Dot Journaling - A Practical Guide: How to Start and Keep the Planner, To-Do List, and Diary That'll Actually Help You Get Your Life Together

by Rachel Wilkerson Miller

Overview

Organize your life, record what matters, and get stuff done!

What the heck is a dot journal? It’s a planner, to-do list, and diary for every aspect of your life: work, home, relationships, hobbies, everything.

Early adopter Rachel Wilkerson Miller explains how to make a dot journal work for you—whether you find the picture-perfect examples on Pinterest inspiring or, well, intimidating. You decide how simple or elaborate your journal will be, and what goes in there:

• Lists of your to-dos, to-don’ts, and more
• Symbols that will make those lists efficient and effective
• Spreads to plan your day, week, month, or year
• Trackers for your habits and goals (think health, money, travel)
• Accouterments such as washi tape, book darts, and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615194070
Publisher:	The Experiment
Publication date:	04/28/2017
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	243,738
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Rachel Wilkerson Miller is the editor-in-chief of SELF and author of The Art of Showing Up and Dot Journaling—A Practical Guide. Previously, she was a senior editor at BuzzFeed and Vox and a deputy editor at VICE. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Huffington Post, and SELF, and she’s been a guest on NPR, the Today show, and Good Morning America. She lives in Brooklyn with her girlfriend.

Table of Contents

Intro 1

1 The Basics 17

2 Yearly Spreads 33

3 Monthly Spreads 47

4 Monthly Habit Trackers 58

5 Weekly Spreads 71

6 Daily Spreads 85

7 Using Your Dot Journal as a Diary 95

8 Health and Fitness Spreads 114

9 List Ideas 134

10 Financial Spreads 155

11 Chore Spreads 167

12 Meal-Planning Spreads 177

13 Travel Spreads 189

14 Making Your Dot Journal Your Own 200

Resources 219

Bibliography 220

Acknowledgments 222

About the Author 223

Practice Pages 224

Editorial Reviews

"This book . . . will actually help you get your life together."

HelloGiggles

"It covers everything (seriously, everything) you could ever want to know about organizing your life into one simple journal."

Apartment Therapy

"If you’ve never experimented with bullet journaling, this set provides an excellent foray into the art form, namely because it comes with a comprehensive how-to guide. . . . Great quality."

The Spruce

"Anyone who needs a practical resource for getting his or her life in order will fit it with Miller’s step-by-step guide to Dot Journaling."

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

This book…will actually help you get your life together.”—HelloGiggles

“It covers everything (seriously, everything) you could ever want to know about organizing your life into one simple journal.”—Apartment Therapy

“Anyone who needs a practical resource for getting his or her life in order will fit it with Miller’s step-by-step guide to Dot Journaling.”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“If you’ve never experimented with bullet journaling, this set provides an excellent foray into the art form, namely because it comes with a comprehensive how-to guide. . . . Great quality.”—The Spruce

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