, book) with a hard stop time

The important rules for me: I do not backfill missed days. If Tuesday was chaos, it stays blank. I also made a symbol for partial credit (a dot instead of a check) so I do not spiral into all-or-nothing thinking.

Has anyone else found a minimalist habit tracker that actually works when life keeps interrupting you? I would love tips for making this even more frictionless, especially from people with unpredictable schedules.

I've got an A5 & an A6 already, but I keep hearing about B6 Slim, and Travellers Notebooks, and others that I'm interested in but can't easily compare.

Sure, there's plenty of pictures online already, and I could probably just go to the stationary isle and hold them in my hands, but I had a bit extra time while stuck at home so I made this Notebook Size Visualiser:

https://jesstelford.github.io/notebook-size-guide/

• Compare different sizes (or all of them at once!)
• Links to Amazon (non-affiliate!)
• Info on brand / standard / sizing
• Auto-detect if you prefer in or cm
• Includes popular custom brand sizes ("B6 Slim", Field Notes, etc)

Let me know what you think - did I miss any common sizes? Anything else you'd like to see added?

AI Disclosure - the entire tool was built by AI. This post was written by my human brain & hands only.

I want to write journal But it's my first time that I'll start writing journal so anyone could help me in how can I start writing it? What mistakes you guys did that you will suggest me to not. Say me all the Idea things that I can also follow and get ​structured life​ as you guys and live peaceful workaholic day with rich high quality dopamine. So please help me in it🙏.

I'm getting more into Bujo and have several collections, I had wanted to keep them as together as possible (budget, reading, crafts I want to do) but I don't know how many pages to dedicate to each one.

I've seen the threading idea which is interesting but I'm worried my flighty brain will get annoyed having to reference different spaces

I'm also considering using the daily log and during reflection migrate them to a separate notebook for each topic, but that also seems tedious and I may not stick to it especially if I don't have access to the other notebooks when I'm journalling

What have been some ways you managed this?

Thank you!

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I work in airline refund advocacy. My days look calm on paper until, say, 9:12 a.m. when a weather event strands a bunch of people and everything suddenly becomes urgent. I'm trying to use a bullet journal to stay grounded, but I keep falling into two traps:

1. I time-block a nice looking day plan and by mid-morning it is destroyed, which makes me want to scrap the whole page.

2. I make a huge running task list that turns into a guilt scroll and I cannot tell what is actually next.

I do not want my journal to become a second inbox, but I also need something more structured than rapid logging when chaos hits.

For people with unpredictable work, like on-call roles, customer support, healthcare, or hospitality, what layouts or habits actually helped you make a journal useful?

Specific things I am struggling with:

- Capturing urgent requests without losing the original priorities

- Deciding when to migrate a task versus scheduling it

- Keeping a daily page useful even if the plan changes five times

- Not letting work tasks take over personal stuff. I will forget groceries and then remember a six-step case escalation

Do you use a fixed weekly view with a flexible daily, a rolling week, a Kanban style spread, or something else? Also curious if anyone has a simple symbol for "waiting on" or "blocked" that does not require a full tracker page.

Would love practical tips from people who have actually made bullet journaling work with constantly shifting demands. Thanks!

Came upon this subreddit and have been reading through a few threads. Wondering if someone can share a good thread that explains the bullet journal movement and types ?

So i have been keeping a pretty classic bullet journal since 2021 (A6 size, about 170 pages, 120gsm paper), but as this year has progressed I've realized that there are a lot of other things I want to note down or keep track of that dont really fit in my bullet journal.

I've decided that I probably want to keep a mixture of a commonplace book, junk journal, diary and travel diary (just general life and thoughts but no planning, appointments, ... that stays in the bullet journal) in a separate notebook. The thing I'm questioning now is whether it actually makes sense to split this into two because I then would carry around two notebooks with me pretty much everywhere (well, right now I have like five so two would still be an improvement).

