How to Create a Bullet Journal Plus My Top 10 Tips

This is how to create a bullet journal, which is a planner that's great for ADHDers, college students, or anyone who loves the feel of pen and paper over digital.

Top 10 tips start at 4:17

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[eodonnell]

"Remember that a system that works when you're hyper-focused on it isn't necessarily a system that works for everyday life." - That's such a brilliant point.

[hypnolobster]

The problem here is I'll get all excited and go buy a new notebook (because of course I can't use one of the 400 notebooks I posess with like 3 pages ripped out and a random doodle in the middle), then I'll spend time online reading everything I can find about bullet journals. 2 days later I'll have completely given up on it, and I'll have another notebook on the pile (I know there's a pile, I don't know where it is).

[athirahmawaddah]

I use letters . For example:

A- Assignments
E- Exam
Mt- Must do today
Mw- Must do this week
D-Delay
I-Idea
T-Thoughts

[BryanYurasits]

"If you can't forget about perfect, do yourself a favor and mess it up now" has helped me more times than I can remember. When buying some kinds of items I'll even pick the ones with minimal damage.

[Wilddornrose]

11. Don't get intimitated by all the artsy-creative stuff that is around. <.<

[flutistnotflautist]

I wonder how many times I am going to have to watch this video before I understand what I'm supposed to do. I'll start by making the key, index, and future log. Then I'll have to watch snippets of the next steps over and over because .... Holy moly. Lol

[roses]

I love how everyone in this comment section are just as messed as I am

[KingHeadbang]

On messing up: When I my started my bujo I forgot the index. So I ended up putting it in the back and populating it back to front. the upside of this is, that I never have to stress over running out of space in the index before the journal, which would otherwise just be a source for anxiety.

[whis]

When she says "hello brains 🤗" it makes me feel so included and not alone 🥺🧡

[jngaio]

This tutorial has me so damn excited! God I adore stationary. Also, I’m a 37 year old woman who self diagnosed her ADHD a year ago and was officially diagnosed at the start of the year. My life and self image has improved dramatically and so I am eternally grateful to people like you for getting this empowering and positive information out there. Thank you from the bottom of my intensely feeling heart!

[meghanwebber]

The way she narrates is exactly the thought process in my head. That's definitely not a bad thing... Just validating LOL

[GScheele]

Me as Autistic + ADHD: I bought a generic planner with extra writing space, and so I have a fusion of traditional planner and bullet journaling. It’s working for me like planners never have!

[KidMeatball]

Protip: only number the pages on the right of the book. 1, 3, 5, 7...603, 605, 607. I got a huge notebook. Maybe too big. Anyway, you'll be able to find the even numbered pages because they are right beside the odd numbered pages. Twice the work in half the time!

[chronosbug]

Instead of actually starting a bujo I've instead spent the last two days obsessively and frustratingly trying to find a place that sells a Leuchtturm 1917 A5 book in brown/chocolate with squared pages. My brain has fixated itself onto that one but it's sold out everywhere but I WANT it arghh! Why can't I get over this and just pick ANY notebook?!?!

[tzylxio]

Another tip! Get a small binder for it instead so that if you mess up you don’t have to scrap the whole notebook! You can just add and remove paper

[izeberamia]

"Whatever page you want because you have an index! FREEDOM!!"
Me, an autistic: (sweats at lack of rigid stucture)

[percybethmed]

so i zoned out for the first two minutes thinking about all the stuff im going to buy so i can do this and completely missed everything. #iknowyouallfeelme

[derkarlotto]

it's a brilliant system, but if your anything like me, don't you dare to start looking at pintrest or YouTube layout examples.
I'm going to force myself to stay as simple, even if kinda bleak as the original system in Ryder Carroll's video. at least, until it works.

edit: otherwise I'll be wasting too much time making everything perfect, and I'll get too afraid to use it, because I might mess it up.

[thelucifershimmy]

Time-stamps cuz I keep zoning out!!!!

What a bullet journal is: 0:00

Set up your key: 0:30

Number your pages: 0:48

The index: 1:03

Future log: 1:12

Monthly log: 1:48

Daily log: 2:40

Migration of to-dos: 3:20

ADHD friendly tips: 4:21 (Start with the basics, design a key that works for you, add more tools as you go, keep it fast and easy to use, mess it up, know where to find it, prepare to lose it, set a time for it, get inspired, and make it yours!!!)

[raymiller]

One of the things I am finding really good about my BuJo is that every day is a blank slate, so it's a constant process of creation. The process of reviewing at night, brightens up the brain, and going through it in the morning feels like I am setting up my day is helpful. 

Still a work in process, and will likely remain it. I have a stack of notebooks, and they are slowly growing.