Everything Inside My 2025 Notebook (Inventor of Bujo Method)

[@han-shenyuan4058]

I really respect how Ryder is intentional about championing his methodology and only gently nods towards monetizing his own business such as pushing the Bullet Journal Notebooks. Having been a Bullet Journal practitioner since the year this was invented, I can honestly say that I actually think the official notebooks are the best!

[@teaandphysics3846]

I always liked buying planners, but none ever sticked more than a month or two. But in August 2017 i started Bullet Journaling, tho i had some rough patches, i've always stuck with it and i really love it. Sometimes creative with a million drawings as a creative outlet, sometimes just the original bujo method. This year marks 8 years of using Bullet Journaling 🥰

[@bulletjournal]

And cheers to many years more, we hope!

[@Zingo55688]

This is my 3rd time/ year of trying, hopefully I can be successful this year.

[@sunsetsky594]

Same here. I started in 2018 and have been doing it ever since.

[@girlmonkey100]

What a perfect metaphor: behind you, the trees are shaken by the wind. In the protected space sits the undisturbed thinker Ryder Caroll and teaches us with true greatness how to get our lives together with pen and paper. Life is raging outside, in the notebook and in the bullet journal community we are protected from the noise and have space to unfold. Thanks for all this, Ryder! It's fun to go on a journey of discovery together.

[@mommymarine1756]

I would love to say that this is just another thing someone is pushing to make you feel like you have to try it BUT I tried it on a smaller bullet journal back in 2017 and was hooked! I do have anxiety and depression and bullet journalling is my creative outlet and the way I document my life as well as work related events (when I worked). Since I retired last year, I took a year off thinking I didn't need to track anything or pay too much attention to life as it happened, but I miss it som much and wish I had documented all the things that happened last year. I picked it back up again this year and feel like a weight has been lifted and I'm back feeling "at home" again. Of course, I don't follow the traditional method, but I do bullet journalling how it works for me and how it will keep me interested. Thank you so much for introducing this method because, for the life of me, I couldn't figure out why planners never made the cut.

[@lisaliv2585]

With ADHD I never used my planner. This system FORCES me to open it every day. Game changer for me. 🎉❤😊

[@askNatasha82]

Ryder is so modest! You can use any notebook but when you are trying to figure out what parts of the bullet journal fit to your life, I’ve found it extremely helpful to just buy a bullet journal notebook off of the website and start there. I have tried other notebooks/planners, and while I had micro-level success with a tiny common place notebook, the reality is I have been the most successful thus far with an official bullet journal. 🎉🎉🎉

[@Amit-s5t2o]

I have been journaling since 2018. Before this year it was random and chaotic. But now as I have inculcated BuJo techniques in it and I am really amazed by the science and productivity it has provided. And above all is the clarity that I got everyday by writing my journaling!!!!!

[@christopherkulish]

The "Someday Log" was a realization I had this year and it is very freeing knowing that I've captured some wild hair thing that piqued my interest in the moment, but it's not the most important thing to focus on at the moment.

[@larrypenner83]

The window-outdoorsy background is great

[@joyletters_]

It's validating that you also take a few weeks to set your intentions for the year - I stopped rushing this process and it works better for me. I really, really needed to hear you clarify intentions in this way. It is so helpful!

[@bulletjournal]

that means a lot - particularly coming from you! thank you!

[@bartjoboy]

Setting a good intention is probably the hardest part of BuJo for me 🙈

[@karenphillipsart]

Your bujo system changed my life💖🙏🏾💖

[@airgeri]

I've been doing the intentions log since you posted it last year. It helps me be intentional :) I appreciate how this approach constantly evolves and Ryder is not shy to share what he learns along the way. 😊

[@LucianaGrechi]

Another fantastic and deeply inspiring piece of work-thought-provoking, beautifully explained and incredibly practical. It’s remarkable how you manage to combine inspiration with actionable insights. Truly grateful for this!

