But as you expand your pen collection, you will have a variety of nib sizes to choose from. When you are first starting out, you may not have a lot of different pens to choose from. Use a variety of thickness in your lines.Start with these basic shapes and then refine from there. An ice cream cone is an upside-down triangle with a circle on top. A flower is circular, and the stem is just two parallel lines. But, when you look at something you want to draw, try to lose the details and see just the basic shapes. See things as basic shapes. This takes a little practice.Draw shapes, words, symbols, etc., and don’t put your pen down for those 10-minutes. Don’t overthink it or set any expectations during this time just draw. The best way to do this is to pull out a blank piece of paper, set a timer for 10-minutes, and start free doodling. Before you start, you need to warm up. Just like exercise, you have to warm up the muscles you will be using to doodle.By the end of this post, I hope you will feel confident enough to try these simple doodles in your own bullet journal and even try to come up with a few of your own. And also, I’m going to share my top doodling tips and recommendations to help you start off on the right foot. So, in this post, I want to share 11 simple planner doodles that can be drawn in just 3 easy to follow steps. I think everyone deserves the chance to feel that joy.

It’s relaxing and the end result always makes me smile. It has given me the opportunity to express myself in a creative way, and I can make it my own.

It breaks my heart because doodling has been therapeutic for me. On a daily basis, I email, chat, and talk to people who truly believe they are incapable of doodling. But, what I’ve learned over the last few years is that much like long division, doodles can be broken down into simple doable steps. And it took me a while to feel confident and flip to a fresh page without doubting myself.

My doodles will never look as good as the ones I see on Pinterest. That was my thought process. The doodles looked simple enough, but as soon as I was grasping the pen with the intention of putting it to paper, I freaked out.

Long ago, when I first started bullet journaling, doodling intimidated me. Please see my Disclosure for more information.

Simple doodles