I gave up my minimalist BuJo and switched to a full art journal approach

I had this tiny traveler's notebook with just dates and tasks for about 6 months. Everyone in my local meetup group said simple spreads are the only way to stay consistent. But I got bored and started adding washi tape, stickers, and little drawings of my dog. Now I actually want to open the thing every day instead of treating it like a chore. Has anyone else found that going decorative actually helped them stick with their journal?

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the_angela1mo ago

Loved reading this because you basically described my exact same journey. Started with a bare bones bullet journal and felt like I was failing at it until I let myself go wild with the collage stuff. The thing nobody tells you is that making it pretty actually makes you wanna track your habits more, not less. Now I spend way too long picking out which sticker matches my mood for the week and somehow my sleep tracker is more accurate than ever.

tyler_hernandez1mo ago

Same, half my stickers now have full backstories.