<s>
A	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
(	O
sometimes	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
BuJo	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
personal	O
organization	O
developed	O
by	O
designer	O
Ryder	B-Application
Carroll	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
"	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
abbreviated	O
bullet	O
points	O
to	O
log	O
information	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
partially	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
dot	O
journals	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
gridded	O
using	O
dots	O
rather	O
than	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
shared	O
with	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
popular	O
organization	O
method	O
,	O
garnering	O
significant	O
attention	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	O
,	O
YouTube	O
,	O
and	O
Pinterest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bullet	B-Application
journals	I-Application
are	O
usually	O
handwritten	O
and	O
kept	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
notebook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
tools	O
of	O
a	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Collections	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
a	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
,	O
and	O
organize	O
information	O
by	O
content	O
–	O
these	O
can	O
be	O
logs	O
,	O
lists	O
,	O
trackers	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
system	O
aims	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
framework	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
plan	O
out	O
their	O
lives	O
and	O
increase	O
productivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proponents	O
describe	O
the	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
as	O
both	O
an	O
effective	O
planning	O
method	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
creative	O
outlet	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
"	O
simplicity	O
and	O
clarity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
method	O
,	O
the	O
online	O
community	O
has	O
morphed	O
the	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
into	O
all	O
different	O
styles	O
:	O
minimalistic	O
,	O
artsy	O
,	O
doodle	O
,	O
super-organized	O
,	O
and	O
scrapbook	O
,	O
to	O
name	O
a	O
few	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
may	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
its	O
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
organization	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
an	O
outlet	O
for	O
creativity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
bullet	O
journaling	O
is	O
traditionally	O
done	O
with	O
pen	O
and	O
paper	O
,	O
many	O
users	O
have	O
created	O
digital	O
bullet	B-Application
journals	I-Application
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
note-taking	O
apps	O
or	O
apps	O
designed	O
specifically	O
for	O
digital	O
bullet	O
journaling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
is	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
schedule	O
by	O
day	O
,	O
week	O
,	O
month	O
,	O
or	O
year	O
;	O
it	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
progress	O
on	O
various	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Closely	O
related	O
are	O
studygrams	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
Instagram	B-Application
accounts	O
dedicated	O
to	O
studying	O
and	O
taking	O
effective	O
,	O
organized	O
,	O
and	O
aesthetically	O
pleasing	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proponents	O
of	O
the	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
system	O
have	O
also	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
organize	O
their	O
work	O
lives	O
and	O
careers	O
since	O
the	O
system	O
promotes	O
productivity	O
and	O
is	O
easily	O
customizable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bullet	B-Application
journals	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
tasks	O
,	O
schedule	O
appointments	O
and	O
meetings	O
,	O
manage	O
projects	O
,	O
take	O
notes	O
,	O
track	O
how	O
time	O
is	O
being	O
spent	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thousands	O
of	O
videos	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
YouTube	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
for	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
also	O
use	O
bullet	B-Application
journals	I-Application
to	O
track	O
or	O
log	O
finances	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
track	O
spending	O
or	O
savings	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
people	O
use	O
bullet	B-Application
journals	I-Application
for	O
goal	O
setting	O
or	O
gratitude	O
logs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
can	O
be	O
a	O
designated	O
outlet	O
to	O
work	O
through	O
strong	O
emotions	O
or	O
difficult	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryder	B-Application
Carroll	I-Application
began	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
simple	O
method	O
of	O
personal	O
organization	O
in	O
college	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
he	O
graduated	O
from	O
college	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
devised	O
the	O
bullet	B-Application
journal	I-Application
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
over	O
3	O
million	O
Instagram	B-Application
posts	O
by	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
method	O
has	O
been	O
influenced	O
by	O
Carroll	O
's	O
experience	O
as	O
an	O
app	B-Application
,	O
web	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
designer	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
by	O
his	O
interest	O
in	O
scrapbooking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carroll	O
also	O
published	O
a	O
book	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
The	O
Bullet	B-Application
Journal	I-Application
Method	O
,	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
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