might be of interest to some here.

http://www.bulletjournal.com

Bullet Journal
"For the list-makers, the note-takers, the Post-It note pilots, the track-keepers, and the dabbling doodlers. Bullet journal is for those who feel there are few platforms as powerful as the blank paper page. It’s an analog system for the digital age that will help you organize the present, record the past, and plan for the future."

Jim, thanks for that.

Bullet Journal is an elegant system, and is well suited for the Leuchtterm1997 pocket notebook that's always in, uh...my pocket. Nonetheless I've not yet tried it, believing, perhaps wrongly, that it is too restricting.

One change I've made in my overall task (mis)management is keeping all of my daily plans - no matter how complex - at the back of my notebook, so it's all still with me, but not getting lost in the notes I'm taking on the run.

I've started to use the pocket notebook with graph pages, so to give myself greater line length with 1 task to a line I turn the notebook to a horizontal, or landscape, orientation. Works nicely.

I may still look at Bullet Journal to see what I can borrow or adapt.

During the last 15 months I have become very attached to my Nexus7 - and though it's often in my backpack, as my laptop may also be, my love and fascination with paper, pens and inks that stain the figures is as strong as ever. Some research suggests writing longhand uses different brain circuitry than key boarding. We're fortunate to have both to stimulate our brains.

Intentional note taking as a way of life, apart from note taking for work, is one way to explore the world and one's self. Anything which contributes to that process, such as the Bullet Journal, is worthwhile.

Daly

jimspoon wrote:

might be of interest to some here.

http://www.bulletjournal.com

Bullet Journal
"For the list-makers, the note-takers, the Post-It note pilots, the
track-keepers, and the dabbling doodlers. Bullet journal is for those
who feel there are few platforms as powerful as the blank paper page.
It’s an analog system for the digital age that will help you
organize the present, record the past, and plan for the future."

Bullet journaling does not need be restricting at all, Daly. I've implemented a modified version in which I use the right handed page of my journal for the rapid logging that is the heart of bullet journaling. I keep the left hand page of each spread for more free-style notes, or for annotating the bullet items on the right page. Works pretty well for me, but I also incorporate software in the mix, because, well, I could not call myself a CRIMPer otherwise.

Steve Z.

Good advice, Steve. I'll take a second look at it.

As part of the changing process I noted in this threat I took a second look at Workflowy, which I'll detail in that thread.

Cheers,

Daly

Stephen Zeoli wrote:

Bullet journaling does not need be restricting at all, Daly. I've
implemented a modified version in which I use the right handed page of
my journal for the rapid logging that is the heart of bullet journaling.
I keep the left hand page of each spread for more free-style notes, or
for annotating the bullet items on the right page. Works pretty well for
me, but I also incorporate software in the mix, because, well, I could
not call myself a CRIMPer otherwise.

Steve Z.

Daly de Gagne wrote:

As part of the changing process I noted in this threat I took a second
look at Workflowy, which I'll detail in that thread.

Hi Daly,

if you're interested in both the bullet journal and WorkFlowy, you might be also interested in this attempt at combining the two (though I must admit I haven't read it all the way through):

https://medium.com/@amirmasoudabdol/d33405065d64

Daly, did you mean "Leuchtturm 1917"?

Thanks for that, Dr Andus. I'll check it out.

Daly

Dr Andus wrote:

Daly de Gagne wrote:
>As part of the changing process I noted in this threat I took a second
>look at Workflowy, which I'll detail in that thread.

Hi Daly,

if you're interested in both the bullet journal and WorkFlowy, you might
be also interested in this attempt at combining the two (though I must
admit I haven't read it all the way through):

https://medium.com/@amirmasoudabdol/d33405065d64

Yes.

Oops. What did I write?

Thanks.

Daly

Paul Korm wrote:

Daly, did you mean "Leuchtturm 1917"?

Yes, 1917.

I must be fixated on 1997 because I was around at the time. :)

Thanks.

Daly

Paul Korm wrote:

Daly, did you mean "Leuchtturm 1917"?

