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Most of my use was in the first part of the book. Quality stayed the same, but my interest waned from there.
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I was recommended to read this by Rachel Stephen on Youtube. She had mentioned a couple of times how one should always read this book first before trying out bullet journaling. I was deeply fascinated by her system and so, I decided to give it a try.

This book is worth the read. When I first picked it up, I imagined that it would only be a guide for how to work the bullet journal system. Thankfully, I quickly found that there are inspiring stories of people that helped me understand each function better and the philosophy of the bullet journal that encourages me to use it more than just a planner for my life.

I love the part about how I could use it to reflect and organise, as someone who wants to be more present and reflective, this would be an amazing tool to use! It was also a good thing I have a copy of my own to annotate and kept for future reference~
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This book has inspired me to be both more mindful and more intentional about the way I plan, brainstorm, and organize. I look forward to giving this method a try.

Right time, right place. Way less about all types of designs and decorations than I expected and way more about how to intentionally live your life. And how can a Bullet Journal help with that? How can you reflect, learn and get insights about your own life, so that you find out (step by step) what you want and live towards that.
The chapter titled 'Radiance' struck me, I could relate it to something that just happened.

I really liked this book - from a planning perspective and from a life theory perspective. I was in market research and project planning for 11 years, and used everything from a Filofax to Franklin Covey to Levenger. Did the group and corporate scheduling in Microsoft calendar like we were supposed to, but always had a paper calendar I could look at, draw on, write notes on, and color code. Right now I love my Erin Condren, but I also keep a small notebook on the side with my list of things to do for the day and reminders in it. I don't want to carry my Erin Condren around town in my purse, although I've seen people who do carry it in their briefcase.

I read the book to see if I could use any of the ideas to add to my current planner or little notebook. I don't think I will totally switch over to the Bullet Journal Method, but I will steal a good idea or two from it. If you are looking to add to your arsenal of planning, I would at least read the book. I own it and am happy to loan it out to any of my St. Louis friends who want to read it.