• Author: Ryder Carroll
  • Full Title: The Bullet Journal Method
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Highlights

  • It was a cross between a planner, diary, notebook, to-do list, and sketchbook. (Location 93)
  • had nothing to lose. The first step was to create a log of everything she had to do that month. (Location 129)
  • One thing this community helped me realize is that my condition simply forced me to address something early on that has since become a common malady of the digital age: the lack of self-awareness. (Location 162)
  • overstimulated yet restless, overworked yet discontented, tuned in yet burned out. (Location 164)
  • it helps us cultivate a better sense of ourselves both in and out of the professional theater. (Location 180)
  • It will help you track the past and order the present so that you can design your future. (Location 189)
  • The Bullet Journal method’s mission is to help us become mindful about how we spend our two most valuable resources in life: our time and our energy. (Location 196)
  • The Bullet Journal method will help you accomplish more by working on less. It helps you identify and focus on what is meaningful by stripping away what is meaningless. (Location 198)
  • Every year between 1950 and 2000, Americans increased their productivity about 1 to 4 percent.1 Since 2005, however, this growth has slowed in advanced economies, with a productivity decrease recorded in the United States in 2016. (Location 208)
  • As Daniel Levitin writes in The Organized Mind, information overload is worse for our focus than exhaustion or smoking marijuana. (Location 213)
  • Once you’ve learned how to keep your thoughts in one place, we’ll examine how to prioritize them effectively. (Location 226)
  • For the most part, though, we’re semiconscious passengers, killing time before the unnerving descent. (Location 242)
  • The act of writing by hand draws our mind into the present moment on a neurological level unlike any other capturing mechanism.4 It is (Location 248)
  • The rush of our busy lives can quietly carve out a gulf separating our actions from our beliefs. (Location 264)
  • Through Bullet Journaling, you’ll automatically form a regular habit of introspection where you’ll begin to define what’s important, why it’s important, and then (Location 275)
  • figure out how to best pursue those things. You’re gently reminded of these insights every day, which makes it easier to put them into action wherever you happen to be, be it a boardroom, classroom, or even an emergency room. (Location 276)
  • How often do we find ourselves in this position? You’ve worked incredibly hard on something, only to discover that it leaves you feeling empty. You compensate by working even harder. You reason that maybe if you put in more hours, you’ll finally be able to appreciate the fruits of your labor. Why does this happen? (Location 331)
  • Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.6 (Location 348)
  • Intentionality is the power of the mind to direct itself toward that which it finds meaningful and take action toward that end. (Location 354)
  • You can view your Bullet Journal as a living autobiography. (Location 364)
  • DECLUTTERING YOUR MIND Have nothing in your homes that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. —WILLIAM MORRIS (Location 401)
  • Studies have suggested that we have 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts per day.8 For context, if each thought were a word, that means our minds are generating enough content to produce a book Every. Single. Day. Unlike (Location 403)
  • For most of us, “being busy” is code for being functionally overwhelmed. (Location 409)
  • Everything you didn’t circle just became your Avoid-At-All-Cost (Location 422)
  • “No matter how rational and high-minded you try to be, you can’t make decision after decision without paying a biological price. It’s different from ordinary physical fatigue—you’re not consciously aware of being tired—but you’re low on mental energy.” (Location 429)
  • The Mental Inventory (Location 442)
  • In the first column, list all the things you are presently working on. In the second, list all the things you should be working on. In the last column, list the things you want to be working on. (Location 454)
  • The Test (Location 475)
  • Does this matter? (To you or to someone you love) Is this vital? (Think rent, taxes, student loans, your job, etc.) (Location 481)
  • ask yourself what would happen if said (Location 483)
  • item just didn’t get done. Ever. Would there be any real repercussions? (Location 483)
  • When you’re done, you’ll probably be left with two types of tasks: things you need to do (your responsibilities) and things you want to do (that is, your goals). (Location 488)
  • This is one of the main reasons we use a notebook to Bullet Journal: It forces us to go offline. (Location 516)
  • HANDWRITING (Location 551)
