In today's video I will be talking you through how I use the Rolling Weekly in my Bullet Journal! This is my favourite weekly layout of all time, and I actually made a video on it 2(!) years ago on this channel (which you can watch here if you're so inclined: • BULLET JOURNAL WEEKLY ... )
I have since learned that the rolling weekly (also known as a running task list) comes from a form of future planning called the Alastair Method, which you can read about here: bulletjournal.com/blogs/bulle...
The rolling weekly is a great alternative to a standard daily or weekly spread in your bullet journal if you're someone like me with lots of tasks to get done that don't have a specific deadline.
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Have you ever used the rolling weekly? Do you have any tips to make it even more productive? Let us know in the comments! 🥰
Plant Based Bride I will try it in May.
I’m going to try this and see if it works better than the weekly I use right now, which doesn’t help and I forget to use a lot.
Hi very nice! I also been using it for 3 years But I add the days in a Column then I have a week grid and designate task to a day by writing it on the hight of the day - merely I have a grid when I tackle a project to see wich tasks are connected Kind regards
I love the two two day spread. I would love it if you would partner with a company and make one with the weekly task list in an 8x11. I would love to share what other pages I would want included that I feel are essential. I cannot t find what I need being sold today and it is based on your two two day weekly spread with task list.
I started using the rolling weekly this month, but instead of a place for just events/ appointments, I use a circle and it goes in the list with everything else.
Am I the only one who was just staring at her nails BECAUSE THEY LOOK SO COOL
Nope!! I am always taken in by her fingernails. She always gets two views from me. The first view is just me watching her fingers, the second is to learn what she is trying to teach me!!
I found them distracting. I think she should tone them down some, maybe a neutral color and less pointy. Good content though- let that shine brightest.
Tubes Horns no, they’re perfect - I actually watch only her videos because she actually puts effort into her nails, unlike most bullet journalers with baby carrot fingers and bitten nails
Ikr!
I love them. Very elegant.
I'm just starting my first bullet journal and I felt that the typical monthly/weekly spreads were going to be too much work for my ADHD brain 😄. This video just showed me the exact method I need! I'm happy I saw this video before I'd get annoyed to transfer the tasks again and again and i'd stop using it altogether! Thank you so much! 😃
there’s a couple articles on the bullet journal website about bujoing with adhd that you may be interested in!
Yes honestly most spreads overwhelm and intimate me and I feel like I’d just run away mentally and therefore stop bullet journaling altogether
I hope you've been able to keep up with it. I got overwhelmed even though I set realistic goals (fellow ADHDer here 👋). So I'm getting back to it sans traditional bujo. I got the rocketbook reusable journal and so far I LOVE it. I love being able to erase stuff and start over. If I have a writing type-o (probably from dysgraphia) or smudge it, I can just use my water brush pen to wet down the offending mark and start over. This has been really helpful in my attempt to figure out a new system. Because if it's not working out for me, I just wet it down, wipe it up, and can try something else.
Oh, if you are thinking about the rocketbook just know it does have its drawbacks. For my brain, they're nothing compared to the alternative. The ink comes off really easy, almost too easy. I flipped the notebook so I could write using my left hand as a hard surface. It's a bit hot in my upstairs rooms and some of the ink transferred to my hand. It was still legible and now I'm overly cautious when I'm not using a proper writing surface. Heat can make the ink disappear, but freezing the book can bring it back. If you don't erase within about 30 days or so, the pages may stain. However, you can use a damp cloth diluted with alcohol and carefully remove the stain. You just have to be careful since this may remove the dots. Most people said they didn't have issues removing stains. I think the biggest inconvenience for me is smudging. The pages are a smooth gloss which allows the *Frixion pen ink to be removed easily. This means that it also takes about 15 seconds to dry before you can close or flip the page. It's not really a big deal. So far, everything has been legible the few times I managed it. Oh yeah, and the Frixion line of pens/markers/highlighters are the only kind that can be erased. Some people complain that they run out too fast so the increased cost isn't worth it, but they also aren't using the Rocketbook. I imagine the Rocketbook uses less ink because the page isn't absorbing it, it's sitting on top of it. I have no idea if anyone is actually interested in it, but I hope this helps anyone who is.
@@Lyssadarling22 If you use a finer point, there are less issues with smudging. Wasn't sure what I should use to do a bullet journal. I have some Rocketbook journals
I like the soft schedule /floated task feature because it solves the problem for people with changing schedules. I may also use a half circle for little tasks (about 30 minutes orless than hour) that I can do before or after workdays, to differentiate from bigger tasks (hour or more) which I'd use a full circle.
