This is the most AUTHENTIC video about bullet journaling on the internet!! Thank you! It’s messy, flawed, realistic, and an actual work in progress. Huge point about the flexibility - if you’re starting out, you won’t know exactly how it will serve your needs as best as possible so you’ll need to try out different things - and that’s OKAY! Also, kudos for the humour, I’m actually watching the rest of your videos now because of it. Keep it up 🚀
This video has way too few views! You're amazing, and your sense of humour was exactly what I needed for my anxious perfectionist brain to pipe the f down!
I'm not exactly a beginner, but this was still so helpful. The biggest take-away was to let it grow into a shape based on your needs, not some spread you think you have to include . Great video! PS: And you made me finally pick up that copy of atomic habits that's been gathering dust for 6 months! :D
That coffee pour at the end gave me life! I appreciate how you emphasize changing your spreads as your needs dictate instead of diving head first--it was one of my biggest mistakes as a newbie (but also an opportunity for growth)
I honestly love this revival of bullet journalling with a renewed focus on the actual purpose: to make life easier to manage! I had 2 false starts with BuJos and both times I gave up not even 2 months in because it didn't make things easier for me, My BuJo now? I've been using it for over a year and a half and it's become integral to keeping my life sorted - especially as a person with raging ADHD. My spreads are simple - a monthly spread that has an overview of the month and a sidebar of habits I need to be reminded of (I have ADHD so the habits are literally things like 'brush your teeth', 'brush your teeth at night too girlie') and then weekly spreads that are super simple in scope but can be dressed up with stickers and colors when I'm feeling motivated and kept to just plain black and white lines when I'm not. It's made me realize why people are such diehard fans of it and why so many people, including me, did not stick with it - if I didn't pare it down to the things that work for me I'd have so many unused spreads and I'd be crying over messing up. Now I now what I need and everything else is just the cherry on top.
Good tips and I enjoy your sense of humor! Definitely the OG Ryder Carroll BuJo method-ultra simple-is the way to go as a beginner, then see what you actually need and like once the habit is established. Watercolor painting and pretty calendars are great, but only if they light you up with inspiration. Thanks for your fun content ❤
This is *EXACTLY* what I've been looking for! I love how you've opened up your bullet journal to show it's evolution. Thanks for your clear and humorous explanations and explorations. I only wish I'd found your video many moons ago, but I'm happy to have found it now! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I love your editing style it is really cute. I have ADHD so I love making up new spreads over time to meet my needs. That is what makes bullet journal so appealing to me over a regular planner. I subscribed!
"I waited until I had a need and optimised it" Yeah, that's absolutely how it was INTENDED to work. It's not meant to be pre-planned, it was designed for people with adhd to maintain some semblance of control
Wow I can tell how much work went into this video and it was A LOT. So impressed by the humor, relatability, and usefulness all in one. Fantastic job and thank you 🎉
Thank you, this is super helpful. I can’t tell you how often I’ve felt frustrated watching a bujo setup that starts with pages and pages of collections .
I came to make notes for an article I'm writing but left subscribed with all notifications on. This video was easy to watch from start to finish and had me hooked. Plus, your videography skills make me want to figure out how I can start making videos too!
This video has been one of the most useful videos about BUJO for me, thanks so much for your effort 💛 and I really appreciate the reminder about not being so serious, that is sth that I should remember more often 👽
Thank you!!! I felt overwhelmed by all the "simple set up" videos with all the pretty writing and this was soooo helpful!! Thank you for taking the fear out of it!! ❤❤
Thank you so much! I once tried to do a bullet journal but ended up with anxiety to make a mess, so I stop journaling. This really encourage me to try one more time 🥹. Besides, your voice is SOOO relaxing. Would be nice if you do a podcast.
this video is so good. I've recently picked up "daily" journaling again and was tempted to get back into bujo but it's just so intimidating. i love this methodology of not predicting your needs based on other people's books and im definitely going to trying this. also the habit forming is going to be so helpful in the rest of my life lol
This is genuinely the best video I watched about journaling so far, very helful, so mind calming and the simplicity in steps and applications is like a whisper in my ears saying take it easy. I wanted to compine both Journaling and writing diary but it felt overwhelming but I now think it's possible Thank you so much
THANK YOU for this! I'm not really a beginner, but not advanced either. My problem is that I can't seem to keep up with the journaling and it just fades away after a while. I realized it was because I made it too complicated! Your video was very inspiring because you did show me a REAL bujo and not just a piece of art. You have inspired me to try once again because when I'm not over-complicate it, I really like this method... Thank you
Simie, I cannot understand how - when you have put together such good quality content - you have so few subscribers. Your audio is excellent (such a relief, I feel like I should steer other people your way as an example of how it should be done), nice clear video, excellent points and with a good sense of humour and wit. Thank you! This is going to really help me. I think I was trying to do too much all at once.
