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Bullet Journal Update (Patreon)

Published:
2016-11-01 20:26:22
Imported:
2023-02

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Hello brains! It's the 1st of the month and I'm updating my bullet journal (technically supposed to do this the last day of the month, but I spent it catching up on sleep and Netflix after all the excitement and late nights writing/editing the last couple weeks) I was kind of on and off using it while I was super busy and I'm paying for it lol -- realizing all the stuff I didn't get done because I just...forgot. SO. Going live with this post while I update so we can chat about the issues we've all had with task management systems (and how they seem to go out the window when life gets busy). Add to the convo and ask questions if you have em!

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Anonymous

I don't have a bullet journal...yet. I have a notebook that I jot thoughts, to-dos and lists in but so far it's been super random.

Anonymous

I've been working with a couple of large (literally) tools. A 2x4' white board on the wall beside my desk. Beside it is a year-at-a-glance calendar where I can track my production. These two things help inform my family about what I'm working on right now and help remind me that I *am* making progress even though my job - writing novels - means it feels like I'm taking forever to get things done. I also publish a (somewhat) daily podcast and need to walk 2 miles every day for my health. Tracking those habits helps cue me when depression starts getting an upper hand (because I stop doing them) and I can take steps to reverse the slide earlier. I started the bujo in mid-October and it's been amazing in terms of giving me some detail guidance. I set up November last weekend so I'd be ready for today. I keep it open in front of my monitor so when I get distracted (like now), I can get a little visual reminder about what I wanted to do and can get back on track. Note: that language "what I wanted to do" is significant to me because it reminds me that my bujo isn't about the stuff I *should* be doing - making it a chore - but what I want to do because it's important.

How to ADHD
>>2917259

That's a REALLY good point! I forget that sometimes, which is why I made the episode about the to do list being more of a "secretary" than a "boss"

How to ADHD
>>2917259

Btw Nathan -- is it true you can write 10,000 words a day? Edward told me what a "Lowell" is :)

Anonymous

I just started a bujo and the key for me is to keep things as simple and unembellished as possible. All the pretty and creative and artistic stuff people do is amazing, but I've learned the hard way that the more I embellish my systems, the more friction I add. And the more friction I add, the less likely I am to keep up on them. So my bujo is definitely NOT pretty, but it's functional with enough structure to keep me on track, and not one crumb more than that. Also just wanted to say thanks - I'm a new fan and new supporter, and love love love all the great info. I'm still in the process of getting formally diagnosed, but for the first time in my life (at age 43) I have a better explanation for all the things I've struggled with my whole life than "flawed and broken human being".

How to ADHD

<img src="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/patreon.comment/j3cDYryBna0FAftJhzY4EByCrKzWRT33o2rKu22K68v98RZujKvKBfQTrbLqS5ME.JPEG"><br>Nice!! Yeah I've noticed the same -- I keep wanting to make it prettier but then I just won't use it when I don't have time to keep it nice. This is my new habit tracker layout:

Anonymous
>>2917425

I got my diagnosis a week before my 62nd birthday. There was a sense of "Whew" balanced by "NOW you tell me?" :D

Anonymous

Hi! I know that having a journal is supposed to help keep track of things, but even just thinking about it makes me feel super overwhelmed...For work, the whiteboard across my desk is a great tool for me to keep track of things I have to get done. I group tasks by project and add due dates to each task...I also started drawing a box so that I can check off each task as I complete it, and I like seeing those check marks! hehehe

Anonymous
>>2917259

My best day ever was 22,000. My best week ever was 68,000. I did 65,000 the week before and 66,000 the week after. The first draft of that book came in at 235,000 words which I had to cut down to 195,000. Lately, it's become increasingly difficult to put the hours in to make that work. I write - on average - 1000 words an hour. A ten hour work day is very difficult to get. But yes. A "Lowell" is 10,000 words a day.

Anonymous

I started a bujo in the middle of September. I used it almost every day for a month, but haven't touched it in the past 2 weeks. I realize now I was definitely more productive while using it... so today will be the perfect time to get back into that habit! The habit tracker was especially helpful. Also, keeping everything short and focusing on making it functional definitely helps me stay in the habit of using it. I got a 5.9" notebook that would fit in my pocket. I haven't decided whether I would prefer this or a larger one that I just keep at home. Occasionally I'd jot something down in it at work, but not too often... it's probably worth getting a larger one so I can fit one month on a single page... plus I'm sure keeping it at home would help to get into the routine of using it at the same time each day, probably once I get home from work. It's definitely been a life changer and I'd have never thought to do something like this without your video! Now all I need to do is get back into the habit this month so it will continue to be a life changer!

Anonymous

Lately I've been writing my to do lists on a door with a whiteboard marker. Somehow that feels less threatening than writing it all in my diary. I'm learning that there won't ever come a moment when ALL my to do's are done (I used to never relax until my to do list was empty), and that that's fine - I can choose what I want to do and the list is there so I don't forget it, instead of being there to dictate my life. When the list isn't too long I'm able to relax now, but I still get freaked out when there's a ton of to do's on my list. Does anyone else get overwhelmed when you have to do a lot of things? How do you deal with that?

