I was about to quit my bullet journal because of my messy weekly spreads

For months, my weekly pages were a total mess of scribbles and arrows, and I felt like I was wasting time. I saw a video from a user named 'PaperPlanner' where she drew a simple two-column layout before writing anything. I tried it last Tuesday, putting tasks on the left and notes on the right, and it finally clicked. Has anyone else found a simple layout trick that made their journal actually work for them?

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3 Comments

xena_west432mo ago

That two-column layout tip from PaperPlanner is a total game changer.

gibson.robert2mo agoMost Upvoted

What's the actual tip they gave?

benflores1mo ago

Totally get the messy spread problem, it made my own journal feel useless for a while. That two column trick is solid, @gibson.robert, because it forces you to sort your thoughts before you write. My own simple fix was drawing a tiny box next to each task, just checking it off made the whole page look clean and done. The real key is finding one stupid simple rule you will actually follow every time.