25 of the BEST Bullet Journal Tricks for Beginners

Still good tips!

Thank you for all the tips!👏

Wow this is so so good.. even for non beginners!! Thank you!

I absolutely love the drawing from the last trick it look so cool

What a helpful video. What big black pen are you using in the video? I can't find it in the links in the description. Thanks

Create a ruler, this is awesome🎉
Thank you!!!

Thank you so much! I already knew some of the hacks, but some are new to me and awesome! ❤

Soooo useful!!!

Awesome video Jess! ❤ Thanks!

Great Video :3

For tracing images use carbon paper or white tracing paper depending on color of your bujo paper. Also, can use a dotting tool to do the tracing so it doesn't tear your page.

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Like the suggestion of putting daily tasks at end of the month and cutting pages to see those tasks. Thank you!

Finally someone made a video that actually explains what all the terms mean lol I’m such a newb but I’ve been super intimidated by my bullet journal! Super helpful, especially loved the diy bookmark and the tip on how to avoid counting dots-brilliant! And I finally know how people make those cute rectangles/squares for layouts and avoid spending hours on it! Thanks

The tracing tip is gorgeous. I have switched to an archer and olive since July and wondered how to do this trick easily.

Thanks. I can complete both of my cover pages now 👏🏻🙌🏻🫶🏻🥳🎉

These were some great tips and tricks! Thanks for sharing!!!

Here's some hacks I've found useful: 1)I set my long-term collections up on the perforated pages in my journal. If I need to reference the collection after the journal is filled up I can just rip it out or even punch it and put it on rings or discs.2) For easy reference I use icons and color code on my index and repeat them on the bottom of the pages so I can easily find them.3) For the longest time I have assigned colors to the months and highlighted the page number with the corresponding colors. 4) Threading is also useful. I mark the related page numbers both to the bottom of the spread and to the index.

I love the dutch door weekly tasks idea! After reading the comments it seems a lot of people liked that one. Also the inverted tabs are a new one to me that I gotta try. Thanks for all the great ideas! 💜

Brilliant ideas! Thank you! Sometimes when migrating, I will take a photo of my current list then reference it when writing my new one instead of flipping back and forth 🙂

All great ideas! My favorite of this video has got to be the list on the last page of the weekly! Brilliant! So good to see your videos again!

I've been bullet journaling for a long time, I found this so helpful! My favorite was the cutaway page with the dots on each week.

Thank you!

The tracing hack and the removable ruler guide hacks are genius level. You really outdid yourself with this one Jess. Jx

As always, great tips!

Create pockets by sticking in envelopes to your page. These are good for storing receipts/notes/misc etc. ✉

The using a picture and shading the back to trace is outstanding!!! I also love love love the ruler:space grid ratio is amazing!! The task list on the back and just doting the weekly routine is also a definite in my new monthly. Jess, you really tossed gems on this one!!!!

On the back of the very last page in my journal, across from the pocket, I put all my emergency health information (doctors, allergies, blood type, emergency contacts,...) with a note that my medication list is in the pocket. I also put a very vivid red trim around the edge of the page and a big red arrow on the pocket page pointing to the written information. Hopefully if the information is ever needed, the information will be found.

For my tasks/sub-tasks that I do regularly, I use an icon and then boxes with the letter of each sub-task in each box. For example, when I want to wash my clothes, I draw a t-shirt with 5 boxes with the letters W (wash), H (hang), B (bring in), F (fold) and P (put away). Due to my disability I have to write all of the steps, because I need to take regular breaks and I don't always finish the connected tasks before I need to stop. I was finding that writing these sub-tasks down was wasting a lot of much needed space, so doing it this way keeps everything on one line. I also have the meanings for these tasks/sub-tasks written in my key, so that when my head's feeling foggy I don't forget what everything means.

That ruler hack has been life changing for me, the grid spacing guide that I’ve seen everywhere doesn’t work for me at all haha

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Things I learned about today despite having been journaling for years: ruler guides, inverted tabs, cutting out ruined pages (I always just stuck them together and wasted paper), and dutch door weekly tasks/habits. Thanks always for being a great tips resource, Jess!

I love that bear illustration! Where did you find it? I think I want to do a theme around it

Love the idea of temporary pages for easy migration! Love ALL these ideas!!

I created a pocket on the front of my journal with all my “in case of emergency” details. My journal is always with me so if I need medical attention, or even just if my husband needs to be called to tell him I’ve been unwell, all the info my rescuer would need is there.

I created a fake pocket in the front of my journal which I keep removable spreads (things I will likely move into a new journal) for example, period tracker, bill tracker, pill tracker, swatches and space guide. I find I look at them more now than I ever did when I put them IN my journal. :)

These were great tips!

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So useful! I have a grid-spacing page in my bullet journal but a ruler seems more practical 😅

These are great tips. Only one thing for me, I cannot stand the dots. I have to use grid journals, which of course is fine. The dots seem to drive my semsory issues into overload mode. I know you can do the same thing here with grid as you do dot

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