Anonymous
>>2917727

Hi Nora, I mention setting teeny-tiny goals that are part of a bigger-picture goal in a comment elsewhere in this thread. Anytime I hear another ADHDer say they feel overwhelmed, I think that the issue has to do with identifying little goals rather than diving into the big one. If you're interested in the "idea" of bullet journaling, I'd suggest that buying an appropriate journal would be a great start. Don't even THINK about the next step yet; just decide whether or not you're interested in the idea, then take a teeny-tiny step in that direction. Step 2 might be: number the pages. And that's it! Then stop! After you realize that this step didn't cause you any physical or psychological harm, think about that next step :) This methodology has worked well for me when I'm feeling overwhelmed.

Anonymous

My biggest problem keeping track of everything, is I have "work" tasks, and "not-work" tasks. Which is fine, if I could easily keep the two separate. I often remember "work" tasks at home, and "non-work" tasks at work. I thought I was doing great when I found a moderate size notebook, even has graph paper on the left, lined pages on the right! A reference calendar in the front, even. I bought the last 3 they had (just in case I had to uh, tweak the layout a bit). But its not quite big enough to put it together how I've seen others, so I'm working on adapting it, but it just might be too small. I'd love to have something that was portable enough to have with me all the time, though.

Anonymous

Oh, and you probably already knew this, but Ramen is most likely horrible brain food.... :)

Anonymous

Glad to see you got some much needed sleep. I make weekly to do list, so thing of each day. However, I am lacking the motivation due other issues. Going to be a rough month.

Anonymous
>>2917727

Thanks Tiny! I'm going to try what you're suggesting without really any expectations and see what happens...

Anonymous
>>2917727

You may even want to try it out on a short-term goal. Something that seems impossible in one big lump, but that has identifiable parts that, when assembled, make a complete and easily recognized GOAL! :) Once you've achieved that first seemingly-impossible success, reaching the next goal becomes sort of addictive. And once you get in that gear, you start to realize that you can clear away your mental fog by glancing your goal at a distance and then looking away from it toward only what's directly in front of you; your FIRST step towards that goal, and ONLY your first step. If you feel overwhelmed, just accept that, and take one little step anyway. :)

Anonymous
>>2918138

One key that I've found to dealing with anxiety related to my "to-do" list is to really focus on what I've DONE and not what I haven't. That is to say; try your best to make your to-do list a positive thing, and not a nagging reminder of how hard it is to get anything accomplished. I also think, for so many of us ADHDers, lots of stuff on our to-do list is really "to-probably-don't stuff". Don't feel too bad about letting stuff that falls into the "wishful thinking" category fall by the wayside. Focus on doing what's important, and remember that it's GOOD and NORMAL to feel proud of your accomplishments! Take some time to really appreciate your hard work when you reach a goal; even a small one!

Anonymous

When you made that video about loving BUJO, I was surprised. How can a paper planner be enough for someone with ADHD? I was like "No way. Either she has someone reminding her to look at it or she is very high functioning ADHD". I use my bujo just to jot down notes. I do not rely on it because its just not reliable. The best thing for me has been my iCal and iphone Reminder app.

Anonymous
>>2918138

I had HORRIBLE anxiety on my to-do list for 2 months! I did NOTHING. What helped me was to write down each to do on a post it note. And every time i did one, crumple it up and throw it in the trash. This helped me so much.

Anonymous

BUJO is just another tool that someone with ADHD can use to help manage what seems to be out of control. While I do not use a BUJO, I say I use a form of it. On Monday mornings, I make a list of things that I need to do for that week. My appointments, things I would like to do and other miscellaneous items. On the second page are what I call my weekend items. Things that need to be worked on in no certain order. As, week goes on (most of the time), I sit down in the morning to see if I can cross off what I did get accomplished. There are weeks, that nothing on the list gets done, and I have nothing to cross off what needed to get done. However, there are weeks were I get a lot of them done and get to cross them off. Those are weeks I feel good about things. There are times I may not even do it for weeks at a time. But it is my tool on how to manage my week. I have another document for long term goals which are what I use to populate my weekly goals. I even have a one page document that just has my appointments with doctors for the next month too. I keep a yearly monthly calendar to make notes in to visually see how many weeks that I have before say a holiday is coming up. Finally, I put my appointments in my work calendar which pings my cell phone of appointments and meetings. I even get cards with appointment dates on them, as a backup. Do, I miss stuff? Occasionally I do, but this method has cuts down on it and helps me keep things straight. I put an entry in my work calendar in the subject line that was different that what I had list in the notes section of the calendar. I had to go back to the appointment card to double check it. Right now I am going through a really tough period in my life. I have trouble just getting out of bed and difficulty even making it out just for the basic needs. But I make a list and decide what I need to do and force myself to get it done. Not everything is going to work for everyone, the idea is to give idea's on a topic and let the person watching try and possible come up with something that works for them.