We've all seen it.

我們都見過。

We've all seen the pictures, the beautiful setups, the perfect spreads, a productivity powerhouse will solve all of your problems, cure your anxiety, make you laser focused and will give you the spider sense.

我們都看到過這樣的圖片，漂亮的佈置，完美的傳播，一個生產力的動力源將解決你所有的問題，治癒你的焦慮，讓你脈衝光般專注，並給你蜘蛛感。

Is that right?

是這樣嗎？

It seems a little too good to be true, mate.

這似乎有點好得不像真的，夥計。

Spoiler alert.

劇透警報

It is.

就是這樣。

In this video, I'm going to point out the biggest of keeping my own journal.

在這段視頻中，我將指出自己寫日記的最大好處。

But first, let's rewind a little.

但首先，讓我們倒帶一下。

It's 2018. 15-year-old Bartek is scrolling on Instagram when suddenly he sees a picture that would change his life forever.

現在是 2018 年。15 歲的巴特克正在 Instagram 上滾動瀏覽，突然他看到了一張將永遠改變他一生的照片。

It wasn't long till I fell deep into the rabbit hole of BuJo research.

沒過多久，我就掉進了研究 BuJo 的兔子洞。

My feed was soon flooded with weekly spreads, habit trackers, budget planners and coffee type spreads.

很快，我的信息源裡就充斥著各種週報、習慣追蹤、預算計劃和咖啡類週報。

I learned everything there was about bullet journaling.

我學到了關於子彈日記的一切。

And when the time was right, I ordered my own notebook.

在時機成熟時，我訂購了自己的筆記本。

And that's when the frustration came in, because I expected to be able to replicate these beautiful setups right from the very start.

這時，我的挫敗感油然而生，因為我期望從一開始就能複製這些美麗的場景。

Newsflash, I wasn't.

新消息是，我沒有。

Not at first, at least.

至少一開始沒有。

And to butcher a very pretty spread.

還屠宰了一個非常漂亮的攤位。

Yeah, that pissed me off.

是啊，這讓我很生氣。

But I am not one to give up too easily.

但我不會輕易放棄。

So after a few blunders, I finally came up with a setup that I thought would be perfect for me.

是以，在經歷了幾次失誤之後，我終於想出了一個我認為非常適合我的設置。

And guess what?

你猜怎麼著？

It worked.

成功了

I got more done.

我完成了更多的工作。

I was way more organized.

我更有條理了。

I gained some clarity.

我豁然開朗。

And the best benefit of them all, I think, is that my time actually slowed down to exactly the right pace.

我認為，其中最大的好處是，我的時間實際上慢了下來，節奏恰到好處。

It felt not too slow, not too fast, but right where it should be.

感覺不緊不慢，恰到好處。

Plus, I got a shit ton of compliments for the Bujo itself.

此外，我還得到了一大堆對布喬本身的讚美。

But this is exactly where people make the biggest Bujo mistake.

但這恰恰是人們犯下的最大錯誤。

And trust me, it took me four years, four years to figure this out.

相信我，我花了四年時間，四年時間才想明白這一點。

Let me use a metaphor to exemplify this.

讓我用一個比喻來說明這一點。

You've probably heard of van life, right?

你可能聽說過麵包車生活吧？

But did you know that it actually started as a super cheap and easy gateway to adventure and travel?

但你知道嗎，它最初其實是一個超級廉價、便捷的探險和旅行通道。

You pop a mattress in your trunk and boom, you're ready to explore the world.

把床墊放進後備箱，"轟 "的一聲，你就可以探索世界了。

But with time, it actually became a competition of who can fit the most luxurious villa into a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.

但隨著時間的推移，這實際上成了一場比拼誰能把最豪華的別墅裝進奔馳 Sprinter 的比賽。

And that is exactly what happened with Bujos.

這正是布若斯的遭遇。

The original concept was supposed to turn any notebook that you had lying around into a productivity tool that would truly help you organize your life.

最初的設計理念是把你隨身攜帶的筆記本變成一種生產力工具，真正幫助你安排好自己的生活。

A tool that is custom-made for you, easy to maintain, and most importantly, simple.

