r/BasicBulletJournals is a subreddit with 104k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, 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"
4 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I found a perfect system to seperate personal & work, as well as tracking incomplete task easily"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Bullet Journal seems great for ADHD + Anxiety… but has anyone got past the perfectionistic/idealistic & aesthetic side & acc keep up with it?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/BasicBulletJournals
#1
Bujo
: "What Bujo idea/advice have you explicitly STOPPED following?"
85 posts
#2
Journal
: "Does anyone plan/Journal like this?"
62 posts
#3
Bullet Journal
: "My simple pocket Bullet Journal as a master’s student"
49 posts
#4
Spread
: "My monthly Spread"
49 posts
#5
Weekly
: "Weekly overview in my pocket bujo."
32 posts
#6
Layout
: "My basic weekly Layout"
28 posts
#7
Journaling
: "What BuJo idea/advice have you explicitly STOPPED following?"
26 posts
#8
Bullet
: "Bullet Journal seems great for ADHD + Anxiety… but has anyone got past the perfectionistic/idealistic & aesthetic side & acc keep up with it?"
22 posts
#9
Monthly
: "My Monthly spread"
19 posts
#10
Planning
: "What BuJo idea/advice have you explicitly STOPPED following?"
19 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?"
37 posts
#2
multiple spreads
: "New notebook for Jul - Dec and my setup!"
22 posts
#3
monthly
: "My monthly spread"
22 posts
#4
conversation
: "my bullet journal got useful the moment it stopped trying to be pretty"
21 posts
#5
inspiration
: "Keeping close to the original method"
20 posts
#6
tracking
: "Completed August Media Consumption Log"
16 posts
#7
rapid logging
: "How I use my bujo at work as a sysadmin"
13 posts
#8
tip
: "PSA: Pilot Frixion Pen Warning!"
7 posts
#9
removed: stolen content
: "A simple reading log format Ive been using for 2 years now"
7 posts
#10
question/request
: "Bullet Journal seems great for ADHD + Anxiety… but has anyone got past the perfectionistic/idealistic & aesthetic side & acc keep up with it?"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/BasicBulletJournals
Yearly
+21k members(24.9%)
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Last updated: July 23, 2026