How this 3 notebook system saved my focus and my productivity

I am sure if you are reading this you have heard that you should journal or that journaling could change your life,

but there are so many methods and none of them on their own.

I went through these two and I eventually came up with this system that works really well for me,

so enough said here is the method.

note book 1 the pocket journal

This is a small note book I take every where I used to use a field notes book but those didn’t last long and where kinda expensive.

Now I use these off brand note books I found at walmart that have 80 pages and a pack of 3 is a 1.25.

I use these to capture ideas, take notes, draw, and just do anything I need to do throughout the day. This is where I put stuff that I can’t put in the bullet journal these will some times be turned into a longer journal entry or article.

This is the most basic unit of the system and if you're only going to do one I recommend doing this one.

Note book 2 the bullet journal

This besides the default journal is probably the most recognizable type of journal and if you have a feed anything like mine you are constantly bombarded with perfect spreads and habit trackers.

This I think gives it a bad rap when people see it as a performitive art done just for instagram then a legitimately useful tool. My spreads are nothing glamorous and are often very bad.

My terrible monthly spread

I find it really useful and find myself way more likely to get stuff done if I write it down instead of putting it in a digital to-do list app or calendar.

Note book 3 the “normal journal”

This is probably what you think of when you think of journaling this is the run of the mill dear diary used by every overly emotional teen and yogi in the world.

I use this for normal entries, writing on a topic before I click publish, and writing exercises like train of thought writing and others.

This pairs really well with the others cause this is where most of the mental benefits come from the other two are all productivity this is where the mental health stuff comes from.