I finally tossed my bullet journal after a month of blank pages

I mean, idk, maybe it's just me but I set up this whole fancy tracker for my habits. I even bought new pens and everything. But then I just never opened it, like not even once after the first week. Now it's just sitting there with empty boxes, and I feel guilty every time I see it. Why do I keep doing this when I know I won't stick with it? It's such a waste of money and time. I guess I'm just not cut out for all the pretty spreads people post online.

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wendys361d ago

You saying you're not cut out for the pretty spreads hits home. I see this all the time where people, me included, get sucked into making things look perfect for social media instead of just doing the work. Like @mason.charlie pointed out, those spreads set a bar that's just not realistic for daily life. It turns tools that should help us into sources of stress and guilt. We buy into the idea that we need the right gear to be productive, but then we never use it. It's a cycle that wastes money and makes us feel bad about ourselves.

mason.charlie1d ago

Ugh, been there. I have a drawer full of fancy notebooks I used for exactly three days. The pretty spreads set an impossible standard.