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I use it to memorize poems, learn vocabulary, and store other information that doesn’t always need to stay in my brain.
When I’m on the train or waiting, I try to read in my commonplace book instead of looking at my phone.
Feb 7, 2025
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So I always have some way to remember a quote or interesting fact I encounter when I’m out. Also, fun to sit on the train and try to memorize poems and quotes. I’ve banked a few away this way.
Mar 4, 2025
I gave up social media for Lent and got annoyed whenever I had to reactivate the first few weeks because I wanted to copy out a recipe, the name of a painting I forgot, a book a friend had suggested, etc. When I was on the bus a few weeks later, I reread Elisa Gabbert’s essay “Notes on Keeping a Notebook,” which outlines her own experiences with a commonplace book / the utility and beauty of writing down small details. I started using a little goatskin-bound one I bought online a few years ago and haven’t looked back since. I never leave the house without it and spend more time leafing through that than checking for texts when I’m out & about now.
Mar 21, 2024
I carry around this tiny notebook everywhere I go and just write down any thought worth remembering. It’s helping me stay off my phone.
There are pages full of what would’ve been tweets when I was more chronically online.Theres a lot of quotes from books I’m reading or substack articles. Sometimes it’s just lists of tasks like “remember to refill prescription”.
Apr 29, 2025
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