Commonplace book

For some individuals, it’s merely a book of quotes they want to remember and draw upon later.

I want to talk about something a little different today. I know my blog mostly focuses on bullet journals. But there are also other forms of journaling out there. One type of journal I’ve become fascinated with recently is the commonplace book. I’ve come across people talking about commonplace books before, but I’ve always had the impression that a commonplace book was a notebook where you wrote things you wanted to remember. Though this is true, the commonplace book is a little more…

Some of you may have been overwhelmed by the amount of things recommended to include in your commonplace book by the “John Locke” and “Jenny Rallens” methods. I’m here…

I put together a little infographic to share my commonplace book practice. Enjoy and repin!

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…

3 years of quotes piling up and talking to each other

moleskine notebooks aren't nearly as cool or well-made as they are given credit for. Here is a list of American-made and recycled paper notebooks that do good and look good at the same time.

I have collected and filled notebooks for years, mostly recording things I was learning, other times journaling or Morning Pages. Beginning in my teens, I continued sporadically, and by my late twenties, I was deep into yoga and yogic philosophy, filling several notebooks with wisdom. I didn't know there was a name for what I…

A subreddit for owners, appreciators, and curators of commonplace books.