Journaling this way increases my mental clarity | Monthly Ritual

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• HE

  @hebbylifting · 2 years ago

  I’m so happy I started looking up the original way to Bujo. I found the aesthetic trend first and tried it 4 times but nothing stuck. Was just another chore, but this is truly so useful.

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• MB

  @mbigras · 3 weeks ago (edited)

  This is really great, I like your summary videos; but now that I’ve gone through your book and am trying to get things up and running, this in-depth video was very helpful since it illustrates how thoughts, feeling, actions are actually moving through a process of reflection and criticism over time. I think seeing some of your custom collections and processes which didn’t survive would be fascinating! Especially since I’ve been just starting I find it easy to slip and start customizing things a bunch; seeing an evolution where some of your collections didn’t survive and what remained was the simpler collections: future, monthly, weekly, daily might help others decide to try to keep it simple.<br><br>Oh another request: can you demo your weekly log versus monthly log and demonstrate your flow of deciding what goes where, I understand it doesn’t need to be perfect; but would just be cool to watch a long-time practitioner/inventor demo that flow.

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• DR

  @Dreblueskies · 2 years ago

  Dear Ryder,<br><br>You have changed how I plan, how I journal, how I make notes, and I’m sure there are other things I have forgotten.<br>I am rereading your book for at least the 3rd time and always get something new out of it. I can’t thank you enough for what you have shared with the world.<br>God bless you!

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• AS

  @ashen_art · 1 year ago

  Thank you for the video! I&apos;m restarting my BuJo practice, and I rarely used the monthly log like this before. I usually just made the calendar and checked it every day to see if I had any appointments or birthdays.<br>But by doing this reflection, I could see more clearly how many things I actually did last month. And I’m so happy — because I truly believed I had done nothing and that my month had been stuck again.<br>But when I made the reflection, I saw my progress. I really love BuJo and what it can do for me. Thank you for helping me find myself again after so much time in the darkness of my messy mind.😄

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• RE

  @rebeccaw9656 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I’ve been following this ritual for some time now, and the way I look at it, is that you’re helping to create a monthly index to help you find notes you’ve taken for a particular event/meeting/celebration etc. You no longer have to go through all your pages to recall, you can just go back through the monthly logs to refer you to the page (sometimes I’ve noted the page numbers referring to the event in the monthly log - e.g. notes from a medical appointment). And to help me remember things to back-fill my month: a) my digital calendar app; b) my weekly and daily logs; and c) each week when I do my weekly logs, I back fill a week of my monthly log to help distribute the load.

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• EV

  @evaalwora1533 · 2 years ago

  How do I apply to have Ryder as my bestie though? The love of my life aka my Dad passed away a month ago and it feels as though everything I had planned or wanted, died with him. That said, this tutorial came at the right time. It’s left me feeling inspired and encouraged for the first time in a while. <br><br><br>Thanks Ryder. You are appreciated. ❤

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• YO

  @your_local_lucifer · 2 years ago (edited)

  Timestamps<br><br>Intro <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB8phMOktAs&amp;t=1">0:01</a><br>Monthly Timeline <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB8phMOktAs&amp;t=80">1:20</a><br>Written Reflection <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB8phMOktAs&amp;t=225">3:45</a><br>New Monthly Timeline <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB8phMOktAs&amp;t=295">4:55</a><br>Action Plan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB8phMOktAs&amp;t=336">5:36</a><br>Monthly Intentions <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB8phMOktAs&amp;t=608">10:08</a><br>Custom Collections <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB8phMOktAs&amp;t=741">12:21</a><br>Filter Collections <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB8phMOktAs&amp;t=814">13:34</a><br>Conclusion <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB8phMOktAs&amp;t=989">16:29</a>

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• EM

  @empoweringlifeproject · 1 year ago

  I&apos;m so happy I came across your bullet journal method. &nbsp;I am trying to bring myself out of ADHD/Autism burnout and I have been feeling lost. &nbsp;I realized I was just going through the motions. &nbsp;I want to be more intentional and present in my life, more focused. &nbsp;I am hopeful this method will help me.

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• SH

  @shabinslu · 2 years ago

  This is fantastic, thank you for doing the live and posting this monthly ritual here. I am been struggling with setting up my monthlies and figuring out how to use one journal for both personal and professional journalling. This gives me the clarity on how to do that!

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• TR

  @TraumaChaplain · 2 years ago

  Good content. The Japanese and their lean systems have a process called the five whys to go to the root of a problem. The first why only usually hits the surface, not the root cause.

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• IR

  @irismaye5992 · 4 months ago

  I love this system tbh.

• FI

  @fishheads08 · 2 years ago

  Thank you, thank you! I have recently gone back to bullet journaling after using a Hobonichi Cousin for the last couple of years and I am once again so impressed with this amazing system that you have curated and given to us. The bujo method is amazing and sharing your monthly ritual was powerful. I just completed mine for June and am ready for July. I love the flexibility of this system and how it truly can fit any aspect of my life at any given moment. Thank you so much for this video and I hope you keep sharing!

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