

#EASY NUMBERING FOR BULLET JOURNAL PLUS#
I include tasks I needed to get done, their due dates, plus any additional goals I am working on. I developed a monthly focus spread as a way to get a high level view on the big projects I have on my docket. Here are some of the spreads/methods that I have discovered work well with my writing process so far. Regardless, I wanted to share some of the discoveries I have made so far, fully acknowledging that I might have to do another one of these blog posts at a future date sharing other discoveries I make as I go. Bullet Journaling for WritingĮven though this is my third year bullet journaling, I am only now figuring out some of the ways I can use my bullet journal to help me with my writing. He used a blank notebook so he could adapt his spreads for exactly what he needed at the time he needed it. He created it because needed a system that could be flexible and work with his ADHD. Ryder Carroll, the creator of the bullet journal, defines a bullet journal as an analog system used to track the past, organize the present and plan the future. For some people, it is an art form, and for others, it is a simple system to track and maintain ideas and tasks. The Bullet Journal: A Quick OverviewĪ bullet journal takes different forms for different people.

But at its core, bullet journaling is flexible, so it can be as complicated or as simple as you like. This makes bullet journaling seem daunting, time consuming, and impossible. You could literally spend days watching people on YouTube put together complicated bullet journal spreads and talk about the way it helps their productivity. There is so much information out there about bullet journals. I only knew two things: I hated buying planners that I didn’t use because they didn’t work for me and I was going to need a planner that was as flexible as my writing process. And truth be told, I didn’t really know what I needed as a writer because I was (and still am) trying to figure out my process. I looked for years and couldn’t find one that worked well with what I needed as a writer. Finding a good planner for writing can be a struggle.
