r/BasicBulletJournals is a subreddit with 105k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses bujo, journal, bullet journal, spread, and weekly, and they frequently recommend/review bullet journal.
This is a subreddit for people who don't do all the fancy doodling, calligraphy, etc. in their bullet journals. (Check out https://www.youtube.com/@bulletjournal to learn more)
Popular Themes in r/BasicBulletJournals
#1
Advice Requests
: "Academic year bujo in a LT1917 B6"
6 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "How many of you have given up on bullet journaling because upkeep is too intense/complicated/more work than you want to keep up with? What alternative planners have worked for you if you left BuJo?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/BasicBulletJournals
#1
Bujo
: "What Bujo idea/advice have you explicitly STOPPED following?"
43 posts
#2
Journal
: "Does anyone plan/Journal like this?"
40 posts
#3
Bullet Journal
: "My simple pocket Bullet Journal as a master’s student"
28 posts
#4
Spread
: "My monthly Spread"
28 posts
#5
Weekly
: "Weekly overview in my pocket bujo."
21 posts
#6
Journaling
: "Getting back to Bullet Journaling, first work day of 2025 in the books!"
19 posts
#7
Tracking
: "What BuJo idea/advice have you explicitly STOPPED following?"
18 posts
#8
Setup
: "Super basic pocket Setup"
17 posts
#9
Planning
: "This tri-fold monthly insert has been a game changer for my work Planning"
15 posts
#10
Bullet Journals
: "My super simple October spread"
14 posts
Products Discussed in r/BasicBulletJournals
Bullet Journal
24 reviews
#1
Sakura
4.9★ from 7 reviews
#2
Pilot
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#3
Muji
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/BasicBulletJournals
#1
daily/weekly
: "Does anyone plan/journal like this?"
31 posts
#2
multiple spreads
: "New notebook for Jul - Dec and my setup!"
24 posts
#3
conversation
: "my bullet journal got useful the moment it stopped trying to be pretty"
24 posts
#4
inspiration
: "Keeping close to the original method"
22 posts
#5
monthly
: "My monthly spread"
20 posts
#6
tracking
: "Completed August Media Consumption Log"
15 posts
#7
rapid logging
: "How I use my bujo at work as a sysadmin"
14 posts
#8
question/request
: "I just started looking for some suggestions for new months 📉🗒️"
7 posts
#9
list/collection
: "I made myself a visual chart to identify relevant coping skills. "
6 posts
#10
removed: stolen content
: "A simple reading log format Ive been using for 2 years now"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/BasicBulletJournals
Yearly
+21k members(24.7%)
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Last updated: August 1, 2026