Love the half/full circle idea!
I saw your video last year and that completely changed my bullet journal method. I'm at university so I have lot's of tasks that need to be done in various days. This helped me to see the progress on my projects and save me time since I don't have to rewrite tasks. I find out very useful to ad a vertical line for the day that a task need to be done, like a due line, so I can easily see how much time I need for a task. It's difficult to explain, so I will try to "draw" it: M T W T F S S . . . | . task This task HAS to be done before Friday
Oh I like this!! 👍
thank you!!
When you are ready for it and (probably) done with this journal, please, please, PLEASE do a flip-thru! When you showed your filled-in Oct dutch door, I just loved it! I love seeing these gorgeous spreads actually used. And thank you for doing this video. Your earlier video has always been intriguing to me, but not as clear as this one, so way to go!
I will! Probably one of my first videos in 2020 ☺️ I also have a few old flip throughs on my channel!
This was so useful as it actually was focusing on the BuJo setup and use. Many videos spend so much on the decorating that the functionality gets lost. I just discovered the Alastair method and find it useful. But I am still tweaking it to figure out what works for me. Rewriting daily is simply irritating, just like you said. Thank you for a very useful video!
I’m so glad you found it useful! I try to find a balance between more artsy videos and videos that focus on productivity ☺️
I feel offended that I've been bullet journaling for years now but found you literally just today. 😥 I've been binging your videos and they're all so helpful and inspiring. Thank you so much, Elizabeth! 💖
As someone with ADHD I think this would help me stay organized, not too much clutter and I don't have to delegate anything to specific days and clutter up my weekly I wish I had found out about this sooner!!
Just wanted to drop a note to say that I based my favorite weekly spread on this a few years back. It’s gotten me through graduate school, two pregnancies, a cross country move, the first three years of a demanding academic job, and kept me more or less organized and on top of my life through all that. Thank you for the inspiration and all your beautiful videos. And yay vegans, vegans rock!
Ah I love this!! So glad I was able to help you find the weekly spread that works for your life ❤️
I find the word "Tasks" so satisfying for some reason.
Ever since I started using this method I feel like I'm way more organised. Thank you so much for sharing that!
Yay!! I’m so happy to hear that 🥰
why have i just discovered this 3years into my bullet journalling journey and why has this changed my life forever
OMG this spread is AWESOME!!! A lot of my errands are soft scheduled, and it usually takes multiple days to finish my projects, and this spread is just what I need! My January pages are already done so I'll still use them, but starting from February I'm switching to this spread for sure!! Hello from Vancouver BC, and thank you for sharing!
Thank you for this video... I was burnt out with my bujo and so tired of moving tasks from day to day and this rolling weekly method is perfect for me!!! Life saver!
Yay! I hope it works for you ❤️
This is brilliant. Not knowing about this is the reason I stopped bullet journaling. Now I know what to do, so thank you!
I've used this method for a few weeks now then attempted to use one of my old layouts and it felt so strange 😅 Rolling weeklies are the best! And you explained it very well!
Hahaha I don’t think I could ever go back! Thank you ❤️
I absolutely love this idea! It's so clever, thank you for sharing it with all of us.
I am just starting bullet journaling and this makes so much since! Thanks for sharing
The faux Dutch door setup had changed the game for me! Thanks for such a helpful explanation of this method. I've been stressing about how to make the bujo work for me.
This layout is awesomeeeee! I AM using it since november 2019 and I never get tired of it. Love it I'll use it next year too. Elizabeth! You have great tips
Very helpful; thank you so much. This method looks like it will fit my brain and life much better than the "standard" daily log.
Yes, that's the best weekly layout. Thanks so much for this. I can't now think of any other format when i'd think about Planning my week.
I was so lost through entire video but as soon as you showed your filled in version, i magically understood it! This is so freaking amazing! I wanted something exactly like this. I am so greatful❤❤❤❤
Love this method! I will try it on my next weeks and see if it works for me! Thank you for sharing!!!
Can’t get enough of how organized it all looks! I’ve done my January set up with the rolling week!
Thank you so much!!! I have been struggling with floating tasks schedule problems for a long time. This is just what I need!
