How I use a bullet journal for work

[@lm1221]

If you are watching this, the first 11.5 minutes is all about different types of notebooks. Start at 11:27 for ideas on how to use the journal. Good tip on numbering pages! Strictly functional over aesthetics, which is what most people are going to want for work. I particularly liked the sidebar use for action items. A good example of a work bullet journal in the wild.

[@daniellegirnus9623]

I am SO encouraged that I'm not the only one who battles for the "just right" planner. I, too, was trying to combine personal and professional and realized I needed to keep them separate. Thank you for displaying all these different planners...it was fun!

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

[@CrystalClearLife]

As a teacher, I had to keep a record for each student. So I kept a steno pad to jot quick notes, then transfered them to the student pages as necessary. I also used a standard 8 column teacher plan book that had notes pages for faculty meeti g notes and monthly pages for long range planning. I still love color coding projects like I used to color code the courses I taught 🙂. Thank you for sharing. Often time real work gets messy. I love it!

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

Real life is messy, indeed! Thanks for stopping by and thanks for sharing how you plan. 😊

[@Dreblueskies]

@@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway Just curious why you don’t bullet journal for planning now?

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

I do a modified "bujo" style in my personal rings - and for work I don't really need a planner, just a place to track projects and meeting notes. (Outlook is my calendar for work)

[@Dreblueskies]

@@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway Thank you for those extra details 😊

[@Chuulip]

Late to the party but i MUCH prefer a functional notebook over a pretty one. I don't care about pretty noted, all i care about is functionality. So I think this is perfect and definitely instagramable!

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

1,000% agree! Thank you!

[@hs9481]

Love this! This is instagram worthy vs those unrealistic spreads.. keep it up!

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

Thank you for stopping by!

[@metapixusion]

omg! i like the idea of a highlighter for the month! so much easier to reference imma do this :D

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

It works great for me!

[@Dreblueskies]

Just seeing that stack of notebooks makes me happy 😊

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

me too! 😀

[@Dreblueskies]

@@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway You use rings for personal right? Just curious why you don’t Bujo?

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

@Dre I do a modified "bujo" in my rings. I just don't like having to draw out months/weeks/days and have gotten used to having pre-printed pages to use. But they're very minimal (as you can see in some of my other videos walking through my personal planning) so I bullet journal in the rings.

[@kristinskorner1388]

I do the same for my work! I love that you use one color for a month so it is very easy to look back on when referencing!

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

Yes, it helps me to quickly see what month I'm in when I'm looking back at my notes and I remember it happened "sometime in July..." but not sure when. :)

[@Dreblueskies]

Me too! That is so smart.

[@margaridaferreira8029]

This is genius! I am at a new job and have been struggling to keep track of things and how to be more organized (my old system does not work on this job) and I think your system is great! Will be trying it for sure! Thank you for this great video

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

I’m so glad. Congrats on the new job! Good luck!

[@margaridaferreira8029]

@@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway tried your method of the blue marker today. It made so much easier to see what I still had to do. Truly grateful for finding your video!

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

@@margaridaferreira8029 I'm so glad! 😀

[@JT1358]

Can't beat the feel and look of a full-on 'messy' notebook! My project books (I'm retired) look similar but I think they're more of a brain-dump than a bullet-journal.

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

Yeah, I think calling mine a “bullet journal” may be stretching the term a bit.

[@jennifergregory65]

Friend this is Instagram worthy. Full functional, used planner systems are the dream. I have work and personal separate. I just moved to a hobonichi cousin this year and I still have a blank notebook I use as well as digital elements. It's messy and there are short cuts that only make sense to me. Stick notes? Yes. Colorcoding? Yes. I opt for multi-ink ink pens so I can keep it compact in meetings. Some things have evolved, but the core of it hasn't changed in years. It works for me.

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

Thank you! And all the same for me - shortcuts, sticky notes, the lot. 😁

[@RobertMaguire67]

Outlook and later Teams spaces/boards were key when working as an Executive, plus an EA chased me and handed me briefs, presentations, pre reading, signing and pre logged me in to conf calls and video calls got the meeting running if I was late to come chair things, and had access to schedule my work day and often would insert things even at lunch times and later in the afternoon to keep things humming along, etc. I do not really miss the pace and enjoy early retirement. However, sanity and my ability to construct perspective and strategy and work tactics came from my Stalogy notebooks to take copious notes, make my follow up lists, personal comments and reflections and avoid the glare of ATIP legislation that forced my retention of all my emails and meetings etc. Buying the books personally I could decide what to toss and what was worth hanging on to if I elected to reflect on things and revisit my materials down the road of life. Urge everyone to be analog and keep a notebook at work or several by theme.

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

Sounds like your notebooks served you well in your busy professional life! Congrats on your retirement. 🙂 I agree about having personally-purchased notebooks that I can decide what to buy, what to write, and what to keep! Thanks for stopping by!

[@roslynnpieters4969]

I've always loved the look and feel of a new notebook and just loved the empty pages in the back of yours... I tend to get bored with my system and want to change things up. I like ring planners for their flexibility (free templates, dividers and general notes pages) and leather notebooks (for my messy brainstorming) but this is the most practical project work notebook video without all the manual normal bullet journal work. Appreciate the attention to detail in simple strategies within your approach. Thank you.

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

Thanks for stopping by my channel! I'm glad you found the video interesting and helpful!

[@horsdubleu0]

REALLY LOVE YOUR BUJO WORK 😍😍 i do the same for both my work & personal

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

Thank you! When I was in a bound bujo I did the same for personal as well. 😁

[@TanglesunTamed]

At home I use a dot grid Bujo. But at work I use line grid. I don't know why 🤔 thank you for sharing 😊

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

Isn't it funny how that works sometimes? I feel very different about what I need/like for work than home.

[@keishachambers1231]

I use a bullet journal for work also. My system is a lot like yours. I try to use one notebook per fiscal year. I use mostly A5 bound books (LT1917, Hobo Cousin, Stalogy, Zequenz). I'm thinkin of using an undated Wonderland 222 planner and notebook combo for next year but I'm not sure about having two books. I use a Uni Jetstream 4+1. It works great on the Tomoe River and Stalogy paper.

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

I have used one for MOST of a fiscal year, but I always seem to run out of pages before the end so I just gave up on that hope! :) Thanks for stopping by!

[@AdrianXFuentess]

--It comes off like you were not prepped for this video. The content is messy and all over the place. Too wordy, but not meaningful information given. I hope you get something from my feedback. Nothing hateful, just how it made me feel. We busy people so I can only spend 10min in before I move on to the next video if I'm not hooked. Good luck.

[@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway]

Thanks for your feedback - the video is a chatty share of my personal approach to bullet journaling for work. It's not intended to be a procedural or instructional video. I'm sorry if you didn't find value in what you saw. Thanks for stopping by.

[@aussiegruber86]

@@ThoughtsAlongLifesHighway don't listen to him, he went to the effort of writing a long comme nt and it was so boring I didn't even finish reading it