To people who are anxious about keeping "perfect" bullet journals with no messy mistakes: when you step back and look at a messy journal, it can have the same aesthetic appeal as a distressed pair of jeans, a peeling barn door, a paint spattered easel... It will look "lived-in" and inviting.

"It's not a dad bod, it's a father figure."

Thank you, I finally get it. The way other people presented it, I saw it as a yearly, monthly, weekly and daily to-do list/planner and I never managed to keep up. Now I finally understand it's not the goal to keep up with my to-do planner, it's the goal to log what I did, why I did it and how I felt. Only took me a full decade to finally understand :)

Rules of Bullet Journaling: 1) Don't let anybody tell you how to do it properly. 2) Always try new things. 3) Keep the useful, throw away the rest. 4) When in doubt, refer to rule 1.

As someone trained in mental health the idea of approaching a situation with curiousity is very helpful to healing and kindness. For example, "talking to this person makes me really uncertain and scared" replaced with "I'm curious, without expectation, about what this person has to say" instantly changes perspective. Give it a try!

Chyna's "Divorce time" sounded just like Craig's mom HAHA

I appreciate that the intent is not to-do. It's not about productivity. It seems like it's more about understanding and health. Productivity seems to be the social currency of of person's value, and I hate that. It's external motivation and external reward, and no one rewards you for productivity. They expect it. Where this is spreading journaling throughout your day. It helps you remember not only what you need to do, but what you did and how you felt. It helps you understand who you are. And that's pretty cool.

I kept a "Book of Awesome" for the better part of a year back in like 2016, where I only listed the awesome things that made each day better, even things as small as "I had one more granola bar left than I thought." The intention was to focus myself on the positive. The biggest issue I had keeping it was that I couldn't always wrote in it, so I was constantly taking notes on little slips of paper and sometimes falling behind on recording them in the book. It is really fun to read back through.

"Fancy cheeses matter" is a highly important takeaway

I haven't watched a ton of Ryder's explanations of bullet journaling, but the "log" nature of the journal, as opposed to "planning ahead," makes so much sense and I want to go back and try bullet journaling again! Thanks Wheezy!

3:33 it's about not what, but why we're doing it 4:16 you write your task not ahead of time, in real time. If you need to plan ahead, write it in your collection 5:20 designed to cope with add 5:39 important thing is reflection. Does it need to be done and why and how you felt. 6:49 if you find yourself not doing it, reduce your bujo time 8:33 a real notebook forces to go offline. Taking longer is important to think about your life 9:44 you make a mistake and decide that it doesn't matter, you forced to be more honest with yourself, without judgement

When I was in Peace Corps, I was doing bullet journaling even though I had never heard of the concept. I just had a small cheap notebook that I carried around wherever I went, and called it my Agenda (the Spanish agenda, not the English). It kept me organized and helped me to remember upcoming events, but it was really a lot more than just a to-do list or a calendar. I took notes, wrote new words I learned, wrote about my happiness or frustration. It was a very useful tool for remembering people's names, because I SUCK at names, especially when they are from a different culture. There was no good way to do it digitally because this was pre-smart phone era in a place with no electricity, but to be honest I still prefer just a pen and paper. In short, my Agenda was an integral part of my Peace Corps experience. I kept those notebooks afterwards because they really were a messy yet insightful record of those 2 years.

Okay this actually helps me a lot. Thanks for digging deeper into it. I also have ADHD and this explanation makes the endeavor whole lot more appealing. I really hate goal focused todos and cannot make myself be consistent about following them. I want to be responsive to my real life experiences. But I could benefit from better awareness of my own behavior.

I love Chyna’s sense of humor! And Craig’s of course though I can never tell whether it’s him or a clone

I refused to even try BUJO for years because all of the artistic layouts were overwhelming and not functional at all for me. It wasn't until someone suggested that I watch Ryder's videos on the original set up and the intention behind it that I finally tried it and it's been awesome! Right now I'm still just doing the super basic original layout to establish the habit of using it daily first before I start thinking about what else I should add to it. It really has been helpful and more useful for me than formal planners.

8 Month update! I can't believe I managed to stay journaling for more than a month for once.. my trusty bullet journal has been with me for a country relocation, new job, house purchase and my daughter's 4 to 5 year. I can't express how good it feels to look back and these pages and have such a cool story just out of summaries. And, its so cool to see how we can refer our story from renting to owning and to see the things that went well and those that didn't - I bet this might help our daughter when its her turn to buy in a few decades haha I did slip up, and once I stopped writing for a week, it became 2 weeks, and now I had to restart - but even if I miss some timeframes, the format is simple enough to jump back in. I have to say, its all thanks to you guys.. I wouldn't have found this bullet journaling without this video.

