At the beginning of the year, I’ve been looking for a new system to manage my bullet journal and my notes at work. I couldn’t choose between two disc bound notebooks: the Filofax Notebook and an A5+ Atoma. So I bought the two notebooks and tested them. I really liked the luxury look of the Filofax notebook, and the dividers and ruler it featured. But the paper didn’t suits me at all (I didn’t like the grid space and the quality of the paper itself). The Atoma notebook is a great choice for minimalist minds, as it’s definitely not about fancy features. Besides all its drawbacks, I like the Atoma best as it suits my minimal style and all my basic needs!
Bullet Journal
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It’s not always easy to find information in a bullet journal as everything is mixed up among under of pages. The key is to index the content as you create it, using the index but not only. Some hacks are super helpful to better organize and index information and to fin dit in seconds. I created section in my index, use edge indexing on a daily basis and decided to use a separated notebook for long term collections. These planner hacks are meant to help you find content in your current bullet journal but can also be used in your achived ones.
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My bullet journal is a great tool to manage projects and task lists, but it also allows me to reach my goals. On of these goals is to find budget balance. Managing my expenses in my bullet journal by keeping a budget for each area of expense helps me to save money. At the end, i have more savings and am able to invest on holidays or any other project I may have in mind. I have a monthly tracker for all my expenses in my bullet journal. If I have some money left at the end of the month, I can pick some items in my wishlist to finish the budget.
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I’m using the bullet journal system for both my personal life and professional projects, with two separated notebooks. I work as an innovation project manager, and usually work on about 4 to 5 different projects at the same time. My bullet journal has become my best friend to manage multiple projects, including quarterly goals progress check, monthly action plans, and of course regular daily task lists and appointments. My system allow me to manage several projects and to stick to my priorities at any time. I don’t plan 100% of my working time because my work is also about managing the unpredictable and my planning process makes me able to be flexible and organised at the same time.