**Pros: [[Focus]], portability, durability, modularity.** **Cons: Restricted, unlinked, slow** There is no true [[More is Unnecessary, Less is Impossible.|perfect tool]] or system, there is only the [[Tradespace]]. > [!check] Pros > - **[[Focus]]** - bullet journals don't have other apps or tabs you can get distracted with > - [[Desired Difficulty]] - bullet journals don't _let_ you go on forever, you're forced to [[Distillation|distill]] things rather than keep cruft > - **Flexible** - bullet journals can be anything you want - pages can be planners, journals, to-do lists, or just doodles > - **Durable** - paper technology isn't going to get out-dated or sold off to Microsoft > [!question] Simultaneously Good & Bad > - **Slow** - you have to slow down your thinking > - **Doesn't Scale** - your journal from 5 years ago isn't going to resurface when you're working on something today > - **Static** - things, once written, pretty much just are - you _know what's there_, but it will never grow beyond you > [!fail] Cons > - **Unlinked** - your notebook can't really be linked in to or out from, this is a massive disadvantage in my eyes > - **Lacks Search** - relies on you having a good index system & using it all the time. > - **Less Portable** - your phone is more likely to be on you than a notebook & a pen The [[Medium Method]] attempts to bridge the divide. **** # More ## Source - [[The Bullet Journal Method]] ## Related - [[Bullet Journaling]]