The Feel Good Way

Time really does fly when you’re having fun—and the older we get, the faster it seems to go. Do you feel the same way? I remember when I was pregnant—those nine months felt more like ten years! But now, a whole year seems to pass in the blink of an eye.

Of course, time isn’t actually moving faster than it did when we were younger. It’s all about perception, right? And if it’s just perception, then maybe there’s a way to shift that. Don’t you think?

Well, guess what? I’ve learned how to alter my perception of time and create a sense of calm and slowness in my days. It’s called the Bullet Journal System—also known as the BuJo method. I didn’t invent it (though I wish I had!), but I discovered it, gave it a try, and it completely changed the way I experience time, how experience life in general.

It might be something that works for you—or maybe not—but I think it’s worth hearing about!

The Bujo method was invented by Ryder Caroll. Read his story here. This method covers many things, how to get organised, how to live more towards your purpose etc. I have tried it all out, even followed courses online! Now I will only discuss one section.

I understand that this method is not for everyone. First of all, it involves a notebook. An old fashioned paper notebook. Usually it is a dotted one, because it’s easier to customize, but it is not necessary, it all depends on how creative you are. Get yourself one that appeals to you, that you can take with you when you travel.

I myself use a an ‘original‘ bullet journal book, as it has thicker paper and I use a black pen and markers, and it has more dividers than other notebooks.

So how do you slow down time with a notebook?

This is how.

The short version :

• Daily reflexion : Every evening you write down the highlight of your day. Either in 1 or 2 words, a sentence or a 2 page report ; it’s up to you and depends on the time you want to spend writing and the importance of what happened that day. It forces you to reflect on your day.
• Weekly reflexion : Every week you review what you wrote, and write down what you find most important. You reflect on what you did or didn’t do.
• You then make a list of the things you want to focus on in the next week. Let’s imagine you noticed that you were extremely stressed all week, then you can put ‘meditate more’ in your list of focus for the next week, you noticed that you felt lonely so you write ‘spend time with friends’, etc.
• Monthly reflexion : you reread your weekly reflections and you write down a monthly reflexion. Again, it can be a few sentences or several pages long. You also make a list on what you want to focus on the next month.
• At the end of the year, or at the end of your book, you reread the monthly reflections and write a reflection on your year.

Basically, it’s about going back and rereading and copying the highlights of your day/week/month—what you did, what you felt, what stood out. And yeah, it involves a bit of repetition, but trust me, it’s kind of crasy how much you think you remember… until you realise you don’t.

Like, you’ll swear something happened months ago, and then boom—turns out it was last Tuesday. Time plays tricks on us like that!

But here’s the magic: by doing this, you start to live more on purpose. You’re more present, more mindful, and weirdly, time doesn’t just vanish into thin air. It actually slows down a bit—like it’s finally catching its breath. Who knew all it took was a notebook and a few minutes of reflection?

Try it out and let me know if it works out for you too!