Simple threading technique for Bullet Journal

So you've got multiple pages devoted to one topic strewn about your journal. What's an easy way to keep track of all that? Threading. We're not talking about eyebrow threading here, this is the bullet journal system.

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The threading technique is a simple way to maintain your bullet journal. By "maintain" I mean keeping your stuff organized, but with as little time and effort as possible. Setting up is one thing, keeping it all organized is another. The Index, the primary way of organizing your entire journal, is meant to help you find what you are looking for in your journal. But having to flip back and forth between your Index and your dispersed content slows you down. Threading solves this problem.

The bullet journal's originator, Ryder Carroll, produced a video explaining how threading works. He explains how to thread multiple pages within a journal and how to thread between notebooks.

If you want more on bullet journal threading you should visit Kim at tinyrayofsunshine.com. She offers an excellent description and explanation of threading in Different kinds of Threading in the Bullet Journal. In her article Kim talks about collection threading, page threading, and notebook threading. She knows her stuff. Check it out.

Do you use a different technique or have a particular way of threading? Let me know by commenting here.

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