I admire Ryder’s humble confidence. He knows his methods work, but never claims they are the only solution. That state of mind is inviting, realistic, and practical. Following BUJO’s practices and rituals has helped to recover a purposeful way of living; that I had lost due to anxiety and depression.

"We are not limitless" so so important to remember that. My digital task manager is a way for me to delegate my brain (so to remind me of things), but to actually plan my day, nothing beats pen and paper

@bulletjournal

Ай бұрын

turns out we are a finite resource!

Analog planning is such a great tool for ADHD… I check my to do list on my phone and 1 hour later I still watch instagram reels ! 🤦🏻‍♀️ As much as possible I stay away from my phone to check something. However Siri is my best friend because if I think of something it’s now or never so Siri records it in the inbox and then I check the inbox and decide what to do with what’s in there. I use reminders on my phone when I need to do something at a certain time, both are very useful to me. Now if someone has a tool to resolve the ADHD procrastination that prevents me from actually doing the tasks ! 😂

This is pure gold, I'm so grateful for your capacity to explain crucial ways of setting up the systems, and for your clarity and conciseness! Thank you so much Ryder!

I fell in love with Bujo right away, but on the other hand, I was always wondering how it could realistically integrate seamlessly with my digital calendar and to-do lists. This series answers all of that very well. love it, thanks!

@bulletjournal

2 ай бұрын

Great - I have been wanting to talk about this for a long time!

@calisongbird

19 күн бұрын

@@bulletjournalyes! Thank you for this series, Ryder. It’s so key to how most of us work and live in the 21st century.

OMG you read my mind, I was in a mental loop today asking and debating with a friend these topics, our conclussion was "we will never leave our bujo". Thank you for so much Ryder

I was always wondering how you use your bullet journal in combination with digital tools like calendars. First filtering and prioritizing everything on paper and only then putting it in the calendar seems like an obvious choice now that you explained it. Thank you so much for finally solving that mystery. I will definitely try your approach.

The most calm and under control my life was was back in 2017 when I first started the Ryder's Bullet Journal method as a busy wife, mum, daughter and medical professional working shifts with many features of ADD. The BJM completely changed my life as it clears your mind, worries and honestly, I believe it to be a form of self care and therapy. I fell off the wagon as the covid years knocked me for six and I've been pretty broken since but I'm getting back on that bullet train ASAP. I have bought one of the dotted journals which are the best. I would highly recommend trying this. I will be using it together with my Google Calendar which is synced with my family. We will all be better off by using the Bullet Journal method rather than all the apps which I have tried over and over and make me more stressed. Thank you Ryder.

I am reading Building a Second Brain, I highly recommend along with bullet journaling

@bulletjournal

2 ай бұрын

I do believe they are wonderful companions

I'm going back to watch your other videos. Love this! Just what I need to do. Thank you!

@bulletjournal

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad they are helpful :)

Amazing video with powerful messages and reminders for why analog planning is so critical.I am sharing this video with my planner bestie and my law students ASAP. Thank you for sharing your Words of Wisdom (WOW). Keep them coming!

@bulletjournal

2 ай бұрын

Wow thank you for your kind words! I think when people are as busy as law students, it can be hard to say that slowing down actually can help you speed up!

I often wonder about when it makes sense to use a digital tool versus my notebook, so I appreciate this series very much. 🙂

@bulletjournal

Ай бұрын

Glad it's been helpful! I have been wanting to make it for a long time

I feel like I don’t have a minute to myself between kids bouncing on the bed at 6am until after the dishes are washed at 8pm. At work I don’t get to choose what I do, yet still have to remember to do it. In my last 2 hours of being awake, I like to spend time with my partner, and feel like taking the time out here to indulge in introspection and slow-productivity is just that: an indulgence. I often feel like the zero-friction, quick-entry nature of a digital task manager is all that stands between me and ruination! But I know these are all just feelings, and not necessarily accurate. I’d love to hear you speak on this topic as I’m sure you’ve felt the same from time to time.

@halleyscomet0867

2 ай бұрын

In your instance, I don't think it's about "what you have to do", but rather, "how you're going to do it". Take your work, for instance. You keep everything that you need to do in your head, but how do you figure out how to do those actions? When I bullet journal, I always tend to focus more on how I'll write programs or how I'll split up project work. I think you should start from there, rather than "introspection and slow-productivity". For me, the Bullet Journal is meant for you to keep track of how you did things, and to check if: A. You actually want to do these things, and B. You want to do these things better. Currently, I think B is the more useful scenario for you, so go for that. For your professional work, bullet out the actions you take and the results that occur from them. For your personal life, bullet out anything you'd like to do for your wife and children, and see how they react. Ultimately, its about asking yourself, day after day: "did I like doing that?" Or, "do I want to do that?" If the answer is no, then take steps towards avoiding it, like delegation, or rejection. Even if it may be necessary for your work, you can at least find out more about what you like. Right now though, the most important part is for you to start. I suggest just sticking with an Index (for you to track pages that have project plans) and a daily log. If you need more perspective, try a weekly log to plan things on a higher level. When you're ready, try a monthly log and see how that goes. Run experiments. Fail with them. Rip out pages of your notebook. And most of all, have fun with it! It's a fucking stupid world out there, might as well find some magic in the mundane.

