The document introduces the concept of a bullet journal, which combines elements of a diary, journal, planner, doodle pad, reminder list, and brain dump space into a single customizable notebook. It describes how the bullet journal was created by Ryder Carroll as an organized system but has evolved to be self-curated to each user's needs. The bullet journal can be physical or digital and come in various formats while focusing on being flexible yet maintainable.

1. What is a Bullet Journal?
Basics that every Bullet Journal Beginner must know!

2. Before Bullet Journal
• Diaries and journals have always been the way of life.
• Diaries have pages for each day of the year and People
would jot down all the happenings of their day into it.
• In a Journal pages are plain and hence the writer fills in
the date first followed by the moments of that day.

3. Diary and Journal

4. And then there are……
• Apart from diaries and journals, there is also a concept of planners where
people fill in the tasks and to-do lists for the day.
• Artists have doodle and drawing books, sketching pads etc.
• There are books for lists like shopping lists, Expense manager, birthday lists,
reminders etc.
• A different book for every purpose!

5. In comes Bullet Journal!
• It is a diary.
• A journal
• A planner
• A doodle pad
• A reminder list
• A brain dump space
• And so much more!
• It can be of any size (A3, A4, A5 etc)
• It can be ruled or unruled, squared or
dotted. (Most commonly dotted)
• It can be neat and organized or messy
and chaotic. (As long as you can
follow!)
• Over and above all, It can be
traditional or it can also be digital!

6. Who introduced this concept?
The concept of bullet journal, also called as BuJo, was coined out by
Ryder Carroll. When he introduced this concept to the world, he
had actually created a set of rules and designed it to be a very
organized organizer! Today, on the official website of bullet journal,
Ryder Carroll has said that “Bullet Journal is an evolving, adaptable
practice meant to be self-curated as you determine what works best
for you.”

7. Bullet Journal is the revolutionary new concept
in the world of planners and journals!
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Happy Journaling!