Bullet journal flip through - My basic setup for managing tasks & goals

[@TheCircusDiaries]

I've always been put off by Bullet Journal videos because it looked just like scrapbook diarying, so it's really good to discover the practical application!

[@charlimarieTV]

yay! thats exactly why i wanted to make this video. i saw so many over-the-top beautiful bullet journals, i just wanted to share my little simple one :)

[@TheCircusDiaries]

CharliMarieTV well you successfully converted me, well done! And thank you :)

[@bindiya_ganatra]

I agree! I was concerned about my handwriting not being perfect. Her handwriting is a bit like mine. I don't feel so bad anymore about having the "Perfect Journal". Thank you so much for posting this video, Charli!!!!!

[@bindiya_ganatra]

@@charlimarieTV I wanted to make a simple one too! I do not have time to draw fancy stuff, and write fancy fonts. I love your minimalist journaling. The black and white. That's exactly how I want mine. Thanks so kindly for sharing, Charli! Btw, I think you should put at least 1 ad so you can make some income. I know it is annoying but you work so hard and sometimes broke people cannot always afford to buy things from your shop. Just an idea, but you do whatever is best for you. I just gave you a thumbs up, but am a bit sad b/c you won't be financially supported. I don't often do the thumbs up on youtube videos, FYI. I loved your video! Please share more with us!!

[@TamiFromMiami]

You are the first person I've seen that has made it simple and easy to use! Just purchased my journal and starting today, August 1st! Thanks for the encouragement!

[@NiteOwlCrafter]

Thank you for this video! I have been overwhelmed with all of the fancy artistic journals. Your video makes so much sense to me!! God bless!

[@adventuresamongadjectives3080]

So refreshing to see someone doing a simple bullet journal, most other videos I've seen about it has been much more about doodling then the practical use of it. This actually made me a bit more interested to get in to it :)

[@DistractedKat]

I've been using Swipes for a while which is great for little tasks, but it's almost too flexible. There's something nice about the rigidity of a ink list on a notebook sized page...like you're forced to confront each task you've written instead of swiping it later. I think Femke was talking about how making an ink list really forced her to be realistic about what she can actually get done in a day. I found this very relatable. The monthly focus is also a very nice idea, I'm really hoping it keeps my mind from wandering too much throughout the month. Thanks for showing me that I can have a non-scrapbooky, ultra functional bullet journal--I was feeling very intimidated by other very beautiful, time consuming journals.

[@charlimarieTV]

thats exactly why i wanted to make this video! i feel like so many bullet journals look like they take up so much time to use, but the true system should be super easy for you to manage your time!

[@scallymuffin]

Thank you very much for this. I love your channel. I'm not sure if you've already done so but it would be great to see an up-to-date morning and evening routine. As a creative myself (I work from home), I can struggle to get into a routine... especially as I hate routine but realise I need at least a bit of one. I love how this bullet journal is no-nonsense and not all pretty and colours. I always thought they weren't for me but I've just used yours as an inspiration to create my own. It's helped me mark out my goals for each quarter - and realise I don't have as much time as I thought. You know the way you can be a little over ambitious with lists when they have no time frame.

[@luciwelch]

That monthly/week spread is friggin genius!

[@charlimarieTV]

I find it so useful!

[@magicalsplash]

Thank you so much for doing this video! I've been curious about the bullet journal, and I'm also super messy/not an artist so it's SO refreshing to see one that is far more my style. Really keen to get into this! Will grab a journal this weekend. Thank you!

[@shawmedia229]

So great to see your simple, straightforward approach. I started bullet journaling last month and it is awesome! I use it for tracking work and household stuff, and keep it pretty basic like yours. Thanks for the video!

[@rosevaley]

I get really creative with mine. I use it to work out everything. I'm on a path of growing and learning right now so I use it to stay on top of my notes, do check ins, work out problems, keep lists and reminders.. everything. Then each time I sit down to write, I also have breaks where I get to just get silly and creative. I am not an artist, I too love design so it's mostly just filling white space with tape, stencil, stickers, photos, cut outs, etc.. I let loose the creative juices when I need motivation or a perk up while writing all the other boring stuff. Now I think I'll add your calendar system to it all, see how that fills my books even faster lol. Great video.