為您量身定製的工具，易於維護，最重要的是簡單易用。

But there is nothing simple or low making it pretty.

但這並不簡單，也不低級。

Now, I'll get happily eaten in the comments for this, but I actually think that keeping a pretty Bujo and doing these beautiful spreads is counterproductive.

現在，我會是以在評論中被吃得很開心，但實際上，我認為保持漂亮的布喬和做這些美麗的傳播會適得其反。

It is distracting you from getting things done rather than helping you get things done.

它會分散你的注意力，讓你無法完成工作，而不是幫助你完成工作。

Before, I used to spend hours every month in order to create the perfect spreads.

以前，我每個月都要花費幾個小時來製作完美的傳播。

The main focus was not to organize my life, but to look good doing it.

主要重點不是安排我的生活，而是讓我的生活看起來更美好。

So naturally, there were months where I didn't exactly feel like setting up my spreads and that led to gaps in my journaling journey.

是以，很自然地，有幾個月我不太喜歡設置我的電子表格，這導致我的日記之旅出現了空白。

Now, I literally just use a highlighter to mark the day and get straight to the point.

現在，我只用熒光筆標註日期，直奔主題。

I do still keep some pretty spreads just because I just like when things look good.

我還是會保留一些漂亮的展品，因為我喜歡東西看起來漂亮。

But first of all, they take me minutes to create, and second of all, I never sacrifice function for form.

但首先，我花幾分鐘就能完成創作，其次，我從不為形式而犧牲功能。

Never.

從來沒有

And I used to do that all the time.

我以前經常這樣做。

You need to journal more than usual on a day and need more space?

您每天需要寫的日記比平時多，需要更多的空間？

No problem, just stretch the day out.

沒問題，只要把時間拉長就行。

You want to keep meeting notes in one place?

您想將會議記錄保存在一個地方？

Go ahead, don't worry about keeping a beautiful spread.

來吧，不用擔心保持漂亮的攤位。

Going on a trip where the Bujo might get wet?

要去旅行，Bujo 可能會被淋溼？

Yeah, no, that's too far even for me.

是啊，不，對我來說也太遠了。

But that still is the beauty and main point of Bujoing.

但這仍然是 Bujoing 的魅力和重點所在。

Flexibility.

靈活性。

You do not need to stick to the form that was given to you.

您不必拘泥於發給您的表格。

And these prom queen beautiful Bujo spreads, they just they just don't allow for that.

而這些舞會皇后美麗的布喬傳播，他們只是他們只是不允許這樣做。

So my first tip, if you'd like to start a Bujo, is to keep it simple.

是以，如果你想創建 Bujo，我的第一個建議是保持簡單。

Do not stick to the form.

不要拘泥於形式。

If something works for you, great, keep doing it.

如果某件事對你有用，很好，那就繼續做下去。

But if something doesn't, just switch it up.

但如果沒有，就換一種。

Don't worry about making it pretty.

不用擔心做得不好看。

The next crazy thing is bullet journal people very often actually forget to journal.

下一件瘋狂的事情是，寫子彈日記的人經常會忘記寫日記。

Bujos are not just for organization, they are for clarity.

Bujos 不只是為了組織，也是為了清晰。

They're called bullet journals for a reason.

它們被稱為子彈式日記是有原因的。

And there is no better way to get clarity than writing your thoughts out.

沒有比把自己的想法寫出來更好的方法了。

And that's something I cannot recommend enough.

這是我不能不推薦的。

My routine is to journal each evening.

我的日常工作是每天晚上寫日記。

I write about whatever I feel like.

我想寫什麼就寫什麼。

It doesn't have to anything fancy or complicated.

它不需要花哨或複雜。

In fact, this is what most of my journal entries look like.

事實上，我的大部分日記都是這樣寫的。

I went to school today.

我今天去上學了。

Nothing interesting happened.

沒什麼有趣的事情發生。

I'm wondering if I should drop out.

我在想我是否應該退學。

Anyway, I worked a little after that, went to the gym too, I think.