I love doing artistic bullet journals because that's what kind of calms my mind whenever I'd do it. So I will preface for anyone who has seen those types of bullet journals, if you know they don't work for you, don't do them, if you want to try it -- go for it, there's no harm in trying! But don't do it because everyone else is doing it, what's the point in having a bullet journal if you're creating it for others, isn't it -- YOUR bullet journal? But also, I see so many people trash on the people who make artistic bullet journals and it's so just counterproductive. If you don't like it, don't do it, if you do, then do. You can also log in the future if you want, I usually did a monthly log and a weekly log, is that against what Ryder said? Yeah. But it's MY bullet journal, not Ryder's.

i have been bullet journaling (to great success) for nearly 6 years now, and this video (and interview) legit just changed how and why i do it. thank you Craig for being so freaking dope all the time

The collections being anywhere in my notebook was an epiphany for me. Seriously I wasted time trying to strategize where to place them so I wouldn't run out of space on my dailies lol. Just plop em the page after the one you're on and index it, can always be found!

I do stream of consciousness journaling but only when I'm feeling all the feels and need to stop going in circles. It helps me get my feelings out once and for all and helps me process difficult situations. I don't date the entries, I don't write legibly, it's just the act of writing that really helps me process my emotions. If you were to look back at my journal you would think I was a miserable person because I only journal when I'm going through something. It works quite well for me!

I've been a journal-keeper most of my life, just a daily diary sort of thing, and I have a notebook for daily to-do lists, but I think Chyna's method might help me build and maintain momentum on learning new things or keeping up with new habits. Excited to try!

Dang it, why are even your ads funny and nice to watch?!

I always go in and out of consistently bullet journaling. Even though it’s helpful I find myself falling off the wagon. This video just inspired me to pick it back up!

Hm that makes me question if my "bullet journal" really is a bullet journal. I don't have a daily log because I know that if I have too much space for one day I will Overplan. Instead I have two pages for one week so I can see the plan for the whole week and not Overplan. Also I definitely put some tasks down in advance, usually on the weekend when I make my spread for the next week. It helps me not double-book myself. In General I don't think there should be a right or wrong way to bullet journal and this works well for me, so I am going to keep doing it

This is my favorite bullet journaling video ever! Any time I feel like I'm entering a lull and not using my bullet journal properly and therefore brain lagging, I come back to this video. This is the most helpful video on bullet journaling I've ever watched (outside of the OG Carroll method video).

I did traditional bullet journaling from 2019 to two months ago this year. It was beginning to be too much work so now I’ve been using Notion as a bullet journal. I use my own templates and right now it’s working really working for me. No nonsense, there aren’t drawings and doodles that might distract me, and I can use it on my phone, iPad and computer so wherever I am I can just whip it out. I think traditional bullet journaling is much more meaningful and I retain things a bit better, but throughout life you need different tools and that’s A-okay. I used to take an hour+ just to complete one page because I’m an artist and like things to be neat and creative, but digitally it takes me around 10min. Your bullet journal is your own to shape and create in. Make it something YOU enjoy so that you can stick with it. And if you don’t like bullet journaling? It’s okay to stop. 🙂

I have been bullet journalling for almost a year now and it's been such a great exercise. My habit trackers are so informative, definitely helping me become more self-aware. I do like the artistic aspect, but I'll do one elaborate month followed by one really simple one etc. I like the process of making mistakes in the design or writing, and just accepting and moving on.

I do a little combination between Ryder's bullet journal and a more usual planner type deal. I will plan some tasks ahead if they need to be finished for a certain time, but it's never on a permanent basis. I think my bullet journal always floats between sometimes pretty, sometimes messy and sometimes planning ahead vs sometimes just doing it for the day 😆 I love how bullet journalling usually takes YEARS to figure out how it can work for a specific person. I think i have found my way for now, but I know it will change in the future. Loving this video just as much as the rest of them, but the first time I could actually share my thoughts on it ❤

Yes! I started bujo in September and watched Ryder’s videos, and your original video. I’m glad to see you revisited. I am an artist and so I felt a pressure to make my journal artistic. After reading Ryder’s book, I know that keeping it simple makes more space for creativity. Some days I find I avoid looking at the journal when I realize I didn’t get stuff done that I wanted to but I haven’t stopped yet! I have a growing number of collections and I have set a lot of goals! It’s given me something to look forward to in this stagnant pandemic time. It’s helped a lot with mental health. Anyway! I’m just excited to talk about it with anyone. Cheers!