[@charlimarieTV]

that's awesome, sounds like it's part scrapbook, part organisation!

[@KeshArt]

I just started to do my own version of journal last month, very similar to yours but I also use it as a gratitude diary and write about 3 things I'm grateful for everyday in my daily section before writing down the tasks game changer stuff for me!

[@charlimarieTV]

that sounds lovely :)

[@drendamurzin6798]

Glad to see someone using the basics of Bullet journal to organize tasks. There are some really creative and fancy BJ videos out there but good to see someone else who is taking a no frills approach to this technique. If time allows, I would like to add some creativity to my BJ but for now I'm just enjoying using it as a tool to stay on top of things. Cheers!

[@missnoellasaur]

I am finishing up my AA in Business Entrepreneurship, and have decided I want to change directions towards web design. I am so happy to have stumbled upon your videos. Not only are they super informative, but you are so relatable and the aesthetic of your channel is so organized and pretty. Definitely planning on binge watching your videos today!

[@charlimarieTV]

ahhh i'm so honoured Noelle!

[@CoorieDoon]

Really cool to see how you've laid it out. I like the way you've got week 1/2/3/4, I think I might introduce that into my monthly spread as I don't really like the calendar that I used in my march one!

[@charlimarieTV]

my favourite thing about bullet journalling is you can try something out and if it doesnt work for you, do something different next month!

[@CoorieDoon]

CharliMarieTV definitely! I love that aspect too

[@AshleyMurphyArt]

I love how you created what works for you!

[@charlimarieTV]

thanks for watching Ashley!

[@muffinoid]

This is so interesting! When my anxiety was really bad in 2015, I'd get home from work and not know how to fill the time from 5pm-bed time. I would get quite overwhelmed and I noticed that writing a little to-do list for myself (basic things like "do laundry" or "read book") would really help me. Now that I'm at uni I feel like this all the time because I don't have the structure of full-time work so I think I might try this out! Yours looks really cool in just black :)

[@charlimarieTV]

I think a bullet journal could be SUPER helpful for you in this situation!! give it a try and let me know how you go :)

[@EvelynePark]

I love how functional and simple you keep your bullet journal! I've had 'weekly focus' themes but I really should add a focus for each month, too, that's a great idea. And just wanted to say that I love your videos in general. I'm an illustrator working from home so it feels like I'm looking at a better-organized version of myself. ;)

[@charlimarieTV]

thanks Evelyne!! I fear my videos make me look much more organised than I actually am, but also the mess in my apartment is very apparent in the background so perhaps not haha

[@EvelynePark]

If that in the background is a 'mess' then I think you're doing okay! :D

[@joaogoncalves143]

OMG this is going to change my life hahahaha I'm a geek when it comes to list but in a very unorganized way. I do have a journal and I have everything there: diary, to-do lists, finance tracking, etc, but nothing has it's own place. I'm definitely going to start this! :)

[@charlimarieTV]

awesome! definitely make sure you watch the video i linked in the description that explains the system a bit better, but it sounds like bullet journalling could fit in well with what you're already doing :)

[@joaogoncalves143]

Yeah I definitely will!! I think it can fit perfectly. But it's waaay more organized than what I'm already doing haha :)

[@jillianparas]

I like the idea of weekly goal setting on the next page of the monthly log

[@MaxWeir]

I will definitely give this a try, I use a few apps but this hands on approach seems more hands on and fun too

[@charlimarieTV]

yeah I'm really enjoying the hands-on analogue style of organising!

[@AngelsLieToKeepCtrl]

I really like how you have a focus on your projects each month! I'm going to try and do that myself. thanks for the video! :)

[@charlimarieTV]

+AngelsLieToKeepCtrl glad you enjoyed it!

[@wilfredoarteagamartinez3624]

Very useful and efficient ! I think is better than a diary... I have a diary sometimes limit my progress and my goals. Also, I impress the flexibility the bullet point system has. Thank you! very helpful! 🙏🏽

[@wilfredoarteagamartinez3624]

*Sorry bullet journal system :-)

[@lisetthebrokke]

I love this! I am an artist myself, so I should be creative enough to make gorgeous pages. But I just want to get stuff done and have some focus. Great video 💜

[@charlimarieTV]

Yeah I think the beautiful creative bullet journals are great, but I need plain-ness for focus!

