- Step 1: Choose a topic that you are interested in and want to learn more about. It can be anything from philosophy to gardening, as long as you are curious and motivated to explore it. - Step 2: Find and collect sources of information related to your topic. You can use books, essays, podcasts, UA-cam videos, or any other medium that provides valuable insights and perspectives on your topic. - Step 3: Take notes on the sources you consume. You can use any method that works for you, such as highlighting, summarizing, paraphrasing, or quoting. The important thing is to capture the main ideas and arguments of the source, as well as your own thoughts and reactions to them. - Step 4: Organize your notes into a commonplace book. A commonplace book is a notebook or a digital file where you store and arrange your notes in a way that makes sense to you. You can use categories, tags, keywords, or any other system that helps you find and retrieve your notes easily. - Step 5: Review your notes regularly and look for connections, patterns, gaps, and contradictions among them. This will help you deepen your understanding of your topic, develop your critical thinking skills, and generate new ideas and insights. These are the basic steps to create and maintain a commonplace book. However, you can always modify them according to your own preferences and goals. The video also provides some examples and tips on how to use commonplace books effectively. 😊
I remember being in fifth grade and I used to read a kids magazine where there was a page dedicated to random science facts. And I started a diary recording ALL the facts every month and I found that diary almost ten years later and not only it brought back fond memories, it also helped me realize how much I still love learning about science despite having a commerce-oriented career path. I want to know about so many things and commonplace books look like the perfect thing to do so. Thank you for this video❤
Yooo you look Indian. I am Indian too, and I did something very similar. There was this childs magazine with really funny jokes on some page, science facts etc, I made a scrap book and cut-paste them on it and filled it during summer. It was so cool and it felt like my own magazine
I have a similar method but use dollar store notebooks…sometimes I make my own notebooks using scrap papers from the paper recycle bin. I won’t pay the $$$ they want for boutique notebooks. There is a lot less stress using cheap notebooks.
Less expensive notebooks are a nice idea. For certain things, I want the higher quality for durability and a sort of sensory connection it seems to make for me about the gravity/importance of the information. I don’t know if that’s odd, but I seem to hold onto things better when the book feels more substantial.
@@Poppy-333 💯 I’m the same. I actually will write/type my ideas out somewhere first and then once I’m satisfied I’ll transfer it to the nicer notebook 📔
I just learned that what I made in high school was actually a commonplace book. I was very passionate about physics and liked to study it on my own, because my teacher was useless. I studied from a couple of books and the internet, so I started writing important stuff in one notebook. It was very useful and actually satisfying, because it gave me a sense of progress as I filled it out with knowledge.
@@ParkerNotesI really did the same with physics and mathematics. I finished two notebooks filled with notes, summaries, examples, and drawings. When the exams are coming I only study with thoses notebooks. So is that what a commonplace book is? Then why people call it notes? Not commonplace book?
@@eldon4905 "notes" is a very broad category of which commonplace books are just a subset. Expert commonplace books are an even smaller subset of commonplace books that I'm distinguishing from the rest. It's intended use is to help upu grow into an expert on a particular topic. If you compartmentalized your notebooks into this same pattern then it might be a commonplace book. That's great! Hopefully you still have them and use them to bone up and grow
Great job figuring out that you had to take control of your education. The u.s. govts school system reports that it's the best school system on earth. But when you search for the smartest students on earth, it's reported the u.s. students typically rank mid 20's out of 80 selected countries. This should be unacceptable to Americans, but its not....this is sad!
Thanks for the video. I’m a 23 year old man who had an unstable childhood and as a result didn’t focus on my education seriously. Only up until a few years ago I discovered a strong interest in topics regarding Philosophy, History, Mathematics, and Science. Admittedly I’ve been a bit lazy with studying properly as videos on UA-cam are more convenient, but that thirst to learn never seems to go away. I’ll be using this method to get the most out of what I read and reach that goal of teaching myself the things I didn’t learn in school.
Unsolicited advice: Make sure you are DOING the math and science! Whether that means textbook problems or experiments, doing is the only way to truly understand STEM concepts. There is nothing more annoying than a "physicist" who loves to talk about quantum physics but cannot use a simple equation of motion. Like the man said, notes on riding a bicycle are stupid without execution. The same way, if you aren't working out math problems, you don't really know how to ride a bicycle. :)
@@tempestandacomputer6951 I agree, I feel very clever listening to the explanation of a math problem, but I am quickly humbled when i try to do the practice work haha
@@tempestandacomputer6951very true, that applies especially to maths and physics, it's integral to know how to use the knowledge you have to answer problems.
Until 6 months ago, I had no idea there was a name for what I've been doing my whole life: keeping notebooks full of ideas. What you present here takes that discipline to another level. A journal devoted to one field of interest. I shall start with "Mary Ann's First Commonplace Book devoted to Music Dramas"; Part One, Der Ring des Nibelungen. Prost!
Great coverage on commonplace books! I love how there isnt a fixation on aesthetics over function. I've seen commonplace book videos where the aesthetics overly complicates how to actually write in the book and hinders its usefulness. Also glad to see the number of likes is larger than your subscriber count, this video should be a viral hit for you. It is really good!
Thanks so much, this is really encouraging! I'm glad you appreciated the balance I'm trying to strike between form and function. Aesthetics and function should go hand in hand but so often we pit them against eachother and make a mess. I'm no pro but I'm working on finding a good balance
This is good and all, I will try to apply this to my interest in biochemistry and organic synthesis. I will definitely use this for anthropology studying. I am currently interested in anthropology as it relates to technology, disability, and relationships with the world around one self
Anthropology is amazing ! Even I am working towards becoming a decent anthropologist. What exactly are you interested in, if you don’t mind me asking, within the wide range of topics you mentioned ?
@@ramyaaaa I am interested figuring out how foragers are able to solve problems with the tools that they make, and how it relates to their health, and overall wellbeing. How do they view and define disability. What is a disabilitiy to a forager may not be one in an agricultural or a society with access to industrial products, and vice versa. I'm really interested in that. Reading the Original Affluent Society by Marshall Sahlins is what got me interested in the topic.
This is how I made it through my BS in math. No way I could have done it otherwise. I actually learned this method while I was in the military. Note taking is a crucial skill for soldiers.
This video really woke my learning passion! I've always wanted to know more about many topics, like Astronomy, fashion, history of gaming, cars, and mythology, and i've read books on those and listened to a few episodes of a podcast, but always forgot what i was learning. I'll make a habit to jot down what I learn. Consistency is key too, I'm realising! Thanks for this. The only difficulty I'm having is deciding which interest to pursue first. 😅
That's why I have so many commonplace books haha. I'm so glad to hear that your learning passion is awakened, you have some pretty cool and diverse interests!
summary - [0:00] - Introduction: The video explains what commonplace books are, how they can help you become an expert on any topic, and how to use them effectively. [1:48] - What are commonplace books? Commonplace books are notebooks or digital tools where you collect and organise information, quotes, ideas, and insights from various sources on a specific topic. [3:17] - Why use commonplace books? Commonplace books can help you learn faster, remember better, and generate new ideas by connecting different pieces of information. They can also help you develop your own voice and perspective on the topic. [5:08] - How to use commonplace books? The video suggests four steps to use commonplace books: Step 1: Choose a topic that you are interested in or want to learn more about. Step 2: Find and consume relevant sources of information, such as books, articles, podcasts, videos, etc. Step 3: Extract and summarise the key points, quotes, or insights from each source and add them to your commonplace book. You can also add your own thoughts, questions, or comments. Step 4: Review and organise your commonplace book regularly. You can use tags, categories, or links to group related information. You can also create summaries or outlines of your main findings or arguments. [8:42] - Conclusion: The video summarises the main benefits and steps of using commonplace books and encourages the viewers to try them out.
I am glad I stumbled upon this video. I wanted to do something like this, so I started jotting down things in my notion but I rarely use it to solidify my thinking. Thank you for the suggestion. New subscriber here. Love from India.
I received a tiny field notebook for “Starfleet Command” and I’ve been enjoying adding Star Trek lore and important vocabulary in it. It’s been a little taste at commonplacing on one subject and I think I’ll be using the method for more intensive things in the coming months.
Commonplace books are a safe place to compile information and thoughts and insights you may want to keep for a long time. We appreciate this system. Seems like you’re thoroughly organized with everything. We also look forward to see more of these videos.
Thanks for doing this Parker. I’m an undergraduate philosophy student who is very interested in becoming an expert in philosophy of time but was unsure about how best to compile the important things, as well as my own thoughts about them. This has been a great help (loved your convo with Nikk effingham btw).
I've used this method for decades but I have always found that I still end up overwhelmed by the information. And the linear method of ‘pages full of lines of writing’ is not conducive to easy memorising. A while ago go I added a 3rd step of 'summarising the notes in my commonplace book' into a MIND MAP. I have found this is the secret to memory - this final, more pictorial stage, seems to cement the information in my mind for easy retrieval.
Just came across your video. Synthesising information in this way is very similar to syntopical reading, which is the fourth level of reading described by Mortimer and Alder in their classic book, “How to Read a Book”. Love the idea of commonplace books, thank you.
Yeah Adler is one of my favorite authors. I can't believe I haven't made that connection to syntopical reading yet!! His syntopicon book is one of my favorite books
I am not sure why UA-cam recommended me this video but somehow it was spot on. I have been trying to develop my knowledge and skills on certain topics using various books. I would read the text, but I always felt lacking on how to incorporate the teachings in my life and make them my own. This video is helping me bridge that gap. Thanks!
