Imagine Bullet Journal getting a testimonial from Lucy on their site: "I used to think bullet journals were a pile of wank, but then I realised that they're an extremely convenient and versatile pile of wank."
My system, for anyone who's curious: Ok, so my organization system is quite similar, but I'm the type of person that has to organize on something physical and tangible, so I have a notebook. It's 21 lines on each page, and each day of the week (starting on Monday) gets 3 lines. The top line is school assignments that I need to complete that day (I'm in a sort of self-paced online school). The next line is places I need to be, appointments, and such. The final line is non-school tasks I need to complete, like filming and editing videos or organizing my binders of work and sheet music. I do like to make it pretty, but I'm too cheap to have enough supplies to consider it a full-on bullet journal.
Brianna Lanzen bullet journals aren't about supplies though, the original system is to have an affective and customizable journal , that doesn't take a lot of time or commitment, so I could definitely see your system falling under that description :)
"Don't spend more time on organizing than on doing the actual work" - YES. I think Hannah's other key thing is having the unproductive days, and not worrying about being unproductive. To fuel your creativity I feel you need the slack time. But how to fit it in - rite? I think it's about throwing more stuff out of your todo lists and saying no to more stuff. I get the feeling this is also key to the bullet journal - the *migration* step (everything else seems like just scheduling and shorthand). Despite this, my own organisation is still terrible, possibly from not being able to let go of stuff :(
It is an excellent idea, and it’s been a year! Come up with anything? (No pressure! Haha) no really, I’m hoping you really designed this as I really need it :P
Google Calendar works the same way with the all-day events and you can put in reminders that will carry over to the next day until you say you did it too!
Making your bed first thing in the morning is really helpful to set up your day to be more productive because you will feel like you already accomplished a task early in the morning. And as an added bonus, at the end of the day you can walk in to a nicely done bed.
Ugh yes I love to talk about organisation forever. I love it. I love organising. I love to be organising forever. So journaling is super my thing because I love the journey and I love thinking about it and switching it around and playing with it. Like I'm super organised and have my priorities in order and get things done, but at the same time I love the journey. LOVE IT. I find it really helpful to watch videos on it (and decluttering and stuff) too, because you can always get new ideas and stuff.
Hi, Lucy and Hannah! I'm a teacher so organization is a really big deal for me. You guys probably don't care much about this first bit, but in case I have other teachers reading who are interested: I do detailed lesson plans on my computer and keep them organized in folders on there, then I'll jot down the general topics and exam dates in my daily planner that I carry everywhere I go. I also use that planner to track social stuff, meetings, and appointments, and I like being able to look in and say "Okay, I need to have lesson plans done for these topics by the end of this week". I also try to have my lesson plans and materials done at least a week in advance just in case something comes up. Also, separating materials helps me think!! Because I have blank copies of future assignments, grading that needs done, and then already-graded materials to be logged and handed back, I use labeled file folders to organize those by class and by the actions I need to take (grade, log, or hand back). If you're not in a job that involves so much paper traffic and work digitally instead, this can be a healthy thing to do on your own computer just so you know where all your documents are. Hope this helps someone!
Working on my Bullet journal brings me in my flow of work. Plus I have all the things out of my head, coloring in all the things I have done are amazing! Because I have a lot of different tasks I want to do not per se related to one task but just life in general, bullet journal works for my life lol.
If you're looking for a diary to balance two aspects of life, Busy B have a really nice one where each week has two columns (one each for work/home/academic/what you need) and then there's a reminders column on every page too
i made the best desicion of my life this year and i got a PASSION JOURNAL!! They're really good for both short and long term planning, they make you focus on your passions and lets you develop as a person. It has a separate list for work and personal priorities, but a common calendar, a daily focus as well as weekly, and it has cute uplifting quotes and life-tips. One of my favourite pages is the monthly reflection, focusing on how you've grown and how you've worked towards your goals. also - tidy desk tidy mind 100%. My biggest problem is my sleep schedule, since i'm in school still i'm stressed a lot but i try to stop working+using my laptop at 11pm every night and turning the lights off at midnight, having my alarm at 6:30 (but usually getting up 10min before my class no matter when it is)
Hannah, if you use Google Calendar you can pair it with Google Keep and it puts your notes in your calendar like an event at a specific time of day and when you complete it, it moves to the top for record keeping. Also with google keep you can add labels for different task lists eg. I have work, school, and errands.
I love my bullet journal! It's really turned my organisation around this year. I used to be the least organised person, writing all essays the night before - I wrote my 12,000 word dissertation in two all nighters, so bad for me. It took me a few false starts with the billet journal, but keeping it simple and not making it look all "aesthetic" like the tumblr ones has made me stick to it. I love that it lets me record everything I need to in one space: to do lists, mental health, physical health, goals etc. And I'm so much more focused on paper than in a digital system where I just turn off notifications and ignore it. So yeah, go bullet journals!
I watched half of this video this morning and then spent the rest of the day thinking about it. Thank god I got to watching the end. I've cleaned up my ical, I love the use of 'all day' but I hate how the calendar looks on my phone. I'll just have to turn it sideways more. Thanks Lucy and Hannah, very helpful. And I also totally nerd out on organisation... and stationary.
I organize uni. assignments, videos, etc. using a traditional agenda book planner. At the beginning of the week, I write down everything that needs to be done on each day and then highlight items once I've completed them. Not very exciting, but it seems to work for me. I also print out monthly calendars for every month of the school year and write down all of my assignment due dates, exams, and school holidays so that I can see it all in one place. At the beginning of a semester when I get the syllabus for each class, I make lists of all the readings that are recommended for each week. Again, this lets me see everything I need to get done and when, which makes it easier to plan my individual days in the agenda planner. Loved this video!
Hannah is literally organisation goals!! She motivated me so much Currently I am using a bullet journal, I think the biggest flaw is that you're more likely to try and make it pretty, and so you loose your time on the aesthetic of it! I try to make it as basic as possible and it works (kinda) for me :)
I used to be pretty chill with school and not caring as long as I was "doing my best" but I didn't really realize until this semester that I was just floating. Now I've set actual goals for myself that I believe I can reach and it's made me so much more motivated because I have an actual reason to do something.
Me and my friend at uni are essentially you two; me being Hannah, because I am more organised, the shorter one and wear bright colours all the time! I stay (mostly) organised by having a large wall calendar of the year on my wall which I use to write down things like holidays, appointments, exams/deadlines, and important 'dates' like birthdays and social events. I also have to-do list on Evernote (because I can access that on my laptop and phone) which just contains many many lists including stuff I want to buy, my general shopping list, and day task lists which get deleted when completed as well as more long term to-do lists with stuff like practice guitar, read this book, etc. I find this pretty simple to keep up with too :)
I use a desk planner and I love it ! Planning my week is a pleasure : there is a side for the days and the other side is a to do list so I have both in the same place. I am absolutely not into icalendar, I prefer paper ! I think that the secret to stay organised is to stop procrastinating even the tiny little tasks. Thank you so much from France 🤗🤗
personally, to keep my mental health on check, i have a VERY specific to-do list in my iPhone notes, which if you have a mac, can sync, so if you change to your laptop they will be there too. so the night before, i'll just write down what i need to do tomorrow. today's looked like this: 24/01-17 - [x] get out of bed - [x] take meds + get ready - [x] go to school - [x] make homework - [x] ask for extension - [x] do a little exercise - [x] shower - [x] write a bit those were the things i absolutely had to get done to feel satisfied. then in my calendar i have things like events, dates, appointments etc. and i have a separate excel document for my budget. i like being organized - a lot!
omg I'm the exact same! I always have everything in my calendar and to do lists for weeks but I just take too long to actually get things done? And then I move them to the next day and the next day and HOW does one get all their shit done?! :D
My suggestion would be writing in the to-do list allotted time for each task. If you know you have an assignment due and need to dedicate at least an hour hit that hour mark, do some of the smaller tasks then come back see what you have left and juggle what's there.