[@Telarielle]

These glasses look really cool on you

[@firelunamoon]

I have ADHD and bujo is the only thing I've stuck with more or less consistently. While I don't do all of the spreads Ryder talks about, the basic idea behind it has really helped me a lot.

[@Cave-Maam]

I got a bujo for the first time in December. I have January going and have realized very quickly what doesn't work for me. Which is horrifying..but gratifying..and I'm excited to see how February goes. Even though it's not perfect, even just one week in has done wonders for my goals and purpose

[@imthedrivingcrooner]

I havent started yet but your comment has me excited and scared! Im ready!

[@cassafrasskotter7238]

Entering year 7 of bujo. Thank you, Ryder, for sharing this system and changing my life.

[@nirau]

Been writing since 2021 and have your book in my language, can't say enough how much I improved my life thanks to bujo! Enjoy your thoughts as always, thank you so much!

[@kharubialhaq8011]

I begin my bujo this year and i suprise how effective and easy this method. Thank you

[@goldyplays9666]

as a person from india u r very very welcome sir....also lots of love from india 🙏🙏

[@mm_7202]

I just love your videos. I have been a bullet journal-er for 5 years now! and I have been your loyal customer - I read your book and blog, I watch your videos, and I use your notebooks only! I tried other notebook but quickly came back to Bullet Journal notebooks 😉 Just want to let you know that you have been doing great, impactful works and hopefully this will bring you joy and gratitude 😊

[@growvoicecommunication]

The new glasses are everything. I mean, good info too but the whole look - chef's kiss

[@tkxxxx]

thank you for your time to make such a quality video as always Ryder

[@tzazilgamez3282]

Thx 🙏🏾 hecho todo el ritual con muchísima emoción! Divertidisimo! Ahora necesito unas gafas divinas como las de Ryder 😎

[@emacarvalho7889]

I never liked buying planners because I didn't think I’d need one. Only notebooks to write my poetry but then I started to use a bullet journal to plan stories and it is amazing!

[@Cheeta0bm]

Thank you very much. Your straightforward and intentional way of sharing is greatly appreciated. I successfully used a 1917 bullet journal from Jan 2024 to Dec 30 2024! First time ever. You're appreciated!

[@bulletjournal]

Thank you for your kind words. And more importantly, congratulations to YOU, who did the work! Hope it keeps going!

[@Watthexe0815]

Dear Ryder, happy new year and thank you for doing all this. The last year was very chaotic and I was lucky to just get everything behind me. Now I wil start again and ths video was the last push for me to get going. Thanks again and all the best from Germany.

[@Jamiebmurray]

Thanks a beautifully crafted teaching video. Timely and encouraging.

[@Gisellenid]