Genius! And I love the idea of not putting "soft" to do stuff on the normal day's schedule. It will avoid me a lot of self-disappointment for not having done it. This is usually the main (and worst) mistake I do, when compiling lists for the coming week.
Can I just tell you how much of a genius spread this is..i mean it's so SIMPLE..but yet soooo good
This is exactly what I need for college. Thank you!!
I have been searching for a system that I think might work for me for a while now, and this seems perfect. Thank you!
I’ve been looking for a weekly layout that can work for me, and I’m thinking of trying something similar to yours! Thank you for sharing this setup!
I just started bullet journaling the beginning of this month. I am thankful that I found your channel while researching bullet journaling. l have only been journaling for a couple of weeks now but the rolling weekly is a spread i find useful and will continue to use. I am using a modify version but wouldn't have been able to do so without this video. Thank you.
This is SO helpful. As a teacher I often have so many tasks that don’t need to get done on a specific day but can just get done if I’ve got a free moment so I love the rolling weekly! Can’t wait to try this. I was so stressed last semester and I think bujo is going to help me stay organized, less stressed and just happier!
Thank you for this video. I realized by watching it I was already doing something similar and it's nice to see it explained so well.
Gahhhhhhh! I love this! This is exactly what I needed for my new bujo! Excited to implement it.
Definitely going to give this a try. I struggle with productivity especially now because I work from home. Seeing all the tasks in one space and having the days of the week beside the list is blowing my mind. My tasks are constantly shifting and this seems perfect for the flexibility that I need to keep organized. Going to try it out next week!! 🤩🤓
Thank you so much for sharing your method. I think what I love about this method is how simple and clean it is. I find it so very easy to get overwhelmed by lists and designs and perfection but this method is just so simple and straight forward. I love how you do design your weekly spreads but again they are simple but very effective. I will definitely be using this method in my new bullet journal!!
I'm re-attempting BuJo, and this sort of what I've been doing, but with a lot more writing than I've wanted. I'm very excited to try your rolling weekly, this looks so useful!
Thank you for this video, it makes a lot more sense now. I can't wait to try it as lately I just have been randomly assigning tasks to days. Thank you for always making such great videos
Thanks, Alexis! Let me know how you like it ☺️
Discovered this video about a year ago and it changed everything. Because I was writing larger journal entries and meeting notes in my dailies, my task list was disappearing onto previous pages frequently. If I don’t see the tasks, I don’t remember to do them and I was getting frustrated with rewriting my tasks every couple days. With this weekly set up, I use the subsequent pages for journal entries and notes but keep my page marker on the weekly spread for quick reference. Thank you for this video.
Thank you for explaining what we actually write (or do not write) on these spreads.
Hello Elizabeth from a fellow Canuck. I come to you from Ottawa. THANK YOUUUUUUU for this video!! I finally understand -clearly, the concept of rolling weeklies! I stumbled upon the bullet journal notion late in 2020 and fell head-over-heels with the concept (I am, after all, a self-confessed stationary nerd). I have been doing bullet journaling (trying to) since January 2021. Since then I have watched a loooooooot of videos to fully grasp the notion. Luckily for me I came across your channel after doing a lot of jumping channel to channel. While i LUUUUUUUV bullet journal and my notebook, I was becoming more and more annoyed with the re-writing of my migrated tasks and activities (even though i thoroughly understand Ryder Carroll's POV on rewriting). Like you have a loooooooot of tasks in a week that are mostly soft-scheduled and found I was not as motivated as I would have liked to use my bujo consistently. I admit that using the rolling weekly/ Alastair Method was intriguing to me, but at the same time, I was apprehensive to put it in practice (I was afraid of "messing it up"...). Your video has shown me it is much much simpler to use than my brain had ever envisioned. Thanks again! :0)
I watched this video like 5 times before attempting to set up my own but I THINK I GOT IT! Thank you so much for taking the time to remake this video and explain things!
Starting my first bujo tomorrow. Got my journal in the mail today, and instant first-page intimidation! Bah! Thank you for taking the pressure off. Looking forward to learning more from you.
I’m definitely going to try this for my first weekly of January. I think I’ll do a Dutch door though and do 2 weeks for the spread with events on the full pages and tasks on the Dutch door. I love the visual on the rolling task list but I don’t love the emptiness of the weekly. Maybe that’s where I can integrate gratitude and memories. So many ideas! Thank you for the inspiration.
this is actually what I've been looking for, for my bullet journal, thank you so much 💛
I love this! Doing my first bullet journal and this is the best system I've seen!