  • The palest ink is better than the best memory. —CHINESE PROVERB (Location 552)
  • II THE SYSTEM (Location 592)
  • THE SYSTEM (Location 595)
  • Your Bullet Journal can be your to-do list, journal, planner, sketchbook, or all of the above, all in one place. (Location 595)
  • RAPID LOGGING (Location 642)
  • TOPICS AND PAGINATION (Location 701)
  • Topics actually serve three functions: They identify and describe content. They serve as an opportunity for you to clarify your intention. They set the agenda for the content. (Location 703)
  • Giving your page its Topic provides that opportunity to pause. What will you capture in this space? What’s its purpose? What value will it add to your life? These may seem like superfluous considerations, but I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat down to make yet another list, only to realize that it simply wouldn’t add anything meaningful to my life. (Location 708)
  • BULLETS (Location 748)
  • In a bit, I’ll also show you how to turn that Task into a priority using Signifiers (Location 756)
  • If you’ve kept lists in the past, you’re familiar with how quickly they can spiral out of control. They often lack context and priority. (Location 759)
  • Rapid Logging solves this issue in a few ways, first by categorizing entries into: Things that you need to do (Tasks) Your experiences (Events) Information you don’t want to forget (Notes) (Location 760)
  • TASKS (Location 767)
  • It can easily be transformed into other shapes, which is important, because Tasks can have five different states: (Location 770)
  • Tasks: Entries that require you to take action. Completed Tasks: Action has been completed. (Location 771)
  • Subtasks and Master Tasks (Location 784)
  • When you notice a Master Task spawning a lot of Subtasks, it can indicate that this Task is growing into a project. If that’s the case, you may want to turn this nested list into its own Collection (Location 787)
  • If you notice that a Task is turning into a project, but you don’t have time at that moment to set up a new Collection, (Location 790)
  • Second, by logging Tasks and their state, you’ll also automatically create an archive of your actions. This becomes immensely valuable during Reflection (this page), or when you review your notebook days, (Location 821)
  • EVENTS (Location 824)
  • Event entries, no matter how personal or emotionally taxing, should remain as objective and brief as possible. The Event “Movie night” bears no more or less weight than (Location 826)
  • Leafing through our Bullet Journal can help correct this perspective: There were celebrations, projects completed, fitness milestones achieved, clean bills of health conferred, children and pets doing adorable things, soulful talks with friends, kids, parents, or spouses, and on and on. (Location 868)
  • It’s important to keep an accurate record of how things actually happened, because we often make decisions based on our past experiences. (Location 874)
  • NOTES (Location 891)
  • Represented with the “–” dash, Notes include facts, ideas, thoughts, and observations. (Location 892)
  • Let It Sink In (Location 925)
  • Don’t immediately bail when the meeting, class, or lecture is over. (Location 925)
  • Once the event is over, take a few moments and use the time to your advantage. Sit for a while and give yourself a moment to process what you heard. (Location 927)
  • SIGNIFIERS AND CUSTOM BULLETS (Location 946)
  • Priority: Represented by “*” asterisk. Used to mark a bullet as important and is most commonly paired with the Task Bullet. Use this sparingly. If everything is a priority, nothing is. (Location 978)
  • Inspiration: Represented by “!” exclamation point. Most commonly paired with a Note. Great ideas, personal mantras, and genius insights will never be misplaced again! (Location 979)
  • people who delegate a lot of Tasks can add another state to the Task Bullet by turning it into a forward slash, indicating that it was assigned to someone else: (Location 982)
  • COLLECTIONS (Location 996)
  • In the following pages you’ll learn about the four core Collections: the Daily Log, the Monthly Log, the Future Log, and the one Collection to rule them all, the Index. (Location 1006)
  • THE DAILY LOG (Location 1010)
  • To set up your Daily Log, all you have to do is add the day’s date and the page number. (Location 1013)
  • With your container in place, you’re all set to Rapid Log (this page) your Tasks, Events, and Notes as they occur throughout the day. The (Location 1013)
  • I add activities and tasks to my Daily Log as the day unfolds. The day becomes more about flow, with the Bullet Journal as both monitor and log. (Location 1046)
  • On Space (Location 1048)
  • A common question I get is how much space the Daily Log requires. My answer: as much space as that day needs, and that’s something you just can’t know in advance. Some Daily Logs can span many pages, while others won’t take up half a page. (Location 1049)