So, Here I am, procrastinating... again. Gosh, I just set up my Bujo last night, and I haven't heard about "Someday Log" before. Luckily, I wrote everything down in pencil first, so I'll be able to change the 'Goal' title to 'Someday Log'. My last Bullet Journal was The (original) Notebook in navy blue, and I had it for the last 1.5 years. It was a charming thing to use, and I regret not getting one before! The paper is smooth, resistant, feels great turning pages, the pen's ink didn't ghost the back page, and is beautifully numbered, which is a must. The only con of the notebook was that the cover peeled in the first couple of months, so I painted those white spots with what I thought was the same color, and it looked kind of worse imo, lmao. I'm a teacher, so hopefully I'll start again with the original Bujo in July, as I prefer beginning every school year... but my last notebook lasted exactly till the end of December. So, for this semester, I'm using a random pocket-size dotted notebook until then, but the paper quality isn't the best and it is not numbered, which bothers me a lot. I hope I can get the Artist Edition for next July, that cover is gorgeous! I'm going to ask it to my family as a birthday gift! 😝 As I just get my meds, I’m feeling quite chatty (because I'm in procrastination mode), so in case you’re interested, here’s my set up for this semester: • YEARLY LOG: I'm currently using the previous version of Ryder's, as the notebook is small. This time I did a basic, horizontal 3 month per page layout for only 6 months (Jan-Jun), but I usually vertically divide the page in three, write a tiny monthly calendar at the top of the column and leave the bottom part for future logging. • MONTHLY LOG: I do need a calendar to handwrite upcoming tasks, even so when I accidentally had use it as a "timeline". I select a specific-colored highlighter for the top days of the month, and to do a little bit of lettering, as my handwriting sucks. I had previously used the original list version for a couple of years, but I believe that a grid calendar suits me best for my needs. Maybe again I could give it a try in the future. • - I also added a page like the original monthly log, where I split the page in half, dividing it with the stickers that came with the Bullet Journal (originally made for the monthly log), where I input the Habit Tracker on the left, and a Gratitude Log on the right. • - For the "action plan" of the monthly log, I split it into two parts: Personal (which I check at home) and Professional (which I check at the beginning of school day). • DAILY LOG: I do this as usual, with the common bullets. For the date, I use the same-colored highlighter as the month, both for the monthly log (calendar) and the daily log's date, giving it a minimalist theme. This helps my ADHD brain to understand the timeline and the relationship between whatever is happening in the month and helps me to ultra-signified important tasks that I’ve been procrastinating on, you know, with lots of ‘>’. • WEEKLY LOG: I honestly haven’t used it yet. I don’t fully understand how to use it, but eventually. So, if it’s a reflection of what happened throughout the week, I sadly can’t this feature right now, as it feels like is a private practice. The thing is that I've been a "classroom-less" teacher for the last 6 years, and I spent the day running around the school. I have a very challenging combined ADHD brain, so I'm somewhat scared of losing it. However, for the last 6 months I have kept my longer thoughts logs (journaling) on a separated, fingerprint-locked diary app until I get my own classroom. I’m currently writing a hint of what's going on with bullets like - or =, but add the signifier » (Double >) if I get the chance to expand on the topic in the diary app. • COLLECTIONS: I don’t know if I’m doing it right, but this time I put a list of things I’m interested in and brain dumping sections right after the index and before the Yearly Log. If I eventually need some sort of other random information, I add the corresponding number to the index. • INDEX: I write the numbers of the pages first in an invisible left side column, leaving a wide space for additional numbers, and then the title of whatever is on that page. I do, however, highlight the name of the month with the same color used on that specific month, because it helps me to navigate quickly between pages. The rest of my set up is pretty much like Ryder's older-basic versions, but I gotta catch up with the Bujo Practice more. I must work on my intentions and many more features he’s teaching us. Anyway, it will turn out all right because 2025 will be MY YEAR! 🙏

[@Gisellenid]

BTW sorry for the speech... and my second-language English

[@Milan-cf1xe]

I often write tasks in my daily log that i dont do on that day and then delay multiple times. That is frustrating for me especially when i have a day where i delay more tasks than i actually have accomplished. So thats what i use the Weekly for. Just as a weekly action plan, because accomplishing the tasks in the course of a week is more realistic. Its a way for me to stop overloading the Daily Logs

[@aquaearthnfirequ_pinsnsavi1721]

Hello Carroll. Thank you for all that you do!! Have a great day!!

[@angelaelliott7604]

I am eagerly waiting for the new artist's series notebook!

[@24pfilms]

Very solid video. Congrats amigo.

[@janetbettinajacobwilliams216]

I really love your method and it is effective. Thanks Ryder!

[@CurlyHairArtistry]

This makes even more sense from taking Ryders Writing For Being online class - well worth the time and investment - grateful for this community.

[@MindAcademia]

Been using my BuJos for 6+ years! Changed my life ❤

[@angelicarosario7961]

Thank you so much! It helped me free myself from traditional planners; I like to organize information into collections and in this video I liked the record of someday and the timeline. I will practice asking myself the questions I saw in this video more often, because it is my weak point. Greetings from Bolivia!