This is so helpful! I’ve been trying to plan out how I want to do my weeklys once college starts back up so that I can have my assignment/hw to do list with each weekly instead of having to flip back and having one really long list for the whole term. This is the perfect setup
I was a little hesitant to start bullet journaling because I thought I wouldn’t always have time to a nice weekly spread, but after watching this video I’m convinced ♥️ I love the simplicity of this. It’s exactly what I need. Also I’ve been watching a lot of your other bullet journaling videos and they’ve really helped me understand what bullet journaling is about. 💕
This is fantastic! I'm brand new to bullet journaling, and I have found most weekly spreads I've seen to be kind of useless for me. But this will work! Thank you so much!
This is brilliant! That French door method is a game changer!!
I came to youtube looking for a more efficient way to set up my weekly spreads and you did the job! I'm looking forward to trying this next week, thank you!
Thanks so much. I’m glad to have a better understanding if the Allister method now.
I think i just discovered THE weekly spread for me. Honestly this is kind of a life saver for my bujo, i can finally have a full page dedicated to the events/classes so i have them well organized (i have to take subjects from two different years and it was a nightmare to put organize in the other spreads). And the tasks spread is AMAZING, I can’t remember how many times i had to re write the same task bc I didn’t finish it on the day i wrote it. It even gives me enough space to put weekly trackers (since monthly just didn’t work for me).
Yay! I’m so glad this system resonates with you ❤️
I came across the first video you did and it's been crucial to keeping my very forgetful /procrastination self and madhouse work schedule on track. I use a circle for allocating the day I want to work on something and then partially colour it in if I've worked on it that day but not completed it and repeat until it's done.
This was so helpful for me and the job that I have, thank you for sharing!
I've loved this folding method. It's genius! Thanks.
I am new to bullet journaling and am setting up my first one for 2022. I have been watching a lot of videos for different type of set-ups and this has got to be my favorite. I will definitely be using the one with the Dutch door. What an amazing lay out! Thank you for showing them and explaining them so well!!
Love the rolling weekly layout. It highlights my day when you upload
Aw thank you ❤️
Thanks for sharing! Finally starting a BJ this month. I wanted to get to that in January, but the world had other plans. Feeling on the mend with the new school year beginning, and this is such a comprehensive and efficient way to do weeklys. I was looking for something simple that didn't take too much time to set up, and this is it!
In addition to this excellent description of the rolling weekly, I'm appreciating that you're giving the best credit where credit is due and sources to the ideas as you can. So many people on here don't do that at all, and I respect the folks who do - online or otherwise. Thanks for modeling this specific kind of integrity.
I have just started bullet journaling and your channel kept getting recommended on KZhead when I was looking for ideas. Lots of very helping hints and techniques! You explain things so clearly and calmly; your videos are a pleasure to watch. I was getting frustrated with transferring tasks so this technique of the rolling weekly was a game changer for me and came at a good time. You’ve got yourself a new subscriber. Thanks. 🙏
I’ve tried this system and it works for me! Can’t get enough of this video
I’m so glad it works for you!
This is probably the most simple and effective way of bullet journaling from what I saw on KZhead. Thanks, I will definitely try this!
I’ve been doing this the past almost three months. Game changer!!!❤️📖🖊
Yess such a game changer!! 🙌
Watched this and then scrolled through your instagram profile to find the post on it and add it to my Bujo collection. Most of my tasks aren't day-specific, aside from my work shifts, so this method will be very useful.
I love your video, thank you for the ideas. I am new to the bullet journal and will be trying your dutch door weekly!
Thank you for explaining this so clearly. A reason I watch your videos is because you are so clear when you explain ideas. Thank you. I appreciate you. I appreciate your clarity.
Thank you so much ❤️ I do my best!
@@PlantBasedBride doing your best is all that can ever be expected from anyone. Be blessed.
This is incredibly helpful! This is the method that I didn't know that I needed.
I think I've already commented on this video, but I wanted to give a bit of an update. I LOVE this idea, and I've been wanting to use it for a while now, but haven't found the chance. And now with the quarantine, I definitely don't have enough to fill a weekly task list (since I'm still working 8h days). However! I'm planning to try this on a monthly basis! On my left page, I will have a monthly calendar with space underneath for events and appointments, and on the right page, I'm dividing the page into 5 horizontal spaces for each week. I'll test it out next month and see how it goes! Thanks again (and again!) for your wonderful videos. I find your spreads very inspiring and your voice soothing :)
I just decided that this year I will start BUJO and because I know I am not 100% artistry yet i do want it to look beautiful --because that makes me want to follow it-- and your channel is absolutely GOLD. Keep going, I am taking so much good advice and ideas to start a how to not die in the process.