Take a home messages: Sure, here's the content you provided organized into a system of nested categories and subcategories in bullet points: - Home Message: Utilizing Commonplace Books for Expertise in Various Fields - Purpose of Commonplace Books - Enhancing expertise in specific subjects. - Focusing on propositional knowledge. - Creating a Commonplace Book - Choose a preferred notebook or cover for a serious approach. - Organize content related to the chosen field. - Gathering Expertise Resources - Read authoritative works by experts. - Listen to podcasts and watch videos to gain knowledge. - Active Learning Strategies - Take marginal notes while reading for future reference. - Engage with the content through active reflection. - Abstracting Essential Information - Distill key arguments, concepts, and quotes. - Summarize complex ideas for quick review.
- Selecting Tools for Seriousness - Moleskine or other preferred notebook brands. - Leather covers for increased commitment. - Designating Expertise Fields - Choosing specific subjects of interest. - Developing separate commonplace books for each topic. - Engaging with Expert Resources - Reading foundational texts in the chosen field. - Listening to podcasts and watching relevant videos. - Marginal Notes and Active Engagement - Annotating books with marginalia for future use. - Reflecting on notes to deepen understanding. - Creating Abstracted Summaries - Distilling arguments into concise forms. - Memorizing key points for effective recall. - *Remember, the goal of a commonplace book is to create a condensed and personalized resource that aids in becoming an expert in a chosen field. Through active engagement, abstraction, and deliberate reflection, one can enhance their understanding and knowledge in various subjects.* - Home Message: Leveraging Commonplace Books to Cultivate Expertise - Differentiating Commonplace Books and Compendiums - Commonplace book for ideas; compendium for quotes. - Adding personal thoughts to a commonplace book. - Table of Contents and Organization - Gradual development of a table of contents. - Page numbers aid in easy referencing. - Capturing Essential Knowledge - Mastery requires understanding history, players, dates. - Memorization of vital quotes and concepts. - Deep grasp of foundational ideas and themes. - Role of Commonplace Books - Utilizing commonplace books to record information. - Summarizing key elements for efficient review. - Fostering the development of personal thoughts and opinions. - Distinguishing Between Book Types - Commonplace book vs. compendium. - Integration of personal insights. - Organizing and Accessing Content - Gradual construction of a table of contents. - Page numbers as references for easy retrieval. - Comprehensive Knowledge Acquisition - In-depth study of historical context. - Memorization of important quotes and concepts. - Grasping fundamental principles and themes. - Empowering Expertise Development - Commonplace books as information repositories. - Condensed summaries for efficient revision. - Nurturing personal ideation and argumentation. - *The key to expertise lies in thorough knowledge acquisition, encompassing historical context, essential quotes, and foundational concepts. Commonplace books serve as dynamic tools for capturing and reviewing vital information while encouraging the cultivation of individual thoughts and insights. By leveraging these practices, one can enhance their expertise across a diverse range of subjects.*
Did you know that making chapters for a creators video actually hurts them because it prevents someone from watching more of the video (watch time and click through rate CTR) are penalized
@@BadBoyBuddhaNaw, if there aren't chapters, I guess where what I'm looking for will be, get it wrong, and then never ever click on that creators materials again because somebody else has more useful content. Giving people the content they want is a whole lot better than forcing them to sit through the content they don't want. This isn't the 70's with 3 tv channels and a passive audience.
I've kept what I call a commonplace journal for day to day, for many years. Mostly for work, for schedules, for tracking. My journals today are more personal. The "literary journal" I started when the pandemic broke. I had more personal time. My day book is smaller, 5x8. The journal is 7.5 x 9 inches. Lined. Thank you for tips on TOC. My rimary study area is human cultures and societies, particularly 18th century (but earlier too--so many warrens), and early 19th century Britain because of the immense impact on global cultures. My specific interest is: literature, music, art and contextual politics of the eras and how they fit together. Patterns. Drilling deeper, Byron, Austen, Shakespeare, Chopin and Anthony Trollope. Any of those uncovers even more; Chekhov, Pushkin, the aftermath of the French Revolution, Rilke, --William Black. And more. It is all connected. My journal helps me note the patterns I find.
Wow! I love that! I think so much about philosophy and theology and I always love to hear about more topics people are trying to master. Good luck, man 💪
I've been doing this since I finished highschool and I didnt know it had a name, I love doing it and its super useful since I have a bad memory and like to have a neat resource material where to keep my knowledge organized for refreshing mi memory 🥰
After my years in high school and college, I realized that really the main reason why so many topics are “hard” for some one just comes down to how often they’ve put in practice in something. I saw this so often with math. I’d struggle on a new chapter or lesson and couldn’t understand the principles. But then months down, when we were on harder stuff, I’d find that I could go back and easily solve problem after problem. Because after weeks and months of just doing the material, the stuff that was “hard” was now so easy and I wondered why I struggled so much at all. I’ve convinced that most of us could indeed become “experts” in a field (on already established knowledge) if we just put as much time into it as we a video game. There’s another example, how good we become at a game after months of playing it.
Life long learner here and man this video struck a chord with me immediately. First time seeing the notion of a 'commonplace book' and was instantly drawn to the idea. Thanks for posting this.
I definitely want to try this. I’m thinking about doing one for current American politics. As a teenager who will be able to vote soon, this seems like a great way to compile information. The topic might be a bit broad, but I can break it down into parts.
@@ParkerNotes totally agree. This would also be a great way to take notes when you go off to college @loganr7108 - wish I had knew about this way back when lol
Wow-so many ideas from this one video, including using leather covers for notebooks (I love Leuchtturms) and, more importantly, keeping multiple notebooks for different topics (compendiums of ideas). Up to now, I’ve only used these notebooks in a Bullet Journal style, with multiple ideas (collections) in each. I have multiple areas I wish go deeper into, including AI, photography, and writing. Thanks for this!
Excellent! I had never heard of Commonplace books before your video. I can't emphasize enough the idea of an index (table of contents sounds so formal), and the first thing I do when I get a new notebook is I number the pages. I use a sharpie and number only the odd pages, and it takes maybe ten minutes. I use simple "composition" books (cardboard bound, sewn-in pages), and I have a stack of maybe 15 filled ones. It's important to start the index when you start the notebook! I find the index very helpful AS I'm writing in the book, since I want to link my own thoughts together, as I'm going through the process. Sometimes I'll write a bit on a topic, then revisit it later on, and the index simply has the clusters of page numbers for that topic. Very handy. 🙂 Keep up the great work!
@@AminaZaoui-ro7fc Ok, I'm officially a hypocrite. I've dropped serious bucks on a ReMarkable2, because it looks EXACTLY what I've been looking for in terms of "paper notebooks" to the nth power.
In Italian it's called "zibaldone". The most famous is the one of the 1800's poet Giacomo Leopardi. I use several books. My husband has an incredibly memory. He read and he remembers. I don't, so I try to keep up. 😊
I've been doing this with spiral note books. The "fancier" common place book is so much more attractive and won't fall apart like the spiral notebook.❤ Thank you LOVE your video! I am working on Math, Art, and writing a book on curriculum...all in my retirement. I just love learning and it's cool to see someone else talk about it!
@@ParkerNotesi live in terror that someone will find out how much I spent on journals lol. When I started running out of room I invested in an iPad so most of my notetaking is there, but I still use paper. Just at half the rate I did before. Gives me more time to figure out where to put them lol
I really enjoyed this. You are telling us how to basically obtain the equivalent of an advanced level college course. I do like reading well-written "opposing views" because it helps me compare the weight of documentation on both sides (if there are disparate views on a main topic of interest.) And for anything "how-to" focused, youtube is actually a great resource! My areas of interest are theological and science, particularly anything botany related (herbs for cooking, healing, medieval and 18th century cooking etc.) I am a deep thinker, so I look for the "meat" of any topic, all the details.
I do this exactly except I use Notion to type everything out. EVERY SINGLE knowledge I consume and find worthy, I put in notion. I have an entire database for storing notes on books, articles, videos, etc. Makes searching for stuff easier but I also like to keep a commonplace book when consuming these materials and then transfer them to notion. If I lost my laptop, book, or whatever, I can access Notion wherever and still have all my notes and thoughts in one place.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📚 Commonplace books are powerful tools to become an expert in specific topics or fields by organizing important information. 00:56 💡 You can become an expert in "propositional knowledge" by accumulating facts and insights about a subject matter, even if you don't acquire practical skills. 02:07 📔 Using a quality notebook and cover can help you take your commonplace book more seriously and stay committed to filling it out. 03:02 🧠 To become an expert in a specific field, immerse yourself in that topic. Read extensively, listen to podcasts, and do the hard work of learning. 04:55 📝 Create a commonplace book with important quotes, arguments, key themes, concepts, and your own reflections to develop expertise. 06:03 📖 Consider adding a table of contents to your commonplace book as it grows, making it easier to find and reference specific topics. 07:11 🧐 Becoming an expert also requires developing your own thoughts, opinions, and arguments about the subject matter. 07:38 💬 Share in the comments the areas of study or topics you plan to use your expert commonplace book to become more knowledgeable in. Made with HARPA AI
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:28 📚 A commonplace book is a valuable tool to become an expert in a specific subject or field by organizing important quotes, arguments, key themes, and concepts related to that topic. 01:39 📓 Personalizing your commonplace book with quality materials like leather covers can help you take your note-taking more seriously and stay committed to filling it out. 03:02 📖 To become an expert, choose the specific topics or sub-disciplines you want to focus on and read extensively, including works by experts and related resources. 04:14 📝 When creating your expertise commonplace book, extract and record important details, quotes, and arguments from your readings, and include your own notes and reflections. 05:10 📚 Distinguish between a compendium (for quotes) and a commonplace book (for ideas) and consider adding a table of contents as your commonplace book grows. 06:57 🧠 To truly become an expert, aim to not only memorize information but also develop your own thoughts, opinions, and arguments about the subject matter in your commonplace book. Made with HARPA AI
Some of my interests are in Geology (planetary, hydro), bjj, philosophy, radio communication, engineering among others. I love writing and working out ideas in pen and paper. I enjoy drawing scribling. I used to think that my notes needed to be perfect but now i scribble, cross out, correct my ideas all the time. I will produce a final version that is clean and has all the information i want in the end.