[@benWKNFSS]

Thanks a lot for this method, that is my compass of my life. So, I can use every notebook. But it would bei so great, if there would a sticker-set and an Inlay for the leather journal lovers.

[@CapucineAbadie]

Hey Ryder, your glasses look great :) happy new year!

[@mub9075]

Wonderland222 has this amazing 3 months calendar view + notes on one spread layout that I want to figure out replicating on my Bujo. Having a quartely plan helps to see the future in a good junk, few months at the same time, but not too much to make things too zoomed out. I also love how they have made the calendar flow seamlessly from a month to another.

[@landonkirks]

wow i just started mine a couple minutes ago this is crazy timing

[@jalmaguerca]

Estupendo poder ver estos video en español GRACIAS 🎉🎉🎉

[@MyLifeInTheDesert]

Estoy de acuerdo!

[@aquaearthnfirequ_pinsnsavi1721]

5:01 🥰. Oh yhis way i dont have to worry about having a million different notebooks! Aha

[@noneyabness8761]

What everyone else notices: how comprehensive this system is, how flexible it is since it can be done in any notebook, how simplified it is! What I noticed: WHY does Ryder only have two pages of notes on the course? TWO pages? I have eight pages on the introductory section! 😳 PS: Bujo U is actually worth it, you get a l o t out of it!

[@eieigo]

Someday log seems so good

[@fatihcam4626]

Thanks for the video Ryder. Just a quick feedback, please use a wider angle with more space between you and the camera next time,so that the audience can see your hand gestures as well.

[@benWKNFSS]

I would be so interested in learning something about, how to backup old journals / entries in mindful digital way!!

[@darwincruz20]

I am trying the Bullet Journal pocket edition as my main BuJo for this quarter. So I set my intentions to learn which notebook would serve me best after using 3 years of Bullet Journal Notebook

[@apeidro-com2733]

He escuchado el vídeo en español, es buena la traducción automática

[@karzoli12]

Ich verwende mein Bulletjournal in Kombination mit Logseq, die beiden harmonieren wunderbar Liebe Grüsse😀

[@calliedaly1940]

Thanks Ryder! Bujo has really really helped me. I love the version 2 you came out with. 😊. Is 2025 going to have a special color?

[@bulletjournal]

Of course ;) remember that we release those colors each year on Bujo Day, 8/8!

[@calliedaly1940]

@@bulletjournal I didn't know that! Thanks :)!

[@sparkleunleashed9916]

I really try to learn from your method, i used to write everything in one notebook, unorganized writing, since known bu jo and found your first vid about bujo, i end up having two notebooks, one for the fixed one and one for daily scraps, yet from it i still couldn't keep my consistency filling my fixed notebook...

[@ethanbowering9944]

I started my first bullet journal this year (bought your actual bullet journal and it's awesome, I love the grid guide and the pocket guide it comes with) and really like it so far! I am trying to follow your method but am struggling with one thing, and that's tracking my deadlines as a student. How would you recommend I do this while maintaining the "timeline is not a calendar" concept, where it only contains things that actually happen? My assignments are due whether I actually do them or not, lol.

[@bulletjournal]

Welcome to Bujo! This is a great question and people usually use a digital calendar, or they double the timeline so they use one for planning ahead with deadlines, and the other as the "what happened." Does that help?

[@ethanbowering9944]

@@bulletjournal Yes thank you! And second unrelated question, for actual writing of entries do you use pen or pencil in your Bujos?

[@cakebakerish]

I think I have been doing things wrong for a long time. I always thought the monthly timeline was a calendar where I record my appointments and events etc. I finally get that it’s the Future Log where those things are kept. The monthly timeline is for things that already happened? Please help me to get this part straightened out. Thank you❤.

