How Bullet Journals Can Help College Students
If you ask someone about a time in their life when they had a lot of fun, they will probably tell you about college. At the same time, if you ask someone when they learned the most helpful information for their future, they will probably also say college.
College is a time for self-discovery and fun, as well as a time to prepare for future careers and goals. Bullet journals are a great way to help college students experience both. Keep reading to learn how you can use this journal style for personal and professional success.
Organized Bullet Journals Can Reduce Stress
Stress is bad for our physical and mental health, causing everything from headaches to irritability. When we organize the most important parts of our lives on paper, such as to-do lists and medication reminders, we can reduce stress. Everything is easy to find in a bullet journal, so we don’t have to stressfully shuffle through digital or physical notes.
Make Organized Sections
A great way to make sure you have everything you need in one bullet journal is to divide your new journal into sections. Each section can belong to a different area of your life that you want to organize. For example, you can dedicate one section of your bullet journal to your class schedule and another section to tracking your health.
Recordkeeping Help Us Recognize Habits
Recordkeeping isn’t just for schedules and goals. We can record and reflect on our day in a bullet journal. In this way, the journal acts like a diary and can help us recognize our habits.
Change Your Habits
We can recognize good habits that have contributed to the day’s success and then repeat those habits more often. We can also recognize bad habits that have hurt us throughout the day and resolve to stop them. When looking back on these entries, you can appreciate your personal growth through each semester and school year.
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Bullet Journals Improve Productivity
Some days, it’s hard to stay motivated. There are distractions everywhere, even with popular productivity methods like keeping a virtual calendar. The minute you open a device, such as a laptop or a phone, to check that calendar, you can lose motivation and fall into distractions.
No Distractions
A bullet journal doesn’t have any tantalizing hyperlinks or distracting music. Bullet journals are one of the most common uses for graph paper notebooks, so you just need a graph paper notebook and a writing utensil. When you open this book, you can easily see your plans and goals. When you’ve completed those plans and goals, you can record your success distraction-free. This will keep you motivated and productive throughout the day.
Bullet journals are a versatile way that college students can help themselves stay organized, challenged, and focused. This method of recordkeeping can go beyond college as well. You can use bullet journals to help you achieve goals during your summer internship, organize your workday post-graduation, and even remind yourself of personal plans, such as traveling. Whatever you want to do, writing it down in a bullet journal is a great way to get started.
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Meet The Writer!
Hi! My name is Nadia Ibrahim-Taney and I help people design happy and fulfilling careers through authentic career coaching. My expertise includes career exploration guidance, resume writing, interview prep and LinkedIn profile optimization. My pronouns are She/ Her/ Hers and as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I focus on how diverse identities impact and influence folks holistically and professionally. Please connect with me on LinkedIn or at Nadia@beyonddiscoverycoaching.com