[@steffiverbruggen8673]

Just started my own bullet journal, hopefully I'll forget less now. 🤗 Thank you for the good explanation!

[@iamlaurenhannah]

I enjoy seeing bullet journals like this, because this is like... what it is supposed to be. It's not really supposed to be a creative journal full of washi tape and stickers, it's supposed to be quick so you can spend as much time as possible being productive, rather than working on your journal. That said, I actually do enjoy writing entries into my journal and sticking in pictures I like. :)

[@charlimarieTV]

yes exactly!! I love that with this system it can really be whatever you like :)

[@crazyYTgal]

finally, a real simple overview of the bullet journal :)

[@nelle8081]

I just saw this one because I'm a new subscriber to your channel. I'm loving your videos btw!! Glad I did! So happy to see a normal bullet journaling. Such a pressure when I see decorated one. Like who has time like that for each day?! :)) Anyways, I love your channel! Seriously.

[@charlimarieTV]

welcome to my channel Nelle! I'm going to be uploading a video about my 2018 bullet journal setup this weekend :D

[@nelle8081]

Can't wait for that! I started my own for this year! :)

[@stephanienoel2902]

Great video Charli! I actually heard if from your podcast on Designlife about bullet journaling and wanted to see it myself. Looks really cool. I have always been looking for a new way to stay organized especially for a book blog. Thank!

[@eleddio]

I reciently bought a journal exactly for managing this whole year and organize my life finally, just did't know how to do it. This video kame just in time :D Thank you! Great content keep it up ;)

[@charlimarieTV]

glad you enjoyed seeing it!

[@Anadahif]

I enjoyed this video. I want tot star my own bullet journal but I am not very artsy or anything so a simple system is what I need. This video was perfect.

[@charlimarieTV]

yesss you dont need to be artsy at all to make a good functional bullet journal :)

[@lovefrombee]

I started a bullet journal in Jan and its been SOOOOO helpful. Similar to you I sent monthly intentions. Which are less about projects but more about feeeels i guess. Like this months is 'self care'. I've been thinking I'll make a bullet journal video too :D

[@charlimarieTV]

please do!! i'd love to see it!

[@raymahhutchinson9413]

Nice job. I will use some of the ideas

[@vanillacowboy4719]

Thank you for this! Hadn't heard about the bullet journal before. I'm super exited now. Maybe this will actually work :)

[@charlimarieTV]

+thesherps give it a try! And check out some other videos about it too to get some ideas for how you might want to lay yours out! :)

[@twinklej5459]

Actually this is much more motivating for me to start being more organised...the super decorated ones look great but it overwhelms me and I feel like I am failing at being organised. Thanks for another great video

[@charlimarieTV]

yeah same! i feel like if i tried to have a super pretty one i wouldn't use it cos i'd have to set aside time to draw nicely etc

[@Waqas4hmed]

Amazing as always...

[@charlimarieTV]

thanks Waqas!

[@kwaniie]

🙋!!-waves- heheee i love how supportive you guys are to each otherrrrr! all of these advice is so useful in all aspects of life too!! thank you! just joined the waitlist for the community!

[@charlimarieTV]

:D we will be letting in the next round of beta members soon!

[@RalphCifra]

Hey Charlie, I tried using bullet journal for my tasks. But I end up spending more time writing my tasks than doing the actual task, job, things to do. haha! So, I am using Google Keep for my goal list and an ordinary paper with lines for my everyday tasks. ^_^

[@charlimarieTV]

+Ralph Cifra were you trying to do fancy spreads? Cos that would totally take more time! My system is just as quick as jotting on paper except it's just in a book! Haha.

[@anotheradhdguy]

Smudges and all. Ha. I really love analog task management. To do Apps are always missing something or I just forget to use them. Using a physical list is in front of you at all times and I really like the idea of adopting bullet journaling. Cheers

[@charlimarieTV]

+Dan Nazar I was well into using an app called TeuxDeux but in December I fell out of using it religiously cos life was pretty hectic. I think I'm loving the bullet journal because it's a physical thing on my desk so it reminds me to look at it. Whereas with an app you have to remember to check.

