Commonplace book organization

Nicole Barlettano | Keeping a “Commonplace Notebook” - have you done it? Keeping a commonplace book has been on my mind for awhile now, but not in the… | Instagram

Sarah McKenzie writes about the commonplace book in Teaching From Rest, and she describes her entries as: “anything I read that causes me to pause and read again, to stop and savor the words, ponder the message; it all belongs in my book.”

Why I’m ditching the bullet journal and turning to a zibaldone or commonplace book

I have a new obsession: commonplace books! source I accidentally stumbled upon them while researching Morning Pages. And I'm in love! What are commonplace books? I'm so happy that you asked! source A commonplace book is a personal compilation of knowledge, ideas, quotations, and observations collected by an individual. It is a notebook or journal where one gathers and organizes information from various sources for future reference and reflection. They are more like a database than a diary…

Inside my commonplace diary - Austin Kleon

There’s something magical about a notebook filled with the words, images, and ideas that resonate with you.

In this post I share how I set up my commonplace book with index cards and envelopes. This is not my last and only attempt to keep a commonplace book. I want to go through my old study notes and transfer them to this system so I can get rid of a lot of papers. I also want to hone in on the craft of writing a memoir using this method.

Linda Jordan | I first introduced my commonplace book towards the end of last year and I got a lot of feedback that you wanted to see more. So, today, I… | Instagram

What is a commonplace book and how do you use one? This post contains the answers to these questions and has some helpful tips.

Linda Jordan | Commonplace book // If you watched my 2024 line up video, you know that I decided to start a commonplace book as a separate journal. I… | Instagram

A little breakdown of my work commonplace book: • Notebook is an A5 size @leuchtturm1917usa notebook with 80 gsm paper. • Stickers mark the general topic (color) and the type of note (icon). The stickers are from @randispaperco • I hand draw a margin that is 5 grid spaces from the left using pencil. The margin is for short notes. If I have a lot of thoughts, I’ll write it after my copied text entry. • Black or gray ink writing is my thoughts and notes. • Colored ink writing is copied…

My Zettelkasten workflow is the basic Zettelkasten method, but modified to work for me as a fiction writer.

Sunday, 6.20am Sheffield, U.K. The business of Education, in respect of knowledge, is not, as I think, to perfect a learner in all or any one of the sciences; but to give his mind that disposition …