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A review by thebookhaze
Dot Journaling--A Practical Guide: How to Start and Keep the Planner, To-Do List, and Diary That'll Actually Help You Get Your Life Together by Rachel Wilkerson Miller
5.0
This book is very, very helpful, not just for the beginner, but for those who have tried and failed at bullet journaling many times over.
I'm one of those people who learned about bullet journaling waaaaaaayyyy back when it first started getting popular. I tried it, I failed. I put it aside for a while. I tried it again, I failed again. I put it aside again. Rinse and repeat. I can't count how many times I've tried and failed at it, and I think it's mostly because I get so overwhelmed seeing all the beautiful layouts and spreads on Instagram. I want my journal to look like that, but I also want it to be functional, and it's a struggle to find layouts that work for me while at the same time trying to make the pages look nice and creative.
What I love about this book is that Miller emphasizes that you should keep it simple in the beginning, get used to just doing the thing before you start adding more flair to it. I also love the many different layout examples she provides - they are varied enough that I am able to compare the differences of how each layout would work or not work for me, and then incorporate the features of what I need.
It still remains to be seen if this is the time I will finally stick with bullet journaling, but in any case, I believe that Miller's book will be helpful to anyone who's looking to try it.
I'm one of those people who learned about bullet journaling waaaaaaayyyy back when it first started getting popular. I tried it, I failed. I put it aside for a while. I tried it again, I failed again. I put it aside again. Rinse and repeat. I can't count how many times I've tried and failed at it, and I think it's mostly because I get so overwhelmed seeing all the beautiful layouts and spreads on Instagram. I want my journal to look like that, but I also want it to be functional, and it's a struggle to find layouts that work for me while at the same time trying to make the pages look nice and creative.
What I love about this book is that Miller emphasizes that you should keep it simple in the beginning, get used to just doing the thing before you start adding more flair to it. I also love the many different layout examples she provides - they are varied enough that I am able to compare the differences of how each layout would work or not work for me, and then incorporate the features of what I need.
It still remains to be seen if this is the time I will finally stick with bullet journaling, but in any case, I believe that Miller's book will be helpful to anyone who's looking to try it.