Paige Bernard That sound really good in theory but I find that the tasks take longer than I expected and find myself pushing all tasks back to the point where I push half of them to the next day... I recently heart of "touch everything once" so I'm giving that a try atm :/ I'll update you but thanks for the suggestion :) Maybe I should be more consistent with the time frames though... hmm :/
It's so hard!! xD I've only just gotten remotely organised and I'm gonna be whacked in the face when I start up at uni again. Best of luck!! Touch everything once sounds rather interesting...
Paige Bernard haha oh dear! Well I'm on the last month of my semester so shit is hitting the fan rn :'D I just hope I make it through February and then I can start organising the rest of my life again :D
Pretty much my whole university life is in one notebook. I just got a lined notebook from paperchase and dedicate 2 pages to a 5 day week, on one page I list everything that needs to be done and assign it a colour dependent on what unit it's for, and then on the other page I header Monday to Friday and fill in what needs to be done on each day. I make sure to tick things off as I go with the corresponding colours because you get a sense of achievement each time you complete something. I've found this really helps me stay productive, I had a big struggle in first year because I felt as though I was constantly working with no allocated gaps in between, but with this method I don't allow myself to work at all other than 9-5 Monday to Friday, giving me evenings and weekends off every week. If, of course, I have something going on during the week and can't work on a Wednesday, for example, either Saturday or Sunday will become the new Wednesday for that week meaning that I still have 5 days on 2 days off :)
I have to say this video is amazing. I'm currently working with an open book calendar (Week to an Opening) and then a separate piece of paper the next day that has: Today I will; (date) - Drink 2 litres of water (new years resolution) - Make bed (I have struggled with making this a habit for so long - apparently it's great for your health and you get to check it off first thing in the morning *motivation*!) - Planned event 1 - Planned event 2 etc etc - Read - Do 1 Rover unit Reading and Rover units aren't a priority for me so I'm happy to be flexible with the time I give them. When I go to uni I have a uni calendar and it will be added onto my Today-I-will list. Best of luck everyone! :D
I love that your resolutions don't begin until February. I haven't figured mine out at all yet. I guess it could be that I started a TH-cam channel so that's my resolution and it's done for the whole year then lol. I agree that organization is either in your blood or not. I like your calendar and to do lists ideas in your google doc. Great tips. Loved the video.
I have mainly three things : one- a Bullet Journal : every sunday i throw away all my receipts and trash off my bags, check my bank accounts, and plan my week on my BuJo. I make a list of all the things i have to accomplish this week, and every night before bed i choose from this list what i want/need to do the day after (so i wake up and everything is neat and clear!) two- a calendar with appointments and meetings and night i go out with friends and three- at this end of each week i ask myself how did i get closer to my goals this week ? (this implies having set clear goals at the beginning of the year, but no BS resolutions of new year, i'm talking about goals like ''having put xxx euros in my save deposit'' or ''have my driver license'' etc.)
If you are looking for a paper diary I would recommend either couples or mums diaries as they have lots of sections for each day rather than a big space. The mum ones from Smiths are great as they have five vertical sections to separate with things like work, personal, TH-cam. Or the Busy B planners have the same week on opposite pages and that is great for just separating out online and offline or work and personal things.
I know I'm commenting years later but I have used a bullet journal for YEARS now and it got me through my last 3 years of university and now post-school. For me, I find it nice because of the customization stuff, and I find the task of decorating it was really relaxing. In my layout, I do all my month things (calendars, weekly spread, trackers) first and then everything else that has less structure like decoration pages, receipts, drawings are added after that. So I'll draw up and decorate for the upcoming month towards the end of the current month and in my head, I'm thinking "you put your time and effort to make it look good, use it to the potential it has". Because I made it look nice, it motivates me to keep up with my tasks and fill in trackers, and all the other stuff in there.
I'm with Hannah on why I don't bullet journal. It's too tedious and I end up working on organizing what I need to do than actually doing them. What really helped me in my final year of uni and is still the most useful thing ever, is my Samsung Galaxy Note 4. It was like having a PDA (a device from the 90's that adults had, not the other acronym) at my finger tips. The note had digital journals that save me from carrying a planner and gave me the flexibility to make changes easily. I also love moving my schedules and deadlines onto my digital calendar on my phone and setting my alarms like days and weeks ahead. My biggest tip for students is at the beginning of the year, look at all your syllabi input all of your big assignments' deadlines into your phone and digital calendars and set alarms for them a week or two in advance. This motivated me to keep on top of it little by little, even if I wanted to slack off a bit. Also Post-its!!! Writing my to-do lists and setting it on top my laptop or in a place that I always look at everyday, really helps remind me of what I had to do and kept me on schedule. :)
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I have a system! Firstly, I draw up a huge forward planner on an A3 sheet of that goes on my wall. It goes for 10 weeks and has all my deadlines and appointments. Secondly, I use an online calendar to plan out a bit more specifically what I need to be doing that week. So basically if I have something due in December, I'll have the due date and time on my forward calendar and plan when I want each of the steps done by in my weekly calendar. Lastly, I have a to-do list that is a 2X2 table and in each box, I have one of the headings, homework (tasks due for school), exam prep (tasks I'm doing for school that aren't due), personal (things like taking a shower, journaling etc), other(this for me is work and chores usually). It seems really complicated but it's really working for me.
I'm writing in my bullet journal as I watch this, lol! I have a ton of bullet journal videos, if you're interested! I also use my ical for when I need to be at work (this doesn't work if you work from home), rehearsal schedule, and appointments. I share these with my spouse so he knows my schedule without having to ask over and over again. In the all-day section at the top of the weekly view is where I put my videos that I'm going to be posting or filming that day.
I'm a paper planner person I have been for the past 7-8 years and currently I'm in love with one of the sugar paper ones from target. It's very cheap and has two columns one on the left for hour to hour appointments and one next to it for day to day to do lists plus a monthly view at the beginning of every month. It's honestly perfection and if I'm every feeling overwhelmed or just stressed I'll take 10-15 minute to review what I have coming up for the next week and start to block in daily to do lists. Somehow electronic organization has never worked for me maybe someday.
I've just updated my filofax system and it just makes me so happy! I have an A5 filofax with a week on two pages diary in there, but then I've got a single sheet of personal sized lined paper in on each week view that I write down my homework on lesson by lesson with the day it's due in so I can see it all really clearly and I love it so much.
I've only just started bullet journalling and find it SO helpful as a freelancer. Being able to lay out everything I know that is coming up and leave room for the rest has really helped me out. I say do it!
Something I did wrong with my bullet journal - though I'm glad I did - is set up all my months and their note page all in a row, rather than setting up the month and continuing with its weeks and setting up the following month in the future. This works really well for me so that events and tasks are set out in plain sight (both in the month and in the future log).
When it's time to start winding down for bed, about an hour or two before I turn the lights out, I do everything I need to do (remove makeup, shower, and brush my teeth) before I get into bed to chill out. That way when I'm tired and ready to sleep, I'm not having to get out of bed again to do something. I have found that by doing this, I not only go to bed earlier and when my body is tired, but I am also much more relaxed in the evening and in the morning.
Phone calendar is a shout, you can colour code, have reminders (a to do list), everything is in one place its perfect and portable! And can be backed up onto a laptop/computer. For bigger things, excel spreadsheet it up e.g. budgeting, splitting up work into smaller tasks, packing lists, etc. :)
Guys no joke bullet journalling changed my life. It doesn't take as long as you'd think, especially if you stick with simple spreads and also it's really relaxing to just make upcoming spreads and plan out your week with cute colours if you want to put more effort in!
I've been recently trying to get my shit together and doing a to-do list and putting everything i need to do on my calendar really helps. Plus, the tips Hannah said will definitely be handy. I have so much to study these next few weeks, this video came out at the perfect time! xx
When I first decided to be more organized, I bought a 24/7 appointment planner from Amazon. I was able accomplish tasks within their deadlines because I had just about every hour planned out. I also made sure to set a specific time for breaks or relaxation. And everything was highlighted a specific color. So I would highlight work-related items, appointments, school-related items, and leisure time all different colors. Once I got into the habit of planning out my day, I started using iCalendar in that same manner. Each category has their own color-specific calendar. I also like using the Notes app on my iPhone to make checklists. This is especially helpful for grocery shopping and to-do lists.
