So much information, apps, social networks to maintain, plus so many gadgets plus the to-do lists (if you have a modicum of organization) and in the meantime your life is happening. “Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans”, is a saying attributed to John Lennon, but it was actually the American journalist and cartoonist Allen Saunders who said it first. No, I’m not digressing. 

The Bullet Journal Method, now in the form of a book, “the analog method for the digital age”, is for anyone struggling to find their place in the digital age. It will help you get organized by providing simple tools and techniques that can inject clarity, direction, and focus into your days. As great as getting organized feels, however, it’s just the surface of something significantly deeper and more valuable, says the author. It’s all about tracking the Past, ordering the Present and designing the Future. There are many a follower of this sort of cult productivity system which, if we are to believe them, it actually works. For instance, this article in the Financial Times, Why I started a bullet journal — and so should you.

The bullet journal method : track the past, order the present, design the future. Ryder Carroll. New York: Portfolio/Penguin, 2018.

Related Website: Bullet Journal