I Kind of use the rolling weekly, but only for homework. I usually have a two page spread for one week with one box for each day. I use the eighth box for homework and schoolrelated projects, however I don't draw a line to the day I completed the task, I just check them off once they are finished. I might try the dutch door for december, mostly because I like having a lot of space for each day, but also because I want to use up as many pages as possible so I can justify starting a new bullet journal in january😂
Haha well it’s definitely a nice option if you want more space! Sounds like you’ve found a version that works perfectly for you ☺️
This is such a good boost to my rolling check-lists!!
omg - this is exactly what I needed.. New to Bullet Journalling and was finding the transferring of my tasks daily tiresome! thank you!
The first time I watched this it didn’t really make sense, but I wasn’t really paying attention, but I watched it over again, and now it makes lots of sense, thankyou!
This is brilliant! I've been struggling to find a set up for my bujo and this seems like it might actually work. Thank you!
Thank you so much. This definitely has been a game changer for me! It helped me to revive using my BUJO after a few weeks of feeling frustrated about how to see my daily and weekly tasks.
I’m so happy to hear that! ❤️
Very informative! I love the dutch door weekly
I'm just starting off with Bullet journaling and are looking for inspiration and information about how to best work with it. I have never seen this way of doing the weekly spread. I find I like it very much and will try it out for a while. Thank you for all your inspiration :-)
Such an awesome video!!!! Thank you for sharing your methods!!
Holy crap! So simple and effective. Your layout is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you.
I’m so glad! ❤️
This is a neat system! I use something similar in my annual planning (not a bullet journal) where I separate my weekly non-day-specific tasks, but I just have a simple check box for completed/migrated/cancelled. I'm tempted to give your rolling weekly system a try in 2021. Thank you for explaining it so clearly!
Best explanation I have heard yet!
It was great to learn a little more about bullet journals, the Alastair method, and rolling weekly.
I just love this so, so much! Thank you for this in-depth explanation. Very helpful!
I’m so glad you found it helpful, Jennifer! 🥰
This method changed the way I do my bujo for the better! Since I saw your old video explaining the sistem at the start of the year I've been using it and I love it! I also use it to keep track of the weekly comics that I read 😆
Aw yay! I’m so so glad to hear it 🥰
Hey! I just wanted to thank you for the video. I discovered it about a month ago, and I'm using the Rolling Weekly for three weeks now and I totally changed my Bullet Journal game. I absolutely love it and will use this method only from now on. Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention! 💖💖💖
Yay! I am so glad to hear that ❤️
Love love love this! I created this for my use! Newest fav weekly. Tried posting a picture but don’t know how to so tagged you in my Instagram post! 😍
This was great, I plan to implement into my Weeks. Thank you 😊
Trying this for the first time next week! Love the idea! 😊
Hi dear! A few month i saw this method, and i try it, and this change my mind, my bullet journal used. This is my favourite weekly, i use it every single week. Im so organozed right now. Thank you so much these videos about this weeklies. Love your videos sooo much. 😍😍😍
Yay! I’m so glad it works for you ❤️
I love your videos you have inspired me to bullet journal♥️
Aw thank you, Abigail! That makes me so happy 🥰
This is the most helpful video that I've found so far. I have a new bullet journal and I admit that I've been daunted trying to figure out the best way to set it up. What you've done with the Rolling Weekly makes a lot of sense to me.
I am so glad! ❤️
This is so helpful! Thanks for sharing. Blessings.
Wow. Simple - powerful - epic. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
I love this omg this is so good!
I'm completely new into the Bujo, i absolutely love this idea. And i will use it for the next week :) Thanks for sharing !
Yay! I hope you love it ❤️
This solves my problem about not knowing how much space to give myself per day on weeklies. Some weeks I have large spaces I don't use, others I have small spaces and end up unable to fit in all my daily tasks. This seems really useful! I'll try it next week for sure!
Excellent! Thank you, PBB. I am going to try this. I too find rewriting tasks a waste of time and I also find it disheartening, like I'm rewriting them because I just can't get enough done in a day. I don't think anyone needs a reminder that there aren't enough hours in a day ;) Thanks again!