Unpopular opinion: I was wrong about needing a fancy notebook for bullet journaling

I read a blog post from a teacher in Chicago who tracked her whole year in a basic 99 cent composition book. She said the cheap paper forced her to focus on the system, not the art. I tried it for a month and my planning got way simpler and faster. Has anyone else ditched the expensive stuff and found it helped?

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cora81315d ago

The real unpopular opinion is calling a composition book "cheap paper". Those things are workhorses, the paper is way better than most people give it credit for. My old school comp books have held up for years without bleeding through. The key is finding the right pen, not the right notebook.

rosepark15d ago

My grandma's 1998 composition book still looks crisp, no ghosting at all. You're right, cora813, we blame the tool instead of learning how to use it properly. It's the same reason people buy fancy gear but never actually practice the skill.

sanchez.ivan15d agoTop Commenter

Remember my dad's old workshop manuals from the 80s, printed on that cheap, pulpy paper. They've outlasted three of my fancy notebooks because he used the right pencil, kind of like what cora813 said about finding the right pen. We really do overthink the gear sometimes.