Bullet Journal Tips, Hacks + Free Cheat Sheet

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• Create a fold-out.
• Thread your pages.
• Color code your page edges.
• Make these easy, cute corner bookmarks on your most-used pages.
• Do this clever trick for a makeshift pen holder.
• Use post it notes for the easy transfer of ideas.
• Keep a stash of post-its without the bulk.
• Use washi tape for practical purposes.
• Make your own pocket at the back of your book.
• Keep a columns and grids reference chart in your bujo.
• Create a Dutch door spread.
• Use free printables.
• Get ANY complicated picture onto your bullet journal perfectly.
• Get your bullet journal cheat sheet!
• Conclusion

Create a fold-out.

Tape a fold out into your bujo that can be easily flipped out when you need it and just as easily flipped in to conceal when not in use. Simple to make with washi tape* and cardstock paper*.

Use it for a bullet journal key to remember your signifiers. (via Pin image)

Or with a calendar. (via @fontsandfigures)

Thread your pages.

Sometimes your thoughts, lists, ideas don’t fit in the allotted space on the page, but the next consecutive page has already been used. In this scenario, flip to the next available page to continue.

Whether it’s 10 pages or 100 pages away, you’ll know exactly where to find where you continued if you put the page number at the bottom. (via Page Flutter)

Tip: don’t forget to thread the new page with where you left off at as well! Easier than having to flip all the way to the index again to see where you first started off a certain collection.

Color code your page edges.

Here’s an excellent bullet journal hack for the index page. Keep track of grouped categories, say pages all pertaining to a certain month, with this little color coding trick.

Use zebra midliners* or these simple stickers* on the designated section of the side of the page.

Not only will it be super easy to reference, it looks ultra pretty (and that’s what you’re going for, right?). (via Pin image)

Make these easy, cute corner bookmarks on your most-used pages.

With some origami paper* and super simple folding, you can make your own corner bookmarks because sometimes you want to keep track of more pages than the one or two bookmarks your notebook comes with.

The range of colors makes it easy to color code your pages too. (via Pin image)

Do this clever trick for a makeshift pen holder.

Umm, you kind of need a pen if you want to use a bullet journal. You can cross the bookmark band across your notebook as demonstrated in the short video and keep your pen by your notebook’s side. (via Bullet Journal) Alternatively, you can use this neat holder strap* to keep important items within reach with your bullet journal.

Use post it notes for the easy transfer of ideas.

My favorite bullet journal tip. Great for a visual learner like me, who likes to move things around physically for my planning. Putting it on post its* rather than on the pages themselves will allow you to do that easily.

Perfect if you use your bullet journal for meal planning. (via Sublime Reflection)

Also, they are such a HUGE time saver.

Creating your bullet journal monthly log on a post it that can be easily transferred to your next weekly spread page so you don’t have to draw the month out every single week saves so much hassle. (via Pin image)

Keep a stash of post-its without the bulk.

Keep a bunch on hand by crossing them over like at the back of your notebook. So easy to pull out for those simple notes while you’re on the go before you officially log them in your journal. (via Little Coffee Fox)

Also, how uberly useful are these stickies?

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Use washi tape for practical purposes.

Washi tape sure is pretty, but they’re ultra useful too! Try these bullet journal washi tape ideas to hack your bujo.

Make your own pocket at the back of your book.

Little knick knacks or keepsakes you might want to include in your bujo for later, like ticket stubs, can be stored in a DIY pocket at the back of your notebook.

Watch this handy video (which has subtitles) to show you how to DIY one. (via Guidecentral English)

Keep a columns and grids reference chart in your bujo.

Instead of having to count your dots every single time you create a new spread, use this reference guide. Works perfectly for the Leuchtturm 1917 notebook*. (via The Petite Planner)

Create a Dutch door spread.

Say you need multiple pages for your weekly spread but you don’t want to have to do the header over and over again.

Use this technique, where you cut away part of your inner pages for a specific section so you have the heading in tact, but extra space to use for that collection.(via Christina 77 Star)

Use free printables.

Premade bullet journal templates are definitely the way to go if you’re short on time, don’t feel you have a knack for design, or just plain want to focus on writing in your bullet journal rather than mapping out the layouts.

Get ANY complicated picture onto your bullet journal perfectly.

With this magic paper*, you can trace maps, elaborate illustrations, or pretty much anything you want beautifully into your bujo. (via Page Flutter)

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