Loved this video :) Just wanted to add that bullet journaling doesn't have to be this super time consuming thing, it doesn't have to look aesthetically pleasing even! I know you see a lot of that in youtube and tumblr, and it's fine if you enjoy it, it can be a creative thing. But really, it's just a notebook where you have your to-do lists, planner, calendar, or anything you need.
I am so like Lucy... I can fake it pretty well and stay afloat, but I'm such a mess beneath it all. BTW, You and Hannah are so wonderful and the only thing better than each of you uploading, is each of you uploading together.
I'm currently using the bulletjournal system and it's working so well for me. Having something to check off really motivates me, as well as having to transfer things to the next day makes me more likely to do it. I don't spend a lot of time on the looks of it, so that doesn't take a lot of my time. I basically just use colored pens to make it look all bright (but no color coding). I use daily to do lists as well as monthly goals and monthly trackers on things I want to do more often that month. I also have a lot of collections, because I'm the type to always have a notebook on me for song ideas or doodles, so I do that in there as well, so my ideas are no longer scattered throughout ten different notebooks. I also keep track on books I want to read and such, and it's just a really good system for me. Some days I just write a to do list and other days when I have more time, I get more fancy with it. I'd definitely recommend bullet journaling to everyone, but the original kind that doesn't focus on looking cute, because that takes so much time :D (like, you can make it cute, but you don't have to)
My new year's resolutions was to have a morning routine and get up around 6-ish, to read, write, meditate, exercice, make a plan for the day, etc. It didn't go well with my usual alarm - till I downloaded an app called "Step out of bed", which basically keeps playing a music till you physically walk 30 steps in your flat. This. Works. So. Much. You are dead awake by the end of it. Everybody who wants to wake up early needs to try this. And I am not a usual morning person and actually much more of a night owl. If I did it, trust me, you can.
I started a bullet journal when I started my gap year, but that was because I needed to feel productive even though I wasn't because I didn't have a job at the time. So my bullet journal was elaborate and I planned tiny things for myself just to create the illusion that I was doing things. When I did get a job though, that journal was simply too much work, and I bough a premade calender. But like Lucy mentioned, I need my own system, so bullet journaling really is optimal for me. On top of that I have trouble being organised, so creating my own journal and designi it made it a project and an achievement to finish it, which was a huge motivator! Now I do bullet journaling, but way more minimalistic than the one I used to do 😊
I am in my final year at uni and at the start of the year, I decided I needed a new way of doing things so I could keep up with all of my work but not be swamped near to deadlines. I just have an Excel document with every week going down and Monday - Sunday going across the top. I have time slots from 8am until 8pm. Classes go in black, uni work goes in green, and personal stuff goes in purple. Deadlines are highlighted in pink at the top of the day so I can't miss them. Cannot tell you how much my life has improved since I started this, and I can see myself keeping it for a long time.
Any kind of chat about organisation is a good chat! My method is very, very basic and not pro like Hannah's haha! I have a diary that has a page for each day of the week. Each night, I write a do to list on the next day's page for that day. I've found I can't plan a week at a time, unless there are specific jobs I know need to be done on certain days (eg. put the bins out on thursday). Doing this the night before also helps me to wind down in the evening, because it's also like a brain dump. That way I'm not lying in bed stressing about if i'll have forgotten about a certain task come the morning (which used to happen all the time). And as this is all done in a diary, it's also where I write all my appointments and events and stuff. Having 1 page per day is amazing! And I find physically writing way more effective for me than digital.
I'm a student so mine might be a little different, but I have one google calendar with several sub calendars (it's the best feature ever). So I have one calendar per class which I use to mark out classes, professors office hours and any big deadlines, one for birthdays and anniversaries and also term breaks and holidays and then one for my exam and essay schedule. So if I want to see any particular event type, i can just switch on that calendar. I do keep a bullet journal, because I prefer writing down, but it's not fancy AT ALL. It's pretty much just a to do list type which I write in the new day every day (just like the OG bullet journaling video) Also I use Remente which is good for long term goals like improving your mental health or becoming healthier and for tracking your mood. Hope you have fun organising, Lucy!
So interesting! I love having everything laid out really big in front of me and since im at my desk 90% of the time, I have one huge ass calendar with all the months of the year all in that one big sheet (it's the size of a huge poster) and I write all social/big things down on that. And then I have another weekly calendar that gets updated every week specifically for my study schedule/work which is divided into morning-afternoon-evening. The next to it is my Uni timetable and lastly, I have a white board on top of those two where I write down my to do lists. Basically 4 things which keep me hella organised.
I guess you could say that I'm 'the organized one' out of our friend group, and the one tip I think I tell everyone that asks is not to put everything off. Not in the procrastination way that you can't be bothered or similar, but in the 'I'll wait till the first of next month to start this new thing I'm doing' or even 'oh I'll start Monday.' This wastes so many days and you'll usually find an excuse to put it back to next week or next month. Nobody is going to care you started your new system on a Thursday, or on the 14th, or at 3pm on a bank holiday. It doesn't matter. Don't keep putting it off.
I've watched (probably) hundreds of organization and productivity videos and this is literally the only one where I followed the advice. My current system is a copy of Hannah's and it works SO WELL.
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google docs to do list- best idea ever! starting one right now. I have always been one to keep a small diary with a monthly calendar and then weekly pages following. I put everything in it, do do's assignments work social my expenses when i get paid. everything. but if i forget it when I'm going out then im screwed haha. a simplified version on a google doc is just what i need. thanks guys!
this video had come at the perfect time. I'm currently juggling a full time open uni degree alongside part time work. open uni is very flexible but is basically a full time commitment . i have got a few extra days off this week and am looking to figure out how to organise my timetable and when to schedule in uni work etc. thank you x
I'm actually pretty proud of myself rn in terms of organisation. This past week or so I've just been really organised with my school work and I am improving my sleep schedule to. My motivation basically just comes from the desire to not disappoint myself and also my love for being organised and productive (even though I procrastinate all the time) I'm looking forwards to maintaining this level of organisation or improving it *gasp* but my latest challenge is that I now have a weeks holiday and I'll have to somehow not mess up my sleep schedule. I might type out my notes just for the sake of the satisfaction and proudness I feel when I'm productive.
Last year I kept myself organised with one notebook that had everything in it but then I found I was losing the pages with video/blog ideas and so this year I have upped my game with a daily journal that you write the date on the top of the page, a lined post-it pad for organising my monthly vlog, a small book for monthly favourites, a big note book for video ideas, a physical calendar with each weeks video/things I need to leave the house for, everything written in my google calendar (birthdays, videos, appointment, day job hours) I have a blog planner and a specific note book for organising my money. It's working really well so far even if my desk looks a bit overwhelmed by it all
I would love to see Lucy be on a news channel or talk show, giving advice and discussing important issues! I hope when the TH-cam audience grows and evolves into full on adults, youtubers will be seen more in mainstream media. It would be so great because they already have an audience which could continue to evolve.
Oh my gosh I just finished watching the video and realized that I'm supposed to be doing my homework right now. But anyway, I could relate to almost everything Lucy said. Of course, I'm only a high schooler so I don't know about the whole financial thing, but my opinions on organization are similar, if not the same as Lucy's. Organization to me is like exercising. I want to do it and I always feel better after doing it, but I don't have enough self motivation or self discipline to actually make myself commit to the task. For example, I'm watching a video about organization when I'm supposed to be sticking to my schedule and finishing my homework. My New Years resolution is to always stick to my schedule, and to not put things off or delay my personal deadline for specific things. I've obviously already failed, but unlike the traditional New Years resolution, my goal is just to be able to do this regularly and without struggle by the end of the year.
