How And Why To Keep A “Commonplace Book”

• A commonplace book is a central resource for ideas and information you come across during your life
• Purpose is to organize and use later
• Some of the most famous people have kept
• How to Do
  • Read widely
  • Mark down what sticks out to you
  • Take Notes / Marginalia
  • Wisdom not facts
  • Approach reading with a purpose and know what you are trying to get out of it
  • Can be books, movies, speeches, etc
  • Actually write down
  • Some thing should take effort
  • Doesn’t have to be book, can be moleskin, notecards ,etc
  • Don’t let it pile up, if you don’t put in book, you’ll never get to it
  • Can be your own writing too
  • Use it