Bullet Journals:  The Analog System for the Digital Age

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Bullet Journal® (or BuJo® for short) was developed by Ryder Carroll, a digital product designer living in Brooklyn, NY.  The Bullet Journal is a customizable and forgiving organization system. It can be your to-do list, sketchbook, notebook, and diary, but most likely, it will be all of the above. It will teach you to do more with less.

“Technology is really good at helping us connect outward,” Carroll says. “You know, we can connect with people around the world, we can connect with information.” But an analog space, such as a paper notebook, Carroll says, lets us connect inward. “It basically forces us to shut off and disconnect from the internet and technology and data. I feel that is really important in order to be able to surface your thoughts and focus.”

All it takes is a notebook and pen of your choice…