I did bullet journaling for about 6 years. It was my savior in high schools and at the start of university. Clearly I did it "wrong", or at least not the original way, but it did the job. I used it mostly for writing to-do lists, challenges, goals, gift ideas, etc. But I also had short journal entries, hobbies and my progress with them, habit trackers, sleep and mood trackers, important events, etc. Now I just write to-do lists on random pieces of paper and only use a bullet journal during exam season in order to keep my life together.

If it makes you feel any better, you're not the only one that did it as a task list initially! I think most Bullet Journallers here on KZfaq do it that way and that's why there's that misconception. That is OKAY. I love bullet journalling because it is a personal approach to journalling. Some weeks I just have task lists separated from a line a day style, and other days I have full on novels of journalling but minimal tasks haha. It's just a system to help our brains focus and keep track of things. I LOVE IT.

Oh man! Finally I know how to do it properly! I'm a perfectionist and bullet journaling all my goals and trying to achieve them brought me a burnout. I gave up on the idea of bullet journaling after realizing this, but after this video I might give it another try. Keep it short & simple & imperfect. Thank you!

Did.... Did I just watch this whole thing and not hear a "shirt" censor joke? Well... -shirt-! Glad to see ya doing thing. It's nice to hear a simplified version of how to journal as I always have too many elaborate ideas hha

Omg I love the ad part. I don't care about this shirt since hahaha I'm broke, but this is comedy gold.

Oh. I’ve been getting this bullet journaling so wrong. I did trackers for a bit and then it was mostly to do lists and exercises in prioritising work. To think I could write down how I feel about things I see, read and do. And then reflect on that. It’s mind blowing. The honesty of it. Wow. Epiphany, as you say. Thank you - an extremely useful video.

I keep my notebook for a slew of tasks and subtasks and to-dos and meeting/general notes mostly. At the end of each day I have a "line a day" journal where I briefly jot down what I did during the day and how I feel, and I get to look back on the same day previous years. For observations and ideas and recipes etc... things that I want to reference back to later, that all goes into my notes app so I can access it anywhere from my phone and computer

I love how this gets to the core of bullet journaling. My biggest struggle with it is still perfectionism.

I've kept a bullet journal since 2015! Definitely I ended up evolving it over the years into something that works for me.

Thank you for this update! I started bullet journaling for the first time this year, and while it started as an over the top to do list, I found it has over the months turned into an actual journal of my thoughts and feelings. Which is interesting to hear that is actually what it was meant for in the first place.

Pretty planning is visual clutter. I have mental health issues that cause issues with my memory. Writing everything down in a clean, concise form. I need a notebook to put down thoughts that come and go before i forgetbthem.

I've been using Notion to keep my own ADHD in check, as far as work goes, but personal life, not so great at doing that, like not at all. I have journals and notebooks sitting on my desk staring at me, wondering if I will ever pay attention to them. One thing I do use for personal life is my Google Keep - That's where I put all the random thoughts and ideas that might be useful later on. I appreciate hearing how other people manage their brains. Excellent stuff, thank you!

Thank you for making this video, now I understand the Real intention behind bullet journaling. I watch a lot of ‘how to’ bullet journal stuff on KZfaq and it always baffled me how people just set up their whole monthly and weekly spreads beforehand, with To-Do blank spaces and empty squares everywhere to be filled and it made me so stressed because how do you know you’re gonna have 3 things to do by that Tuesday huh????? Why just 3? What are you gonna write in that blank square on Monday? What if nothing happens on Wednesday but you’ve left that space wide open while on Sunday there’s a bunch of stickers covering the writing space? Now I get it.

Can't believe I just watched the whole sponsored part. You got me this time.

“Me me me me me me, myself, myself, yours truly.” 😂

“Why did you blur your camera?” - bullet journal entry for 10/1/21

I haven't watched a WheezyWaiter video in a few years but I just bought a Bullet Journal and it would appear that that brought me back here.

This is an even better explanation than the official bullet journaling video! And it convinced me... that this method is not for me. Bullet journaling requires way more maintenance that it'll become a task/chore in of itself. The whole "it's about reflection" is the main reason a lot of other methods don't work for me. I never end doing the reflection and maintenance required to make it work. Because it's a task and I'll procrastinate and I'm not interested. Not to mention it works best for those who are already motivated or have energy on a daily basis. Something neither applies to me. I understand the separation from technology, but for someone like me I'm not at the place where I can deal with maintenance of paper. I use apps for tracking my mini-habits (it's all colored and pretty with progress tracking in 4 different ways) and journaling (I don't reread, it's for emotional regulation and dumping and decluttering thoughts); paper pad for to-dos for quick jotting and a notebook for executive functioning on projects. It's chaotic and I may not be too productive, but I'm loads better than I was the last 2 years ago.

