Hey folks, I’m starting a commonplace book for 2022 and as the title says, I’m looking for a book with the build quality of something like Leuchtturm.
Because I’ll be using a pseudo-invented indexing and page numbering system, I’d rather not have those things in there. I use a Leuchtturm A5 for my bullet journal and adore it, I just wish they offered the option to have it a little more open.
My dream book would look something like:
Larger format (bigger than A5; I’m currently “trialing” a Moleskine XL size and that’s very good, so probably around B5)
Lined or dotted pages
Hardcover, in a plain solid color
At least 200 pages
Built to last (this is part of a project that will hopefully last decades, so I’m willing to pay a little more to make sure it won’t fall apart)
Edit: should have mentioned this earlier, but no page numbers either! I can cross them out if need be but I’d rather number them myself. Thanks!
I graduated recently and got a bunch of notes from career days, useful code snippets, mathematical formulas and thoughts (e.g. notes to self after a presentation that didn't go well). Today I went through my papers and put together a notebook with everything, it's been a great experience and I love this book already. Do you guys have such a book? I'd love to hear your stories.
Those amongst us that are that have taken upon themselves the habit of recording lessons we learn and reflections we make, what are some entries you've made that mean the most to you? I am here to learn.
I am curious as I am new to stoicism as a school of thought. I was taught many of the concepts and ideals growing up, but it was never labeled. It was simply how many father held himself, and now as I have found myself a man, I seek the knowledge and wisdom he had that refined him as it did.
I recently began taking notes in a commonplace book. I began with OneNote and then moved to an application called Notion (recommended). The CPB is a single location for all your notes on books you’ve read. I use a different main tab for each book, then sub-tabs for different themes or ideas I want to record.
For example, I was reading Churchill’s memoir ‘My Early Life’ (a fantastic book), and an observation on one of his experiences occurred to me. So I developed my thoughts under a sub-tab.
The benefit of the CPB is you can rediscover those ideas that only occur to you in the depths of your reading experience - ideas that you wouldn’t necessarily otherwise remember. You can also connect ideas across texts, authors, genres etc. And you can develop/capture your thoughts quickly and easily.
I’m wondering if others do this, and, if so, which online or IT tools they use?
Hi there!
I’m new to bullet journaling and I’m curious if anyone has successfully integrated into their bullet journal a common place book without losing focus of the bullet journal?
Looking forward to getting some inspiration.
I get that physically the commonplace book is in a notebook whether physical or digitized and zettelkasten is in index cards whether physical or digitized but don't they server the same purpose.
Just putting this little tidbit up - for GMs/DMs, the Commonplace Books were originally devised as a tool to give players a means to interact with the Kargat organization as a whole.
Its served as clue-giver, story-driver, treasure-map, and offerer of psychological insight into the methods of the organization. It also grew to encompass its own storyline as well.
Once upon a time i had some stats for it - but meh - since everyone uses different system as it is, perhaps you'll find some use with the Concept. Enjoy...
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The standard, expurgated, published version of this 7 volume folio-sized edition was printed in Karg prior to the events of the Grand Conjunction in limited quantities, ostensibly as a "teaching tool" for those members of the organization that had risen to a level where they would be in charge of a substantial number of personnel.
A second version, published in the aftermath of the Requiem in Port-A-Lucine, is a 4 volume folio-sized edition that reads more as a "romance" narrative, with only half of the scenarios from the standard edition being mentioned and contorted to fit into the life of the author.... whose name in this and subsequent editions has changed to fit almost every single ethnic group found in the Core and points beyond.
>"I believe the latest version proports to reveal that the author was some sort of Drow Vampire and secret lover of Strahd Von Zarovich.......its sad trash really, but given that it spreads misinformation about the organization - we take no action to suppress it." - Radu Petrescu
Unbeknowst to most, several hand-coped editions of the original manuscripts do exist, although most are located in the personal libraries of the upper echelons of the Kargat.
>"Most..... not all. I tracked down a copy of Volume 2, to Vallaki of all places. Was moving to re-acquire it until Kazandra's agents set the place on fire and ran away...... i never could figure out why old Von Zarovich didn't wipe them out..... idiots.... - Augustus Riva
The content of the Commonplace books is the work of one Katya Andreeva, a native of Darkon and perhaps the first human member of the organization. My sources have not been able to turn up much on her except for a few strange facts - she had no extraordinary abilities besides a good memory and excelle
... keep reading on reddit ➡From masterclass.com: "A commonplace book is a system for writing down and sorting all manner of tidbits: quotes, anecdotes, observations, and information gleaned from books, conversations, movies, song lyrics, social posts, podcasts, life experiences, or anything else that you might want to return to later."