[@anotheradhdguy]

CharliMarieTV couldn't agree more!

[@keanugeorge7611]

Thanks for that awesome video Charli! It was very informative.

[@charlimarieTV]

+Keanu George glad you enjoyed it Keanu!

[@LisbethJimenez]

Thank you for having what I call a super functional minimalist bullet journal. I like to look at the pretty bullet journals but I always wonder if the people use or just create them for KZbin. (not that there is anything wrong with a creative bullet journal) :)

[@killerskiely100]

Hey Charli great channel, I love all the design resources on "KZbin" its great to get so many different perspectives on the trade and as a Free Lancer they help me alot. Do you have any videos on how you got started in Design or a walk-through on your creative process?

[@charlimarieTV]

+SeanK I don't yet. But I am planning a video about my design process!

[@nickb1178]

Enjoyed the video I think it has inspired me to start a bullet journal.. also HOLY SHIT!! Almost 50k !! 🎉 then that 100k play button ;)

[@charlimarieTV]

woop woop!

[@hermanomark]

I'm gonna copy this bullet journal of yours! thanks :D

[@victorandrade5331]

thanks. love the simplicity

[@ElvannReacts]

Actually I have started using the Bullet Journal Method for different purposes. The concept of having a table of content at the start of a notebook is just plain billiant. I've been using Five Star Notebooks for University Notes, and I'm actually using an index throughout the different subjects! I have a global index with the different 5 subjects (divided by seperators) And each section has it's own index And I use section numbers for better references! (example: 3-11 = section 3 page 11) More recently, I have decided to make an actual Bujo. I'm still using my electronic tools because I feel they are efficient, but I have realized I'm always taking random notes, and making lists very quickly, and even doing sketches for different projects, so I'm testing this out and I hope I don't get too distracted by the esthetic of it... I tend to become a little too much with the drawing and design, and eventualy the mistakes that I do... my fear about the Bullet Journal would be to get too distracted by the appearance of if and let it then become a burden. Like finding myself writting the same page 3 times and removing it because I'm not satisfyied with my handwritting. That would be counter-productive...

[@obscuraxxxx]

great to see how you utilise your bullet journal. : ) i recently started mine a couple weeks ago but i feel like i don't use it that often... as a student, and an overwhelmed one at that, sitting down to organise what i have to do is more troublesome than simply... doing what i have to do? lmfao. i've never been good at keeping up with planners, but i have a stupid fantastic memory and very little time to fuck with writing down 'finish painting' over and over again lol. sometimes i'll write down my current thoughts (usually why i'm feeling stressed or annoyed or something) just to not vent them out to others, but that's basically it. maybe i'll bother with it in six weeks when i'm done with classes and need to plan for continuing my education / doing other stuff idk... great vid. : ) xo

[@charlimarieTV]

+Obscura x I'm envious of your memory! I forget anything that isn't written down 😂

[@robmac3958]

Excellent video. Really well produced. Rather than making it a work of art (fine if you have the time), you show us the nuts and bolts.

[@svencharleer]

I was wondering how you keep track of different projects and tasks. I've been bullet journaling for over a year, but as an employee was always just working on one straightforward thing, so it wasn't too hard to just write down the tasks at the start of the month, and move them to the current day if I had the time. Now I have multiple projects (started freelancing) and I'm having issues organising them. I was considering going back to an online kanban board (trello or meistertak) (I love being able to put things "on hold" in a specific column ;)), but having things spread across two digital environments (I use google cal as well), plus the bullet journal seems overkill and even worse to keep organised. Ideas welcome ;)

[@nicolest.germain661]

Charli I love this! I've been using a version of the bullet journal primarily for work, and I've also been very zoomed in -- I use two pages for a whole day! -- but I love how you're using it for side hustles and how you're setting intentions for each month and week. I have to think about how I can encorporate that a bit more! PS Have you tried Staedtler fineliner pens?? I can use nothing else.

