How to Pick the Perfect Bullet Journal

Amanda Adams
4 min readMar 3, 2022
Photos of My Bullet Journal from January & February 2019 (Artist’s Loft, Softcover, Size B5)

I’ve been dabbling in the bullet journal and planner realm for years now. I’ve used structured planners (shout out to the Panda Planner), traditional academic calendars, disk-bound systems, and bullet journals of various sizes.

When it comes to picking a journal, I’ve learned a lot through trial and error and I’m happy to share some considerations to help you select the best journal to meet your needs. Ultimately, I’ve landed on an unstructured, dot grid journal to give me the flexibility to bullet journal and evolve over time.

A few questions to ask yourself as you try to pick a notebook:

  • How portable do you want the journal to be?
  • How do you plan to use the journal?
  • What bothers/irks you the most?

Here is a little more about why you should consider these difference functions when selecting the best notebook to use for your bullet journal.

  • How portable do you want the journal to be?

This can help you determine what size is best. If you want to take your notebook everywhere then go smaller ( try out an A5 size). If your journal is going to live on your desk then the world is your oyster (try out a B5 size). You might also select a more durable hard cover if you plan to toss your journal in your bag

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Amanda Adams
Amanda Adams

Written by Amanda Adams

Eugene, Oregon — Book Lover, Writer, Philanthropist, and Social Justice Advocate.