PSA: My bullet journal tracker almost ruined my vacation in Asheville

I went to Asheville last month for a long weekend and brought my bullet journal like always. I had this whole habit tracker section with tiny boxes for water, steps, reading, you name it. By day two I was stressed because I missed checking off a few boxes due to hiking and just relaxing. I finally sat on the porch of this little cabin and realized I was treating my journal like a chore instead of a tool. So I took a pen and just wrote down what I actually did that day, no boxes or rules. It felt so freeing that now I only use my journal for the bare bones like monthly logs and random notes. Has anyone else had a moment where their system got in the way of the actual living part?

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daniel5931mo ago

Man, reading that you got stressed on vacation about checkboxes actually makes me cringe. I can't believe you let a notebook boss you around like that during hiking and porch time in Asheville. Glad you snapped out of it before the whole trip was ruined.

park.abby21d ago

Whoa wait, you brought a whole roll of washi tape on a beach trip?

mark3611mo ago

I brought a massive roll of washi tape on a beach trip once and spent two hours sorting it instead of going in the ocean. Sometimes we just need to leave the gear in the car.

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