I'm New to Bullet Journaling.... I decided to do june bullet Journal... First I see Lots of videos so I decided to go with beautiful doodles, colourings and so many trackers... but now i decided to do a simple, minimalist planner... Thank you so much❤ you're the life saver💕
Great Video! This is the video I wished I had watched first when I got in to Bullet Journaling in 2016, and it's the style and process Matt D'Avella should have followed rather than the stressful mess he made. Congrats on finishing your first bullet journal and acing the technique that works for you. Looking forward to more videos from you. :)
this feels like finding out abt a youtuber before they become STUPID big 🤩💫 the authenticity, the humor, the seamless editing and reassuring nudges to reframe your mindset about bullet journaling and goal setting, etc.. first time viewer and new fan! i appreciate your work :)
Great Video. It is all trial & error, all about learning as you develop. and yes! Biggest problem is searching for bujo on line and you get these overcrafted works of art, that do not work fo you & make you feel overwhelmed
I've always seen beautifully designed bullet journals on social media. And I have wanted to have a bullet journal like them. But it's quite difficult for beginners, so I always put off making a bullet journal. Thanks to this video, I realized that having a bullet journal isn't difficult, it really motivated me. Starting from July, I will also prepare a bullet journal🩷
is this video even real? I can't believe i literally waited for YEARS watching videos about those fancy bujo spreads and handwritings etc i even bought all those professional pens like the tombow dual brushes and sakura micro's. but i havent used it A DAY because i was waiting for the ✨inspiration 😘✨ ripping out pages throwing away whole journals just bc it didnt look ✨aesthetic ✨. I am dumbfounded rn i cant thank you enough for this video i didnt know i needed to hear those things thank you so so much
This was a really nice and authentic video how to get started. That is exactly what I am trying to do. Though I have been sort of doing bullet journaling in my old calendar book which was almost not used. Which I come to the point that I don’t think I am going to make a calendar to my bullet journal, I have a quite complicated and difficult relationship with the calendars😅, so I think will do bullet journaling to-do-lits and my thoughts. And we will see, Thanks for your video, I feel now more free to try and experiment things what suits for my bullet journal. 🙏
Bro i never felt so happy and inspired by a bullet journal video!! they're always complex and unreal, but yours is light, cozy and >simple < omg! This must be my 80th time doing this 😫
this is the best summary of all the beginner mistakes on bullet journaling and a few good ways to prevent or deal with them ... and all this within 7 minutes and with a touch of humour. nice job.
OMG! This video spoke to me on SO MANY LEVELS! I've been so stuck in my planning space that I'm doing things I'd never do because I'm seeing other people do them. And this video is such an amazing reminder that BuJo is truly a place where I can make work for me no matter what is going on in my life. I can't tell you how many times I cracked up laughing because I've thought so much about what is shared here. Especially at the very beginning when looking up "simple" and "minimalist" spreads. Girl, I haven't found a single spread during that search that is simple or minimal. Thank you for this video and now I actually can't wait to start bullet journaling again in May.
Thank you! I have been starting and stopping my bullet journal journey because of am dissatisfied with my own lack of skills in drawing or coming up with ideas. I truly love this simple and very doable method and plan to implement it into my own process.
