# Dot Journaling—A Practical Guide  ## Metadata - Author: [[Rachel Wilkerson Miller]] - Full Title: Dot Journaling—A Practical Guide - Category: #books ## Highlights - “I’m more than a supporting character in someone else’s narrative; ([Location 144](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B06XPTVSRS&location=144)) - Dot journaling: a method of planning, journaling, and note-taking that involves writing quick, short phrases or sentences and marking them with simple symbols so you can easily categorize and track them. ([Location 172](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B06XPTVSRS&location=172)) - tasks, events, and notes. ([Location 176](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B06XPTVSRS&location=176)) - Tasks: ([Location 177](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B06XPTVSRS&location=177)) - Events: ([Location 178](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B06XPTVSRS&location=178)) - Notes: ([Location 179](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B06XPTVSRS&location=179)) - Dot: the main symbol you’ll use when writing items in your dot journal; it signifies “this is a task that you need to complete” ([Location 180](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B06XPTVSRS&location=180)) - every page in your notebook gets a number. ([Location 212](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B06XPTVSRS&location=212)) - Write a dot next to things that you need to do. Draw an x over the dot to mark to-dos that are complete. ([Location 238](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B06XPTVSRS&location=238))