What a great way to learn about yourself. And learn where you enjoy spending your time and where you don’t so you can get more enjoyment out of life. My dinner food decisions are not what I like to eat but instead what my family likes to eat. On very rare occasion I find myself alone for dinner and I have no idea what I want to eat. This type of journal could help me learn what foods I enjoy eating. Because I have no idea. That’s Life 🤷‍♀️

This was hugely helpful to me! I love bullet journaling but that real time insight was a huge thing I was missing. I only looked at my journal in the morning and the evening.

You are the KING of KZfaq product integrations! Always love seeing your family in the videos... xoxo from Germany

I never knew what a bullet journal was supposed to be until this video! Even after watching Ryder Carroll's video, I didn't realize that it was actually supposed to be a log of your day. I always thought it was more similar to a planner than a traditional journal. Now the name "Bullet Journal" Makes so much more sense.

Weezer - I love that your journal looks just like mine - rushed handwriting and hand drawn lines. Love the video as I am having the same experience.

Chyna is great, but I've never loved her more than in this episode 🥰 HECKIN ADORABLE, I tells'ya what 💕

After YEARS of searching of a video that perfectly explains to my family and friends who are not artistically inclined or have good handwriting and associate journaling, bulleting, planning, and of course bullet journaling with such qualities, today it was delivered to me in the form of a youtube notification. Thank you

I’ve honestly always thought that the most attractive bullet journals are just _full_ ones and that can look like a lot of things, honestly.

So there are no guns involved in bullet journaling?... 😬I've been doing this very very wrong

Your first bullet journal video inspired me to try it, and I have been doing it since! I started it and about a month later my grandma began to need a lot of help, and then broke her ankle. It’s been really helpful to have my planner and task lists and notes all together for me to go through. I feel a bit less overwhelmed compared to when I was caring for my other grandma about 3 years ago.

I went through the same thing - tried a "fru-fru" journal for a while, gave up on it, went back and actually followed Ryder's instructions, and suddenly everything made sense. I haven't looked back!

Your conversation with Ryder was so informative and insightful! Ryder is not saying anything different but it’s said in context, which makes easier to connect to one’s own reality. Ryder needs to link this in his various channels.

Your video made me realize that my bullet journal has become just a place to keep my work schedule, and why my regular journal is collecting dust. I need to try this method!

Best thing I’ve ever seen on the topic of bullet journaling. Never made sense before. I really get it now and want to use it. Thanks wheezy waiter, no kidding. 🤗❤️💕

Bullet journaling while watching a video about bullet journaling. I did some modifications to the system to make it work for me, I like seeing all 30days of each month next to the month ahead and flip back to the month behind instead of having them scattered throughout the book. Sometimes I don't put enough months and have to add disjointed months later in the book and sometimes I underestimated how quickly I would use it. All of it works and collects thoughts and dates and ideas in a way that morning else has done.

I'd love to see details of Chyna's pages. Her journal looks so interesting, and I'd love to see how she does the trackers

This video kept showing up in my recommendations for months. I'm glad I finally watched it because I think this is what I need. I have a full planner but find myself not using it as much I try to plan ahead when that's not how my life is. I still have a ton of planners to use though so rather than waste them, I'll definitely incorporate this method in them.

First and foremost I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! I subscribed a while back and somehow your vids got lost in the shuffle. Love everything from the Tees, the Beard Fest to his Chyna’s body laughs. Great talk with Ryder. He’s super good looking.

Chyna's journal is amaaazing

This video makes me want to pick it up again. I wasn’t treating it like a journal at all. I need this to get myself back in check.

Probably the BEST video about bullit journaling .... doubt i would have watched you otherwise. But you sold me. Brilliant

great way to inject humor into the mix! Zero pressure is a valid objective.

Well darn. This was enlightening! Definitely going to give this way a try.

Totally loved chynas lists...they felt purposeful yet fun. There were tasks, goals, reading, future thinking...very cool.

Adorable couple! Always authentic and comfortable with comedic playfulness!

I never comment, but i must say that it was adorable when Chyna snuggled in your neck! Super sweet and living. It shows that you guys remain loving and close. Well done! Great example for others. More snuggling in the future, please!!!

I recently started bullet journaling and am using it mostly for tracking my tasks. Your video helped me focus on intentions and notes and most importantly reflect on them regularly. Great video!

