Works For Me

The Regular Person’s Guide to Bullet Journaling

A two-month experiment yields surprising results.

Illustration: Jordan Speer

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The Bullet Journal—the all-in-one calendar, to-do list, and diary—has become the DIY life organizer de rigueur. The YouTube video How to Bullet Journal has almost 10 million views. Stationary company Leuchtturm1917, which produces the go-to dot-grid journal, told Bloomberg its sales have doubled in the past year. People swear by the Bullet Journal as the ultimate productivity tool.