Bullet journaling – Art and organising in one

How can journaling play a significant role in one’s planning and accomplishments? Are there forms of journaling that might be more efficient? Eesha from Grade 11 has been into calligraphy and bullet journaling for around five years. Being captivated by calligraphy, she has morphed it into a practice of bullet journaling, a pursuit that she has started spreading to others through Instagram and YouTube. We contacted Eesha to find out more about bullet journaling and why she believes it to be a great medium.  

Discipline is the key to success and organisation is the key to discipline – Eesha, Grade 11 

Being introduced to calligraphy by her friend's mother, Eesha became passionate about the combination of art and organising, carried it with her into bullet journaling and realised the benefits that she was acquiring by making study planners. “Bullet journaling has been the primary tool to keep me organised”, says Eesha, who during the course of her IGCESE preparations realised how templates for other students might be helpful. “Organisation helps you unlock time and keep you grounded in the reality of execution”, she says, and explains that it encourages one to do things upfront, rather than to procrastinate.  

Eesha uses her bullet journaling to keep track of important events and upcoming deadlines, plan study schedules, essays, note down what she thinks worked and did not work during the week, and much more. “One of my favorite pages is the ‘brain dump’ where I note down any interesting idea or thought that I want to explore later”, says Eesha, who also keeps a daily habit tracker, which helps her to track healthy habits. “For me this would typically be hours studied, hours slept, flute practice, amount of water consumed, exercise etc. during the month.” 

Since discovering the benefits of working with bullet journaling, Eesha has put herself to spreading these to fellow students. “I would love to introduce the joys of bullet journaling to the younger grades”, says Eesha, who volunteer to mentor and guide the TISB student body on the bullet journal journey. “Students interested could follow my Instagram page to see examples of work and reach out to me for any guidance.” Eesha has also begun creating a fully functional bullet journal, which would have already printed pages of, for example, weekly planners and habit trackers for people to directly start using and getting organised with. “This is especially for those who don’t have the time or the artistic inclination to make their own.” 

If you are interested in bullet journaling, watching and learning about the merging of creativity and organising, visit Eesha’s Instagram page and YouTube channel.