I’ve tried my hand at nearly every organizational system available. None of them stuck because they required me to invest a great deal of money or time to master their technique.

I started BuJo with a 25-cent notebook and a mechanical pencil. I find BuJo is less concerned with structure than it is with intention. I add activities and tasks to my Daily Log as the day unfolds. The day becomes more about flow, with the Bullet Journal as both monitor and log.

—Kevin D.

On Space

A common question I get is how much space the Daily Log requires. My answer: as much space as that day needs, and that’s something you just can’t know in advance. Some Daily Logs can span many pages, while others won’t take up half a page. It’s nearly impossible to tell how your day may unfold. Though it can be helpful to set an intention for the day, like Today I will not complain , it’s important to remember not to set an expectation for your day, because that’s out of your control.

If our lives are oceans, then our days are waves; some big, some small. Your Bullet Journal is the shore, and it will be carved by both.

If you don’t fill a page, add the next date wherever you left off and you’re good to go. You should never feel like you’re running out of room. This is why I advise against setting up your Daily Logs way ahead of time. Either create them the day of or the night before.

Once you get rolling with BuJo, your Daily Log may start to feel less like the stress-inducing to-do lists you may be accustomed to and more like a record and a reminder to live according to your intentions, one day at a time .