  • THE MONTHLY LOG (Location 1060)
  • prefer to log Events only after they happen. That way, the Monthly Log’s Calendar page acts like a timeline. (Location 1071)
  • We rewrite things until we get them done or they become irrelevant. (Location 1132)
  • THE FUTURE LOG (Location 1142)
  • The Future Log lives at the front of your Bullet Journal, right after your Index (this page (Location 1146)
  • During the day, just continue to write everything down in your Daily Log (this page), even future Tasks. (Location 1148)
  • the Daily Log is there to prevent us from having to waste time thinking about where to write things down. It’s a catchall, (Location 1149)
  • during Daily Reflection (this page)—you’ll transfer any bullets with a future date from your Daily Log into your Future Log. (Location 1150)
  • THE INDEX (Location 1180)
  • I recommend allocating two spreads—four facing pages—for your Index (Location 1195)
  • Over time your Index will double as a “table of context.” It provides you with a bird’s-eye view of how you’re investing your time and energy. It’s a map of all the things you’re saying yes to. Remember, (Location 1262)
  • MIGRATION (Location 1267)
  • There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all. —PETER DRUCKER (Location 1268)
  • Productivity is about getting more done by working on fewer things. (Location 1272)
  • We need to be vigilant about regularly curating our commitments so that we can focus our time and energy on things that actually matter. (Location 1273)
  • Simply put, Migration keeps you from operating on autopilot, wasting tremendous amounts of time working on things that don’t add value to your life. (Location 1282)
  • Monthly Migration The main Migration happens at the end of every month, when you’re ready to set up a new Monthly Log (this page). (Location 1283)
  • Transform any guilt into curiosity by asking yourself why each Task might still be incomplete. (Location 1286)
  • If you realize an incomplete Task has become irrelevant, strike it out. (Location 1288)
  • If a Task remains relevant, if it still adds value to your life, then migrate (Location 1290)
  • Do these Collections (and their open Tasks) get to accompany you into your next Bullet Journal? (Location 1310)
  • Big or small, migrate only the content and techniques that have proven themselves to be valuable, nothing else. A new notebook is not about starting over—it’s about leveling up. (Location 1311)
  • Migrating Your Mental Inventory (Location 1321)
  • Future Tasks and Events will go into your Future Log. Related items, like books you want to read, will be organized into their own Custom Collection. (Location 1325)
  • THE LETTER (Location 1329)
  • SET UP YOUR BULLET JOURNAL (Location 1373)
  • THE PRACTICE (Location 1407)
  • That said, organization can become a cleverly disguised form of distraction. (Location 1411)
  • The significance of what we’re doing, or how we’re doing it, pales in comparison to why we’re doing it in the first (Location 1414)
  • lessons can dissipate unless they’re actively applied. What if you could put your beliefs into practice on a regular basis, test-driving promising ideas and measuring their impact on your life when put into action? (Location 1424)
  • can serve as a bridge between your beliefs and your actions. (Location 1426)
  • Most of us don’t welcome failure. So instead we avoid taking risks. (Location 1459)
  • Create a “Bullet Journal Method” Collection in your notebook. (Location 1490)
  • As you read, Rapid Log whatever comes to mind using the Bullets you learned about in Part II. (Location 1490)
  • REFLECTION Know thyself. —SOCRATES (Location 1496)
  • Each action irreversibly chips away time. (Location 1506)
  • It’s the lack of attention that’s often responsible for the rubble of cringeworthy decisions weighing on our conscience. (Location 1507)
  • Soul-searching doesn’t need to be confined to the dark seasons of our lives. It can be a gentle part of our everyday. (Location 1516)
  • To understand the big intimidating whys (What is the meaning of life? Why am I here?), we start by asking the small whys: Why am I working on this project? Why is my partner irritating me? Why am I feeling stressed? In (Location 1520)
  • the Bullet Journal, we do this through the practice of Reflection. (Location 1521)
  • Each season sees our needs change. We live, learn, and adapt. So, too, must our definition of meaning. Things that grow in one season rot in another. If we blindly hold on to the past, we’ll be forced to sustain ourselves with the expiring beliefs from seasons gone by. (Location 1529)
  • IN PRACTICE (Location 1535)
  • AM Reflection: A Time to Plan (Location 1546)
  • PM Reflection: A Time to Review (Location 1551)
  • Once your journal is updated, bring your attention to each item individually. Here’s where you begin to ask: Why is this important? Why am I doing this? Why is this a priority? (Location 1554)