I would like to reduce the size of my bullet journal to a hardcover travelers size notebook with 142 pages. Does anyone have experience bulletjournaling in these size notebooks? And which size and kind of notebook would be best suited for my other "life thoughts" journal? I would love to hear about your setup and how you use your journals in everyday life!

Hi. This is my first post! :) I wanted to share how I use my BuJo for reflection since it took me quite some time to figure out a system that works for me on a consistent basis.

I tried various methods in the past, but often found them too rigid or complicated, which quickly led me to abandon them. Therefore, the most important thing to me is that all reflections are simple and flexible. This allows me to be consistent and approach them in a more freestyle manner, depending on my current situation and needs.

My system can be broken down into three parts:

Daily Reflection

Every evening, I try to write a few sentences about my day. Most of it, I write directly in my Daily Log except for memorable moments. These go in my Monthly Log.

What I write about and how much I write highly depend on the given day. I try to adapt my reflection to whatever my mind needs that day and use that flexibility to check in with myself. Here are a few guiding questions that I regularly use:

• What am I grateful for? What am I proud of?
• How did I show up for others today?
• What felt difficult or draining today?
• What will I forgive myself for today?

I aim to write at least one sentence per day. This is usually easy enough for me to be consistent. Most of the time, however, I will write a bit more and answer multiple questions, brain-dump, or just freestyle it. There are also times when I will write nothing at all, and that is okay as well.

If you are just starting, using fixed questions every night can help build the habit. This is what I did for a long time when I started journaling.

Weekly Reflection

On the weekend (usually Sunday for me), I sit down and do a weekly reflection. I use the Plus-Minus-Next method by Anne-Laure Le Cunff. The main idea is to divide your sheet into these three columns/rows:

• Plus: Write about all the good things that happened the past week.
• Minus: Write about challenges and all that didn't go so well.
• Next: Write about what you plan to do next (either next week or in general).

These categories are intentionally rather broad. This allows me to focus on whatever felt most important to me that week, depending on what happened.

Usually, I write down events and then draw a little arrow to indicate how they made me feel or whether they gave me a sense of purpose. I often look at my Daily and Monthly Log to see what actually happened this week. Otherwise, it can be quite hard to remember everything, especially how I felt in the moment. Seeing it all laid out often allows me to spot patterns.

If this feels intimidating, I suggest starting with a timer. I started with ten minutes for the whole reflection, and it reduced the pressure to make it perfect. It is totally all right to just write a few squiggly sentences! :)

End-of-Notebook Reflection

This is my newest addition. I never really liked yearly reflections or something similar. For me, they created pressure to gain big insights, and I always struggled with picking the perfect questions.

Therefore, I chose the end of my BuJo as a more organic/natural recurring event to do a slightly bigger reflection. It can be broken down into these parts:

• Memorable Moments: I go over all my Monthly Logs and note down the most memorable moments. This gives me a really nice overview of all that happened while I used that notebook.
• Plus-Minus-Next: Essentially the same as a weekly reflection - just at a bigger scope. I use weekly reflections and Monthly Logs to remind me of all that happened.
• What's in my index?: This is the most fun part for me. The idea is to look at my index and see what kind of collections I used frequently and then reflect on them. I often freestyle the format of this. I like that this changes based on how I used my BuJo in the past months.
  • For example, I often take notes on the books I read. Looking back at that collection is a fun way to reflect on what I’ve learned, and seeing the full list of titles is super motivating!
• Freestyle: Of course, you can just do whatever feels right. For instance, picking some thought-provoking questions from the internet and answering them.

This reflection is still a work-in-progress since I've only done it twice so far. But I had fun, and I think that is a good sign!

Final thoughts

Here are a few things I try to keep in mind for my reflections, but also for my BuJo in general:

• Writing even a single sentence is better than nothing, but it is also totally normal to skip days. No worries!
• Changing your system over time just means you are adapting it to your life. That is great!
• Prioritizing simplicity and flexibility is what helps me stay consistent and actually have fun experimenting.
• The act of writing is much more important than how it looks. (Though if making it look beautiful brings you joy, that's awesome too!)

That's about it. Thanks so much for reading! <3