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Why you should consider a Bullet Journal instead of a planner for the New Year
A simple approach can make wonders if done right.
New Year’s is a great time for many people to start fresh. I recall lining up at a popular coffee chain because I wanted to be rewarded with their own version of planners. Thinking about it now makes me reminisce about the reason behind my attraction to planners in the first place.
My motivation was to be more organized in setting and achieving my goals for the year. Let’s face it, receiving a special notebook planner after consuming a lot of caffeinated and sugary drinks made it feel more special as I began the new year.
Last 2020, I discovered Bullet Journaling amidst the chaos caused by the pandemic. It was a challenging time, and I felt a need for a system shift. Since Bullet Journaling is described as a “mindfulness practice disguised as a productivity system,” it resonated with me.
As someone who has been into Minimalism, it has been my constant practice to be more mindful and productive at the same time. This is quite hard to establish because of being productive sometimes mean that you do a lot of things. However, doing a lot of things doesn’t necessarily mean that one is achieving a lot. This is one of the reasons why I am a fan of working less, but finishing more by simply doing the “important” tasks that moves the needle closer to your goals.
How can one achieve more by doing less? It is by carefully tracking the past, organizing the present and planning the future. Any planners can do this kind of stuff but there are certain limitations why most people quit their planners on the 5th Friday of January. I found this article that discuss this and it really resonates with me:
So as an avid fan of Bullet Journaling, I wanted to share my thoughts about comparing planners and Bullet Journal.
