Commonplace journal

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…

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

3 years of quotes piling up and talking to each other

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…

I keep a commonplace book because I want to keep track of the best articles and books I read. A commonplace book is like a “thinker’s journal” that serves as a focused act of self-reflection and way…

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

The Journal Diaries is a blog segment where we get a sneak peek into the journals, notebooks, organizers, and diaries from people all over t...

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A commonplace journal is not complicated and doesn’t need to be fancy. It is simply a place where notes and quotes from our reading are kept. The simpler we keep it, the better. Let me show you how basic commonplacing really can be. It appears I am the cheapskate of the group. I use college-ruled spiral notebooks that are about a dime each in August. I stock up on purple ones for me each year and other colors for the kids to use. Using a cheap notebook was the secret to overcoming paralyzing…

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