This Notebook Transformed My Habits

This is my system of using a paper notebook (& the Bullet Journal method) to track my habits - instead of a habit tracker app.
Watch the Rest of the "BuJo Vs. Digital Apps" Series here:
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USEFUL VIDEOS AND PLAYLISTS:
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What is the Bullet Journal Method - • What is The Bullet Jou...
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Questions and Answers Playlist - bit.ly/37wG6cR

[@NielsdeKemp]

Paper all the way! It’s slower, more deliberate. Currently I’m on holiday in Thailand with my wife and kids, so I’m now just journaling in my BuJo. When back in The Netherlands, it’s back to the bullet journal method! 🇳🇱 ☀️

[@karencolum]

Thanks Ryder for the reminder! Your videos are like therapy for me and always have a way of bringing me back to what matters. There is so much noise in the world and your words remind me to slow down and be intentional.

[@imera4180]

The habit system with the dots for the wishful days is so smart! Hopefully ill remember it by the time I'm ready to use a physical book again

[@lordrandal90]

I remember this being explained in an earlier video, this time put into the context of digital habit tracking. Setting the intention and then reviewing it is way more powerful than any app. Looking forward to having all these new notions in a second edition of The Bullet Journal Method.

[@steffymuze]

2:28 this hit me like a ton of bricks. I struggle with New Notebook Syndrome so I love this concept! A new chapter ✨️

[@bulletjournal]

Glad it was useful :)

[@matgonzalez6272]

For the longest time I used journaling (full on writing) as a means of processing my day and needed tasks. I lived in NY, and had a roughly 45 minute commute where I could do that. It took me a while to figure out that my commute was forcing me to make time every day, and now I had to do it on my own, but I’m getting there. It’s not easy, but it is possible

[@bulletjournal]

That's the motto - "not easy, but it is possible"

[@lehrerlife]

I love paper, too. Recently, I dug out my Remarkable 2 again and I am so happy how much I enjoy bujo-ing with it❤ So much more balanced and in tune with myself.

[@michaelfriesen8509]

This is so helpful. For a while now, I’ve been wanting to tie my intentions to my habit tracker, but I wasn’t sure the best way to do it, so thank you for this video!

[@bulletjournal]

Glad it can be helpful :)

[@karimjivani]

Love how much simple he makes these things! Thank you ❤

[@bulletjournal]

Thanks for watching :)

[@mortigan]

I came across a lot of methods that promised to change my life... This one actually did 🖤

[@krevbot]

This is precisely the video I needed for this moment. Thank you!

[@bulletjournal]

So glad!

[@justynaolszak1003]

Oh I'll give it a try! So far no table tracking, app tracking did it for me. I almost always forgot to track and didn't bother later. This looks sensible and promising.

[@PwnageFury]

I have a lot of competing responsibilities including eldercare. In my task tracker I have categories like "Mom", "Unexpected (category)" and "OMG Life WTF" which is where I track the times I just hit a wall or burnout catches up with me. That really helps me see where my time went, be gentler to myself, and try to make things more sustainable. I really like your idea for the habit tracker, they have never worked for me on paper or digitally. Going to try the week by week method on paper and see if it sticks better.

[@bulletjournal]

Report back on how it goes! Sustainability is definitely the key

[@isabeldelafuente]

Thanks Ryder. Simply wonderful!!

[@michaelasuhr7826]

Nach meinem Studium habe ich kein Bullet Journal geführt. Mit der Zeit habe ich festgestellt, dass es mir gefehlt hatte, insbesondere in Verbindung mit Gewohnheiten aufzubauen, u. a. Abnehmen. Die digitalen Habbit Tracker Apps waren für mich nicht so hilfreich, eher das Gegenteil, haben den Stress erhöht. Daher führe ich den Habittracker im Bullet Journal. Jetzt in der aktuellen Umschulung zur Steuerfachangestellten habe ich wieder damit angefangen, weil ich für mich gemerkt habe, dass es für mir hilft, strukturiert zu bleiben. Ich wurde dafür schräg angeschaut, aber das stört mich nicht.

