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Minimal Bullet Journal Spread Ideas

The most amazing part about bullet journaling is that you can change the design of your spreads any time you like! As someone who’s always loved graphic design, this is a big reason why the bullet journal system works for me.

I’m excited to share a few different minimal monthly and weekly bullet journal spreads that I’ve used and loved to inspire you. Also: I tend to tweak a spread throughout the time I’m using it, so feel free to try any of these out, make a change here or there, and adapt it for your own needs and style. Scroll on!

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How to Do Something You Don’t Want to Do

Even if you’re a pro planner and obsessed with productivity, there are still going to be times when you just… don’t want to do something. We’ve all been there. After many years, and lots of things I don’t want to do, here’s the biggest secret I’ve found that helps me personally get them done – plus some smaller tricks to help yourself cross those pesky items off your to-do list that you just can’t seem to get finished.

A spread from my bullet journal, with a habit tracker, thoughts header, and "this week" bookmark.
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Planning Basics 3: Habits

Part of me can’t believe I’m writing a post about habit trackers because up until this year, I had no interest in habits or resolutions! But this year, there were a few things I wanted to hold myself accountable for because I knew how it would benefit me, so I decided to include a tracker in my bullet journal.

I have a few tips and tricks for keeping a habit that I share with my students. Read on to see some best practices for habit tracking!

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Planning Basics 2: The Two Keys

I’m guessing if you’re following this blog you already know these things, but here are some of the general planning tips and key points I share with my students, most of whom are just starting out on figuring out the best system for getting things done. Regardless of your personality type, this will help you plan better.

To me there are only two things you really need to plan successfully. Everything else is just to your taste — go simple and pure bullet journalling, use a pre-made planner, go all-digital, or decorate your own. The choice is up to you, but whatever you do, here’s how to use that system effectively.

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Planning Basics 1: Planning by Personality

I’m an art educator, and one of the things I work on with my high school and college-age students is planning and time management. I thought I would adapt one of the lessons I prepared for them into a series of blog posts about how to plan. This post discusses how you can use a personality test to help you use your planner more effectively.

If you know yourself well, then you can “hack” your planning tools, methods, and habits to make sure you are using all of them in a way that really suits how you work best.

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