I love the Bullet Journal system. I've been using it for a few years now. It fits my style better than anything else I've tried. You don't need to read this book in order to use the system; the website provides enough of an overview to make it useful. But it's nice to have the definitive reference to the system. And it's also interesting to hear some of the stories and reasoning behind how it works.

Like many self-help books, this one has its fair share of fluff. After outlining the basics of the system, the book veers into general philosophy about how to live an “intentional life.” Which is fine. There's plenty of wisdom in there, and I definitely have things to learn about how to use the Bullet Journal to its fullest potential. But a lot of it feels unnecessary to the book, or at least unfocused. The book seems to be trying to be too much at once.

Maybe it's just me. I've been using this system for years, but after reading this book I wonder if I haven't yet caught the vision.