I'm good at being organised in some areas of my life (making videos, keeping appointments) but I really need help when it comes to anything to do with taxes! Hearing Hannah's tips was so helpful :)
The funny thing is, I just watched your GRWM from the 6th of this month and you talked alot about, you wanted to be organised and than you upload this video. I loved it btw. It helped me so much and I also really love that this video is "so long"
I've received too many videos about life, staying organized & decluttering. Is that some kind of message telling me that I'm fucked up and need a change?
I'm not a naturally organized person but as you said, I totally need it for my mental health. I'm prone to anxiety so havig weekly planners and to do lists help against the feeling of overwhelm during stressful times, but this video and the recent Lily Pebbles one I think have convinced me to get my shit together and use the tools available to be more productive and organized, like bullet journaling. Thanks ladies
Color coding is my jam. I'm in my last semester of college, so I haven't had to do non-school organization. But I keep an iCalendar in addition to my physical planner, which has a weekly set up. My iCalendar has things I'm doing, with different colors for Class, Work, Meetings, and Fun Things like film screenings, drinks or dinner with friends, or seeing a play on campus. That helps me have a layout of what time in my schedule is busy, and thus shows the gaps where I can schedule other meetings that are a one-time thing and also figure out when I have time to do my school work. My planner has all of those time slots written in, but also my assignments. Then there is a blank portion where I will write in little to do list things like go to the post office, pay my credit card bill, etc. I also like to keep a post-it weekly (one for M-F, one for weekends) with the work that needs to be done during the week and what day it's due, or the day of a meeting. It helps me to cross things off and feel a sense of achievement even if I haven't done any assignments that day, I can still say "Look at the stuff I crossed off today!" I need a sense of achievement or I feel like I wasted my day away. I know it needs to be more consolidated, but I like it for now.
My system is that I just colour-code different things in google calendar e.g. work, holidays, appointments, fitness, etc. And then I make every event an all-day and have it on a month view so I can see coloured blocks of things and it's easy to pinpoint exactly what I have to do! And for day-to-day to-do lists and habit tracking, I keep a bullet journal :)
I use a student diary to hold like all of my appointments, and timetable, and specific due dates and rooms, but I also have a notebook that I've drawn a line down a ruler width in from the right side on each page, and use that for my weekly assignments, so it has things like lab report, tutorials, workshop, all on the left hand side, and then the day it's due in the right hand column, and score it off when it's done.
Lucy get a panda planner. It's based around positive mental health fun. I don't know if it helped me get more organized, but it definitely helped with the posivibess ❤️
So interesting to see other people's organisational techniques :) I'm currently studying for my A-Levels so I like to mainly use to-do lists, a work diary and also post it notes if I'm doing revision. Also using a whiteboard for reminders can be really useful
Oh I loved this! I could talk about organization all day :) and I'm definitely one of those people that struggles finding a productive routine but aspires to do so. I also was trying to find a calendar/to-do list system that worked and right now am using a paper planner. I like being able to physically cross things off my to-do list, although it can be a pain to have to carry around all the time. Been using the Get To Work Book for a full year and I've loved it. VERY customizable.
i love bullet journaling! i have never been organised even though i've always wanted to and tried really hard. i have tried for years to use planners and calendars and whatnot and everything failed. with bullet journaling however, because i enjoy the creative aspect of it and its adaptability, i use it daily (whereas my planner would get abandoned after a week). so it does take up a bit of time (less and less as i get used to it and tweak the system to my liking tho) but i don't mind it because i have never been as organised as i am now. also, sitting down to write and plan at the end of the day is such a good way to wind down :)
Super interesting! Motivates me to start organizing my life...*kof* I've really been loving this "moonuary", I watched all of the vids! It's a really interesting project because you probably wouldn't have ever done all of these videos if you weren't doing a video every day in January. Anyways! Love your channel inspires and motivates me for my videos a lot too.
I use a variant on the bullet journal, it's kinda similar to Hannah's system but handwritten. I write in scheduled things but I also assign tiny tasks (kinda like reminders) to each day As an overview I have a monthly calendar for when I need to quickly see what I'm up to and a habit tracker that I check in with to see how I'm doing
I'm pretty much exactly like Hannah. It's in my blood!Although I don't really have a system; well I sort of do, I have a bullet journal for personal stuff (goals regarding my hobbies ect) but everything work related is either written down on a piece of paper I keep at the same spot on my desk at work or I just have it in my mind and don't even write it down. Somehow that works for me. Anything regarding finances, insurance, important documents like my work contract ect. is kept in a big folder on my desk at home, and I have another folder where I collect things I will need for future uni/job applications. Those folders aren't exactly organised but this way I always know there's only one or maybe two places where that one important letter could be, and I always find it!
I am such a sucker for pen and paper planners. Writing things down helps it stick in m head more and I actually see my planner on my desk every morning so I actually remember to check it. Though, to be fair, I don't have a whole lot to organize, just work schedule, video planning and fun plans.
oh my, i really needed this! ive been so stressed this week that i've made myself ill, because i have so many deadlines and exams. it's safe to say that my a level stress has kicked in later than anyone else's!
So I just very recently started using a bullet journal this year. And I've always really liked bullet journals just because of the aesthetics but had a similar point of view where it seemed very frivolous and time wasting, But I'm absolutely dreadful at organizing so I thought I'd at least give it a shot (And I'm hoping it will stick!). But what I've found is the unnecessary stuff, like making it look really nice, is actually what's motivating me to keep track of things. Because I genuinely enjoy making weekly spreads and developing new systems and making everything look appealing, so I'm way more likely to stay organized and actually use my planner when I've put in all the effort to make it look nice. Also, I'm remembering things much more by physically writing them down, and it nice to have everything in one place.
I like having a physical diary, and I tend to plan my to-do lists week-by-week, so I use the Moleskine Weekly Diary and Notebook. As well as yearly/monthly overviews, on any given spread it has one page of dated, segmented space, while the adjacent page is just a simple lined area. This lets me put generalised reminders and my to-do list right next to my daily events and due dates. This is precisely what I /was/ trying to achieve in my bullet journal, before I gave up on that due to being far to distracted by pretty layouts and lettering to get anything done lmao
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I like bullet journalling because i need to physically write stuff down and then i'l remember it. But hannah is right about focusing too much on the organisation itself. Im not extremely artsy, so my bullet journal is just plain black and white. Simple. Minimal decorations. Solely for bulleting and journaling hahaha!
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I'm just like Lucy.
Love organization.
Crave it.
Can't succeed in it when I try unfortunately.
Winter Simplicity me too, i have tried everything and I keep failing
same here... :D
Imagine Bullet Journal getting a testimonial from Lucy on their site: "I used to think bullet journals were a pile of wank, but then I realised that they're an extremely convenient and versatile pile of wank."
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My system, for anyone who's curious: Ok, so my organization system is quite similar, but I'm the type of person that has to organize on something physical and tangible, so I have a notebook. It's 21 lines on each page, and each day of the week (starting on Monday) gets 3 lines. The top line is school assignments that I need to complete that day (I'm in a sort of self-paced online school). The next line is places I need to be, appointments, and such. The final line is non-school tasks I need to complete, like filming and editing videos or organizing my binders of work and sheet music. I do like to make it pretty, but I'm too cheap to have enough supplies to consider it a full-on bullet journal.
I forgot to mention that the back of each page is dedicated to mental health or inspiration-based things :)
I like your system. I need to write stuff down too.
Brianna Lanzen bullet journals aren't about supplies though, the original system is to have an affective and customizable journal , that doesn't take a lot of time or commitment, so I could definitely see your system falling under that description :)
Malene Simonsen good point! Thanks for pointing that out!
Is it just me??? Or are they?? Just so exceptionally beautiful in this video??
Emily Moritz they're exceptionally beautiful all the time. It's discerning.
"Don't spend more time on organizing than on doing the actual work" - YES.
I think Hannah's other key thing is having the unproductive days, and not worrying about being unproductive. To fuel your creativity I feel you need the slack time. But how to fit it in - rite? I think it's about throwing more stuff out of your todo lists and saying no to more stuff. I get the feeling this is also key to the bullet journal - the *migration* step (everything else seems like just scheduling and shorthand).
