I finally caved and tried a weekly log after swearing by dailies for 2 years

I've been bullet journaling since 2019 and I always thought weekly spreads were a waste of space. I stuck with rapid logging in my daily log because it felt more authentic to the original system. But last month I took on a new project at work that had a lot of moving parts and I kept missing deadlines. So I tried a simple horizontal weekly layout with just 7 boxes and a task list on the right side. After 4 weeks I can say it actually helps me see the week ahead without flipping pages constantly. Has anyone else found a layout that surprised them after resisting it for a long time?

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blakem8222d ago

The one thing nobody brings up is how our brains actually chunk time differently as we get older or busier. When I was 25 I could hold a whole week in my head no problem, now at 34 if I don't have something visual to anchor next Tuesday it just vanishes. Your weekly layout might actually be training your brain to see the week as one unit instead of seven separate days. I tested this by using a monthly calendar for a year and then switching back to dailies and I couldn't cope because my spatial memory had gotten lazy. Ryder Carroll talks about the signifier and rapid logging but he never says your collection structure can't evolve as your brain changes.

jennifer_west22d ago

Oh man, I read somewhere that the whole point of bullet journaling is to adapt it to what you actually need, not stick to the rules like a robot... Makes total sense that a weekly spread would help you see the big picture. I resisted using collections for months and now I can't live without a simple running task tracker.

corad8422d ago

Wait, you RESISTED collections for MONTHS? That is absolutely wild to me, I was hooked on them from day one!