My coworker at the coffee shop laughed at my color coded habit tracker

I was sitting at my usual spot at Brew & Bean on 5th Street last Tuesday, putting together my weekly spread in my bullet journal. This barista named Mike leaned over and said 'you know that's just an expensive way to avoid doing laundry, right?' I tried to explain how my habit tracker helps me remember to floss and water my plants, but he just kept smirking. Has anyone else had a stranger judge your journaling system in public?

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karen_carter6d agoMost Upvoted

Wow, that kind of comment would have made me feel pretty seen in a bad way. I gotta ask though, was your habit tracker just for you, or did you have it out on the counter where customers could see it clearly? Because @flores.emma mentioned getting called "extra" too, and I wonder if the setup in public just invites those kinds of opinions from people who don't get it. Like, maybe Mike thought he was being funny, but it's still a total buzzkill when you're just trying to stay on top of your own little stuff. Some folks see a system and automatically assume it's for show rather than actual help. Hope you didn't let that smirk ruin your whole spread.

flores.emma7d ago

My 3 color coded notebooks + a stack of post its got me called "extra" at a coffee shop last month. Like sorry I like being organized, I guess? Some people just don't get the joy of a perfectly filled in tracker.

adam_baker7d ago

Nah, three notebooks and post its is totally normal honestly. I used to keep a giant binder with tabs for everything at my old job and people thought I was nuts, but I never missed a deadline. If it works for you, let them call you extra while you're killing it, lol.