Stopped by a library workshop in Austin and it flipped my method

I walked into a free bullet journal meetup at the Austin Central Library last Saturday just to kill time. This guy named Joe showed a simple weekly layout using just a ruler and a single pen, no frills or art. I've been doing these elaborate monthly spreads with washi tape and stickers for like a year. Now I'm testing his stripped down approach for two weeks and it feels way less stressful. Anyone else find that less decoration actually makes you stick with journaling longer?

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miller.diana14d ago

Right? Same here. Simple spreads actually keep me going.

phoenix_grant14d ago

Oh man, "simple spreads keep me going" - yeah @miller.diana, I feel that in my bones. I used to buy every sticker pack I saw thinking it'd make me more organized, but now my planner just has a pen and maybe one or two washi tape strips... if I'm feeling wild. It's like my brain short-circuits when there's too much color and doodles on the page. Honestly, half the time I just write stuff down in a messy list and call it a day. So I guess I'm not just lazy, I'm a minimalist genius now.

abby_cooper14d ago

Oh man, I was totally the same way. I used to think more stickers meant more motivation, but this makes total sense now.