Found a simple page numbering trick at a library conference in Chicago

I went to this bullet journal meetup at a library in Chicago last weekend and someone showed me how they number their index pages. Instead of counting pages one by one or using a ruler, they just took 5 pages and numbered them in a batch using a sticky note as a measuring guide. It sounds dumb but it saved me like 20 minutes when I got home and tried it on my new journal. I used to dread setting up a fresh notebook because of the page setup. Now I just do groups of 5 and it's way faster. Has anyone else got a weird setup hack like this that speeds things up?

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angelapalmer14d ago

Oh man, I feel you on the dread of setting up a fresh notebook. I started doing something similar where I just fold the corner of every 10th page as I go, then later go back and number them in one sitting. It makes the whole setup feel less like a chore and more like a quick little project.

wood.noah14d agoTop Commenter

Wait, you fold the corner of every 10th page as you go? Like you don't even number them right away? That's wild to me lol. I gotta be honest, that would drive me absolutely crazy having those folded corners staring at me for weeks until I finally sat down to number them all. I tried something similar once with sticky notes marking sections and ended up ripping them all out after like three days because I couldn't stand looking at the tabs haha.