23 beautiful to-do lists from people WAY more organised than you

 

A photo posted by LEUCHTTURM1917 (@leuchtturm1917) on Sep 6, 2016 at 6:16am PDT

When you have a lot of things to do, make a to-do list. Don't want to actually do the things? Spend ages making that to-do list heartstoppingly beautiful!

This could be the cynic's take on Instagram's planner/journal/list-making community, particularly around the Bullet Journal system that involves trackers, lists, topics, signifiers, wheels, grids and other beautiful ways to procrastinate while still feeling productive.

But who am I – the man whose personal organisation system is 'PROCRASTINATE PANIC APOLOGISE SELF-LOATHE' – to criticise? Because imagine quite how together your shit would feel if your life looked more like these.

I have a system for everything. 

 

A photo posted by Natascha (@howtobulletjournal) on Sep 6, 2016 at 6:30am PDT

I have colour-coding.

 

A photo posted by Kara 🌸 Boho Berry (@boho.berry) on Sep 6, 2016 at 4:28am PDT

I have checkboxes.

 

A photo posted by Maren (@pureplanning_bymj) on Sep 6, 2016 at 10:22am PDT

Yes, I have colour-coded checkboxes.

 

A photo posted by Roberta Ranieri (@qualcosadierre) on Sep 7, 2016 at 2:28am PDT

Through organisation I become more powerful each day.

 

A photo posted by Mel (@melissaheartplanning) on Sep 7, 2016 at 6:04am PDT

Also I have a bunch of neat felt-tips.

 

A photo posted by Tiffany (@stuckonacloud) on Sep 7, 2016 at 5:40am PDT

I plan my meals in advance.

 

A photo posted by Mary J. (@maryj13) on Aug 21, 2016 at 8:51am PDT

Life is simple and I am in control.

 

A photo posted by Mary J. (@maryj13) on Aug 12, 2016 at 7:19am PDT

Each day I fill the grid and I am safe.

 

A photo posted by Tara (@bujo_dutch) on Sep 7, 2016 at 5:31am PDT

In meetings I take notes. They look like this.

 

A photo posted by Stephanie (@scrubs_n_coffee) on Sep 7, 2016 at 7:41am PDT

Each week is laid out before me. No surprises. 

 

A photo posted by Whitney (@bulleteverything) on Sep 5, 2016 at 4:26pm PDT

I take regular exercise. There are boxes for this also.

 

A photo posted by Sarah Ramsay (@sazrazbujo) on Sep 7, 2016 at 5:12am PDT

There are many things to do, but I can accomplish them one at a time.

 

A photo posted by kimberly 🎶🇦🇺🍕✌🏼 (@quirky.k.bujo) on Sep 7, 2016 at 4:08am PDT

Tasks have subtasks. There is a hierarchy. And I stand atop it, master of all I survey.

 

A photo posted by Isobel Hope (@isobel_hope) on Sep 7, 2016 at 3:42am PDT

I record the weather. I take my vitamins.

 

A photo posted by Maggie (@bulletjournal94) on Sep 7, 2016 at 3:19am PDT

All is well, that is for sure.

 

A photo posted by Kristine, Back to Basics (@back2basics_kris) on Sep 5, 2016 at 9:58am PDT

What am I meant to be doing now? It's okay, I can just check.

 

A photo posted by • studyyaddict • (@dyingstudent) on Sep 6, 2016 at 6:18pm PDT

So pretty. So soothing.

 

A photo posted by Anita Piątek (@tosiakowo) on Sep 7, 2016 at 7:52am PDT

I capture my memories with tiny pictures. These also go into boxes.

 

A photo posted by Whitney (@bulleteverything) on Sep 6, 2016 at 5:49pm PDT

When I am bored of boxes, I can use wheels. It's all good.

 

A photo posted by Happiness Blogger & Youtuber (@lauracardea) on Sep 7, 2016 at 12:36am PDT

The line goes up. The line goes down. In this way, inner mastery is achieved.

 

A photo posted by BulletJournal_planner (@bulletjournal_planner) on Sep 2, 2016 at 3:51am PDT

My plans are literally infallible. 

 

A photo posted by Whitney (@bulleteverything) on Aug 29, 2016 at 2:00pm PDT

Also my handwriting just looks like this.

 

A photo posted by Mary J. (@maryj13) on Jul 9, 2016 at 7:17am PDT

This plan is too elegant for others to understand.

 

A photo posted by ursala (@honeyrozes) on Sep 5, 2016 at 3:40pm PDT

New year, same me. I am already in perfect control. Thank you, and goodbye.

 

A photo posted by BulletJournal_planner (@bulletjournal_planner) on Jul 4, 2016 at 4:24am PDT

Admit it, you now urgently need a fine-tipped ballpoint pen and a graph-paper notebook. Hie thee to one of London's best stationery stores.