Rapid-logging

This is the basis of how the Bullet Journal got its name because Rapid-logging consists of Bullets and Signifiers. Rapid-logging is meant to be short-form notation. Rapid-logging consists of 2 parts (Bullets and Signifiers):

1. Bullets

These are divided into 3 main categories:

Task Bullet

The Task Bullet is indicated by a dot: • and it turns into a completed, migrated, scheduled, or cancelled as needed.

• Task - Precedes any Task you write down.

X Completed - Once you’ve completed a Task, mark it with a X

> Migrated - If you didn’t complete a Task, you Migrate it to another Collection.

< Scheduled - Tasks with specific dates in the future. These can be added to the Future Log.

Examples:

• Wash clothes

• Clear gutter

• Math hw ch5 probs 62-90 (odd)

X Buy groceries

X Shine shoes

X Ask for a raise

>  Pick up mail

>  Buy shoes

>  Call Joan

< Visit to the Vet, Sep 16

< Begin budgeting for Anniversary present, June 4

< CL, March

Event Bullet

Indicated by an open circle: O. These are date-specific. You would add them to the according Collections: Future Log, Monthly Log, and Daily Log. Sometimes other Collections if you need to, for example as part of a project planning Collection.

Examples:

O Run

O Meeting at 2pm

O 10am Calc

Note Bullet

Indicated by a dash: -. These are Notes that you want to remember such as ideas, observations, thoughts, and facts.

Examples:

- Night terrors of 1927: Perfect day

- Timer bubble bath

- Got to see AndyAna Jones!

2. Signifiers

Signifiers add extra context to the Bullet Journal. This helps you to see at a glance what the Bullets represent. You do not need to add a Signifier to each Bullet, only the ones you’d like to have more information about stand out. You place these to the left of the Bullets.

Here are some examples:

* = Priority

Eye - Explore

! - Inspiration.

Examples of how you combine Signifiers with Bullets:

$ • Buy ink

* O 9AM phone call

! - Timer bubble-bath

You can create your own Bullets and Signifiers as you see fit. For example, you can use a checkbox instead of a dot for a Task.

Rapid-logging occurs throughout the entire Bullet Journal in Collections (this includes the Month Log, Daily Log, Future Log, and other Collections) by using the Bullets to jot down short snippets and Signifiers to add more context if needed. You do not need to use a Signifier with every Bullet, only add them to the ones you would like more information from at a glance.

Review is key to keeping up with any system. In the Bullet Journal, there is a regular type of review process called Migration.