You've seen them on Pinterest, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, etc.

Yes, indeed, bullet journals are very popular for their aesthetic appeal. The layouts and designs featured in bullet journal posts on social media or anywhere seem to look quite complex and require a lot of drawing or calligraphy skill. In actuality, bullet journals do not need to be the greatest art piece you have ever created.

Whatever you want to put in the bullet journal, you can put in it. That's the great thing about starting with a blank journal. You may not know what you're going to create, but it's original and it's you.

Everyone can create a bullet journal and everyone needing that extra bit of organization in their life should make a bullet journal, and I will tell you why.

1. You will become a lot more organized

Although bullet journals look like they are really time-consuming, they don't have to be if the purpose of your journal is to organize your life such as daily tasks, events, reminders, etc. Sure, designing specific pages might take up some more time, but that is all a part of the fun, right?

2. You will actually be excited about journaling

Buying new pens to journal with? Hell YEAH.

All the colors of pens, washi tapes, markers, stickers, notes, etc. make journaling so much more bright and entertaining. It brings such a fun aspect to something that is daily and mundane such as creating to-do lists or keeping a planner. Suddenly keeping track of your finances is scary but fun at the same time?

3. You can practice being creative

Bullet journaling won't take up a lot of time in your day if you do just a little bit every day. Plus, you get to train your organizational and designing skills by planning how you want your layout. Maybe one week you might want to try doing something new, why not? Bullet journaling is a stress-free and safe way to explore and try new things! It is also a great creative outlet especially if you don't normally do artistic activities in your free time.

4. It just looks good

No other words needed.

5. You will feel proud of yourself

Wouldn't you feel happy if you successfully made a beautiful bullet journal page? If there is a day where you did not do anything productive besides bullet journaling, that is still an accomplishment in itself and you should be proud!

6. Anyone can do it

A lot of designs are just composed of smaller basic shapes that everyone is able to draw! You can find a lot of inspiration and tutorials on Pinterest!

Overall, bullet journals are a perfect blend of a planner and sketchbook. I recently started one and now I have never felt more organized than before. I can easily find pages that I have written before instead of randomly scribbling something down on one page and giving up finding it days later. It is a feeling that really changes you.