Dr Andus, I've been going through the article on Bullet Journal and Wokflowy, and need to review it again.

However, one aspect of it I have immediately added to my Workflowy, and that is the Reading Review template. I have had a concern about tracking such basic responses to articles I read. This approach seems to resolve that concern.

Daly

Steve. Do you still use the bullet journal method?

I think about starting a BJ in January because I find the method interesting and want to write more longhand and keep my manual notes in one place.

Hi, Franz,

I am not using a notebook for the bullet journal method, but I am using TheBrain to keep a digital bullet journal. The method is great. The main reason I've moved from paper to the computer is that I am one of those weirdos who gets flustered when my handwriting is too messy or I have to cross something out to correct it. But I would definitely encourage you to give the method a go. It can be very rewarding. I've recommended it to a friend of mine who is the CEO of a major U.S. non-profit agency and she has embraced it.

If you haven't done so, check out the videos available at the Bullet Journal website for inspiration.

Steve Z.



Franz Grieser wrote:

Steve. Do you still use the bullet journal method?

I think about starting a BJ in January because I find the method
interesting and want to write more longhand and keep my manual notes in
one place.

Tinderbox is another good option for a digital bullet journal, as Steve has explained so well at https://welcometosherwood.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/bullet-journaling-with-tinderbox/ It's great for tracking follow-ups and tracking categories. Do early Agenda adopters think that might be a good option?

Thanks Steve.

What attracts me is the fact that the (original) method uses paper and pen. I do have an electronic calendar (Outlook and the iPhone calendar) and a task management system (based on an Excel spreadsheet) and electronic notetaking systems (Evernote, Simplenote and Notebooks).

Franz,

A couple of things I found useful with the paper journal:

1. I liked to keep the rapid logging on the right hand page, and leave the left hand page for annotating those notes if necessary.
2. Use the "tracker" concept if you're able. It avoids a lot of duplication in your daily bullet notes, and it can be motivational, if you're tracking repeated chores or recording the same information over and over.

Finally, don't try to get artistic unless you actually have artistic talent... that killed me.

Steve Z.

Franz Grieser wrote:

Thanks Steve.

What attracts me is the fact that the (original) method uses paper and
pen. I do have an electronic calendar (Outlook and the iPhone calendar)
and a task management system (based on an Excel spreadsheet) and
electronic notetaking systems (Evernote, Simplenote and Notebooks).

GoodNotes on iOS is useful for bullet journalling. There are several YouTube videos on that use case, as well as various blog posts. Macdrifter has done a few GoodNotes posts recently.

Stephen Zeoli wrote:

1. I liked to keep the rapid logging on the right hand page, and leave
the left hand page for annotating those notes if necessary.

I had seen that on your blog. For me it's counterintuitive - I'd keep the annotations on the right page. Why did you chose to do it your way?

Finally, don't try to get artistic unless you actually have artistic
talent... that killed me.

In the beginning the neat look and the nice print attracted me. But I wouldn't spend "hours" drawing borders and doodles and fancy stuff. The journal wouldn't be a place to live my creativity.

I always find it easier to write on the right page of notebooks, so wanted to make sure that the essential, rapid logging pages were on the right. Perhaps not the best use, but it made sense to me at the time.

Franz Grieser wrote:

Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>1. I liked to keep the rapid logging on the right hand page, and leave
>the left hand page for annotating those notes if necessary.

I had seen that on your blog. For me it's counterintuitive - I'd keep
the annotations on the right page. Why did you chose to do it your way?

>Finally, don't try to get artistic unless you actually have artistic
>talent... that killed me.

In the beginning the neat look and the nice print attracted me. But I
wouldn't spend "hours" drawing borders and doodles and fancy stuff. The
journal wouldn't be a place to live my creativity.

Why stop at . o - or todo calendar rough tables?

People have been doing much more with pen/paper for thousands of years since early Papyrus. Yet more with their mind. Another paper example:

https://nothingisoutofreach.wordpress.com/personal-kanban-and-the-onion/