@Andrew-dg7qm

2 ай бұрын

If I were in your situation I would switch from an 8x5 moleskine or Leuthstrum notebook to a pocket sized hard back. Like the tiny moleskine. That way I wouldn’t have to wonder where it is. That’s just the start. The next most important thing I would do is have a daily solitude ritual. I’m the last 10 years we’ve abolished it (with phones). You can get it back. Get clarity. You might also try Trello for groceries and shared lists. Perhaps use iPhone “reminders” for one thing like to take out the trash once per week

I really appreciate this video a lot! It's so true that convenience can become all too normal and yet we end up breaking past our limits. I love how a pen and paper approach can keep you accountable and realistic with what to do! It's such a great point that we should focus on what we need to do rather than what can seemingly be done all the time. Thanks very much for going through how paper and digitalism can coexist and continue to work! :)

Nice reminder, thank you ❤

What a blast of an impulse. Thank you so much.

Ryder, I don’t even think our eyeballs and brains are meant to be on computers and staring at screens for so long each day, day after day, or our ears to be plugged with ear buds for hours per day. With analog our brain engages how it’s meant to, our eyes and brains aren’t being assaulted with colors, images and having to make constant micro decisions. Look here, look there. It’s overwhelming. No one can admit it. Everyone is going with the electronic flow. I’d like to see Analog more encouraged in the workplace. When I worked I had A5 journals provided by the company and I kept on top of everything in a bullet style method for years. I never lost, or forgot or missed much. Flipping back through a journal puts you back to that time, that conversation, the nuance. Scratching off tasks is the best for mind and soul at work. Having your sequential hard bound books, your work history as a collection is a sound practice. You can’t get this from electronic anything. What’s old is new again. ❤️ yeah bujo!

@calisongbird

19 күн бұрын

Great insights

Thanks for this video! It was inspiring!

Thanks, Ryder!

Yes, conscious creation. And energy management. Not time management or task management. We don’t know how we’ll feel. Whether we’ll have the energy to do the tasks we’re assigned ourselves or not matters. Sometimes we don’t assign tasks wisely. Some tasks drain us. Sometimes we write down tasks that don’t need to get done and don’t know it yet. And when we have clarity and realize that we didn’t need to do it we just needed to write it down. He’s right - our lives are not never ending “to do” lists. So why treat them they way. I don’t believe AI can better organize my list. That’s one thing I’m not delegating

I feel like I have less freedom to decide what tasks to eliminate or delegate, and a greater need to look back and find the exact date when I did something, which is why I can't rely solely on writing things by hand. Today a judge wanted to know when I did something. I wouldn't be able to find the exact date if I had only written it down. I needed to reference my digital because 2 months had passed. I do agree that all digital doesn't work because then the task list gets so long I can't see everything, so I have been writing more tasks by hand in future weeks. I can't say I bullet journal but the emphasis on reflection helps a lot.

I can appreciate all you are saying and of course, I come from old school, pen/pencil and paper. SO old school, that I still use a paper agenda - regardless.. But BOY would I love an iPad right now.. saving up for one.. Yet when you start to have joint issues or chronic illnesses.. those tasks list digital managers can really save us for when we are in flares or our hand/finger joints are in pain..(as we can use voice to text). It would be interesting to hear the perspective of others who have chronic illnesses and how it can be more beneficial for them. (probably have to go find a creator that does that. ☺).

@bulletjournal

2 ай бұрын

Interestingly enough, I could not write for many months just this last year. I had to rework my whole Bullet Journaling practice to be digital with a lot of voice-to-text. It's a whole other video on the list...

Great video, thanks 🙏

@bulletjournal

2 ай бұрын

Hi Cathy :) Thank you for watching!

I really like the concepts of bullet journaling. I have previously used Franklin planner (another paper approach with theory behind it) and several digital apps. I am no longer analog, so I have taken the things that work for me from bullet journaling into MS OneNote (although its competitors are equally good: Google Keeps and Goodnotes being the largest). These digital note keepers give me the flexibility that apps do not. They have several advantages (for me) over paper. First, being on my phone, tablet, computer and Internet, I always have access and do not have to carry a journal when I normally have my phone anyhow. It automatically syncs between all my devices. Second, I do not need the hard linking in BJ, as the digital note keepers allow almost infinite page sizes and the ability to reshuffle your organization easily. Overall, I totally agree that planner apps are constrictive.

