r/BasicBulletJournals is a subreddit with 102k 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"
5 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?"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I found a perfect system to seperate personal & work, as well as tracking incomplete task easily"
1 post
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
: "Getting back to Bullet Journaling, first work day of 2025 in the books!"
26 posts
#8
Bullet
: "Does this count? Bullet Journaling in a pre-printed planner because my brain currently cannot handle drawing everything out myself"
22 posts
#9
Monthly
: "My Monthly spread"
19 posts
#10
Planning
: "This tri-fold monthly insert has been a game changer for my work Planning"
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?"
34 posts
#2
conversation
: "What BuJo idea/advice have you explicitly STOPPED following?"
24 posts
#3
inspiration
: "Keeping close to the original method"
23 posts
#4
monthly
: "My monthly spread"
21 posts
#5
multiple spreads
: "Trying out a small format BuJo"
21 posts
#6
tracking
: "Completed August Media Consumption Log"
15 posts
#7
rapid logging
: "How I use my bujo at work as a sysadmin"
12 posts
#8
question/request
: "I just started looking for some suggestions for new months 📉🗒️"
8 posts
#9
tip
: "PSA: Pilot Frixion Pen Warning!"
6 posts
#10
school
: "My simple pocket bullet journal as a master’s student"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/BasicBulletJournals
Yearly
+19k members(23.6%)
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Last updated: June 23, 2026