Nice! There’s so much wisdom in what our forefathers did. And they often kept commonplace books. Great practice to revive. I’ve had a few going for several years now. I use a bullet journal daily. If I don’t have time to grab a commonplace book on a certain topic but need to jot down a quote or a thought or question real quick, I’ll jot it down in my bullet journal and transfer it to the right commonplace book later.
Ever wondered why most smart important people in history majorly came from either Germany or France? from philosophers to mathematicians to physicists? I mean like: -Germany- Kant Hegel Leibniz Marx Nietzsche Gauss Noether Hilbert Cantor Dedekind wiestrass Einstein Heisenberg Born etc -France- Descartes Sartre Beauvoir Bergson Camus Pascal Poincare Schwartz Fermat Galois Fourier Laplace etc They are both are just a country of knowledge
Some of those are not German or French. Also the borders of countries have changed over the time periods of which those people lived. Plus there are other indigenous Europeans the world over (in Europe and European diasporas) who have been smart and important. It's not so much because of "countries of knowledge", although culture plays a role, but more so biological makeup.
Please, forgive my broken english, my main language is portuguese. I'm in a phase where I want to learn a little about almost everything, but I know that I can't do everything at the same time, soooo... I have a list of things I want to learn about, maybe I try like one, two or three things on a year. I really want to know more about Brazil politics, human physiology and pharmacology, for the beginning, i guess. But I also read about philosophy, because I love to learn new things ☠️ omg I'm so excited, hope this feeling doesn't go away
My only add.. is margins and an mostly an index ! They are important for commonplace books and highly recommend ppl look into them for the book to become referenceable at all time.
@@ParkerNotes the channel Journal De Sylvie has 2 amazing videos, one on margins and how they work and why important and another on indexing and they explain it far better then I can.
I'm studying Mandarin Chinese for more than the half of my life. I used to make cards by my hand, using fountain pens. And now I'm going to start to learn Chinese linguistics, and Chinese history. Watching this video I realized that I can choose different colours (notebooks and also the inks) in order to differentiate between the two topics. Thanks for sharing!
00:42 📚 Commonplace books help in accumulating propositional knowledge about various topics; they aren't for acquiring practical skills like riding a bike, but for understanding history, philosophy, or any field's depth. 02:33 📓 Creating an expertise commonplace book involves gathering crucial quotes, arguments, themes, and concepts related to a specific field of interest, aiding in becoming an expert. 03:16 📖 To become an expert, engage deeply with resources in the chosen field, take marginal notes, and extract vital details to compile in the commonplace book for easy review and study. 04:41 💡 Personal reflections and thoughts are integral to a commonplace book; it's a space not just for quotes but also for developing individual perspectives on various ideas within the chosen field. 05:37 📚 As commonplace books grow, organizing content through tables of contents becomes essential, especially when dealing with notebooks having numbered pages for easy referencing. 06:57 📝 Beyond accumulating knowledge, developing one's thoughts, opinions, and arguments is critical to truly becoming an expert in a field, and a commonplace book facilitates this practice.
I had started to do something like this with alchemy (fascinating), but hadn't heard of a company's book before now. I can already see how this is going to recognize my notes!
As a specialist in Classical religion, I'm planning on making one for the philosophy of religion in the pertinent areas, and perhaps one for the associated philological issues, such as how words and concepts like "theophany" varied between cultures or even eras of the same culture. I use CPBs a lot for my lecture notes as well; it's easy to go back and add annotations for "questions students usually have" and so forth. The subjunctive case needs a CPB of its own there--"how to say 'it's not that bad' and make students believe you," etc.
Thank you so much for sharing! I‘m a 16 year old teen from Germany and was always super interested in political systems. I’m currently thinking about starting a commonplace book about Spanish politics + their philosophy and if that goes well, I may continue with other differentiating systems. I’m really excited and hope that I will be disciplined enough to keep writing!
@@eli-ii6765 Itˋs going pretty well. My drive is mainly interest, but also curiosity (I don’t have a connection to Spain or anything, it’s seriously mere nosiness that motivated me to obtain knowledge). Oh, and also : I’m not like extremely passionate and devoted , but whenever I find bits and pieces of information that perfectly fit the topic (and that I would like to attain) I write it in my commonplace book. And to be honest, I feel like extreme devotion would kinda disrupt the natural flow of learning and gaining knowledge.. So I definitely recommend not going at it but really just wait for the information to get to you or else you’ll quickly lose interest. Don’t take it as a task, but rather as a hobby that doesn’t have to be taken care of constantly.
I like the idea, and I like the video quality, but the content... half of the video is Moleskin vs Leuchtturm 😅 I would rather listen to your recommendations about information organization, what info it is better to write down, and what to skip, how often do the book review (what to do if it is 100 page long?), how to make notes in books (or reference some related resources), maybe the history of the commonplace books, why it is called like this, etc. The title is misleading, the proper video title IMO "What is a Commonplace Book and My Favorite Notebook Brands for it." It was some ideas for improvements that nobody asked for. The video still deserves a like 🙂 Thank you! And btw why use Moleskin when there is Leuchtturm? Sounds like Leuchtturm is superior 🤔
I do not know how far you have gotten in your studies now for philosophy of mind, but nonetheless I would recommend to study a certain topic I think related a lot to this field: The Qabalah. It's important to note it's the Qabalah with a Q and not the Kabbalah with a K. The one with a K is from Judaism, while the one with the Q is more new and mixed with other traditions, as far as I know including hermeticism. Spesifically in the Qabalah, the Tree of Life is of significant interest, it is a map of the universe as a whole, which means everything that exists in reality, including the structure of our mind. It ultimately suggests, which is a common axiom in all spiritual traditions, that the universe is made of consciousness and matter originates from consciousness. Today, most scientists will argue, or simply assume otherwise, saying that consciousness originates from matter. With the knowledge I have up until now it seems that these two opposite axioms are the basis for two majorly different sides of the argument of philosophy of mind. Thought you might be interested, not to try and convince you of anything, you seem like the person who wants to know all sides, so this one, which is the old esoteric traditions is a worthwhile one to study.
@@ParkerNotes That's what these platforms ultimately should be about. You shared with me about what you have figured out so far, techniques to understand better, and spesific knowledge and recommendations of books. And I do some of the same. Should be a sort of a trade, a dialogue. I see a decent amount of you tubers making lots of very good content, content with more serious topics one can study, and yet they are no so recognized on the platform. If they do not do it for fame, they must at least appreciate their community they have managed to build up so far and everything they can share there. So I appreciate your effort to expand your mind, and sharing that with us, so we can more easily do so as well.
Ohh so its called commonplace book 😅 never thought of it before. I love collecting notebooks and use each for different purposes. In univ, I am studying AI but nowadays i am interested in studying quantum computing, physics, calculus and philosophy. And bet each topic has a different notebook :))
I'm glad so many people are making positive comments and it's helping them, but can someone tell me the big difference between a "commonplace book" and keeping organized notes? It just seems very similar to how I took notes in grad school. Maybe I missed something.
So it is a way of keeping organized notes. But limiting the notebook to a single topic that you want to be an expert on and adding your own thoughts as well as all the detailed information that and expert ought to know. It also requires you continually check them and add to the notes
Hi Thomas! The name "commonplace book" is new to me. I just always kept a yellow pad at my desk/couch/table to jot down notes on anything I find interesting. About life in general, not in any sort of academic setting. Or if I just want to keep track of something.....a family tree, baseball standings, recipes that use peaches....whatever.
Lol nah this is a bad take idk how you missed the details but Commonplace books are super ancient going back to Roman philosophers and have been used to shape the greatest human ideas. I hate youtube comments
I always thought Stanley Kubrick's approach was really clever (the film director). You choose a subject and read a bunch of different sources on the same topic, and when you start to feel that you're going over things that you already know is when you know you're close to being an expert.
I actually started a commonplace book for design without even realizing it… I wanted my own “design school” with a table of contents (adhoc made the most sense so I did that prior to hearing your advice). I took short online courses, listened to podcast episodes, and even wrote takeaways from my informational interviews with experts. I am a practicing designer so the knowledge is applied to skill.
Great video ! Do you think common place things are a good way to capture knowledge and information, especially in the digital age? I mean, we can't compare the experience of it. Writing by hand is definitely better experience compared to using digital tools, but in terms of convenience and ease, do you still think it's a good idea? Looking forward to getting your point of view !
I am 62 and play guitar. I have started lessons where I am learning about music and things I should have known a long time ago. I am using paper and computer to capture ideas and write out my own thoughts as well. Glad I found your channel. Excellent work here. God bless.
