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Easiest collections for bullet journal

Several times I've seen a question about adding collections to the bullet journal. The question usually goes something like this: do you move to the next available page, skip some pages to make a collection at an expected place, or something else?

easiest collections for bullet journal

It's common in my journal to end up with a blank page here and there. As far as I can tell, most people don't want to waste pages in their journal. Even in the 500 page journal I'm currently using I still try to avoid waste. And there's an easy way to deal with these intermittent blank pages.

Since I index the content in my journal it's very convenient to simply record blank pages there. Later these blank pages can be converted into what ever I want. Most of the time they are turned into collections. This way my journal workflow is not interrupted and I still get to use every page. Easy.

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  1. LuLuDecember 28, 2019 at 5:57 PM

    I put a tab labeled 'BLANK' on the 1st blank page. After I use that page, I move the tab to the next blank page...

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    1. Fox Enterprises LimitedJanuary 2, 2020 at 10:24 AM

      Excellent idea! Very efficient and easy to keep up with.

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