Heard a guy at the cafe say bullet journaling is just procrastination with extra steps, and it got under my skin

Troy Chen · 2026-10-10T17:25:03.569106+00:00

I was at this coffee shop in Portland last Tuesday and the guy at the next table was telling his friend that bullet journaling is just procrastination with extra steps. I almost said something but I didn't, and now I'm annoyed at myself for staying quiet. Here's the thing though, he kind of had a point about how I've been doing it. I spent 45 minutes last week setting up a weekly spread with washi tape instead of actually doing the 3 things on my list. How do you all keep the setup from eating the actual work?

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Heard a guy at the cafe say bullet journaling is just procrastination with extra steps, and it got under my skin | Bullet Journaling - Vivisector