[@SkihaseHH]

I remember a video from him where he explained how he uses his digital calendar in addition to his bullet journal: Calendars are for scheduling what you think will happen, bujo is for reflecting on what actually did happen. A physical timeline is not as flexible if something changes so I remember him advising against using it that way. That being said: Personally, I mostly write important upcoming events in pencil in my timeline anyways as a reminder, because I usually just look at my current week in my digital calendar and not at the monthly overview.

[@HannahReece]

What’s “right” is what works for you. The BuJo is flexible enough to both plan the future and reflect on the past. I put future appointments on my monthly log and check that daily, but some people might find it easier to check a digital calendar instead. As long as you keep the appointments you intended to keep it doesn’t matter really. The BuJo is a tool to serve you, not the other way around

[@HannahReece]

Although the video sure makes it seem like his way is the only way tbf

[@DaniellaInsalaco]

In the Bullet Journal community, Ryder taught us how he uses the Monthly Timeline to write one sentence about the most impactful thing that happened that day. For example, it could be a thought, an event or a quote from what was said to you.

[@santelmo8729]

The Daily Log shown at 3:00 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2mXepWpaqt9aas) seems to have been modified compared to the initinal method. I can make a rhyme out of the 3 priorities that need to be done during the day. But what's the deal with the times? Are they noted at the time you start the task? For what purpose? Thanks to whoever has an answer for me.

[@qetuo1818]

Perhaps to make a comparison between the time boxes originally scheduled for completing the 3 most important tasks (in the digital calendar) and the actual course of the day?

[@bulletjournal]

This is Daily Logging - it's a combination of Rapid Logging and Interstitial Journaling as a way to help us actively decide what we do next, coupled with the time stamp. You can read and watch more here: bulletjournal.com/blogs/bulletjournalist/how-to-improve-focus-using-a-bullet-journal

[@Bernadette-xt6fo]

Sir, have you tried quarterly goals?

[@bartjoboy]

Question, I know you use about 3 notebooks per year. Do you migrate that yearly log over to your next notebooks too? Eventually, as the year progresses are lot of that planning obviously becomes obselete so just wondering if your taking the whole thing with you or leave it behind at some point :)

[@aquaearthnfirequ_pinsnsavi1721]

Are you the orginator of the dot grid in the journals? And what are they for exactly? I have a hartime consentrated, completing task. Getting past rhe overwhelm that causes my panic and anxiety from just listing all thr things i need to do is not happenening. So then im stuck.

[@loredo182]

I believe they are a guide so you can create a grid on your page. Like perhaps you have 20 or so dots horizontally, divide it by 2 (10-10) and you have devide the page in half and so on.

[@childcrone]

What loredo182 said, and it helps you keep your written entries straight, whether horizontally or vertically, while being much more subtle than lines or grid for drawings/sketches. I think if you start to practice what Ryder describes in this video, especially the part about putting just a few of the 'most alive' things into your daily log, it will help with your overwhelm and focus.

[@bulletjournal]

I definitely didn't originate the dot grid, rather they were my favorite compromise between the structure of lines and the freedom of the blank page. And you are definitely not alone in the overwhelm. Meeting yourself with curiosity and compassion is a skill we find all our lives. In the book, there is an exercise called the Mental Inventory - you get everything out of your mind onto paper for what you are doing, should be doing, and want to be doing. Then, you apply the Migration Filter (CARE). The goal is to always be eliminating what does not deserve to take our time and attention. And we keep revisiting the actions this way each week, month, etc. The Monthly Ritual video talks more about the CARE filter - over time, it helps prune your list. You got this.

[@tzazilgamez3282]

No, creo q no debe haber espacios vacíos en el BuJo

[@DebsGFA]

❤❤❤

[@sharonbelieves]

Where is the journal shown in the thumbnail? It doesn't seem right that what was pictured wasn't in the video.