Brilliant 💎👏🏻

Great video, thanks! I have a question regarding task planning. How do you handle recurring tasks? I have a lot of recurring tasks, big and small, from monthly to yearly and it gets confusing to keep a good overview. Would be great to get inspiration from you! Greetings from Germany

Have you ever done a desk tour?

Ryder man, good stuff. I’ve incorporated BuJo into my daily practice and notice a big difference around intentions. In this video you mentioned you use both a BuJo and task manager, but I dont believe you outlined how you use them both together….Can you please explain that a bit more? What goes into a task manager vs. your BuJo?

dang this was really good

@bulletjournal

Ай бұрын

thank you kindly

I have ADHD and I have learned that if I put notes or tasks in my phone I never go back and check them or get them done, however if I write them physically I remember it later and can go back and check, I even wrote down a note to get my trucks oil changed and because I hand wrote it I still remember to do it Saturday, if it were in my phone I would completely forget it 😅

@bulletjournal

Ай бұрын

that's so real lol

@calisongbird

19 күн бұрын

Yessssss!!! Same!! #TeamADHD

Hi Ryder, just curious if you still use the Bullet Journal app to capture task or just use Apple reminders as a capture tool when you’re away from your Bullet Journal?

Great, thanks! Video request: Explain how to exactly use the note bullet and emotion bullet. I remember when I was starting out (over 6 years ago) I took a lot of notes as I was studying, and ended up filling too much of pages. Now I use them more like reminders but I feel like I could still learn more how to deal with them, or what to do with them in the reflection? (I think my weakest could be that I often forget to do migrations) What is the purpose of the note bullet? When do you go back to it or utilize it, and how do you find it, if it's just in a random daily log? Currently my most "advanced" and trustworthy note is when I write down the laundry washing machine & drying machine numbers and times, and then I can check them the next day XD But I'm sure there could be more potential with the dash, regarding self-learning. How do you use them to find patterns about your life? In your book I see you use it to log what happened, perhaps you find patterns there? Whenever I do the monthly migration, I find I'm too tired to stop reading any notes, I just try to get the tasks checked.

@micuplans

2 ай бұрын

I mostly use the note signifier for random info/quotes + feelings + thoughts, and in the past it was really hard to know "ok, now what do I do with this notes?" lol Then one day I started asking (when reviewing my entries daily/weekly) "how would I like to reference this later?" and started creating collections to group them. So for example, I made a spread for my "sad feelings" to note down more about them, like the trigger situation and the date. Another example: made a collection of quotes and explained why they hit me in that moment I wrote them. Maybe you could make a collection for "important numbers and codes" and put the laundry stuff in there? Hehe Hope this helped you? 🥺🥺 and sory if I misspel something ;w; Warm hugs from Argentina ~

@MarianneHMiettinen

2 ай бұрын

@@micuplans You write wonderfully! Thanks for the tips, :) Maybe I could also start collecting the feelings that seem to resurface a lot, into their very own collection. Thanks for the hugs, and Greetings from Finland!

GREAT...

Ryder, what is the best way to schedule and track my job hunting efforts? I’ve been in my current job for almost 20 years and about 7-9 years from retirement.

I’ve tried it maybe 5 times or more. It sucks that it’s not for me with my life and job. I like the idea.

@purplegirl265

2 ай бұрын

Why didn’t it work for you? I’m thinking of diving in but am also worried that my life and work is too complicated to be contained by this system. Can you share specifics of why it didn’t work for you? Thanks 🙏🏼

@christianbearden28

2 ай бұрын

@@purplegirl265 I work outside for the railroad. I really can’t keep it with me. I’m a guy, so I don’t carry a pocketbook, so I never had it with me. I seemed to only have it with me at home, in the truck or the few minutes I’m at the office.

@calisongbird

19 күн бұрын

@@christianbearden28he just came out with a pocket size version of the official BuJo notebook. But of course you could use any smaller memo sized notebook available at any dollar store, supermarket, drugstore, etc. Maybe 5”x7” or 4”x6” size could work for you.

❤

Dear Ryder, Thank you for helping to stay intentional in the busy digital age. I have a question for you. Now that pocket-sized Bullet Journal came out I am very interested in integrating that format into my practice. I did indeed find it hard sometimes to carry full-sized notebooks around, so that they can be with me at times when some urgent thoughts or ideas come and need to be recorded. Pocket BuJo seems like a great design and solution. But could you , please, explain how one can use it alongside the full-sized notebook and integrate the two seamlessly to still achieve clarity and transparency? Thank you in advance and thank you for all you do!

@calisongbird

19 күн бұрын

He did a Facebook post about this recently. Or it may be here on the YT channel.

What is the app in the video? 😅

I feel sad for the doggie that didn't get to go out

Thank you Ryder. This kind of got me thinking about Frank Herbert's Dune. In the story, humanity stopped using AI and complex computers. The great revolt took away a crutch and forced human minds to develop.

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