I'm so so happy I came across your channel, your humor sprinkled throughout the video is awesome, and your experience is super relatable. It's really helping me get back into journaling based on need and not aesthetic :) I ot annoyed with how I couldn't just ctrl+Z in my simple moleskine notebooks so I got a ring binder with loose pages - I liked the idea of being able to switch stuff up. Unfortunately though, I think only about 20% of the entire paper pack I bought made it to the journal, all because I was determined to make it beautiful and ignoring why I started to begin with. Thank you for the great video and advice
I really like your dry humor approach and editing style!! Let’s all remember that there are no rules to journaling. Lists, quotes, drawings, it all works🙌🏼🔥I’ll be making a video about my simple setup
Did my little eye spy a Colorado Springs sticker? ❤ COS! I’m trying to convince my husband to move down there after the kiddo graduates from high school. Stubbled across your channel last night and I’m addicted. Thanks for the great(and humorous) content.
Yes, finally a REALLY SIMPLE and rational way! You're amazing, your words are really validate my struggles. I used to do a bujos in past and want to try again but want it simple and just work for me.
You nailed it. I have started with too many things (trackers, lists...NOT fancy designs). I haven't stuck with it. I'm starting December over today with the month layout, dailies and some lists. THANK YOU for the comedy (omg, you spinning your Bullet Journal 🤣) and the reminder to simplify! Can't wait to see more of your Bullet Journal videos!
Loved this video so much lol I bought a Bujo about 2 years ago. Bought all the supplies and never started. Wasn’t going to until I got the idea to give it a go again! I’ve watched countless of how to videos, searched Reddit forums, watched Ryders original How to vid (which I actually DONT prefer) my artistic self originally became interested in Bujo due to the creative aspect of it all. But as a recovering perfectionist I was timid to start cause I know I’d be pissed if It doesn’t look like Amanda Rach Lee’s or all the other gorgeous ones out there. This is the ONLY video that motivated me to not to worry too much about it looking like I bought it off etsy or whatever professional looking journals be at
This video made me restart the bullet journal that has been lying around dead for *months* (if not over a year 🤐). I might have gotten way too excited with all the insanely pretty setups that are out there and got so overwhelmed that i just full on stopped x) Thanks to you i finally gave pen and paper another go - and am super happy with it currently! I basically started again with a monthly calendar [in which i put emotes to keep track of energy levels and mood and add the most important happening of a day]; a big (somewhat intimidating) Weekly To-Do-List and a daily thingie to migrate todos from the weekly over and keep track of incoming todos, most important happenings and learnings and brain anxiety dumps. Reading this it still sounds like a lot, but it's basically what i've been doing digitally the past months. Having all this back to paper with a single pen to keep it as simple as possible makes me happy every time i sit down and open my notebook. Thank you so much for lighting that spark-ly joy back up! 😍❤
Your video editing, your silliness in the clips and the way you show your views on productivity and BuJoing are very addictive! I can't stop watching your videos 😍 (Plus, I really like your handwriting!) I've been BuJoing for... 7 years I think? And what you say is completely true. In the beginning I simply copied some spreads from other people and took it from there to adapt it in the more convenient way to me, which translated into the simpler, the better, and constantly changing to adapt to my needs
Oh my God I'm just halfway through the video but I am totally mind blown! I am about to start using a bullet journal and though I wasn't expecting a beautiful one, I was getting a little overwhelmed when thinking about set ups. And now I'll just use it! And see what I need from there. I'm so excited!! Thanks thanks thanks!
Bullet Journaling was recommended to me as a way to help manage my time. However I quickly felt lost because everything seemed complicated. So I really like how you showed that even when you didnt love an aspect you stuck with it. Then made adjustments as you went & learned. All that to say thank you!
I’ve been struggling lately with planning out my stuff on paper and I really wanted a secure schedule but I hated bullet journal every time I tried because I felt it wasn’t pretty or aesthetically pleasing so seeing this makes me so happy because of how great your advice is because now I’m ready to start and not have any pressure on making it perfect thank you
I came back to this video cause for the first time ever i've been consistent with bullet journaling. I watched this earlier this year and I've done something in my bujo every month (except for 1 - but It was my holidays, so didn't have much going on). You helped me to start simple and make it even simpler later cause I ended up learning what worked for myself. So THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this. You helped me organize my time better to have more free time and now I've noticed it really helped me manage my anxiety too. Thank u ❣
Lovely video, i just started today on the empty journal i had laying around and just wrote some thought and ideas down. I got super overwhelmed what some people do, this is nice.
