Beyond Bullet Journaling: The Art of the Creative and Productive Journal

by Erica Kramer

The Bullet Journal, or Dot Journal, is the new standard of note taking because of how easily it can be customized. If you're wanting to dive into the ART of the bullet journal, then you've come to the right place. Some people think a bullet journal is just a notebook that accommodates a huge variety of planning schemes. You can create calendars and to-do lists, and you can also use it as a diary, a brainstorming notepad, and more. If you’ve ever bought a planner, but didn’t love the design of the pre-printed pages, the bullet journal is your opportunity to make a planner that fits the way your brain works. You create an index to help you find things, a few pages that help you plan the year, and a two-page spread for important dates and tasks for each month. (Many bullet journalers also do a spread for each week.) Then, you write down each day’s plans and events in the form of bulleted lists—hence the name. The beauty of this hand-written calendar, though, is that you create it as you go, so you always have space for everything else you want to write. Future events go on a long term calendar that comes earlier in the book than today’s page, so every page from today to the end of the book is blank. Moleskine and Leuchtturm 1917 notebooks are great for everyday use because they have durable covers and are easy to carry in a bag. We are not here to tell you how to start and use a bullet journal, how to get things done in your dot journal, how to use it for weight loss, or keeping track of your finance and budgeting, or how to use a planner to combat procrastination or even how to use your bullet journal for business. This is not a beginners guide. This book is for ideas and inspirations for you to create your own notebook with daily, weekly or monthly spreads. Bullet journals are super customizable which is my favorite part. You can add anything you want to help you keep organized.

102 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 28, 2017

Reviews

[Bluegal · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is just a collection of uncredited Pinterest photos in no order. Really.

I can recommend this book if you've never heard of Pinterest , but really. If one of my Pinterest posts was in this scrapbook of photos (and that's all that's here, folks) I'd sue for any money the "author" made from it. There is zero writing here.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great simple and visual inspirational ideas to develop your own style.

[Joy L Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

My thoughts

Great examples of what may need to be in my journal. Some are plain and some are elaborate. Great ideas.

[Robyn Blake]

This was very helpful as I started bullet journaling.