  • TIP: You can use your Daily Reflection as your daily digital detox window. After your PM Reflection, implement a “screens off” policy that lasts until you’ve completed your AM Reflection the following morning. It’s a simple way to get yourself into the habit of unplugging. (Location 1559)
  • Monthly and Yearly Reflection Through Migration (Location 1561)
  • “It is not daily increase but daily decrease; hack away the unessential.” (Location 1571)
  • Consistency (Location 1574)
  • I’m often asked how much time I spend on Daily Reflection. On average, I usually devote 5 to 15 minutes per session. (Location 1575)
  • Awareness (Location 1580)
  • Summary (Location 1591)
  • but the impact of what you’re doing is contingent on why you’re doing it. (Location 1621)
  • What is the goal behind all of our goals? For most of us, it’s to be happy, and therein lies the problem. (Location 1622)
  • Notice that there is no happiness store. It’s not because it can’t be bought; it’s because happiness can’t be owned. (Location 1646)
  • It means that happiness itself can’t be the goal. (Location 1652)
  • “Your ikigai is at the intersection of what you are good at and what you love doing,” (Location 1663)
  • How do we uncover what “shines forth”? Just as we all have a built-in mechanism for seeing, we also have a built-in mechanism for sensing the luminous things that call to us: our curiosity. (Location 1686)
  • You need to take the time to articulate your vision for what it means to live a meaningful life based on your felt experience. (Location 1694)
  • IN PRACTICE A TALE OF TWO LIVES (Location 1697)
  • THE WELL-WORN PATH This path leads you toward the familiar. It favors comfort over risk. It is a continuation of your current life. You simply move along in whatever pursuits are comfortable for you, putting little effort into changing your lesser qualities or striving for improvement. At the end of this life, what will you have accomplished, personally and professionally? What are the consequences of this life? THE PATH LESS TRAVELED This path leads you into the unfamiliar. It’s a life that favors risk over comfort. You dare to pursue the things that interest you and actively work to improve yourself. At the end of this life, what will you have accomplished, personally and professionally? What are the consequences of this life? •  •  • Now (bear with me), for each path, take 15 minutes or more to write your obituary based on having taken that path. (Location 1700)
  • GOALS We can do no great things; only small things with great love. —MOTHER TERESA (Location 1719)
  • We set goals. When set with intention, goals can provide structure, direction, focus, and purpose. (Location 1723)
  • When not set with intention, goals can be knee-jerk reactions to something ugly (Location 1725)
  • If you’re feeling overweight, for example, dedicating yourself to running a marathon that’s a few months away is a reactionary goal—and likely a counterproductive one. (Location 1726)
  • You need to understand exactly why you need a million dollars. (Location 1731)
  • Your goals should be inspired by your felt experience. (Location 1732)
  • With that in mind, let’s try again to set that big-money goal: “I want to make enough money to pay off my student loans, buy a two-bedroom house for my parents to retire in, and cover my kids’ education.” (Location 1734)
  • In an “all-or-nothing” world, we tend to forget the power of something. (Location 1744)
  • IN PRACTICE CREATE A GOALS COLLECTION (Location 1747)
  • We want to be working on the fewest number of things possible. (Location 1803)
  • Give your goals the opportunity they deserve to reveal their lessons by focusing on the process. It’s arguably the process, rather than the goals themselves, that will prove to be most valuable. The process accounts for the majority of the experience and therefore provides the bulk of the information that will help you grow. (Location 1815)
  • Not all things we’re into are meant to be our occupation. (Location 1824)
  • It’s important to figure out what role the things that interest you play in your life. (Location 1824)
  • SPRINT REQUIREMENTS: Have no major barriers to entry (nothing preventing you from starting). For example, to learn knife skills, you don’t have to purchase an entire expensive set of chef’s knives. You just need a basic kitchen utility knife that you may already own or can buy with minimal investment. Consist of very clearly defined, actionable Tasks. Your knife skills might be broken down into holding a knife properly, (Location 1854)
  • Have a fixed, relatively short time frame for completion (Location 1859)
  • Now that you’ve picked your goal and created a Collection for it in your Bullet Journal, use the first spread to brainstorm the what and the why. (Location 1867)