God bless you, Brian! Glad to have you here. It's cool you're filling in the gaps in your knowledge, I'm constantly trying to do this too. Feels like there's so much I should already know but screw it, I'm working on it.
2:07... Totally Agree with you, on the matter of using a Leather Cover for your Notebook . Not only is it Kewl Looking, it has a Feeling of Nostalgic with it. ( *_Nostalgic_* = _thinking fondly of a past time or condition._ ) They give an ownership and elegance , to your ink works. I went to the Thrift store, and found me some really nice leather purses and jackets $50cad... I then cut them up and made a dozen book covers, and sold them and made $400cad . 4:28 ...Love the Ink !!
I really like the idea of Commonplace books, but I sometimes feel like if I put things into books like this they just get lost. How do you make the connection between what you’ve written down & internalizing understanding or recollection? Or if you’re looking for something you know you added, how do you recall where to be able to find it again? Just some curious thoughts - nice video.
I review my commonplace books before bed and before writing or talking about the subject so I rehearse and refresh the concepts. The goal is to make them a part of me. I totally understand the worry, I forget stuff that I write down digitally with my stylus on my galaxy note all the time cuz I never go back and revisit the notes but my mind thinks I've safely offloaded the important information
You don't become an expert by reading a lot about a complex or difficult topic, unless you are on the top ~1% IQ. Besides, not everyone can become an expert, even if you spend years at doing something. At best you accumulate knowledge and gain some understanding-always speaking about complex topics-but not 'expert' knowledge. Commonplace books are still a great way to gain insight into any topic, but there needs to be debate, practice and at least be more intelligent than the average person to become an expert.
I want to make a book for each language that I’ve studied so I can move each one on. I’m starting a Masters in September so I will set up books as I go through that too. I woild like to make canvas slip covers and maybe embroider the spines. I did a similar project during lockdown where I collected all the recipes that mean something to me. I made up A4 folders. It was like making an autobiography of food. My cooking and the quality of food I make is so much better since I did that.
Wow, that's awesome! Yeah I think commonplace books can totally help you capture what you've learned and will be learning. Really cool that you're into so many diverse topics
Good concept to advanced learning, starting from basic . What i would like to know is the fact thats certain knowledge is comparatively inter-related,.If there is the supports,the combination of related topics books could be recommended or introduced,that would be save a lot of time to reach certain Check-points before reaching the tops .Thanks
@03:20. I know each individual reader has their own habits with books.......but I have to say I shudder and weep a little when I see a book being defaced like this. I went through two Hons Degrees and a Masters and never made a single mark in any of my books. Just a personal viewpoint.
There's a psychological study I mention and link in my video on why you should write in your books and the authors make the case that writing long-hand is better for comprehension and memory than writing via keyboards, though you can certainly type faster than write. That may explain part of why it feels better but also yeah writing on paper is awesome lol
Nice video! I’ve been using the Leuchtterm1917 for a while. The different sizes they have I’ve found to be really enjoyable.. from the pocket size to the a5 to the large, I have different styles of writing and exercises I use them for. I also started writing with fountain pens.. another way of stirring up greater enjoyment in the processes of writing, I’ve been using the original fountain pen I got for months now and I’m about ready to explore some different models. The leather covers is a great idea I never considered! It’s true when you invest in your tools, it helps you take it more seriously, or farm greater enjoyment in the process. Also the extra hobby of nerding out on tools and materials is just fun. Subscribed, liked, and commented! Cheers
Haha we are so similar! I recently started using a fountain pen too and love it. I love leuchtturm1917's except for the pocket. I think the pocket Moleskine is a spot where Moleskine wins. Thanks for the comment, you're totally write about how fun it is to nerd out over the tools of the trade.
why do you wanna be a philosopher over other things? in depth how did you come to this conclusion? for example, why would a person like you not be an author or a Documentary film maker? I feel I can no longer tell who I am, or rather that there is no am, no me... that all subjects of the world is something my mind have estranged themselves to after I lost my ability to walk after being hurt, injured by a bad man last year... Now is like my mind is floating and cannot settle down to that there is any truth to identity at all, that is all a matrix and we do not have a life cause, or fate or purpose, is all a creation for consumption and market values but the real person behind all that is no one... just like the air around us when each person walk to her destination of work, hobbies, families I feel I linger and fall off each and all and that there is no more a home for me, no core, is all vivid and transparent in my heart, I can no longer tell what I should do or why I am... you the philosopher I do not even know what to beomce an expert in anymore than I know why I am around, I feel like I became an outside of the matrix or got a depersonalisation or something after I realise I got so much pain I cannot think each and every day for over a year with no support... Something happened to my mind and I cannot pinpoint what it is, is a grief in me, the abandonment that no one supported me , that my family were just superficial narcissists that abuse me due to not having a worth anymore in the family as a handicap... I was turned away by them all with total neglect. But is a lot more to it than that.. I do not self pity myself, not even a little bit. I am not a cry baby either. I just see it for what it is. is existential and is not a crisis, is just like I lost myself, lost my memory for real, lost the emotional connection to life and the way I were, the force the gives use drive to determine what we want and who we are, is all gone now... philosophically I cannot tell what I should make out of all this. I jus know I tried to turn every stone and put it into every light and examined its' every shadow, still I cannot identify what I am looking at when I see "myself" in the mirror. what to do now?
I like the distinction you made for compendium and common place. I feel what I am doing is more of what you would call a compendium at the moment as it is a place for me to collect lyrics, quotes, and mostly (thus far) word definitions. Each time I take in a media form if there is a word I don't know at all or have heard but don't have a solid definition of I write it down in that book. Thanks also for sharing the leather covers you use. Those are really nice. I have made some of my own but these give me ideas
You could just do all of this on a computer. It would be more cost effective, easier to store and filter. However, I understand the desire to use pen and paper for the feel of it, especially given the topics you're studying.
I've been contemplating on switching to real notebooks from using my tablet. It's definitely not the same thing, a notebook is more visceral and permanent, a tablet app can modify and delete my writings at any point but the appeal is that I can save as many notes and it costs less space and money. Anyone else had this problem?
This is an excellent method. I have filled up many notebooks using the same technique, although your version is more refined, carefully citing sources. Reading source books is vital, especially in philosophy. Concerning Artificial Intelligence, I have been a technical writer for financial institutions where it is necessary to read computer code. With Artificial Intelligence, machine learning essentially hides the code. The only way to debunk malicious AI is to go to the sources of a topic and become an expert as you have suggested. AI cannot be debunked by using AI. This would be a pointless vicious circle.
Question please...Let's say you have 10 commonplace books you've created over many years, and you remember something but you don't know which book its in how do you find it again?
Lol time to get to reading and as you go through, make yourself a table of contents if you haven't yet. Once you find the thing you're searching for mark that page with some sort of symbol at the top corner or dog-ear. Maybe highlight too. Return to that spot a few times in the following 2 weeks and just get that deep into your mind, I'd say
@@ParkerNotes Thank you, helpful. I've been wanting to take the TOCs in my journals and create a spreadsheet. Maybe just the past few years. I have 50 years of journals. Most aren't as focused as I would have liked. It took me over 20 years to learn to focus. Thus, this tip you're sharing will help others learn faster. I do have so many research journals. More than I could hope to ever be used in my lifetime. I've been thinking of keeping a few years and tossing the rest. It will eliminate a lot of storage boxes.
I've been thinking about this for a while and I think I want to create commonplace books to study writing advice, mindset/philosophy, studying German, and fitness/nutrition. It's hard to narrow it down because I have so many interests.
@@ParkerNotes haha! 😂 On a side note, another method that I find very good also as "immersive learning" is to create a blog or UA-cam channel on the subject you are interested in learning, or also create a small introductory course on it, to force you to structure the information and make it understandable to others (Feynman method)
If you like this video, you'll love my substack: parknotes.substack.com
- Step 1: Choose a topic that you are interested in and want to learn more about. It can be anything from philosophy to gardening, as long as you are curious and motivated to explore it.
- Step 2: Find and collect sources of information related to your topic. You can use books, essays, podcasts, UA-cam videos, or any other medium that provides valuable insights and perspectives on your topic.
- Step 3: Take notes on the sources you consume. You can use any method that works for you, such as highlighting, summarizing, paraphrasing, or quoting. The important thing is to capture the main ideas and arguments of the source, as well as your own thoughts and reactions to them.
- Step 4: Organize your notes into a commonplace book. A commonplace book is a notebook or a digital file where you store and arrange your notes in a way that makes sense to you. You can use categories, tags, keywords, or any other system that helps you find and retrieve your notes easily.
- Step 5: Review your notes regularly and look for connections, patterns, gaps, and contradictions among them. This will help you deepen your understanding of your topic, develop your critical thinking skills, and generate new ideas and insights.
These are the basic steps to create and maintain a commonplace book. However, you can always modify them according to your own preferences and goals. The video also provides some examples and tips on how to use commonplace books effectively. 😊
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I remember being in fifth grade and I used to read a kids magazine where there was a page dedicated to random science facts. And I started a diary recording ALL the facts every month and I found that diary almost ten years later and not only it brought back fond memories, it also helped me realize how much I still love learning about science despite having a commerce-oriented career path. I want to know about so many things and commonplace books look like the perfect thing to do so. Thank you for this video❤
This is beautiful! So cool to find that and remember a key fact about yourself!