[@PlannerGirlLifestyle]

Paper forever 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@Babbajune]

I have bought numerous journals. They are all still blank now for months or even years. I watch these great videos and hope to just get into the habit of putting a dot on the paper and assigning a task to it. How do good intentions get translated into physical actions? Oh, me!

[@maryamvannoort6970]

I love the original bujo but can you please start selling them in a lot of different colours, I would love to have different colours per journal, preferably in light pastel like colours or even rainbow colours to add a variety of colour in my bookcase. And it would be really nice to have the pocket bujo’s in matching colours.

[@Askfabian]

Tracker apps freak me out!! Just seeing at the number of notifications before opening it 💀

[@bulletjournal]

you probably don't want to see my inbox, Fabian

[@Askfabian]

@@bulletjournalsometimes I take an inbox tidying up holiday 😄 no kidding!

[@cookiemum1]

Thank Nico💜✌🏾

[@joshuamyers3564]

Thank you for this!!

[@martinwroe6319]

Is there a way or a system to bring both together. Digital and manuel. I’ve come back to bullet journal so many times but always veer away and down the tech space. My big habit I need to get right is water intake. I have ADHD and often get into a cycle of hyper focus and forget. I need to find a better system

[@interruptingPreempt]

I found trying to track in both the physical and digital space meant I couldn't keep up with either. YMMV. Have you found a hydrating drink that you enjoy? It doesn't have to be plain water.

[@rebeccaw9656]

A good digital calendar really can replace most productivity and tracker apps. Look for a digital calendar that can combine both calendar and tasks/reminders. Eg, Google Calendar and Tasks, Samsung calendar and Samsung Reminders, Outlook and ToDo, or for Apple, Fantastical. Put your calendar in Schedule View on your phone, which helps massively with overwhelm. Add entries for things you do, as you do them; or to schedule things, in quick bullet points - quick and easy. Referring to your digital calendar, with tasks in the same scroll, helps to recall details for regularly updating a bullet journal. Or your bullet journal may inform your digital calendar when you review your week and plan your next week.

[@AlexFedorov]

Great!

[@oceanbabin4567]

Why is the talking not matching the sound? It is driving me mad.

[@samulcahy970]

What app were you using in this video?

[@bulletjournal]

There are a few apps - but the primary one is Streaks.

[@tuzajozsef]

Tuza József, Japan

[@AmmarCodes]

Raise your hand if you purchased a notebook after watching this video! 🖐

[@jenn128]

Feel personally attacked by the Habitica app clip 😂 I deleted it from my phone after starting Bullet Journal

[@JLUnit416]

I'm almost there; downloaded it a few months back, figured out that non-consecutive uses wouldn't penalize my XP gain, so I either loaded it up with less meaningful habits to spam XP, then take long hiatuses, to keep that XP. 😅 Loved incorporating a habit tracker on the monthly log timeline, seeing patterns and possible reasons or explanations for them. I think the only reason why I haven't deleted Habitica is because Bullet Journaling has helped to reduce screen time.

[@bulletjournal]

haha so I'm not alone!

[@Laurel2053]

The constant jumping of this video from one scene to the next within seconds makes it impossible for me to watch. This is different from all the other BuJo videos I've seen, and I'm not in favor.

[@bulletjournal]

Thank you for the feedback. 🙏

[@bartjoboy]

Please don’t take 13 vitamin supplements a day, if you do you might want to start track your diet for a little bit first haha

[@jasoncolap]

Wrong, take more

[@bartjoboy]

@@jasoncolap 🫡🫡

[@itz_goku1888]

First one to like

[@martinwroe6319]

Is there a way or a system to bring both together. Digital and manuel. I’ve come back to bullet journal so many times but always veer away and down the tech space. My big habit I need to get right is water intake. I have ADHD and often get into a cycle of hyper focus and forget. I need to find a better system