  • If you’ve ever had the privilege of working with a contractor, the same adage applies here: Take the time estimate and triple it. (Location 1886)
  • The longer a goal takes to accomplish, the more it taxes your motivation. (Location 1895)
  • kaizen focuses on surfacing opportunities for incremental improvement. (Location 1944)
  • All we need to do is solve one small problem at a time. Each solution builds on those that came before it, and therefore these small steps add up quickly, effecting massive change over time. (Location 1949)
  • ASK SMALL QUESTIONS (Location 1951)
  • You can engage your curiosity by asking yourself questions to spark your imagination: What do I want to do? Why do I want to do it? What small thing can I do right now to get started? (Location 1956)
  • Plan: Recognize an opportunity and plan a change. Do: Put the plan into play and test the change. Check: Analyze the results of your test and identify what you’ve learned. Act: Act on what you’ve learned. If the change didn’t work, go through the cycle again with a different plan. If you were successful, incorporate what you learned to plan new improvements. Rinse and repeat. (Location 1990)
  • What tiny thing could I do tomorrow that would make my life a little bit better? (Location 2032)
  • Again, we’re looking for any win, no matter how small. Set the bar so low that you’ll actually do it, and log it as a Task in your Bullet Journal. (Location 2034)
  • Csikszentmihalyi posits that this feeling is the result of the mind being so consumed with a task that it cannot consciously process the experience of self. (Location 2067)
  • TIME BOXING (Location 2074)
  • We can defuse these obligations through time boxing. As its name suggests, time boxing quarantines an activity to an allotted slot of time. It’s designed to bring your full attention to something by only allowing you to focus on it for a predefined period of time. (Location 2080)
  • Time boxing adds two key motivational ingredients to a Task you’ve been putting off: structure and urgency. (Location 2082)
  • The key to creating flow is balancing the challenge of a task with your skill level. (Location 2092)
  • If you lack the skills for a given Task, then that Task can quickly cause anxiety and feel overwhelming. (Location 2093)
  • Procrastination indicates that it may be the most challenging Task on your list, because it worries you or doesn’t interest you. Put it first. (Location 2098)
  • Steadily reminding yourself that you, your insufferable colleague, your pet, your lover, your sibling, your parent will die can fundamentally improve the nature of your interactions with all. It can make you more empathetic, forgiving, patient, kind, and grateful. Most of all, it can improve the quality of your time by helping you to become more present. (Location 2117)
  • days because we don’t have life to spare. During Migration we ask ourselves “what is vital” and “what matters” to help us filter out distractions from our lives. (Location 2126)
  • Celebrating small wins can produce dramatic improvements in our self-perception and attitude. We tend to ruminate over all the things we got wrong, unaware of or ignoring all the things we got right. (Location 2159)
  • resilience. A simple yet meaningful way to begin appreciating your achievements is to write them down. (Location 2164)
  • In the Bullet Journal, you can do this by logging Events that you’re grateful for in your Daily Log, in your Monthly Calendar, or in a Gratitude Log. (Location 2165)
  • Every day, once a day, give yourself the present of savoring the good in your life. (Location 2186)
  • CONTROL (Location 2188)
  • For example, when we seek the approval or acknowledgment of others as reward for our efforts, more often than not we’re left wanting or downright angry and confused when we don’t get what we’re looking (Location 2199)
  • We can’t control our feelings, people, or external events. But there is something we can control, and it’s powerful. (Location 2207)
  • We can control how we respond to what happens to us. (Location 2208)
  • During your Daily Reflection, you can start to examine the experience from a better place. Why did he say or do what he did? Why would he volunteer this questionable opinion? Why did it upset you exactly? What are your options here? Use these thoughts to formulate a measured response in the form of a letter written in your Bullet Journal. (Location 2225)
  • Now, to be clear, this letter is not necessarily for Chad. It’s for you to get your thoughts straight. (Location 2228)
  • First of all, it allows you to safely vent. (Location 2229)
  • We burn through a lot of resources obsessing over possible outcomes and forming contingency plans, but in reality we’re just fueling our anxiety. (Location 2242)
  • “If a problem can be solved, there is no use worrying about it. If it can’t be solved, worrying will do no good.”50 (Location 2246)