Yooo you look Indian. I am Indian too, and I did something very similar. There was this childs magazine with really funny jokes on some page, science facts etc, I made a scrap book and cut-paste them on it and filled it during summer. It was so cool and it felt like my own magazine
Beautiful story ❤️ I used to do a similar thing with the National Geographic magazines when I was in school
That is so cool thank you for sharing that. Seriously that’s so awesome what we tend to forget and ends up being a passion later in life.
I did that with National geographics and Popular Mechanics , all the random plus synthesized notes in them
Parker hello 👋🏽 this is fantastic. I’ve been looking for a way to organize my “second brains”. Appreciate your ideas in this. Oh also new subscriber ✨
Wow! Thanks Natalie! So glad to have you here. Looking forward to learning some tips and tricks from you as well 💪
I have a similar method but use dollar store notebooks…sometimes I make my own notebooks using scrap papers from the paper recycle bin. I won’t pay the $$$ they want for boutique notebooks. There is a lot less stress using cheap notebooks.
Oh wow that's pretty innovative!
Same but 5 below
@@JournaledJourneysWithMillie 5 Below is good too...like.
Less expensive notebooks are a nice idea. For certain things, I want the higher quality for durability and a sort of sensory connection it seems to make for me about the gravity/importance of the information. I don’t know if that’s odd, but I seem to hold onto things better when the book feels more substantial.
@@Poppy-333 💯 I’m the same. I actually will write/type my ideas out somewhere first and then once I’m satisfied I’ll transfer it to the nicer notebook 📔
the idea of mastery and becoming an expert in one field is sooo inspiring and exciting to me. Thanks for the video man!!
Same here! Glad to have a kindred spirit!
I just learned that what I made in high school was actually a commonplace book. I was very passionate about physics and liked to study it on my own, because my teacher was useless. I studied from a couple of books and the internet, so I started writing important stuff in one notebook. It was very useful and actually satisfying, because it gave me a sense of progress as I filled it out with knowledge.
That's sad about the bad teacher but good work taking it into your own hands
@@ParkerNotesI really did the same with physics and mathematics. I finished two notebooks filled with notes, summaries, examples, and drawings.
When the exams are coming I only study with thoses notebooks.
So is that what a commonplace book is?
Then why people call it notes? Not commonplace book?
Teachers should have a licence
@@eldon4905 "notes" is a very broad category of which commonplace books are just a subset. Expert commonplace books are an even smaller subset of commonplace books that I'm distinguishing from the rest. It's intended use is to help upu grow into an expert on a particular topic. If you compartmentalized your notebooks into this same pattern then it might be a commonplace book. That's great! Hopefully you still have them and use them to bone up and grow
Great job figuring out that you had to take control of your education. The u.s. govts school system reports that it's the best school system on earth. But when you search for the smartest students on earth, it's reported the u.s. students typically rank mid 20's out of 80 selected countries. This should be unacceptable to Americans, but its not....this is sad!
Thanks for the video. I’m a 23 year old man who had an unstable childhood and as a result didn’t focus on my education seriously. Only up until a few years ago I discovered a strong interest in topics regarding Philosophy, History, Mathematics, and Science. Admittedly I’ve been a bit lazy with studying properly as videos on UA-cam are more convenient, but that thirst to learn never seems to go away. I’ll be using this method to get the most out of what I read and reach that goal of teaching myself the things I didn’t learn in school.
I'm so glad you've discovered those topics they are awesome. Also glad that the method can help you bro!
Unsolicited advice: Make sure you are DOING the math and science! Whether that means textbook problems or experiments, doing is the only way to truly understand STEM concepts. There is nothing more annoying than a "physicist" who loves to talk about quantum physics but cannot use a simple equation of motion. Like the man said, notes on riding a bicycle are stupid without execution. The same way, if you aren't working out math problems, you don't really know how to ride a bicycle. :)
Are you me?
@@tempestandacomputer6951 I agree, I feel very clever listening to the explanation of a math problem, but I am quickly humbled when i try to do the practice work haha
@@tempestandacomputer6951very true, that applies especially to maths and physics, it's integral to know how to use the knowledge you have to answer problems.
Until 6 months ago, I had no idea there was a name for what I've been doing my whole life: keeping notebooks full of ideas.
What you present here takes that discipline to another level. A journal devoted to one field of interest.
I shall start with "Mary Ann's First Commonplace Book devoted to Music Dramas"; Part One, Der Ring des Nibelungen. Prost!
This is awesome! I love how many of us are discovering that other people do the same habitsnwe love and do
Great coverage on commonplace books! I love how there isnt a fixation on aesthetics over function. I've seen commonplace book videos where the aesthetics overly complicates how to actually write in the book and hinders its usefulness.
Also glad to see the number of likes is larger than your subscriber count, this video should be a viral hit for you. It is really good!
Thanks so much, this is really encouraging! I'm glad you appreciated the balance I'm trying to strike between form and function. Aesthetics and function should go hand in hand but so often we pit them against eachother and make a mess. I'm no pro but I'm working on finding a good balance
This is good and all, I will try to apply this to my interest in biochemistry and organic synthesis. I will definitely use this for anthropology studying. I am currently interested in anthropology as it relates to technology, disability, and relationships with the world around one self
So awesome!
The thing is, I'm studying in a dental school. Here are many terms, many sources... isn't it hard to maintain commonplace books and review them?
by definition an expert is more than a notebook :)
Anthropology is amazing ! Even I am working towards becoming a decent anthropologist. What exactly are you interested in, if you don’t mind me asking, within the wide range of topics you mentioned ?
@@ramyaaaa I am interested figuring out how foragers are able to solve problems with the tools that they make, and how it relates to their health, and overall wellbeing. How do they view and define disability. What is a disabilitiy to a forager may not be one in an agricultural or a society with access to industrial products, and vice versa. I'm really interested in that.
Reading the Original Affluent Society by Marshall Sahlins is what got me interested in the topic.
This is how I made it through my BS in math. No way I could have done it otherwise. I actually learned this method while I was in the military. Note taking is a crucial skill for soldiers.
Dude that's awesome and you sound awesome. Glad to know I'm in good company.
This video really woke my learning passion! I've always wanted to know more about many topics, like Astronomy, fashion, history of gaming, cars, and mythology, and i've read books on those and listened to a few episodes of a podcast, but always forgot what i was learning. I'll make a habit to jot down what I learn. Consistency is key too, I'm realising! Thanks for this. The only difficulty I'm having is deciding which interest to pursue first. 😅
That's why I have so many commonplace books haha. I'm so glad to hear that your learning passion is awakened, you have some pretty cool and diverse interests!
summary - [0:00] - Introduction: The video explains what commonplace books are, how they can help you become an expert on any topic, and how to use them effectively.
[1:48] - What are commonplace books? Commonplace books are notebooks or digital tools where you collect and organise information, quotes, ideas, and insights from various sources on a specific topic.
[3:17] - Why use commonplace books? Commonplace books can help you learn faster, remember better, and generate new ideas by connecting different pieces of information. They can also help you develop your own voice and perspective on the topic.
[5:08] - How to use commonplace books? The video suggests four steps to use commonplace books:
Step 1: Choose a topic that you are interested in or want to learn more about.
Step 2: Find and consume relevant sources of information, such as books, articles, podcasts, videos, etc.
Step 3: Extract and summarise the key points, quotes, or insights from each source and add them to your commonplace book. You can also add your own thoughts, questions, or comments.
Step 4: Review and organise your commonplace book regularly. You can use tags, categories, or links to group related information. You can also create summaries or outlines of your main findings or arguments.
[8:42] - Conclusion: The video summarises the main benefits and steps of using commonplace books and encourages the viewers to try them out.
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I am glad I stumbled upon this video. I wanted to do something like this, so I started jotting down things in my notion but I rarely use it to solidify my thinking. Thank you for the suggestion. New subscriber here. Love from India.
Awesome, glad to have you here!
I love this, but i can already see myself putting in my 100% in the first 2 pages and never touch it again
Lol been there. I put them places where I'm reminded now though and that helps also scheduling times to work on them helps
I received a tiny field notebook for “Starfleet Command” and I’ve been enjoying adding Star Trek lore and important vocabulary in it.
It’s been a little taste at commonplacing on one subject and I think I’ll be using the method for more intensive things in the coming months.
That's really cool!
Sometimes I think the passion that comes from study can be found in self-education I completely agree with you using commonplace book.
Commonplace books are a safe place to compile information and thoughts and insights you may want to keep for a long time. We appreciate this system. Seems like you’re thoroughly organized with everything. We also look forward to see more of these videos.
Thanks!
Thanks for doing this Parker. I’m an undergraduate philosophy student who is very interested in becoming an expert in philosophy of time but was unsure about how best to compile the important things, as well as my own thoughts about them. This has been a great help (loved your convo with Nikk effingham btw).
Fantastic!! I'm really glad you got something out of it. Nikk is so good!
I've used this method for decades but I have always found that I still end up overwhelmed by the information. And the linear method of ‘pages full of lines of writing’ is not conducive to easy memorising. A while ago go I added a 3rd step of 'summarising the notes in my commonplace book' into a MIND MAP. I have found this is the secret to memory - this final, more pictorial stage, seems to cement the information in my mind for easy retrieval.
That's fascinating! I'm going to try that
So... a notebook.
Nah
Lmao
Kek
Just came across your video. Synthesising information in this way is very similar to syntopical reading, which is the fourth level of reading described by Mortimer and Alder in their classic book, “How to Read a Book”. Love the idea of commonplace books, thank you.
