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    The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future

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    The long-awaited first book by the founder of the enormously popular Bullet Journal® organizational system.

    For years Ryder Carroll tried countless organizing systems, online and off, but none of them fit the way his mind worked. Out of sheer necessity, he developed a method called the Bullet Journal that helped him become consistently focused and effective. When he started sharing his system with friends who faced similar challenges, it went viral. Just a few years later, to his astonishment, Bullet Journaling is a global movement

    The Bullet Journal Method is about much more than organizing your notes and to-do lists. It's about what Carroll calls "intentional living": weeding out distractions and focusing your time and energy in pursuit of what's truly meaningful, in both your work and your personal life. It's about spending more time with what you care about, by working on fewer things. His new book shows you how to...

    • Track the past: Using nothing more than a pen and paper, create a clear and comprehensive record of your thoughts.
    • Order the present: Find daily calm by tackling your to-do list in a more mindful, systematic, and productive way.
    • Design the future: Transform your vague curiosities into meaningful goals, and then break those goals into manageable action steps that lead to big change.

    Carroll wrote this book for frustrated list-makers, overwhelmed multitaskers, and creatives who need some structure. Whether you've used a Bullet Journal for years or have never seen one before, The Bullet Journal Method will help you go from passenger to pilot of your own life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateOct 23, 2018
    ISBN9780525642299
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    • 4/5
      The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future is written by Ryder Carroll, who is the founder of the Bullet Journal® (yes, it’s trademarked) and the website bulletjournal.com.Before reading this book, I was vaguely aware that there was an official bullet journal website, but what I learned about bullet journalling came from other bloggers and from Pinterest. It turns out my journal is very different from a Bullet Journal®.Bullet Journalling was a system the author came up with for his own use. He writes that he had ADD, so he had problems with focus and getting easily distracted. The Bullet Journal is part task list, part journal, and part planner, and the author explains that it brings together productivity, mindfulness, and intentionality.The main elements of a bullet journal are:the index, which goes at the beginning of the journalfuture logs, for tasks to do in upcoming monthsmonthly logdaily logcollections, which are pages devoted to a specific topicIn the book all of these terms where capitalized, and to be honest I found that a little bit annoying.Carroll describes the process of rapid logging, which involves concise notes using symbols for clarity. Tasks are listed as bullets, and symbols are used to give additional information. Subtasks can be nested under tasks as needed, or moved to their own collection.The author suggests that each day you briefly make note of everything that’s happened, preferably right after events or interactions have occurred, since our memories are unreliable and being able to look back later may give us some new insights. He also suggests doing a reflection each morning and afternoon.There are explanations of how to set up new monthly logs each month and “migrate” any leftover tasks from the previous month. There are also a number of suggestions for “Collections”, including goals, gratitude, challenges, and more involved tasks like vacation planning.Throughout the book there was a focus on productivity, organization, and prioritization. There is also an emphasis on self-reflection, and the way that writing thing down can help, especially when they’re being rewritten as they’re migrated from one part of the journal to another.While the author observed that he’s seen some people get very artistic with bullet journalling, that hasn’t been a priority for him. The book includes plenty of diagrams, but they are functional rather than aiming to be aesthetically pleasing.What really struck me was that a journal wouldn’t last very long if you were throwing all your everyday stuff in there. The author admits that he goes through 3-4 notebooks per year.While personally I’m not interested in using my journal as a day planner and a home for basic tasks lists, it was interesting to learn about the idea that inspired whatever hybrid mutt version I’m using right now.
    • 5/5
      Great book! It showed me how I can organize my life in a single journal. I've tried a lot of different organizational methods, but this has definitely been the most helpful, combined with techniques from GTD.
    • 5/5
      The bullet journal method is an excellent and highly adaptive life-organising methodology. This book, provides not only the basics required for beginners to make use of it, but also a extensive collection of hints and tips for veterans in expanding the use of their own Bullet Journals. Highly recommended.
    • 3/5
      Not quite what I was expecting, more self help than I thought, but still useful.
    • 5/5
      The best book I’ve ever read on the subject of organization and productivity
    • 5/5
      Loved it!! It was more than just a journal! It was about Life.
    • 5/5
      plantea un estilo de vida y eso me encantó!
    • 5/5
      It's so helpful. I would absolutely suggest this to everyone I know.
    • 5/5
      Enseña la manera de entender las razones del porque, para que y cómo llevar un registro del día a día en todos los ámbitos de la vida así como sus beneficios.
    • 5/5
      This was amazing. I’ve been bullet journaling for years and still learned so much about the what, why and how. It exceeded my expectations on all levels.
    • 5/5
      Insightful and profound; based on the author personal struggles and experience.
    • 5/5
      Originally, I had purchase a different book that introduced me to bullet journaling. However, listening to the originator of the bullet journal gave me a few key insights I didn’t know before. This is absolutely a must read!
    • 5/5
      Wow... this book is so much more than I expected. We’ve all seen the beautiful bujo spreads on Instagram that do the Bullet Journal Method no justice! This book is really a way to document one’s journey to self discovery. Amazing !!
    • 5/5
      If you are a fan of GTD this is GTD 3.0.
    • 3/5
      Much more of a self-help, philosophy of life thing when I was hoping for just a 'how to organize a useful record-keeping method'.Does seem like a decent system, but not something I'm starting now.
    • 5/5
      Lifesaver

