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So Laura Sackton over at BookRiot came up with 3 bullet journal book spreads that really helped her get on top of her reading life. Pretty nifty idea, huh??
From BookRiot
My Opinion
While this is so cute, I personally would find it to be a waste of time. During the time that you had to draw all of this stuff out, you could have read a decent chunk of the book you were drawing.
Sure, I love looking at a good bullet journal as they’re visually gorgeous (some of them are just works of art) but I don’t think that I would ever personally make one. I mean, come on, it takes so long. I find it to be kind of a time waster. Give me a simple planner and some pens (even colored ones) and I’ll write stuff in. But put all of this work in? I mean I barely have time to socialize with my friends for a few hours (which is needed to keep sane) let alone create a masterpiece like this.
But I know that some people really love them. It can be relaxing and if you got the time to do it, then all power to you. But the question is, does it help you any more than just buying a simple one? Yes, I know that it’s customized and all yours, but…does it really matter?
What are your thoughts?
I never have so many books on the go that I run the risk of getting them confused, and linked with that I don’t read so many that I can’t keep them straight. I can remember just about every book I have read. For me these journals are pointless, and i agree that the effort in creating them is such a big block of time I would rather be reading. To me they are busy work. However, with so many people super connected to some kind of electronic device I think this is serving as a creative release. I say, cut down on your screen time and just read.