I used to think a bullet journal had to be perfect, but a podcast changed my mind

I was listening to the 'Pen Addict' podcast last week and they had a guest who said, 'Your notebook is a tool, not a trophy.' That really hit me. I realized I was spending more time stressing over straight lines and perfect lettering than actually planning my week. How do you get past the need for your spreads to look just right?

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anthonymurray19d ago

Honestly, it's just a notebook. The whole point is to get things out of your head, not make art for Instagram. If a messy list works, then it works.

miles_sanchez18d ago

Remember when bullet journals first got popular and every page looked like a museum piece? My own notebook is just crossed out grocery lists and half finished thoughts about what to make for dinner. It's a mess but it actually gets used, which is the whole point right?

nancy_sanchez19d ago

Exactly. The pressure to make it pretty defeats the whole purpose.