Yeah Adler is one of my favorite authors. I can't believe I haven't made that connection to syntopical reading yet!! His syntopicon book is one of my favorite books
I am not sure why UA-cam recommended me this video but somehow it was spot on. I have been trying to develop my knowledge and skills on certain topics using various books. I would read the text, but I always felt lacking on how to incorporate the teachings in my life and make them my own. This video is helping me bridge that gap. Thanks!
Oh I'm so glad! I've definitely been there often!! These commonplace books have definitely helped me! Hopefully my future vids will help even more 🤞
Same!
Take a home messages:
Sure, here's the content you provided organized into a system of nested categories and subcategories in bullet points:
- Home Message: Utilizing Commonplace Books for Expertise in Various Fields
- Purpose of Commonplace Books
- Enhancing expertise in specific subjects.
- Focusing on propositional knowledge.
- Creating a Commonplace Book
- Choose a preferred notebook or cover for a serious approach.
- Organize content related to the chosen field.
- Gathering Expertise Resources
- Read authoritative works by experts.
- Listen to podcasts and watch videos to gain knowledge.
- Active Learning Strategies
- Take marginal notes while reading for future reference.
- Engage with the content through active reflection.
- Abstracting Essential Information
- Distill key arguments, concepts, and quotes.
- Summarize complex ideas for quick review.
- Selecting Tools for Seriousness
- Moleskine or other preferred notebook brands.
- Leather covers for increased commitment.
- Designating Expertise Fields
- Choosing specific subjects of interest.
- Developing separate commonplace books for each topic.
- Engaging with Expert Resources
- Reading foundational texts in the chosen field.
- Listening to podcasts and watching relevant videos.
- Marginal Notes and Active Engagement
- Annotating books with marginalia for future use.
- Reflecting on notes to deepen understanding.
- Creating Abstracted Summaries
- Distilling arguments into concise forms.
- Memorizing key points for effective recall.
- *Remember, the goal of a commonplace book is to create a condensed and personalized resource that aids in becoming an expert in a chosen field. Through active engagement, abstraction, and deliberate reflection, one can enhance their understanding and knowledge in various subjects.*
- Home Message: Leveraging Commonplace Books to Cultivate Expertise
- Differentiating Commonplace Books and Compendiums
- Commonplace book for ideas; compendium for quotes.
- Adding personal thoughts to a commonplace book.
- Table of Contents and Organization
- Gradual development of a table of contents.
- Page numbers aid in easy referencing.
- Capturing Essential Knowledge
- Mastery requires understanding history, players, dates.
- Memorization of vital quotes and concepts.
- Deep grasp of foundational ideas and themes.
- Role of Commonplace Books
- Utilizing commonplace books to record information.
- Summarizing key elements for efficient review.
- Fostering the development of personal thoughts and opinions.
- Distinguishing Between Book Types
- Commonplace book vs. compendium.
- Integration of personal insights.
- Organizing and Accessing Content
- Gradual construction of a table of contents.
- Page numbers as references for easy retrieval.
- Comprehensive Knowledge Acquisition
- In-depth study of historical context.
- Memorization of important quotes and concepts.
- Grasping fundamental principles and themes.
- Empowering Expertise Development
- Commonplace books as information repositories.
- Condensed summaries for efficient revision.
- Nurturing personal ideation and argumentation.
- *The key to expertise lies in thorough knowledge acquisition, encompassing historical context, essential quotes, and foundational concepts. Commonplace books serve as dynamic tools for capturing and reviewing vital information while encouraging the cultivation of individual thoughts and insights. By leveraging these practices, one can enhance their expertise across a diverse range of subjects.*
Haha this is awesome!! Thanks!
@@ParkerNotes Thanks you great content!
Did you know that making chapters for a creators video actually hurts them because it prevents someone from watching more of the video (watch time and click through rate CTR) are penalized
@@BadBoyBuddhaNaw, if there aren't chapters, I guess where what I'm looking for will be, get it wrong, and then never ever click on that creators materials again because somebody else has more useful content. Giving people the content they want is a whole lot better than forcing them to sit through the content they don't want. This isn't the 70's with 3 tv channels and a passive audience.
I've kept what I call a commonplace journal for day to day, for many years. Mostly for work, for schedules, for tracking. My journals today are more personal. The "literary journal" I started when the pandemic broke. I had more personal time. My day book is smaller, 5x8. The journal is 7.5 x 9 inches. Lined. Thank you for tips on TOC. My rimary study area is human cultures and societies, particularly 18th century (but earlier too--so many warrens), and early 19th century Britain because of the immense impact on global cultures. My specific interest is: literature, music, art and contextual politics of the eras and how they fit together. Patterns. Drilling deeper, Byron, Austen, Shakespeare, Chopin and Anthony Trollope. Any of those uncovers even more; Chekhov, Pushkin, the aftermath of the French Revolution, Rilke, --William Black. And more. It is all connected. My journal helps me note the patterns I find.
That sounds so fantastic! Those are amazing centuries lol. Late 19th century Anglo-American fashion was the peak of human fashion btw.
Thanks for sharing. I’ve been considering using one of these notebooks in my journey to become fluent in Italian. Love the tips!
Wow! I love that! I think so much about philosophy and theology and I always love to hear about more topics people are trying to master. Good luck, man 💪
@@ParkerNotes fast reply! Quick: what’s your favorite quote from your studies?!
I've been doing this since I finished highschool and I didnt know it had a name, I love doing it and its super useful since I have a bad memory and like to have a neat resource material where to keep my knowledge organized for refreshing mi memory 🥰
I started in college and had no idea it had a name either. I was blown away to discover there's a whole subculture around commonplace books
Vocabulary words is a good subject!
Understanding new words helps with communication and expressing yourself!
Indubitably!
After my years in high school and college, I realized that really the main reason why so many topics are “hard” for some one just comes down to how often they’ve put in practice in something. I saw this so often with math. I’d struggle on a new chapter or lesson and couldn’t understand the principles.
But then months down, when we were on harder stuff, I’d find that I could go back and easily solve problem after problem. Because after weeks and months of just doing the material, the stuff that was “hard” was now so easy and I wondered why I struggled so much at all.
I’ve convinced that most of us could indeed become “experts” in a field (on already established knowledge) if we just put as much time into it as we a video game. There’s another example, how good we become at a game after months of playing it.
Life long learner here and man this video struck a chord with me immediately. First time seeing the notion of a 'commonplace book' and was instantly drawn to the idea. Thanks for posting this.
Fantastic! So glad I could play a role in introducing you to the idea
I definitely want to try this. I’m thinking about doing one for current American politics. As a teenager who will be able to vote soon, this seems like a great way to compile information. The topic might be a bit broad, but I can break it down into parts.
Wow! I wish there were way more teenagers thinking like you!
@@ParkerNotes totally agree. This would also be a great way to take notes when you go off to college @loganr7108
- wish I had knew about this way back when lol
Wow-so many ideas from this one video, including using leather covers for notebooks (I love Leuchtturms) and, more importantly, keeping multiple notebooks for different topics (compendiums of ideas). Up to now, I’ve only used these notebooks in a Bullet Journal style, with multiple ideas (collections) in each. I have multiple areas I wish go deeper into, including AI, photography, and writing. Thanks for this!
Yep, you totally get it! I just started playing with bullet journaling too. So glad you got something out of it.
Excellent! I had never heard of Commonplace books before your video. I can't emphasize enough the idea of an index (table of contents sounds so formal), and the first thing I do when I get a new notebook is I number the pages. I use a sharpie and number only the odd pages, and it takes maybe ten minutes. I use simple "composition" books (cardboard bound, sewn-in pages), and I have a stack of maybe 15 filled ones. It's important to start the index when you start the notebook! I find the index very helpful AS I'm writing in the book, since I want to link my own thoughts together, as I'm going through the process. Sometimes I'll write a bit on a topic, then revisit it later on, and the index simply has the clusters of page numbers for that topic. Very handy. 🙂 Keep up the great work!
leuchtturm notebooks have numbers on their pages and an index
@@AminaZaoui-ro7fc Excellent! But can I get a 200-page one for $2? 😋
@@AminaZaoui-ro7fc Ok, I'm officially a hypocrite. I've dropped serious bucks on a ReMarkable2, because it looks EXACTLY what I've been looking for in terms of "paper notebooks" to the nth power.
index is so important, bcs a commonplace note like this is so hard to navigate once you're done
I have many interests, such as philosophy, archaeology, and the bible, just to name a few. Your ideas will help me to achieve what I need to do
Fantastic!!
Came for the content, stayed for the mustache
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In Italian it's called "zibaldone". The most famous is the one of the 1800's poet Giacomo Leopardi.
I use several books. My husband has an incredibly memory. He read and he remembers. I don't, so I try to keep up. 😊
Thanks for this I'm going to research zibaldone. I'm American Italian so I always want to learn about the motherland 😀
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I've been doing this with spiral note books. The "fancier" common place book is so much more attractive and won't fall apart like the spiral notebook.❤ Thank you LOVE your video! I am working on Math, Art, and writing a book on curriculum...all in my retirement. I just love learning and it's cool to see someone else talk about it!
So fantastic that you're using your retirement for something so productive! Thanks for sharing with us! Keep going!!
I’m always so chuffed when people think a stack of like 20 notebooks is “a lot of notebooks” hehehe
Those leather covers are rly cool!