      I have been through a gazillion and one planners and journals and household organizing systems, electronic, paper, and hybrid. This. Is. The. One. The one ring that rules them all. Get a Leuchtturm and some good opens and jump in.
    • 4/5
      A very fast read. This book goes into more detail and is more systematic than the web site. Carroll has a relaxed and casual voice.
    • 4/5
      This book has inspired me to be both more mindful and more intentional about the way I plan, brainstorm, and organize. I look forward to giving this method a try.
    • 3/5
      This book burned me out. It's an interesting journal concept, and I do plan on using a variation of it, but the self-help aspect of it began to irk me. I went from loving it to liking it to just avoiding it all together. (Parts 1 & 2, great. Part 3...meh.)
    • 5/5
      I was an early adopter of the Bullet Journal. I loved having everything in one place.

      However, then I let it go, because of Instagram. What? How? Well, on Instagram people were taking pictures of their beautiful Bullet Journal Pages with calligraphy and various adorable sketches and instead of inspiring me, I felt like I wasn’t doing it right or “good enough.” So I assumed that I didn’t have time to Bullet Journal and bought a regular planner.

      As much as I was unsatisfied with my artistic ability (or lack thereof) How could I expect a mass produced planner to work?

      A standard planner is not going to have sections to keep track of homeschooling, remodeling, writing, meal plans, and our demanding schedule.

      I did have time to Bullet Journal, and my life ran much more smoothly when I kept up with it. What I don’t have time for is making it a piece of art- and that’s okay,

      You don’t have to read this book to get started. Everything you need to know is spelled out on Bullet Journal.com. However, I purchased this book anyway and took notes. I hardly ever use the highlight function because I know I won't go back and read them there. This book does more than teach you how to organize your life, and it illustrates how to cut things that aren’t important and how to break down a plan (using Sprints) into small chunks to achieve a goal. I liked the “why” section of this book, and it reminded me to put more thought into what tasks I want to do and to keep track of future goals. I may think I need to do x.y.z today but if none of them move me closer to a long term goal- I don’t need to waste time on them.

      Should you buy this? If you can afford it, yes. If not get on your library’s wait list (My library already had a 4 month wait time which is why I bought the kindle version) I’m already thinking about purchasing a hardcover for my young adult kids to pass around, I think it’s that good and could be life changing for my ADD kids.
    • 4/5
      It was a good book, but it could have been about half the length. It was good to hear about the others that have benefitted from this method, it took up more time than needed.
    • 5/5
      I read this book and listen to this book. This book has changed my life I would recommend it to anyone and believe it should be in the public school system.
    • 5/5
      Personalized way of managing the time and personal growth, achieving goals and creating future...awesome book!
    • 5/5
      Must read, great book. So many lessons and wise words even if you don’t pick up Bullet Journaling.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Get out of your own way and live intentionally! This method works and I’ve made it my own with daily morning pages. #teambujo

      2 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      The information contained within is generally pretty good. The method seems perfectly usable, though fairly obvious--it's not so different from the various methods I've used over the years for making notes on paper.That said, the book could have been cut by 50-75% and communicated all the most relevant information, but I guess a 100 page book wouldn't sell at $26. There were a lot of words devoted to repeating the benefits of the techniques and what amounts to inspirational anecdotes--useful, maybe, if you're unfamiliar with any of the productivity techniques or if you weren't very motivated to begin with (and if you're the sort of person who can be motivated by reading a maybe-true story of someone else succeeding--I'm not).In short, if you're not familiar with this kind of productivity system and you want a whole book to teach you about it, then this book will do the job. It gives both practical advice and explanation of the principles of the system, enabling you to adapt it to your needs. On the other hand, if you're already familiar with systems like Getting Things Done and timeboxing, or the benefits of universal capture systems like Evernote, or if you just don't want to read a 300 page self-help book, then you can get a good-enough introduction to the system from the official website.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Good book but he keeps referencing the pdf which is not included on Scribd.

      5 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A popular book in China, I’m going to read it
    • 3/5
      The inventor of the bullet journal explains what it is and how to do it. I'm glad I read this, because I think Pinterest had led me astray and I was doing it wrong. The basics of rapid logging do have the potential to streamline task organization, and I can see how regular reviews of how you're spending your time help keep focused on goals. HOWEVER -- like most time management theories put out there by men, the Bullet Journal method completely forgets about the existence of children and housework and others who need our time and care and attention. It's not as easy as simply crossing out those tasks which aren't important to you when others are depending on you. Focusing on a singular goal is a luxury of those for whom someone else is handling their emotional and domestic labor.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      The Bullet Journal Companion PDF can be found on Scribd!

      2 people found this helpful