New Journal Tip - year at a glance

When setting up a new journal notebook, many people like a year-at-a-glance page with the full calendar. That's one of many excellent ideas for setting up a new notebook. And it's a lot of writing if you set up a calendar manually. But you don't have to.

bullet journal year at a glance calendar thumbnails

Most of us use some form of a future log. I find myself occasionally referencing a traditional calendar when planning for an event. It would be nice not to have to go outside my bullet journal to do this. I also like the idea of a year-at-a-glance page but I don't want to have to write out all that. To help improve efficiency in your bullet journal, check out these free calendar thumbnails.

Download the free calendar printables for the current year. You can use a thumbnail size, medium, or large size. Print, cut, and paste as needed. With these three sizes you can probably use the calendar printouts any way you would normally use a hand written calendar. These thumbnails work great for testing out various configurations before pasting them permanently in your notebook.

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Minimalist Bullet Journal Future Log Workflow

So you've spent some time building your bullet journal layouts and getting yourself organized. But it's just not quite working like you want it to. What's going on here? As is often the case, the what to do is only part of the question. How to do it is another. This is the first in a series of an amalgam between design and technique. Let's take a look at future log workflow.

In this ultra-streamlined approach to bullet journaling, it's not only the layouts and designs that are minimalist, but the techniques for using the system as well. The flow of your tasks, appointments, etc. from one module to another can be tricky. Or it can be simple. It's all a matter of how you manage these things.

In my journal, most items end up in the daily log for the day I intend to handle them. That may or may not happen on the actual day assigned but the most important thing is I don't lose track of stuff. The daily log is the last stage of a task/event filtering technique. T…

Streamlined Weekly Log

Not everyone uses a weekly log in their bullet journal. For those who do, here are three variants on one streamlined design. Each is an elegant 6 column spread with plenty of room for daily tasks an ample space for other information.

Variant 1: by kerrystudies on tumblr

Variant 2: by northernplanner on instagram

Variant 3: by u/ghostsco on reddit

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DIY Add a paper pocket to your journal

Got a plain old notebook? There are plenty of options out there and you may not find one with all the features you like. But journalers are already familiar with customizing their journals and we tend to like that. Here's a super easy DIY option for a pocket.

Not everyone needs a pocket in their journal. If you want a pocket but don't have one, here is a very simple method using one Legal or A4 size sheet of paper and double-sided tape. (Affiliate links included.)

The Universal Journals are printed by Lulu.com Any print on demand service will be limited compared to a traditional printer. As capable as Lulu.com is (with quick turn around, worldwide availability, lots of product options for customers, and more), there are lots of things journalers might want in their Universal Journal that Lulu just can't do. At least not at this time. But this also makes for ideal customization. Make it your own.

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