Despite this, my own organisation is still terrible, possibly from not being able to let go of stuff :(
Perfectly said Lucy ,I do too love "the concept of organizations " . the problem comes when i have to be organized
"There should be a combined calendar and to do list app"
... my web developer brain started ticking. this is an EXCELLENT idea
Quicken used to do a good one; no longer available, I think.
It is an excellent idea, and it’s been a year! Come up with anything? (No pressure! Haha) no really, I’m hoping you really designed this as I really need it :P
U could invent one 👍🏻
I love using physical diaries/planners/calendars/ it all seems to stick in my head better when I have to physically write something down.
Sophie Carlon Yes! Digital systems are more accessible, definitely, but analog is the best way for me to remember things and to get better organized.
If you two lot had a podcast... YES!!!! Could listen to you both talk all day long.
Watching Lucy Moon with my books sitting in front of me - PROCRASTINATION 101! xD
oh my gosh same. the homework is piling up and i'm just like "it's fine... IT'S FINE!"
hahaha! NO PRESSURE!!
Secretly Brave are we all one person because that is me
hahah welcome to my club!!
Same here, I should be studying for my exams...
Google Calendar works the same way with the all-day events and you can put in reminders that will carry over to the next day until you say you did it too!
Making your bed first thing in the morning is really helpful to set up your day to be more productive because you will feel like you already accomplished a task early in the morning. And as an added bonus, at the end of the day you can walk in to a nicely done bed.
Ugh yes I love to talk about organisation forever. I love it. I love organising. I love to be organising forever. So journaling is super my thing because I love the journey and I love thinking about it and switching it around and playing with it. Like I'm super organised and have my priorities in order and get things done, but at the same time I love the journey. LOVE IT. I find it really helpful to watch videos on it (and decluttering and stuff) too, because you can always get new ideas and stuff.
You could make a thousand videos on this topic and I would watch them all because I'm obsessed with this topic.
Hi, Lucy and Hannah! I'm a teacher so organization is a really big deal for me. You guys probably don't care much about this first bit, but in case I have other teachers reading who are interested: I do detailed lesson plans on my computer and keep them organized in folders on there, then I'll jot down the general topics and exam dates in my daily planner that I carry everywhere I go. I also use that planner to track social stuff, meetings, and appointments, and I like being able to look in and say "Okay, I need to have lesson plans done for these topics by the end of this week". I also try to have my lesson plans and materials done at least a week in advance just in case something comes up. Also, separating materials helps me think!! Because I have blank copies of future assignments, grading that needs done, and then already-graded materials to be logged and handed back, I use labeled file folders to organize those by class and by the actions I need to take (grade, log, or hand back). If you're not in a job that involves so much paper traffic and work digitally instead, this can be a healthy thing to do on your own computer just so you know where all your documents are. Hope this helps someone!
Working on my Bullet journal brings me in my flow of work. Plus I have all the things out of my head, coloring in all the things I have done are amazing! Because I have a lot of different tasks I want to do not per se related to one task but just life in general, bullet journal works for my life lol.
If you're looking for a diary to balance two aspects of life, Busy B have a really nice one where each week has two columns (one each for work/home/academic/what you need) and then there's a reminders column on every page too
i made the best desicion of my life this year and i got a PASSION JOURNAL!! They're really good for both short and long term planning, they make you focus on your passions and lets you develop as a person. It has a separate list for work and personal priorities, but a common calendar, a daily focus as well as weekly, and it has cute uplifting quotes and life-tips. One of my favourite pages is the monthly reflection, focusing on how you've grown and how you've worked towards your goals.
also - tidy desk tidy mind 100%.
My biggest problem is my sleep schedule, since i'm in school still i'm stressed a lot but i try to stop working+using my laptop at 11pm every night and turning the lights off at midnight, having my alarm at 6:30 (but usually getting up 10min before my class no matter when it is)
Hannah, if you use Google Calendar you can pair it with Google Keep and it puts your notes in your calendar like an event at a specific time of day and when you complete it, it moves to the top for record keeping. Also with google keep you can add labels for different task lists eg. I have work, school, and errands.
I love my bullet journal! It's really turned my organisation around this year. I used to be the least organised person, writing all essays the night before - I wrote my 12,000 word dissertation in two all nighters, so bad for me. It took me a few false starts with the billet journal, but keeping it simple and not making it look all "aesthetic" like the tumblr ones has made me stick to it. I love that it lets me record everything I need to in one space: to do lists, mental health, physical health, goals etc. And I'm so much more focused on paper than in a digital system where I just turn off notifications and ignore it.
So yeah, go bullet journals!
I watched half of this video this morning and then spent the rest of the day thinking about it. Thank god I got to watching the end. I've cleaned up my ical, I love the use of 'all day' but I hate how the calendar looks on my phone. I'll just have to turn it sideways more. Thanks Lucy and Hannah, very helpful. And I also totally nerd out on organisation... and stationary.
I love you two so much, you're both such gentle souls and give the most helpful advice and I wish there were 1000000 Lucy + Hannah videos ❤️❤️
I organize uni. assignments, videos, etc. using a traditional agenda book planner. At the beginning of the week, I write down everything that needs to be done on each day and then highlight items once I've completed them. Not very exciting, but it seems to work for me. I also print out monthly calendars for every month of the school year and write down all of my assignment due dates, exams, and school holidays so that I can see it all in one place. At the beginning of a semester when I get the syllabus for each class, I make lists of all the readings that are recommended for each week. Again, this lets me see everything I need to get done and when, which makes it easier to plan my individual days in the agenda planner.
Loved this video!
Hannah is literally organisation goals!! She motivated me so much
Currently I am using a bullet journal, I think the biggest flaw is that you're more likely to try and make it pretty, and so you loose your time on the aesthetic of it! I try to make it as basic as possible and it works (kinda) for me :)
I used to be pretty chill with school and not caring as long as I was "doing my best" but I didn't really realize until this semester that I was just floating. Now I've set actual goals for myself that I believe I can reach and it's made me so much more motivated because I have an actual reason to do something.
Me and my friend at uni are essentially you two; me being Hannah, because I am more organised, the shorter one and wear bright colours all the time!
I stay (mostly) organised by having a large wall calendar of the year on my wall which I use to write down things like holidays, appointments, exams/deadlines, and important 'dates' like birthdays and social events. I also have to-do list on Evernote (because I can access that on my laptop and phone) which just contains many many lists including stuff I want to buy, my general shopping list, and day task lists which get deleted when completed as well as more long term to-do lists with stuff like practice guitar, read this book, etc. I find this pretty simple to keep up with too :)
even though it's 3am something was telling me to stay up a little bit longer i'm so glad i did yaY
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I use a desk planner and I love it ! Planning my week is a pleasure : there is a side for the days and the other side is a to do list so I have both in the same place. I am absolutely not into icalendar, I prefer paper ! I think that the secret to stay organised is to stop procrastinating even the tiny little tasks. Thank you so much from France 🤗🤗
personally, to keep my mental health on check, i have a VERY specific to-do list in my iPhone notes, which if you have a mac, can sync, so if you change to your laptop they will be there too. so the night before, i'll just write down what i need to do tomorrow. today's looked like this:
24/01-17
- [x] get out of bed
- [x] take meds + get ready
- [x] go to school
- [x] make homework
- [x] ask for extension
- [x] do a little exercise
- [x] shower
- [x] write a bit
those were the things i absolutely had to get done to feel satisfied.
then in my calendar i have things like events, dates, appointments etc. and i have a separate excel document for my budget. i like being organized - a lot!
I am really good at planning but I actually never get my shit done xD the ironyyyyyy
omg I'm the exact same! I always have everything in my calendar and to do lists for weeks but I just take too long to actually get things done? And then I move them to the next day and the next day and HOW does one get all their shit done?! :D
My suggestion would be writing in the to-do list allotted time for each task.
If you know you have an assignment due and need to dedicate at least an hour hit that hour mark, do some of the smaller tasks then come back see what you have left and juggle what's there.
