Starting a bullet journal taught me to slow down, big time.

I mean, when I first got into it, picking colors and drawing grids felt like it would never end. Idk, maybe it's just me but I used to stress over making every page perfect. Now, flipping through those old journals, I see how much I've chilled out. It's funny how something so simple helped me deal with waiting for things in life.

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bennett.vera5d ago

Totally get @jake638 now...

lane.seth5d ago

Remember that trend a while back with people baking their own sourdough? My wife got into it during lockdown, and watching her wait for that starter to bubble taught me more about patience than I ever expected. There were days nothing happened, just a sad jar of goop on the counter. But when it finally worked, that first loaf, even a little lumpy, felt like a real win. It wasn't about the bread, it was about sticking with the quiet, slow process.

jake6386d ago

That part about it helping you deal with waiting really hits home. I see this everywhere now, how we're all set up to expect things right away, from fast internet to next-day delivery. Doing something slow with your hands, like your journal, fights against that. It retrains your brain to find the value in the time spent, not just the finished thing. I've found the same feeling with gardening or even fixing something around the house. The modern world misses that, but those old-school tasks quietly teach patience better than any app could.

lane.joel5d ago

Eh, I get the idea but... is it really that deep? People have always hated waiting for stuff, like mail or crops growing. Sometimes fixing something around the house is just frustrating, not some big lesson. Feels like we're making a simple chore sound way more important than it is.