Finally someone who gets it. I'm showing this to my wife so she'll let me get more (or so I can show her my secret stash that I already bought lol)
@@ParkerNotesi live in terror that someone will find out how much I spent on journals lol. When I started running out of room I invested in an iPad so most of my notetaking is there, but I still use paper. Just at half the rate I did before. Gives me more time to figure out where to put them lol
Hahaha I am with you!! I got a kindle scribe though lol
@@ParkerNotesgood move!
I really enjoyed this. You are telling us how to basically obtain the equivalent of an advanced level college course. I do like reading well-written "opposing views" because it helps me compare the weight of documentation on both sides (if there are disparate views on a main topic of interest.) And for anything "how-to" focused, youtube is actually a great resource! My areas of interest are theological and science, particularly anything botany related (herbs for cooking, healing, medieval and 18th century cooking etc.) I am a deep thinker, so I look for the "meat" of any topic, all the details.
Lots of meat coming your way 💪
I do this exactly except I use Notion to type everything out. EVERY SINGLE knowledge I consume and find worthy, I put in notion. I have an entire database for storing notes on books, articles, videos, etc. Makes searching for stuff easier but I also like to keep a commonplace book when consuming these materials and then transfer them to notion. If I lost my laptop, book, or whatever, I can access Notion wherever and still have all my notes and thoughts in one place.
I like that you do both. I keep going more and more analog. I just started using a fountain pen 😅😅😅
@@ParkerNotes totally understandable 😇 nothing beats the feeling of good ole pen and paper in the end.
@@ParkerNotes Haha the fountain pen is ravishing. I use a 2.0 clothing pattern drafting mechanical pencil. It’s v pretentious Swedish architect
I want to understand song lyrics i find interesting this seems the way to achieve that thanks for sharing
That sounds so cool!!! I may have to try that too
Thank you. I love how you explain it in a short amount of time. It’s like a collage book with ideas and knowledge.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 📚 Commonplace books are powerful tools to become an expert in specific topics or fields by organizing important information.
00:56 💡 You can become an expert in "propositional knowledge" by accumulating facts and insights about a subject matter, even if you don't acquire practical skills.
02:07 📔 Using a quality notebook and cover can help you take your commonplace book more seriously and stay committed to filling it out.
03:02 🧠 To become an expert in a specific field, immerse yourself in that topic. Read extensively, listen to podcasts, and do the hard work of learning.
04:55 📝 Create a commonplace book with important quotes, arguments, key themes, concepts, and your own reflections to develop expertise.
06:03 📖 Consider adding a table of contents to your commonplace book as it grows, making it easier to find and reference specific topics.
07:11 🧐 Becoming an expert also requires developing your own thoughts, opinions, and arguments about the subject matter.
07:38 💬 Share in the comments the areas of study or topics you plan to use your expert commonplace book to become more knowledgeable in.
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🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:28 📚 A commonplace book is a valuable tool to become an expert in a specific subject or field by organizing important quotes, arguments, key themes, and concepts related to that topic.
01:39 📓 Personalizing your commonplace book with quality materials like leather covers can help you take your note-taking more seriously and stay committed to filling it out.
03:02 📖 To become an expert, choose the specific topics or sub-disciplines you want to focus on and read extensively, including works by experts and related resources.
04:14 📝 When creating your expertise commonplace book, extract and record important details, quotes, and arguments from your readings, and include your own notes and reflections.
05:10 📚 Distinguish between a compendium (for quotes) and a commonplace book (for ideas) and consider adding a table of contents as your commonplace book grows.
06:57 🧠 To truly become an expert, aim to not only memorize information but also develop your own thoughts, opinions, and arguments about the subject matter in your commonplace book.
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Some of my interests are in Geology (planetary, hydro), bjj, philosophy, radio communication, engineering among others.
I love writing and working out ideas in pen and paper. I enjoy drawing scribling. I used to think that my notes needed to be perfect but now i scribble, cross out, correct my ideas all the time. I will produce a final version that is clean and has all the information i want in the end.
Good video, I've subscribed.
I just want to learn different topics, spend more time learning for fun rather than giving my soul to social media.
Amen! I've got an entire commonplace book dedicated to fun topics to explore on this channel. Looking forward to your thoughts.
I want to do this with math, it's always been a weak topic for me and I want to get better at it. You have inspired me to start one, thank you!
Awesome! I just started one with logic maybe I should do a math one too. Gotta find more hours in the day!
Nice! There’s so much wisdom in what our forefathers did. And they often kept commonplace books. Great practice to revive. I’ve had a few going for several years now. I use a bullet journal daily. If I don’t have time to grab a commonplace book on a certain topic but need to jot down a quote or a thought or question real quick, I’ll jot it down in my bullet journal and transfer it to the right commonplace book later.
Totally! I do this with my pocket journals
I try to make AI so that I can Automate Food in this world.
Ever wondered why most smart important people in history majorly came from either Germany or France? from philosophers to mathematicians to physicists? I mean like:
-Germany-
Kant
Hegel
Leibniz
Marx
Nietzsche
Gauss
Noether
Hilbert
Cantor
Dedekind
wiestrass
Einstein
Heisenberg
Born
etc
-France-
Descartes
Sartre
Beauvoir
Bergson
Camus
Pascal
Poincare
Schwartz
Fermat
Galois
Fourier
Laplace
etc
They are both are just a country of knowledge
I dont know about french people but i do know german people have a love for knowledge.
Both countries have turned to shit. Can we blame someone on your list?
Some of those are not German or French. Also the borders of countries have changed over the time periods of which those people lived. Plus there are other indigenous Europeans the world over (in Europe and European diasporas) who have been smart and important. It's not so much because of "countries of knowledge", although culture plays a role, but more so biological makeup.
Please, forgive my broken english, my main language is portuguese. I'm in a phase where I want to learn a little about almost everything, but I know that I can't do everything at the same time, soooo... I have a list of things I want to learn about, maybe I try like one, two or three things on a year. I really want to know more about Brazil politics, human physiology and pharmacology, for the beginning, i guess. But I also read about philosophy, because I love to learn new things ☠️ omg I'm so excited, hope this feeling doesn't go away
this guy sounds like Morty grew up and got his act together
Oh geez, thanks
My only add.. is margins and an mostly an index ! They are important for commonplace books and highly recommend ppl look into them for the book to become referenceable at all time.
I mentioned indexing at the end but what do you have in mind when you say margins? Like you write in the margins of your commonplace book as well?
@@ParkerNotes the channel Journal De Sylvie has 2 amazing videos, one on margins and how they work and why important and another on indexing and they explain it far better then I can.
I'm studying Mandarin Chinese for more than the half of my life. I used to make cards by my hand, using fountain pens. And now I'm going to start to learn Chinese linguistics, and Chinese history. Watching this video I realized that I can choose different colours (notebooks and also the inks) in order to differentiate between the two topics. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! So glad I could help!
I love this. Thank you for sharing - I'm going to try this out this year!
Awesome!! I hope you have some fun with it!
However, your systems make sense, MINUS, YOUR CHOICE OF LEATHER NOTEBOOK!
00:42 📚 Commonplace books help in accumulating propositional knowledge about various topics; they aren't for acquiring practical skills like riding a bike, but for understanding history, philosophy, or any field's depth.
02:33 📓 Creating an expertise commonplace book involves gathering crucial quotes, arguments, themes, and concepts related to a specific field of interest, aiding in becoming an expert.
03:16 📖 To become an expert, engage deeply with resources in the chosen field, take marginal notes, and extract vital details to compile in the commonplace book for easy review and study.
04:41 💡 Personal reflections and thoughts are integral to a commonplace book; it's a space not just for quotes but also for developing individual perspectives on various ideas within the chosen field.
05:37 📚 As commonplace books grow, organizing content through tables of contents becomes essential, especially when dealing with notebooks having numbered pages for easy referencing.
06:57 📝 Beyond accumulating knowledge, developing one's thoughts, opinions, and arguments is critical to truly becoming an expert in a field, and a commonplace book facilitates this practice.
Very good video, i use both actual notebook and note app on my phone to collect info about things im interested in❤️🔥
I had started to do something like this with alchemy (fascinating), but hadn't heard of a company's book before now. I can already see how this is going to recognize my notes!
As a specialist in Classical religion, I'm planning on making one for the philosophy of religion in the pertinent areas, and perhaps one for the associated philological issues, such as how words and concepts like "theophany" varied between cultures or even eras of the same culture. I use CPBs a lot for my lecture notes as well; it's easy to go back and add annotations for "questions students usually have" and so forth. The subjunctive case needs a CPB of its own there--"how to say 'it's not that bad' and make students believe you," etc.
Thank you so much for sharing! I‘m a 16 year old teen from Germany and was always super interested in political systems. I’m currently thinking about starting a commonplace book about Spanish politics + their philosophy and if that goes well, I may continue with other differentiating systems. I’m really excited and hope that I will be disciplined enough to keep writing!
You can do it! I'm planning on making some more videos on how to keep up with your productivity goals that may help
@@ParkerNotes Thatˋs a wonderful coincidence, I’ll definitely check them out when they’re out :)
How has it been going? If you've started, how are you dealing with motivation and discipline, what gives you the drive to do this?