Paige Bernard That sound really good in theory but I find that the tasks take longer than I expected and find myself pushing all tasks back to the point where I push half of them to the next day...
I recently heart of "touch everything once" so I'm giving that a try atm :/ I'll update you but thanks for the suggestion :) Maybe I should be more consistent with the time frames though... hmm :/
It's so hard!! xD I've only just gotten remotely organised and I'm gonna be whacked in the face when I start up at uni again.
Best of luck!! Touch everything once sounds rather interesting...
Paige Bernard haha oh dear! Well I'm on the last month of my semester so shit is hitting the fan rn :'D I just hope I make it through February and then I can start organising the rest of my life again :D
Hannah's "Doing it" Product placement= THE BEST.
Pretty much my whole university life is in one notebook. I just got a lined notebook from paperchase and dedicate 2 pages to a 5 day week, on one page I list everything that needs to be done and assign it a colour dependent on what unit it's for, and then on the other page I header Monday to Friday and fill in what needs to be done on each day. I make sure to tick things off as I go with the corresponding colours because you get a sense of achievement each time you complete something. I've found this really helps me stay productive, I had a big struggle in first year because I felt as though I was constantly working with no allocated gaps in between, but with this method I don't allow myself to work at all other than 9-5 Monday to Friday, giving me evenings and weekends off every week. If, of course, I have something going on during the week and can't work on a Wednesday, for example, either Saturday or Sunday will become the new Wednesday for that week meaning that I still have 5 days on 2 days off :)
I personally really love having actual physical to-do lists, I just feel like scribbling out something on paper works SO WELL
I have to say this video is amazing. I'm currently working with an open book calendar (Week to an Opening) and then a separate piece of paper the next day that has:
Today I will; (date)
- Drink 2 litres of water (new years resolution)
- Make bed (I have struggled with making this a habit for so long - apparently it's great for your health and you get to check it off first thing in the morning *motivation*!)
- Planned event 1
- Planned event 2
etc etc
- Read
- Do 1 Rover unit
Reading and Rover units aren't a priority for me so I'm happy to be flexible with the time I give them. When I go to uni I have a uni calendar and it will be added onto my Today-I-will list.
Best of luck everyone! :D
I love that your resolutions don't begin until February. I haven't figured mine out at all yet. I guess it could be that I started a TH-cam channel so that's my resolution and it's done for the whole year then lol. I agree that organization is either in your blood or not. I like your calendar and to do lists ideas in your google doc. Great tips. Loved the video.
I have mainly three things : one- a Bullet Journal : every sunday i throw away all my receipts and trash off my bags, check my bank accounts, and plan my week on my BuJo. I make a list of all the things i have to accomplish this week, and every night before bed i choose from this list what i want/need to do the day after (so i wake up and everything is neat and clear!) two- a calendar with appointments and meetings and night i go out with friends and three- at this end of each week i ask myself how did i get closer to my goals this week ? (this implies having set clear goals at the beginning of the year, but no BS resolutions of new year, i'm talking about goals like ''having put xxx euros in my save deposit'' or ''have my driver license'' etc.)
I keep coming back to this video every couple of months or so, I bloody love it! I'll put this advice to good use in 2018
If you are looking for a paper diary I would recommend either couples or mums diaries as they have lots of sections for each day rather than a big space.
The mum ones from Smiths are great as they have five vertical sections to separate with things like work, personal, TH-cam. Or the Busy B planners have the same week on opposite pages and that is great for just separating out online and offline or work and personal things.
I know I'm commenting years later but I have used a bullet journal for YEARS now and it got me through my last 3 years of university and now post-school. For me, I find it nice because of the customization stuff, and I find the task of decorating it was really relaxing. In my layout, I do all my month things (calendars, weekly spread, trackers) first and then everything else that has less structure like decoration pages, receipts, drawings are added after that.
So I'll draw up and decorate for the upcoming month towards the end of the current month and in my head, I'm thinking "you put your time and effort to make it look good, use it to the potential it has". Because I made it look nice, it motivates me to keep up with my tasks and fill in trackers, and all the other stuff in there.
I'm with Hannah on why I don't bullet journal. It's too tedious and I end up working on organizing what I need to do than actually doing them. What really helped me in my final year of uni and is still the most useful thing ever, is my Samsung Galaxy Note 4. It was like having a PDA (a device from the 90's that adults had, not the other acronym) at my finger tips. The note had digital journals that save me from carrying a planner and gave me the flexibility to make changes easily. I also love moving my schedules and deadlines onto my digital calendar on my phone and setting my alarms like days and weeks ahead. My biggest tip for students is at the beginning of the year, look at all your syllabi input all of your big assignments' deadlines into your phone and digital calendars and set alarms for them a week or two in advance. This motivated me to keep on top of it little by little, even if I wanted to slack off a bit. Also Post-its!!! Writing my to-do lists and setting it on top my laptop or in a place that I always look at everyday, really helps remind me of what I had to do and kept me on schedule. :)
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I have a system! Firstly, I draw up a huge forward planner on an A3 sheet of that goes on my wall. It goes for 10 weeks and has all my deadlines and appointments. Secondly, I use an online calendar to plan out a bit more specifically what I need to be doing that week. So basically if I have something due in December, I'll have the due date and time on my forward calendar and plan when I want each of the steps done by in my weekly calendar. Lastly, I have a to-do list that is a 2X2 table and in each box, I have one of the headings, homework (tasks due for school), exam prep (tasks I'm doing for school that aren't due), personal (things like taking a shower, journaling etc), other(this for me is work and chores usually). It seems really complicated but it's really working for me.
I'm writing in my bullet journal as I watch this, lol! I have a ton of bullet journal videos, if you're interested! I also use my ical for when I need to be at work (this doesn't work if you work from home), rehearsal schedule, and appointments. I share these with my spouse so he knows my schedule without having to ask over and over again. In the all-day section at the top of the weekly view is where I put my videos that I'm going to be posting or filming that day.
I'm a paper planner person I have been for the past 7-8 years and currently I'm in love with one of the sugar paper ones from target. It's very cheap and has two columns one on the left for hour to hour appointments and one next to it for day to day to do lists plus a monthly view at the beginning of every month. It's honestly perfection and if I'm every feeling overwhelmed or just stressed I'll take 10-15 minute to review what I have coming up for the next week and start to block in daily to do lists. Somehow electronic organization has never worked for me maybe someday.
I've just updated my filofax system and it just makes me so happy! I have an A5 filofax with a week on two pages diary in there, but then I've got a single sheet of personal sized lined paper in on each week view that I write down my homework on lesson by lesson with the day it's due in so I can see it all really clearly and I love it so much.
I've only just started bullet journalling and find it SO helpful as a freelancer. Being able to lay out everything I know that is coming up and leave room for the rest has really helped me out. I say do it!
Something I did wrong with my bullet journal - though I'm glad I did - is set up all my months and their note page all in a row, rather than setting up the month and continuing with its weeks and setting up the following month in the future. This works really well for me so that events and tasks are set out in plain sight (both in the month and in the future log).
When it's time to start winding down for bed, about an hour or two before I turn the lights out, I do everything I need to do (remove makeup, shower, and brush my teeth) before I get into bed to chill out. That way when I'm tired and ready to sleep, I'm not having to get out of bed again to do something. I have found that by doing this, I not only go to bed earlier and when my body is tired, but I am also much more relaxed in the evening and in the morning.
Phone calendar is a shout, you can colour code, have reminders (a to do list), everything is in one place its perfect and portable! And can be backed up onto a laptop/computer. For bigger things, excel spreadsheet it up e.g. budgeting, splitting up work into smaller tasks, packing lists, etc. :)
Guys no joke bullet journalling changed my life. It doesn't take as long as you'd think, especially if you stick with simple spreads and also it's really relaxing to just make upcoming spreads and plan out your week with cute colours if you want to put more effort in!
