Am I the only one who didn't know about the original bullet journal key?

I was watching a video from the creator, Ryder Carroll, and he said the first key only had three symbols: a dot for a task, an X for done, and a > for moved. I've been using like ten different colors and shapes for years. Has anyone else tried going back to that simple start?

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abbyk102mo ago

Saw my cousin do the same thing last week. She ripped out half her notebook and now just uses those three symbols. Says it finally feels like a tool, not a chore.

wren6522mo ago

Totally feel that, @abbyk10's cousin gets it.

mark7312mo ago

My buddy got so fed up with his own messy system he did a hard reset last month. He tore out all his old pages and started fresh with just a dot, an X, and that arrow. He says it's the only time his journal has ever felt useful instead of like a second job.