To my mind, I had an airtight system in place, relying on made-up medleys with a simple beat: check, letter, call Time Warner; check, letter, call Time Warner. We now know that the brain truly can’t be trusted to hold or remember more than a few thoughts at a time. That’s why I decided to pick up bullet journaling, a system created by Ryder Carroll that organizes your to-do list, your schedule and your journal in one notebook while giving you free rein to design it according to your lifestyle. I was drawn in by its flexibility and the beautiful spreads created by others, but in practice, I couldn’t keep up the momentum. One can create custom collections, blank pages that can take any form, even just a simple list.

Source: New York Times December 27, 2018 19:52 UTC