I've been recently trying to get my shit together and doing a to-do list and putting everything i need to do on my calendar really helps. Plus, the tips Hannah said will definitely be handy. I have so much to study these next few weeks, this video came out at the perfect time! xx
When I first decided to be more organized, I bought a 24/7 appointment planner from Amazon. I was able accomplish tasks within their deadlines because I had just about every hour planned out. I also made sure to set a specific time for breaks or relaxation. And everything was highlighted a specific color. So I would highlight work-related items, appointments, school-related items, and leisure time all different colors.
Once I got into the habit of planning out my day, I started using iCalendar in that same manner. Each category has their own color-specific calendar. I also like using the Notes app on my iPhone to make checklists. This is especially helpful for grocery shopping and to-do lists.
i like bullet journaling because the creativity aspect of it keeps me motivated to keep planning my week out
Loved this video :)
Just wanted to add that bullet journaling doesn't have to be this super time consuming thing, it doesn't have to look aesthetically pleasing even! I know you see a lot of that in youtube and tumblr, and it's fine if you enjoy it, it can be a creative thing. But really, it's just a notebook where you have your to-do lists, planner, calendar, or anything you need.
I am so like Lucy... I can fake it pretty well and stay afloat, but I'm such a mess beneath it all. BTW, You and Hannah are so wonderful and the only thing better than each of you uploading, is each of you uploading together.
I'm currently using the bulletjournal system and it's working so well for me. Having something to check off really motivates me, as well as having to transfer things to the next day makes me more likely to do it. I don't spend a lot of time on the looks of it, so that doesn't take a lot of my time. I basically just use colored pens to make it look all bright (but no color coding). I use daily to do lists as well as monthly goals and monthly trackers on things I want to do more often that month. I also have a lot of collections, because I'm the type to always have a notebook on me for song ideas or doodles, so I do that in there as well, so my ideas are no longer scattered throughout ten different notebooks. I also keep track on books I want to read and such, and it's just a really good system for me. Some days I just write a to do list and other days when I have more time, I get more fancy with it. I'd definitely recommend bullet journaling to everyone, but the original kind that doesn't focus on looking cute, because that takes so much time :D (like, you can make it cute, but you don't have to)
My new year's resolutions was to have a morning routine and get up around 6-ish, to read, write, meditate, exercice, make a plan for the day, etc.
It didn't go well with my usual alarm - till I downloaded an app called "Step out of bed", which basically keeps playing a music till you physically walk 30 steps in your flat.
This. Works. So. Much. You are dead awake by the end of it. Everybody who wants to wake up early needs to try this. And I am not a usual morning person and actually much more of a night owl. If I did it, trust me, you can.
I started a bullet journal when I started my gap year, but that was because I needed to feel productive even though I wasn't because I didn't have a job at the time. So my bullet journal was elaborate and I planned tiny things for myself just to create the illusion that I was doing things. When I did get a job though, that journal was simply too much work, and I bough a premade calender. But like Lucy mentioned, I need my own system, so bullet journaling really is optimal for me. On top of that I have trouble being organised, so creating my own journal and designi it made it a project and an achievement to finish it, which was a huge motivator! Now I do bullet journaling, but way more minimalistic than the one I used to do 😊
I am in my final year at uni and at the start of the year, I decided I needed a new way of doing things so I could keep up with all of my work but not be swamped near to deadlines. I just have an Excel document with every week going down and Monday - Sunday going across the top. I have time slots from 8am until 8pm. Classes go in black, uni work goes in green, and personal stuff goes in purple. Deadlines are highlighted in pink at the top of the day so I can't miss them. Cannot tell you how much my life has improved since I started this, and I can see myself keeping it for a long time.
Any kind of chat about organisation is a good chat!
My method is very, very basic and not pro like Hannah's haha! I have a diary that has a page for each day of the week. Each night, I write a do to list on the next day's page for that day. I've found I can't plan a week at a time, unless there are specific jobs I know need to be done on certain days (eg. put the bins out on thursday). Doing this the night before also helps me to wind down in the evening, because it's also like a brain dump. That way I'm not lying in bed stressing about if i'll have forgotten about a certain task come the morning (which used to happen all the time). And as this is all done in a diary, it's also where I write all my appointments and events and stuff. Having 1 page per day is amazing! And I find physically writing way more effective for me than digital.
I'm a student so mine might be a little different, but I have one google calendar with several sub calendars (it's the best feature ever). So I have one calendar per class which I use to mark out classes, professors office hours and any big deadlines, one for birthdays and anniversaries and also term breaks and holidays and then one for my exam and essay schedule. So if I want to see any particular event type, i can just switch on that calendar. I do keep a bullet journal, because I prefer writing down, but it's not fancy AT ALL. It's pretty much just a to do list type which I write in the new day every day (just like the OG bullet journaling video)
Also I use Remente which is good for long term goals like improving your mental health or becoming healthier and for tracking your mood. Hope you have fun organising, Lucy!
So interesting! I love having everything laid out really big in front of me and since im at my desk 90% of the time, I have one huge ass calendar with all the months of the year all in that one big sheet (it's the size of a huge poster) and I write all social/big things down on that. And then I have another weekly calendar that gets updated every week specifically for my study schedule/work which is divided into morning-afternoon-evening. The next to it is my Uni timetable and lastly, I have a white board on top of those two where I write down my to do lists. Basically 4 things which keep me hella organised.
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I guess you could say that I'm 'the organized one' out of our friend group, and the one tip I think I tell everyone that asks is not to put everything off. Not in the procrastination way that you can't be bothered or similar, but in the 'I'll wait till the first of next month to start this new thing I'm doing' or even 'oh I'll start Monday.' This wastes so many days and you'll usually find an excuse to put it back to next week or next month. Nobody is going to care you started your new system on a Thursday, or on the 14th, or at 3pm on a bank holiday. It doesn't matter. Don't keep putting it off.
I've watched (probably) hundreds of organization and productivity videos and this is literally the only one where I followed the advice. My current system is a copy of Hannah's and it works SO WELL.
I do use Google Calendar instead of iCal though. It works really well for me.
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google docs to do list- best idea ever! starting one right now. I have always been one to keep a small diary with a monthly calendar and then weekly pages following. I put everything in it, do do's assignments work social my expenses when i get paid. everything. but if i forget it when I'm going out then im screwed haha. a simplified version on a google doc is just what i need. thanks guys!
this video had come at the perfect time. I'm currently juggling a full time open uni degree alongside part time work. open uni is very flexible but is basically a full time commitment . i have got a few extra days off this week and am looking to figure out how to organise my timetable and when to schedule in uni work etc. thank you x
I'm actually pretty proud of myself rn in terms of organisation. This past week or so I've just been really organised with my school work and I am improving my sleep schedule to. My motivation basically just comes from the desire to not disappoint myself and also my love for being organised and productive (even though I procrastinate all the time) I'm looking forwards to maintaining this level of organisation or improving it *gasp* but my latest challenge is that I now have a weeks holiday and I'll have to somehow not mess up my sleep schedule. I might type out my notes just for the sake of the satisfaction and proudness I feel when I'm productive.
Last year I kept myself organised with one notebook that had everything in it but then I found I was losing the pages with video/blog ideas and so this year I have upped my game with a daily journal that you write the date on the top of the page, a lined post-it pad for organising my monthly vlog, a small book for monthly favourites, a big note book for video ideas, a physical calendar with each weeks video/things I need to leave the house for, everything written in my google calendar (birthdays, videos, appointment, day job hours) I have a blog planner and a specific note book for organising my money. It's working really well so far even if my desk looks a bit overwhelmed by it all
more hannah & lucy pls, you two work so well together.
I would love to see Lucy be on a news channel or talk show, giving advice and discussing important issues! I hope when the TH-cam audience grows and evolves into full on adults, youtubers will be seen more in mainstream media. It would be so great because they already have an audience which could continue to evolve.
Oh my gosh I just finished watching the video and realized that I'm supposed to be doing my homework right now.