How have you got less than 1k subscribers? Not only did I find this really useful, I found this rather entertaining! Very good video and you've sparked exactly what I was looking for. Easy, simple and not over complicated setup and inspiration. Thank you :D
This was quite refreshing and comforting, in amongst the mass of flashy influencers who often don't really feel like real people. Humorous, relatable and no air of cult-ishness. Thanks!
This is amazing, thank you! I’m back to trying the bullet journaling again after stopping out of frustration the first time. Keeping it simple is my goal. It doesn’t have to be glamorized, it just has to be functional for me. Thank you!!
This is such a good video! I tried bullet journaling and it stressed me out because I wanted it to look pretty but I'm not a visual art kinda gal and it took so long to make it nice, and then also I'd make mistakes and get mad. It'd also stress me out if I spent all that time on making a spread, only for it to not work, and then I couldn't change it the next week because then the journal wouldn't be consistent and it would look different (I've come a long way since then, and lacking continuity doesn't bother me as much anymore thankfully). For awhile I just used a lined notebook to brain dump an ever running to do list, and it's the same idea... do what you need, not what you want to need lol
1:04 my exact feeling watching his video. The habit tracker alone send me nuts, and I also guilty of doing it XD This tracker should come with an alert like "hey, you could also do this inside your monthly log, in 30 segs, look"
This is my second year in BuJo, and your video is a fresh reminder about not being stressed about how to organize my BuJo, making it fancy, etc. In fact, I use my bujo for organizational purpose; my covers can be colorful, but the rest is quite minimal. I added some thing and take away others (for example, the trackers. They didn't work for me). In the pages I add stickers and washitapes to give it some life.
HOLY CRAP. Excellent way to say, "the aesthetic bujo crew is awesome, but don't let them get you down." Because. Phew. When I was first starting. That was rough.
Great video Simie! I think you managed to address all of the "issues" I've had with bullet journaling, note taking, etc. One of my challenges is finding "new" journals, notebooks, etc. I have several Moleskines and have also adopted high quality notecards that I can easily carry and move. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! I impulse-bought a dot journal from my feed and dove into ideas on the internet. I want to give up even before I receive it! WOW. My handwriting is raggedy and I thought I would have to take an art class. WHEW. You saved me from unnecessary anxiety.
An absolute banger of a video, you're waaay to underrated! I've tried "bullet journaling" before (I put it in quotes because if I'm being honest It was more of a complicated performative art piece than a personal space for keeping track of my life, thoughts, and ideas), but it never worked out because of how "aesthetic" I kept trying to make things, I'm going to keep coming back to this video anytime I catch myself getting too perfectionist-y or complicated with my journal.
I think one thing that made me happier with my bujo was keeping it simple, using stickers I loved, and allowing myself to add to it only as needed (open it regularly, but not feel pressured to add to it if I have nothing to add). And you've mentioned all of these here. Good to know I'm onto something lol.
oh i love your spread at 3:51 i use that simple of a spread and it’s perfect for my needs edit: i’ve now finished the video and i love your entire take on bullet journaling so far!! you get it
The most beautiful grounded approach! Loved this because I just watched an extreme bullet video then one roasting that one talking about minimalism and so much structure but this one’s real asf and the most personal acting on your needs and no set create system other than the system you find you need
found this video today and what a joy it was to watch through it. the editing is really nice and your narration and personality was just so fun to listen to! definitely gonna keep all of this in mind for when i try out bullet journal again :')
I needed this soooo much! For the past few years, running my Own business as well as constantly working in my house, and juggling family life with my kids I knew I needed to build this habit. I never make it past a few moths before I feel over whelmed. I’ve even purchased commercially available journals like this and just wasted my money on over complicating something that should be how you present it. I’m going to start tomorrow. Thank you!
Gosh! Where were you when I started bullet journaling 4 years ago?? Since my middle name is , “all the things” you can guess what I did. Yep. Boujie all the way, down to the white sunglasses and fake mustache!! This year I got myself a Hobonichi Weeks and I am SLOWLY implementing ideas from the bujo into my hobo. You are doing good things. Keep it up!!
I just recently discovered bullet journaling and my first one arrives today. I’m quite excited but also was a bit overwhelmed. This video is just what I needed. THANK YOU! 🙏🏽💕
this is LITERALLY the best videos our there for making a journaling habit for me! ur explaination is on point with some examples that make me understand easily. tysm!
