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Post by MisterM on Aug 20, 2015 11:30:08 GMT -5
I tried once but failed
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Post by J-Bird on Aug 20, 2015 21:59:19 GMT -5
I feel like that would happen to me as well, but it won't stop me from trying. This school year, I shall attempt it. Like it or not, this thread shall contain the trials and trubulations of a bookkeeper. |
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Post by Linda Rhaldeen on Aug 20, 2015 23:16:58 GMT -5
I have maybe 10 or so different lists or documents on my computer on varied subjects that I update on a fairly regular basis. Most have migrated to my google drive, and the list I kept of all the books I've read or want to read I added painstakingly to goodreads about a year ago. I have never been able to get in the habit of writing things on paper except for the occasional paper scrap when no computer or internet is handy.
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Post by zakeno on Aug 23, 2015 12:00:28 GMT -5
I used to keep one when I was little, but it ended up just merging with my sketchbook over time. Being able to draw information as well as write it down is very helpful- especially when museums,shows,etc won't let you take photographs. I try to take a lot of notes beside my drawings, and generally end up listing a lot of interesting things I hear mentioned to be sure I check out (and then inevitably forget to check out). My commonplace book then ends up a bit like this:    One of my professors, a story artist at Dreamworks, also suggested an alternative form of commonplace book. They keep binders of information on hand with print-outs and such in their office- largely photographs but also some text documents, in a form more compact and visual than you would get from a book. I'm hoping to start my own commonplace binders for plants/animals/people/props/places, etc, since compiling information from both books and internet seems a smart thing to do in a day and age where most people only look through the first couple of pages of a google search result. Aside from that, I also keep smaller notebooks for when I need to walk completely hands and bag-free, but they more or less end up similar to the above. |
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Post by J-Bird on Aug 23, 2015 21:32:51 GMT -5
At my grandparents' house I found a book with hundreds of quotes on a variety of subjects. Is that considered breaking the commonplace system?
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Post by Dante on Aug 24, 2015 2:39:32 GMT -5
I think that such things used to be quite commonplace (pun not intended). People wanted access to lots of significant or witty quotations, and there was nothing really illegitimate about getting them "pre-packaged," as it were. I suppose it's comparable to the Snicket Horseradish supplement, a book of his pithiest comments, new and old.
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Post by Skelly Craig on Aug 24, 2015 19:30:35 GMT -5
Being able to draw information as well as write it down is very helpful- especially when museums,shows,etc won't let you take photographs. I try to take a lot of notes beside my drawings, and generally end up listing a lot of interesting things I hear mentioned to be sure I check out (and then inevitably forget to check out). Ah yes, I forgot about museum sketches; I do them too! They're actually more like a (visual) commonplace book type of thing (more than 'just' a sketchbook, but I usually mix the two). |
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Aug 8, 2022 19:48:33 GMT -5
Last year I bought an unlined notebook to write the results of biblical research. I wrote a lot, numbered the pages, created an index. Unfortunately, the notebook got wet.
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Post by ghostie on Aug 8, 2022 20:52:43 GMT -5
i am crazy so i journal constantly i have one big one where i write things i learn, things i wanna remember, my ~feelings~, drawings, lyrics, random things that happen in life
and i have a portable one (my phone notes app) for on the go reminders and observations
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Post by Esmé's meme is meh on Aug 8, 2022 21:19:17 GMT -5
I have maybe 10 or so different lists or documents on my computer on varied subjects that I update on a fairly regular basis. Most have migrated to my google drive, and the list I kept of all the books I've read or want to read I added painstakingly to goodreads about a year ago. I have never been able to get in the habit of writing things on paper except for the occasional paper scrap when no computer or internet is handy. I'd love to see those documents  |
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Post by bear on Aug 9, 2022 4:19:02 GMT -5
I save favored quotes from books in a google doc. it’s not organized at all. I used to use the notes app on my phone but all the notes somehow got erased once and I lost years of quotes |
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Post by B. on Aug 9, 2022 5:44:49 GMT -5
Tbh my common place notebook is the notes app on my phone and its absolutely unhinged, it includes:
A list of goals/things to do
General notes to self and reminders
Vocab in other languages
Bars and restaurants to try
My weight recorded weekly :/
Various passwords ID numbers
The Proust questionnaire for a few years
Things I'm waiting on (deliveries, appointments, etc.)
A list of calorie counts in different coffees in chain coffee shops oh god
And of course ~the list~ (if u know you know)
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Post by B. on Aug 9, 2022 7:53:31 GMT -5
I'm very intrigued by this list... Also, thanks everyone! I think most legal adults of a certain age possibly keep something similar in their phones |
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Post by bear on Aug 9, 2022 8:51:35 GMT -5
sh!tlist ?
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Post by tricky on Aug 9, 2022 9:48:05 GMT -5
the notes app is a corner for the shameful and the dark corners of your brain (and my twitter drafts)
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