But anyway, I could relate to almost everything Lucy said. Of course, I'm only a high schooler so I don't know about the whole financial thing, but my opinions on organization are similar, if not the same as Lucy's. Organization to me is like exercising. I want to do it and I always feel better after doing it, but I don't have enough self motivation or self discipline to actually make myself commit to the task. For example, I'm watching a video about organization when I'm supposed to be sticking to my schedule and finishing my homework. My New Years resolution is to always stick to my schedule, and to not put things off or delay my personal deadline for specific things. I've obviously already failed, but unlike the traditional New Years resolution, my goal is just to be able to do this regularly and without struggle by the end of the year.
Hannah Witton, you're lip color is absolutely stunning. It matches the red of your dress perfectly, and that just makes my day.
I'm good at being organised in some areas of my life (making videos, keeping appointments) but I really need help when it comes to anything to do with taxes! Hearing Hannah's tips was so helpful :)
The funny thing is, I just watched your GRWM from the 6th of this month and you talked alot about, you wanted to be organised and than you upload this video. I loved it btw. It helped me so much and I also really love that this video is "so long"
I've received too many videos about life, staying organized & decluttering. Is that some kind of message telling me that I'm fucked up and need a change?
true I watch them all but I actually don't care because I like being a mess
I'm not a naturally organized person but as you said, I totally need it for my mental health. I'm prone to anxiety so havig weekly planners and to do lists help against the feeling of overwhelm during stressful times, but this video and the recent Lily Pebbles one I think have convinced me to get my shit together and use the tools available to be more productive and organized, like bullet journaling. Thanks ladies
I love this video! Organization is my superpower and I love organizing everything!!
Color coding is my jam. I'm in my last semester of college, so I haven't had to do non-school organization. But I keep an iCalendar in addition to my physical planner, which has a weekly set up. My iCalendar has things I'm doing, with different colors for Class, Work, Meetings, and Fun Things like film screenings, drinks or dinner with friends, or seeing a play on campus. That helps me have a layout of what time in my schedule is busy, and thus shows the gaps where I can schedule other meetings that are a one-time thing and also figure out when I have time to do my school work.
My planner has all of those time slots written in, but also my assignments. Then there is a blank portion where I will write in little to do list things like go to the post office, pay my credit card bill, etc. I also like to keep a post-it weekly (one for M-F, one for weekends) with the work that needs to be done during the week and what day it's due, or the day of a meeting. It helps me to cross things off and feel a sense of achievement even if I haven't done any assignments that day, I can still say "Look at the stuff I crossed off today!" I need a sense of achievement or I feel like I wasted my day away. I know it needs to be more consolidated, but I like it for now.
My system is that I just colour-code different things in google calendar e.g. work, holidays, appointments, fitness, etc. And then I make every event an all-day and have it on a month view so I can see coloured blocks of things and it's easy to pinpoint exactly what I have to do! And for day-to-day to-do lists and habit tracking, I keep a bullet journal :)
I've literally just changed my whole organisation game after this video and I'm truly living
I use a student diary to hold like all of my appointments, and timetable, and specific due dates and rooms, but I also have a notebook that I've drawn a line down a ruler width in from the right side on each page, and use that for my weekly assignments, so it has things like lab report, tutorials, workshop, all on the left hand side, and then the day it's due in the right hand column, and score it off when it's done.
Lucy get a panda planner. It's based around positive mental health fun. I don't know if it helped me get more organized, but it definitely helped with the posivibess ❤️
So interesting to see other people's organisational techniques :) I'm currently studying for my A-Levels so I like to mainly use to-do lists, a work diary and also post it notes if I'm doing revision. Also using a whiteboard for reminders can be really useful
Oh I loved this! I could talk about organization all day :) and I'm definitely one of those people that struggles finding a productive routine but aspires to do so.
I also was trying to find a calendar/to-do list system that worked and right now am using a paper planner. I like being able to physically cross things off my to-do list, although it can be a pain to have to carry around all the time. Been using the Get To Work Book for a full year and I've loved it. VERY customizable.
i love bullet journaling! i have never been organised even though i've always wanted to and tried really hard. i have tried for years to use planners and calendars and whatnot and everything failed. with bullet journaling however, because i enjoy the creative aspect of it and its adaptability, i use it daily (whereas my planner would get abandoned after a week). so it does take up a bit of time (less and less as i get used to it and tweak the system to my liking tho) but i don't mind it because i have never been as organised as i am now. also, sitting down to write and plan at the end of the day is such a good way to wind down :)
Super interesting! Motivates me to start organizing my life...*kof*
I've really been loving this "moonuary", I watched all of the vids! It's a really interesting project because you probably wouldn't have ever done all of these videos if you weren't doing a video every day in January. Anyways! Love your channel inspires and motivates me for my videos a lot too.
Your channel is very beautiful! Love your editing!
aww thank you!!
I use a variant on the bullet journal, it's kinda similar to Hannah's system but handwritten. I write in scheduled things but I also assign tiny tasks (kinda like reminders) to each day
As an overview I have a monthly calendar for when I need to quickly see what I'm up to and a habit tracker that I check in with to see how I'm doing
I'm pretty much exactly like Hannah. It's in my blood!Although I don't really have a system; well I sort of do, I have a bullet journal for personal stuff (goals regarding my hobbies ect) but everything work related is either written down on a piece of paper I keep at the same spot on my desk at work or I just have it in my mind and don't even write it down. Somehow that works for me. Anything regarding finances, insurance, important documents like my work contract ect. is kept in a big folder on my desk at home, and I have another folder where I collect things I will need for future uni/job applications. Those folders aren't exactly organised but this way I always know there's only one or maybe two places where that one important letter could be, and I always find it!
I am such a sucker for pen and paper planners. Writing things down helps it stick in m head more and I actually see my planner on my desk every morning so I actually remember to check it. Though, to be fair, I don't have a whole lot to organize, just work schedule, video planning and fun plans.
oh my, i really needed this! ive been so stressed this week that i've made myself ill, because i have so many deadlines and exams. it's safe to say that my a level stress has kicked in later than anyone else's!
while watchin this i actualy got up and wrote some stuff in my phisical calendar
you both talking made me more productive
So I just very recently started using a bullet journal this year. And I've always really liked bullet journals just because of the aesthetics but had a similar point of view where it seemed very frivolous and time wasting, But I'm absolutely dreadful at organizing so I thought I'd at least give it a shot (And I'm hoping it will stick!). But what I've found is the unnecessary stuff, like making it look really nice, is actually what's motivating me to keep track of things. Because I genuinely enjoy making weekly spreads and developing new systems and making everything look appealing, so I'm way more likely to stay organized and actually use my planner when I've put in all the effort to make it look nice. Also, I'm remembering things much more by physically writing them down, and it nice to have everything in one place.
I have started bullet journaling this year and it has helped me so much so far
I like having a physical diary, and I tend to plan my to-do lists week-by-week, so I use the Moleskine Weekly Diary and Notebook. As well as yearly/monthly overviews, on any given spread it has one page of dated, segmented space, while the adjacent page is just a simple lined area. This lets me put generalised reminders and my to-do list right next to my daily events and due dates. This is precisely what I /was/ trying to achieve in my bullet journal, before I gave up on that due to being far to distracted by pretty layouts and lettering to get anything done lmao
Tip for getting to bed early: Set a designated lights out time. Being in the dark will naturally start elevating your melatonin levels and be a gentle reminder to your brain that its sleepy time. If you have trouble remembering to turn your lights out, set an alarm on your phone to remind you.
I LOVE my bullet journal. I keep it minimalist and don't put much time into decoration. Strictly function.
I feel like I need to rewatch this again to take notes. I thought it was really helpful! Thanks guys.
I'm extremely intrigued with how you both balance your content creation so I loved listening in on this convo!
I loved this because it felt like two really good friends just having a chat. These are the kind of conversations I have with my friends 👭❤️
I was looking for a video like this yesterday! This is what I needed!
I like bullet journalling because i need to physically write stuff down and then i'l remember it. But hannah is right about focusing too much on the organisation itself. Im not extremely artsy, so my bullet journal is just plain black and white. Simple. Minimal decorations. Solely for bulleting and journaling hahaha!