I'm so glad you made this video, it clarified so much. It's made me realize that I've been doing a more distributed version of this kind of method, and just realizing it was similar helped me better understand it. My method is basically a n journal with weekly tasks, a journal with my daily notes for work, and one for my own daily routine overall. I don't think it'd be considered to be "bullet journaling" in its entirety (it's distributed across 3 mediums) but it works for me!

13:20 that stuff about not taking your allergy meds is REAL. It's like why is my sinus cavity suddenly a ball of crap? Oh yeah, it's fall.

I thought the point of having monthly task and yearly log is to think / plan ahead.

This is wonderful, I had tried Bullet Journaling but it was definitely overwhelming in the way I was trying to do it. Def going to try it again.

Loved this. Really eye opening about the daily log! Where should we actually be doing the planning and todos though?

I love this and the simplicity thanks.

So glad you found the right intentions to do it correctly! Love your content!!!

Perfect timing for this to pop up in my feed - FINALLY getting back to my Bullet Journal! And woah, these tips definitely make SO much sense... thank you!!

This was really nice. I've been bullet journaling(separate from this actually) but that same kind of realization about "not just a to-do list" had not happened until here. Thanks to you and Ryder for that here, I really have been a lot more on the other end and it has felt a bit less engaging.

Wow, that video helped me it a lot! I’m Bullet journaling since years. I know Ryder’s book and this video. I started with the pretty kind of journaling without really knowing about Ryder’s method but came to his method and to that minimalist style. I like it a lot. It gives me structure and I can find my thoughts again. But hearing you both talking about it brings so much more info to me. About the “Why” for example. Thank you! I found your channel not long before and like it very much. Subscribed under the first video I saw. 👍

I had a bujo for some years by now. I read/listened to Ryder Carols book a few times. And watched a lot of different youtubers on the topic. This video is THE VERY FIRST TIME I understood the importance of notes and the daily logging. Yeah, it was mentioned in the book, but I never thought it was absolut center of the usefullness of the system. And reflection did not even really occure to me... I just looked back once I was in a similar situation again and wanted to see with which kind of spread I solved the situation before. Or to remind myself that I already done a similarly hard examseason.

The is the best video I’ve watched on bullet journaling. And I’ve watched like a million videos, I think... Thank you for this.

This really changed my view of bullet journaling!

Finally someone explained the system the way I understood it the best. Thanks for this video, I'm gonna try this whole bullet journaling thing again

commenting for algorithm cuz wheezy comes off as very friendly and i would love for him to be happy with the success of a good video

I LOVE that you did this video to clarify bullet journaling. I tried the pretty trackers and I was so unmotivated to fill it out because it had to be “perfect”. I’m going to give it another go. Fantastic content as always. Your sense of humor is the best!

I definitely had some ups and downs when I started my bullet journal, but I've finally gotten into a good groove. I have a pretty simple monthly layout with a vertical calendar, a 3-habit tracker, and a mood log. Then I do a rolling task list layout (in the style of Claudia Kai) that I refer to and use as a big picture view of what I'm getting done through the month. And then I just let myself take as many or a little notes in my dailies. When I'm in the mood, I'll make a pretty spread, but I usually I don't like to define a space before a day happens. I still like writing out full journal entries sometimes, but I have a separate notebook for venting.

Great video! I had all the same misconceptions about bullet journaling. Thank you for clarifying!

You guys are so wholesome. Couple goals.

Hi! I decided to start bullet journaling recently and I was stoked when I saw you had a video on it! I loved your first video breakdown of this, but I'm so glad you did a follow up! The first was good for understanding the structure, but this one was helpful for remembering the heart of why we do it. I also mistakenly thought it was a glorified to-do list. Thanks! Helped me feel more invested as I got started on it. :)

I love bullet journaling. Mainly, because like you said, it’s a log for capturing things and the net result it becomes a reflection of what is important to you, how you get things done, and how you view the world.

I've been keeping a bulletjournal for over 5 years now I think - this was still really insightfull! After doing it for so long I need to remind myself to reflect on my methods from time to time. Pragmatic videos like this help with that.

Thee best explanation of the bullet journal that has made sense to me in 4 months. Farking best! Now I get it. Thank you for this. I appreciate the comments about it not being about the goals and it just being about stuff being written down and not spending too much time worrying about it. Thank you.

Why do i feel like this video has changed my life? I never say that but i swear to god this has COMPLETELY changed how i see the bullet journal even more than i expected. thank you

I’m on my 7th bujo in 3.5 years and watching this video just blew me up! I have missed such a main point all these years around real-time logging. I too was doing some of that, but primarily work related tasks and meeting notes. To fold in other ideas in real-time and THEN sort it out later, is small but powerful! Thx again.

Always delighted to watch you and your experiments!