Bullet Journaling: A Beginners Guide

Great introduction to bullet journaling.Simple, concise instructions. For people with ADHD or those who need a little help getting organized, this book is great.

Erik Smith is a prolific writer of self-help books. Some of his many publications include ENLIGHTENED RUNNING, FORAGING, STRESS MANAGEMENT, CARBOHYDRATE CYCLING FOR WOMEN, NATURAL TESTOSTERONE BOOSTERS FOR MEN, HIGH FIBER FOODS, GRATITUDE JOURNAL, GREEN SMOOTHIES, TEA CLEANSES, NAIL FUNDUS TREATMENT, REFLEXOLOGY, ACUPUNCTURE: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE FOR WEIGHT LOSS, CONTENT MARKETING STRATEGY, HOW TO ANALYZE PEOPLE, SELF DISCOVERY JOURNAL, AUTOPHAGY, TAROT FOR BEGINNERS, ANGER MANAGEMENT FOR MEN, COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR COUPLES, MINDFUL RELATIONSHIP HABITS, and now BULLET JOURNALING.Using his signature supportive tone, Erik opens with a chapter titled What is a Bullet Journal – ‘The Bullet Journal is a planner methodology invented by Ryder Carroll…He promotes the Bullet Journal as a manifestation for the art of intentional living, which is a growing movement that calls for controlling your own life. Through bullet journaling, you can start living and take action from the most important intentions that you have identified as your priorities. Whether you want to live a more organized life, getting serious about your health, the bullet journal can help you refine and redefine yourself.’With that kind and caring and inviting introduction, Erik shares how to start a bullet journal (basic elements, rapid logging, the importance of writing by hand, bullets, tasks, events, notes) and offers tips and tricks to ‘spice up’ you bullet journal.The book is brief but too the point: Erik does not waste the reader’s time – he just aligns the reader with his ideas, and then pulls it all together. This is solid entry into the skill of taking charge of your life through journaling! Grady Harp, September 19

In searching for the best method to get better organized in the new year I have read several books. This is the second one on bullet journaling. It does a great job of laying out the basics while encouraging you to start on the simple side and grow into it as needed. A worthwhile read.

Simple and easy to read although repetitive phrases like “ is your bullet journal and you can do what you want “A lot of content that came from Ryders’ Bullet Journal Method that is not given proper credit/citation

A verbal rehash of the basics with a few good points but no visuals. That automatically downgraded this as a potential beginner's book.

Excellent fundamentals of bullet journaling, definitely a go-to reference for maintaining and growing your journal on your bullet journal journey! Simple and easy explanations on how to setup and use your bullet journal!

This book is just a waste of time, but I'm giving him an extra star for the guts to publish it. It took about 5 seconds to flip thru front to back, and about 3 minutes to read. Zero inspiration. Don't bother.

I loved the fact that the book is an overview of what a bullet journal is, and what it is not. I will refer back to this book quite often for refreshers and reminders. Don't overdo it.