Some years ago, I stopped using electronic apps for tracking tasks, to-dos and appointments, and went back to a manual organizer based on Ryder Carroll’s Bullet Journal Method. None of my pages are as colorful or attractive as the examples in his book, and until this week, I never really understood the concept of collections.
The lightbulb moment came when I was looking at how best to record a new daily activity which requires noting a specific item and then some reflection notes on that item. In some ways it would be easier to track this with an app, and I nearly went that route. That was until I remembered my schedule over the next few months won’t always have me near a computer or tablet.
So it was back to some internet searches and Ryder Carroll’s book and some thinking about what I wanted to get from this activity. The one thing I didn’t want was a big overhead. No matter how enthusiastic I am at the beginning, if it takes a lot to set up the documentation, I lose interest really quickly and the activity goes into that heap of other activities I’ve started and allowed to drift away.
In the end it was simpler than I expected. I have a two-page spread for each month, and decided to note the item against the day of the month. Beside the item, I make a reference to the page where I wrote the notes and reflections so I’m not constrained for space on the notes.
So far the streak is just starting. I’ll report back next August if it’s still going.
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