I recently bought a blank journal for the purpose of keeping a spiritual commonplace book. I want to use it to keep copies of things that I find inspirational, helpful, or thought-provoking. For instance: a copy of the lyrics to "I Want to Walk As a Child of the Light," a copy of The Angel That Troubled the Waters by Thornton Wilder, and a copy of one of the collects for Compline. Among other things!
So out of curiosity, if you kept such a commonplace book, or if you DO keep such a commonplace book, what would be/is in yours?
Hello,
I just had a random question based on some reading I've been doing. Was the keeping of commonplace book a particularly Anglican practice in the 18th century (and/or before or after that?)?
A passage from a biography about an 18th Century American I'm reading says, "the listing of a Commonplace book [in his will] signifies his close identification with the [Anglican] religious practices of the eastern gentry."
I don't think this is referring to the Book of Common Prayer, but rather the sort of commonplace book described at the Wikipedia link above.
If you know of any I would love for you to share! Has been a topic of my own consideration for a long time.
I want to thank whoever brought up commonplace books recently. I've started one (focused on recovery reading) that is in addition to my regular journal. It's being hugely helpful in keeping track of specific information I'm reading and will want to refer back to.
Of interest to many here, I and a few others have been maintaining a list of personal website-based online commonplace books, examples, tools, and related information for a few years. It can be found on the IndieWeb Community's wiki (aka a community-based digital commonplace book) at: https://indieweb.org/commonplace_book
It's got:
- links to online examples to view for potentially creating your own digital commonplace;
- lists of tools and resources for creating and maintaining a digital (and especially online) commonplace;
- lists of articles and related books which some (especially beginners) may find helpful;
- examples of written, historical and sometimes digitized and browsable online commonplaces;
- details about other commonplace "flavors" including: anthologies/florilegium, waste books/sudelbücher, wikis, second brains, and the increasingly popular Zettelkasten and digital gardens.
Hi! Do you have a Commonplace Book or use the Bullet Journal like a Commonplace Book too? I would like to use the BuJo to register quotes, important notes of books, etc. Anybody use in this way? Could you give me some tips?
As the pandemic's ending, I'm feeling listless and coming to realise that a good 18 months of my life have swept by without me having to use my brain for more than supermarket calculations and laundry reminders. I'm out of practice. I never read anymore, I've lost interest in most of my academic activities and I feel a cloying sense of ennui.
This is unacceptable to me. I'm young, healthy, intelligent and have the whole world at my doorstep if only I would open it. I'm going to start reading again and reapply for jobs in my academic field; I'll use a commonplace book to follow my journey and keep me emotionally engaged with the subject matters.
I'm an analogue type of person; a heavy book and pen feels sexy to me. I already have plenty of notebooks on my dusty shelves. In it, I'll keep a chronological list of materials that I'm reading for the content page, using Ryder's method of threading to keep notes from the same sources together. At the back will be an index, keeping themes accessible for me to immediately jump to.
I'm feeling positive about this. There won't be any obligation to write daily or keep it to hand at all times, it'll just sit next to my current pile of books where I can read and write at leasure. The lack of pressure makes me feel at ease with my intentions. This will be good.
Thanks for listening.
I never really kept my notes digitally, I have mostly used physical notebooks for journaling, bujoing and other stuffs, mostly decorating and spending a lot of time on it. But with my Uni and all the study pressure and a busy life I am often demotivated to get back on paper, cause I always find this voice inside me, "it should look good". So I'm planning to try a Digital Commonplace book, but since I never really did anything digitally I'm not sure if I can stick to it or not and I'm not up for investing in something I might leave in mid way. Anything you wanna suggest I can use as a beginner?
I am starting my first commonplace. For the life of me, I cannot decide on a size? Is there an ideal size to start? I want to use what I already have. I have a few A6 and B6 grid notebooks (cafe notes, midori and stalogy) plus one A5 vintage journal.
I am a fan of Ryan Holiday, and for many years I've maintained a commonplace book using notecards when I was primarily reading physical books. In the last couple of years, I have switched to the kindle and tried to tinker with my note-taking system. I do my highlights in kindle, export my notes, and then either write them by hand in my notecard system or process them in my Evernote system.
My goal with any of these systems is to synthesize and recall as much about the book as possible ( ideas, quotes, etc.) from memory that I can use in other situations.
I'm curious how others maintain a commonplace book, and did moving to a kindle affect your recall/comprehension of your notes?
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This is pretty niche, admittedly. Ideally the book and its plotline(s) would be set mainly within one village, fairly rural, with maybe an occasional allusion to life in the big cities. People should be aware of cars but there probably won't be any in the village itself. Religion plays a prominent role in the lives of the villagers. The focus shouldn't be war, if possible.
Edit: The religion element is more important than the cars. The cars are just a convenient way to centre the time period on the right decades.
I realize that this is an awfully specific categories of books, especially if the books were written by normal people rather than anyone famous. But it seems like a very interesting concept to me.