  • try to identify what is and what is not in your control. An easy tell is if your tasks are focused on outcome rather than process: “ • Give awesome presentation,” “ • Lose 10 pounds,” “ • Read five books,” or “ • Get Chad to see reason” are goals. (Location 2248)
  • RADIANCE (Location 2255)
  • Think about a toxic colleague you’ve worked with. (Location 2258)
  • Without even realizing it, you can spread that negativity to your partner over dinner, and even to your partner’s colleagues the next day, one study found. (Location 2260)
  • Your knowledge can teach others. Your hard work can inspire others. Your positive mood can uplift others. (Location 2274)
  • Seth Godin once wrote, “You’re either the person who creates energy. Or you’re the one who destroys it.”52 (Location 2275)
  • Self-compassion can start by asking yourself a simple question: What would I tell a friend in this situation? (Location 2289)
  • One simple way to make them feel better is to present evidence that would force them to question their inner critic. We can use the same tactic when we face our own. (Location 2296)
  • When we’ve erred, the voice of our inner critic grows loud, and it can be most convincing. Luckily we have some pretty compelling evidence to prove them wrong, and it’s penned in our own hand! If you’ve been using your Daily Log, you’ve recorded clear examples of your success, ability, kindness, caring, etc. (Location 2297)
  • This is especially true if you’re keeping a Gratitude (Location 2299)
  • When you’re down, look at these examples during your Reflections. Show yourself the evidence, and allow yourself to accept it. It may be hard, and you may remain skeptical at first, but try to make room in the dark inner choir for a benevolent voice. (Location 2301)
  • Being intentional in your pursuit of knowledge will help you engage with the world and open it up in ways you would have never considered, or been willing to, otherwise. During your Reflections, ask yourself: What am I learning? What lessons has ________ [situation or relationship] taught me or inspired me to learn? (Location 2330)
  • What do I want to know more about? How will I go about learning it? (Location 2334)
  • ENDURANCE (Location 2352)
  • help us become mindful of why we’re doing what we’re doing, we can create a “Clarity Log” in our Bullet Journal. Scan your Daily Logs and identify the obligations or chores that you struggle with the most. Take one and write it down on the left page of your Clarity Log. Let’s take paying rent, for example: (Location 2394)
  • DECONSTRUCTION (Location 2420)
  • If no one’s around to listen, you can sit down with your Bullet Journal and write a letter to “Dear Duck”—or some other benign, trusted, or accepting entity. Tell them about: Your problem What’s not working Why it isn’t working What you’ve tried What you have not tried yet What you want to have happen (Location 2533)
  • Embracing our imperfection puts the emphasis back where it should be: continual improvement. This mind-set turns mistakes from land mines into street signs, pointing us toward where we need to go. (Location 2610)
  • Every day, ask yourself small questions. Figure out some way in which you can improve. Then format the answer as a Task or Goal and log it in your Bullet Journal. Keep track of your progress. (Location 2642)
  • THE ART (Location 2649)
  • I recommend at least two to three months of basic Bullet Journaling before you start experimenting with your Collections. (Location 2682)
  • The Bullet Journal’s four core Collections (Index, Future Log, Monthly Log, and Daily Log) will serve you well in most cases. (Location 2716)
  • The “Plan vacation” Task, for example, has many moving parts. Left as a singular action item, it will feel overwhelming, which puts it at risk of becoming an object of procrastination and a source of anxiety. (Location 2740)
  • As noted earlier, our first opportunity to clarify our intention is when we pause to consider a Topic name that captures the essence of what this project is about. Sometimes, though, we need a little more detail than that. In times like these, it can help to write out a brief mission statement to define why we’re doing something, (Location 2763)
  • You can even use this script if it’s helpful: I want to _____ [what] so that I can _____ [why] by _____ [how]. (Location 2766)
  • A key part of Bullet Journaling is learning what you’re curious about and what you naturally gravitate toward. Evaluating your Collections during Migration quickly reveals what kinds of things actually hold your attention and what you struggle with. (Location 2862)
  • The benefits of long-form journaling are well documented, especially when it comes to stress reduction and combating anxiety. If you’re reading this book, you’ve likely dabbled in some form of more traditional journaling, be it expressive writing or morning pages, at some point in your (Location 3147)