[@bulletjournal]

Left side of thumbnail is yearly log, right side is Someday log; both are in the video! (We just added some color highlights to the left) Journal itself is The Notebook from Bullet Journal shop

[@loganarowland]

Do you start a new notebook every January, regardless if you've finished the last one?

[@bartjoboy]

Personally, I do as for me a new year just kind of feels like a fresh start and so I also like the idea of starting a new notebook on january 1. But of course this is entirely personal and there is nothing wrong to just continue on in your current notebook if your prefer.

[@loudpacifist]

But I already set up my bullet journal for 2025. I feel cheated that this came a week later. 😣

[@airgeri]

Same!

[@madbrainmakesnosense8229]

Off topic, but i have to ask. I really Like your glasses, perfect fit! Would you Share the Brand?

[@Babycat-xw1on]

What is this synchronised voice?? 😭

[@southerngirlsociety]

Special request Bullet Journal... Imagine a person who grew up in the foster kid system, being bounced around from one place to the next, never really having a chance to build relationships with anyone who might be able to teach them all those skills, concepts, habits, and techniques that successful parents take the intentional time to teach their children as they're growing up... that person then ages out of the system, goes on to college and lives in the dorms because that's the best option for a roof over their head, but they're so far behind that they do their best to catch up, but they don't know what they don't know so they don't know the right questions to ask and the right places to look for help. They then graduate and get into their 30's and 40's and still feel so far behind because they just never got those foundational life lessons that so many other kids grow up getting, let alone, the life lessons many learn in college because they were set up so well for success by their parents before they even got there... so they're still behind and still struggling. THAT is me - and THAT is thousands of other people, believe it or not. What I would give to see you put together a complete video series that really digs in deep, starts with the basics, and then works its way up to learning how successful adults set themselves up for a well prepared and prosperous life. What are the habits they do each day? How do they organize they life and themself too? What do successful people know about money that poor people don't seem to get? What are those things successful people do differently that set them apart? I think you get where I'm going... I would sure love to see you do a full complete video series on basically, how to adult and how to adult successfully - there are so many more people out there who need this just as much as I do. I'm just the only one saying it. Any chance you'd be willing to do something of that nature? I'd sure be grateful if you did. (I need a step by step kind of game plan... I missed it all growing up and while yes, I'm watching videos like yours and reading as much as I can, I feel like I'm just bouncing around all over again grabbing bits and pieces as I can. I need someone to take us from start to finish - point A to point B, from frustrated and floundering to competent and confident, from a poor mindset to a wealthy mindset, from a scattered way of life to organized and efficient...). I think you get it. Help!

[@beautrice1202]

Have you ever come across the "old money book" by Byron Tully? It describes values and behaviour of the US upper class. It is probably not detailed enough for you, but might be interesting as a starter to get the bigger picture.

[@infobiomedix_unam]

Please add the AUTODUBBING for Spanish!

[@apeidro-com2733]

Está añadido ya, y funciona bien

[@roxelbr]

Note: Im a spanish speaking native, and this video was automatically translated by a young man voice but it was translated like if a woman were speaking (in feminine).

[@sarahm.2274]

Oh please turn off the KI Synchronisation for foreigners. If I watch the video e.g. from Germany it’s synchronized with an artificial voice - unbearable :( I as a user cannot change the setting. Apparently only the owner of the channel can. Please :)

[@diehohepriesterin2031]

Schade. Diese automatische KI Sprache ist grauenvoll. Dann lieber Untertitel.....

[@GGMegaTank]

glasses are costing you sales

[@mm_7202]

I just love your videos. I have been a bullet journal-er for 5 years now! and I have been your loyal customer - I read your book and blog, I watch your videos, and I use your notebooks only! I tried other notebook but quickly came back to Bullet Journal notebooks 😉 Just want to let you know that you have been doing great, impactful works and hopefully this will bring you joy and gratitude 😊

[@bulletjournal]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that 🙏🏼