Appreciation post: my weekly spread finally clicked after I switched from a pen to a pencil

I kept messing up my layouts with ink and it made me not want to use the pages. Using a basic #2 pencil for the structure first let me fix mistakes without stress. Anyone else find a simple tool change made their bujo way less scary?

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tara_jones9423d ago

Oh man, that's the real trick right there. I did the exact same thing last year and it was a total game changer. My whole book was just a mess of crossed out ink before that. Something about the pencil just makes it feel okay to try stuff and then change your mind. It turned my planner from this scary perfect thing back into a useful tool.

the_parker14d ago

Ever try those erasable pens? Best of both worlds.

adams.linda23d ago

Huh, I'm the opposite. The smudging from a pencil drives me crazy, so I just commit to the ink.