Setup guide
Second Brain Setup: Bullet Journal for Geeks
Adapt rapid logging and deliberate migration to digital notes while keeping review in your hands.
By tentus team · Updated 2026-10-26 · 1 min read
Method reference: Bullet Journal’s migration guide. The workflow below is a practical adaptation, not a claim of automatic product behavior.
Use a simple daily log
Capture short entries for tasks, events and notes in a document. Use a small notation you understand and link supporting material where needed.
Migrate deliberately
Review incomplete entries at the end of the month. Decide which still deserve attention, which belong elsewhere and which to drop. Migration is a decision about importance, not automatic copying of every unfinished item.
Make a collection when it helps
Group related entries, such as books to read, in a separate note and link back to the originals. Ask Lumi to suggest candidates if useful; review the suggestions before adding them.
Review future commitments
Check future plans against your actual calendar and responsibilities. Move an item into the current plan when appropriate. Digital notes support the review but do not guarantee automatic task migration or collection maintenance.
Set it up with tentus
Use these steps with the tools available to you. tentus is preparing for pre-beta testing; join the waitlist to hear about access.
Other setup methods
Second Brain Setup: Zettelkasten
A practical linked-note exercise: write one idea, explain its connections and revisit the source.
Second Brain Setup: PARA Method
Apply Projects, Areas, Resources and Archives through a small, deliberate review of your notes.
Second Brain Setup: GTD Workflow
Use capture, clarification, organization and review to turn notes into decisions about what to do next.