總之，之後我工作了一會兒，好像還去了健身房。

Then I spent some time with my friends.

然後，我花了一些時間和朋友們在一起。

Yeah, that's pretty much it.

是啊，差不多就是這樣。

Good night.

晚安

You see, nothing fancy at all.

你看，一點也不花哨。

After that, I grab prepare for what's coming the next day and I write down the tasks that I want to accomplish.

之後，我會加快腳步準備第二天的工作，並寫下我想完成的任務。

This helps massively with waking up and not knowing what to do every single day.

這對每天起床後不知道該做什麼大有幫助。

But do not skip the journaling part.

但不要跳過日記部分。

This is where most of the benefits actually come from.

這就是大部分好處的實際來源。

You will understand better how you spend your time.

你會更好地瞭解自己是如何花費時間的。

You will get to look back at what your younger self was thinking.

你可以回顧一下年輕時的自己是怎麼想的。

And that itself is invaluable.

這本身就是無價之寶。

One other thing I do in the evenings, and I think this is the most important part of all, is gratitude journaling.

我晚上還會做一件事，我認為這是最重要的部分，那就是寫感恩日記。

Now, before this gets too cheesy, let me tell you, this is one of the most ROI habits that you can pick up.

現在，在這變得太俗氣之前，讓我告訴你，這是你能養成的最有投資回報率的習慣之一。

Writing down what you're grateful for every single day is such a great step you can make towards lasting happiness for life.

每天寫下自己的感激之情，是邁向持久幸福生活的重要一步。

Now, this simple exercise, it won't bring any benefits immediately.

現在，這種簡單的練習不會立即帶來任何好處。

But in the long term, it will truly, truly, truly have an impact on your fulfillment, happiness, and being able to appreciate the small things, even during bad days.

但從長遠來看，這將真正、真正、真正地影響你的成就感和幸福感，讓你即使在不順心的日子裡也能懂得珍惜小事。

Before I leave you with all these already great tips, there is one more thing that I think way too many people overlook.

在我向你們介紹這些已經很不錯的建議之前，我認為還有一件事被很多人忽視了。

And that is the review.

這就是評論。

And it doesn't matter whether monthly, weekly, or whatever.

至於是按月、按周，還是其他什麼，都無所謂。

What matters is that you do it regularly.

重要的是你要經常這樣做。

There is not much sense in having all these thoughts and insights written down if you don't actually look back at them and implement them in your own life.

如果你不回過頭來看看這些想法和見解，並將它們應用到自己的生活中，那麼寫下這些想法和見解也就沒有多大意義了。

And that is the review comes in.

這就是審查的意義所在。

I do it once every month and I ask myself four questions.

我每個月都會問自己四個問題。

What worked?

什麼起作用了？

What didn't?

什麼沒有？

What lessons did I learn?

我學到了什麼？

And how did my habits go?

我的習慣如何？

I sometimes switch up the last one for where did my time go?

我有時會把最後一項換成 "我的時間都去哪兒了？

And whenever I'm time tracking, I will just write down exactly what I did during the month.

每當我進行時間追蹤時，我都會準確地寫下我在這個月裡做了什麼。

I read through the journal entries of the month and I realize how little I managed to accomplish.

我翻閱了這個月的日記，發現自己完成的事情少之又少。

And then I promise to myself that I'm going to do better next month.

然後我向自己保證，下個月我會做得更好。

Do I actually?

真的嗎？

Let me not comment on that.

我不想對此發表評論。

As usual, a YouTube video can't ever cover any given topic completely.

與往常一樣，YouTube 視頻不可能完全涵蓋任何特定主題。

So these are just some of the most important thoughts that I had over the past five years of journaling.

以上就是我寫日記五年來最重要的一些想法。

Don't make it pretty.

不要做得太漂亮。

Write down your thoughts.

寫下你的想法。

Be grateful and review.

心懷感激，回顧過去。

If you'd like to see how I keep my iPhone set up minimalistic, click the video over here.

如果你想看看我是如何將 iPhone 設置得簡約的，請點擊這裡觀看視頻。