My kid asked why my bullet journal pages are always so empty

He said, 'Dad, you just write a few things and then turn the page.' It made me realize I was so focused on the 'system' that I stopped actually using it to think. How do you balance keeping it simple with making it a useful tool?

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the_charlie12d ago

Oh man, I totally did that. I had a whole color code and was tracking like ten habits a day. It was a chore. I scrapped it and now I just write three things I need to do and one thing I'm grateful for. That's it. If I try to add more, I stop opening the notebook. Keeping it stupid simple is the only way it works for me.

angelapalmer12d ago

My bullet journal had twenty color-coded trackers before I gave up.