Planning and the False Sense of Accomplishment

Planning and the False Sense of Accomplishment

A false sense of accomplishment is when we spend a good chunk of time planning and then feel 'accomplished' because of the effort that it took to plan. We think that we've been productive when in reality we've only put a plan together.

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The 8 Stages of the Bullet Journal Addiction

The 8 Stages of the Bullet Journal Addiction

Over time I've seen many new Bullet Journalists fly into a series of stages when it comes to finding their footing with the Bullet Journal. Sometimes all the stages are taken, sometimes they dive into one and jump around, some skip some of the stages altogether. It is really pretty fascinating seeing these occur, so I thought it'd be fun to share my observations with you.

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My Number One Tip for the Bullet Journal

My Number One Tip for the Bullet Journal

The Bullet Journal is a wonderful system, one that can sometimes seem deceptively simple. Because of this, it's important to keep the following tip in mind in order to get the most out of your Bullet Journal. 

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12 things I learned in my first year of using the Bullet Journal

12 things I learned in my first year of using the Bullet Journal

Things I've learned in my first year of using the Bullet Journal

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On Simplifying

On Simplifying

About a month ago I noticed an air of exasperation among the Bullet Journal community. A desire for simplifying and trying out an approach to less: getting back to the basics and refocusing.

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An experiment in logging only done tasks in the Bullet Journal

An experiment in logging only done tasks in the Bullet Journal

When I wake up I usually have so many things running around in my head that I just want to get them out. What I would usually do to alleviate this is brain-dump into the daily page of my Bullet Journal, which is what Ryder Carroll of the Bullet Journal advocates with rapid-logging.

But, what usually happens to me after brain-dumping/rapid-logging is that I feel a sense of relief by having just jotted down all of the tasks that I want to complete.

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