[@charlimarieTV]

+Nicole St. Germain I don't think I have used them! Maybe I'll give one a try when this muji one runs out!

[@HannaCreative]

Haha, I'm actually finishing my edit of my Bullet Journal video rn :D :) Loved seeing your setup as it's completely different from mine but still so functional and seems to work really well for you! I def. do use mine as a creative outlet and get all fancy shmancy with pens and stuff but I make sure to only do that when I have time aka I set up my lists when I need to and everything else can get done later if I'm in a hurry^^

[@charlimarieTV]

looking forward to seeing yours!!

[@AndyAksen]

I use the moleskine A5 Softcover with squared paper. :) But I don`t draw a calender in it... I use my book for Webdesign and Marketing ideas... and future gear-list (Cameras etc...) This book is a great time-management tool! Greets from germany

[@charlimarieTV]

thanks for sharing how you use yours Andy!

[@chrisalexandra2794]

So no more teuxdeux?! I remember you always plugging that as your go to haha. I like your approach because it's way less intimidating. I've never started one because i put so much pressure on myself to make it pretty. I'm going to try to approach it like you as just a functional way to plan and see if I can actually get one started :)

[@charlimarieTV]

currently, no more teuxdeux! I may go back to it in the future but honestly right now the bullet journal has totally replaced any need for it for me :)

[@amytangerine]

Seriously this system has changed my life!! Also how was I not subscribed to your channel before?! Fixed ASAP obviously. XO

[@charlimarieTV]

awh thanks Amy!

[@bantharadio8960]

That was pretty interesting, I may give it a go.. at the moment I simply use an a4 notebook, ruled like the one you would use for school... it has batman on the cover but works well for me, although the bullet system looks intriguing...my problem is that I get started with a system and then I stop using it and go back to my all writing notes and lots, lots of arrows pointing to bits and pieces.. I am messy but in that mess there is some sort of order I guess! Looking fwd to the pricing video, its a youtube video is it or a conference thing?

[@charlimarieTV]

i talked about it in the last vlog! It will be a series of videos on my channel, but they're all connected. and i am a big fan of organised mess! as long as you understand it, that's all that matters!

[@bantharadio8960]

And I watched the last video...man I have teflon memory, nothing sticks!

[@yepilovecheese]

im so surprised (and pleased, lol) to hear you say you arent good at drawing! haha, im an aspiring ux researcher/designer and i have no design background/drawing ability.

[@adrianleonardcanning998]

I mainly use google calendar to set-up all my appointments and tasks that way I get on my phone and Ipad, and when I have completed a task or the appointment I use a spreadsheet. I sent you a link to a KZbin video Charli did you get and was it useful.

[@charlimarieTV]

Hi adrian no i didn't, KZbin filters out comments with links in often as it considers them spam. feel free to tweet me a link!

[@adrianleonardcanning998]

Hi Charli - sorry that is what meant I messaged you the link on tweeter .

[@thercfusion]

Love this channel already! New sub 😁👌

[@charlimarieTV]

welcome! :)

[@jimthompson939]

I wish I was this organized in my graphic design work! Question, do you find the whole video/KZbin thing distracting your from you design work. Though if you are this organized you probably have the time.

[@meligatt]

In the " ¡Posters! " section I was curious about you putting the exclamation mark at the beginning as well (like we do in spanish) hehe.. :)

[@charlimarieTV]

hehe it's one of my favourite things about the spanish language! It's so much more balanced to have an exclamation mark on both sides!

[@LuciaMontesEN]

Muji pens are the best!

[@charlimarieTV]

love them! i will definitely be buying more when this one runs out

[@hamzaabbas314]

Hey Awesome Video!

[@charlimarieTV]

thanks :)

[@CullanAndTravis]

ohhhhh I suck at this! I tried it about a month ago but just couldn't remeber 😂

[@alecgavrilovich266]

Hi, have you ever used workflowy.com ?

[@charlimarieTV]

Nope I hadn't heard about it before!

[@moazulhassan2950]

perfect

[@Sean-jd2qr]

Since when did paper become analogue? lol Com'on guys... #awesomewaytoorganisethough

[@charlimarieTV]

haha! since digital became the default for many things!