@@eli-ii6765 Itˋs going pretty well. My drive is mainly interest, but also curiosity (I don’t have a connection to Spain or anything, it’s seriously mere nosiness that motivated me to obtain knowledge). Oh, and also : I’m not like extremely passionate and devoted , but whenever I find bits and pieces of information that perfectly fit the topic (and that I would like to attain) I write it in my commonplace book. And to be honest, I feel like extreme devotion would kinda disrupt the natural flow of learning and gaining knowledge.. So I definitely recommend not going at it but really just wait for the information to get to you or else you’ll quickly lose interest. Don’t take it as a task, but rather as a hobby that doesn’t have to be taken care of constantly.
@@beluga11129 Okay, thank you, keep at it
I like the idea, and I like the video quality, but the content... half of the video is Moleskin vs Leuchtturm 😅 I would rather listen to your recommendations about information organization, what info it is better to write down, and what to skip, how often do the book review (what to do if it is 100 page long?), how to make notes in books (or reference some related resources), maybe the history of the commonplace books, why it is called like this, etc. The title is misleading, the proper video title IMO "What is a Commonplace Book and My Favorite Notebook Brands for it."
It was some ideas for improvements that nobody asked for. The video still deserves a like 🙂 Thank you!
And btw why use Moleskin when there is Leuchtturm? Sounds like Leuchtturm is superior 🤔
I do not know how far you have gotten in your studies now for philosophy of mind, but nonetheless I would recommend to study a certain topic I think related a lot to this field: The Qabalah. It's important to note it's the Qabalah with a Q and not the Kabbalah with a K. The one with a K is from Judaism, while the one with the Q is more new and mixed with other traditions, as far as I know including hermeticism.
Spesifically in the Qabalah, the Tree of Life is of significant interest, it is a map of the universe as a whole, which means everything that exists in reality, including the structure of our mind. It ultimately suggests, which is a common axiom in all spiritual traditions, that the universe is made of consciousness and matter originates from consciousness. Today, most scientists will argue, or simply assume otherwise, saying that consciousness originates from matter.
With the knowledge I have up until now it seems that these two opposite axioms are the basis for two majorly different sides of the argument of philosophy of mind. Thought you might be interested, not to try and convince you of anything, you seem like the person who wants to know all sides, so this one, which is the old esoteric traditions is a worthwhile one to study.
I definitely like to know all sides. I had no idea about the K vs. Q difference! Thanks for taking the time and effort to share this with me!
@@ParkerNotes That's what these platforms ultimately should be about. You shared with me about what you have figured out so far, techniques to understand better, and spesific knowledge and recommendations of books. And I do some of the same.
Should be a sort of a trade, a dialogue. I see a decent amount of you tubers making lots of very good content, content with more serious topics one can study, and yet they are no so recognized on the platform. If they do not do it for fame, they must at least appreciate their community they have managed to build up so far and everything they can share there. So I appreciate your effort to expand your mind, and sharing that with us, so we can more easily do so as well.
Ohh so its called commonplace book 😅 never thought of it before. I love collecting notebooks and use each for different purposes. In univ, I am studying AI but nowadays i am interested in studying quantum computing, physics, calculus and philosophy. And bet each topic has a different notebook :))
Yes!!! You sound like a kindred spirit. Those are really great areas of interest!
I'm glad so many people are making positive comments and it's helping them, but can someone tell me the big difference between a "commonplace book" and keeping organized notes? It just seems very similar to how I took notes in grad school. Maybe I missed something.
So it is a way of keeping organized notes. But limiting the notebook to a single topic that you want to be an expert on and adding your own thoughts as well as all the detailed information that and expert ought to know. It also requires you continually check them and add to the notes
Hi Thomas! The name "commonplace book" is new to me.
I just always kept a yellow pad at my desk/couch/table to jot down notes on anything I find interesting. About life in general, not in any sort of academic setting.
Or if I just want to keep track of something.....a family tree, baseball standings, recipes that use peaches....whatever.
wtf again a fancy bullshit term just to say "take note while you study any topics" .... I hate youtube
Lol nah this is a bad take idk how you missed the details but Commonplace books are super ancient going back to Roman philosophers and have been used to shape the greatest human ideas. I hate youtube comments
I always thought Stanley Kubrick's approach was really clever (the film director). You choose a subject and read a bunch of different sources on the same topic, and when you start to feel that you're going over things that you already know is when you know you're close to being an expert.
I like that!
Hi everyone, I remembered and read a bible where Deuteronomy dedicate t science facts.
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Not sure I understand this but it's great you're reading the Bible 🙌
I actually started a commonplace book for design without even realizing it… I wanted my own “design school” with a table of contents (adhoc made the most sense so I did that prior to hearing your advice). I took short online courses, listened to podcast episodes, and even wrote takeaways from my informational interviews with experts. I am a practicing designer so the knowledge is applied to skill.
This is awesome. I'm screenshotting it as anecdotal evidence for the naysayers! Thank you!
Great video !
Do you think common place things are a good way to capture knowledge and information, especially in the digital age?
I mean, we can't compare the experience of it. Writing by hand is definitely better experience compared to using digital tools, but in terms of convenience and ease, do you still think it's a good idea?
Looking forward to getting your point of view !
I am 62 and play guitar. I have started lessons where I am learning about music and things I should have known a long time ago. I am using paper and computer to capture ideas and write out my own thoughts as well. Glad I found your channel. Excellent work here. God bless.
God bless you, Brian! Glad to have you here. It's cool you're filling in the gaps in your knowledge, I'm constantly trying to do this too. Feels like there's so much I should already know but screw it, I'm working on it.
Thank you for your kind and encouraging words my new friend! @@ParkerNotes
2:07... Totally Agree with you, on the matter of using a Leather Cover for your Notebook .
Not only is it Kewl Looking, it has a Feeling of Nostalgic with it.
( *_Nostalgic_* = _thinking fondly of a past time or condition._ )
They give an ownership and elegance , to your ink works.
I went to the Thrift store, and found me some really nice leather purses and jackets $50cad...
I then cut them up and made a dozen book covers, and sold them and made $400cad .
4:28 ...Love the Ink !!
I really like the idea of Commonplace books, but I sometimes feel like if I put things into books like this they just get lost. How do you make the connection between what you’ve written down & internalizing understanding or recollection? Or if you’re looking for something you know you added, how do you recall where to be able to find it again? Just some curious thoughts - nice video.
I review my commonplace books before bed and before writing or talking about the subject so I rehearse and refresh the concepts. The goal is to make them a part of me. I totally understand the worry, I forget stuff that I write down digitally with my stylus on my galaxy note all the time cuz I never go back and revisit the notes but my mind thinks I've safely offloaded the important information
You don't become an expert by reading a lot about a complex or difficult topic, unless you are on the top ~1% IQ. Besides, not everyone can become an expert, even if you spend years at doing something. At best you accumulate knowledge and gain some understanding-always speaking about complex topics-but not 'expert' knowledge.
Commonplace books are still a great way to gain insight into any topic, but there needs to be debate, practice and at least be more intelligent than the average person to become an expert.
I want to make a book for each language that I’ve studied so I can move each one on. I’m starting a Masters in September so I will set up books as I go through that too. I woild like to make canvas slip covers and maybe embroider the spines. I did a similar project during lockdown where I collected all the recipes that mean something to me. I made up A4 folders. It was like making an autobiography of food. My cooking and the quality of food I make is so much better since I did that.
Wow, that's awesome! Yeah I think commonplace books can totally help you capture what you've learned and will be learning. Really cool that you're into so many diverse topics
Good concept to advanced learning, starting from basic .
What i would like to know is the fact thats certain knowledge is comparatively inter-related,.If there is the supports,the combination of related topics books could be recommended or introduced,that would be save a lot of time to reach certain Check-points before reaching the tops .Thanks
I will often cite pages from my other commonplace books, e.g. "see pg. 184 of phil mind commonplace book for the full argument"
Not only did you give advice on starting a commonplace book you also showed a book that got me curious and I will pick up a copy
Awesome!
I write ✍🏽 in pencil so I can fix my mistakes.
Lol mine are immortalized
So it’s a notebook…
Yeah, a particular way to keep a notebook. Very good.
I'm gonna create a commonplace book for mathematics and machine learning. Thanks for sharing your thoughts
A video on writing philosophy papers might be good😊
Sounds good, I'll add it to the list!
@03:20. I know each individual reader has their own habits with books.......but I have to say I shudder and weep a little when I see a book being defaced like this. I went through two Hons Degrees and a Masters and never made a single mark in any of my books. Just a personal viewpoint.
I organize it all in notion, but writing by hand does feel so much better..
There's a psychological study I mention and link in my video on why you should write in your books and the authors make the case that writing long-hand is better for comprehension and memory than writing via keyboards, though you can certainly type faster than write. That may explain part of why it feels better but also yeah writing on paper is awesome lol
@@ParkerNotes yesss you got me convinced..!!
I need a video how to become an expert in making such luxiorious mustache
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Nice video! I’ve been using the Leuchtterm1917 for a while. The different sizes they have I’ve found to be really enjoyable.. from the pocket size to the a5 to the large, I have different styles of writing and exercises I use them for. I also started writing with fountain pens.. another way of stirring up greater enjoyment in the processes of writing, I’ve been using the original fountain pen I got for months now and I’m about ready to explore some different models.
The leather covers is a great idea I never considered! It’s true when you invest in your tools, it helps you take it more seriously, or farm greater enjoyment in the process. Also the extra hobby of nerding out on tools and materials is just fun.
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Haha we are so similar! I recently started using a fountain pen too and love it. I love leuchtturm1917's except for the pocket. I think the pocket Moleskine is a spot where Moleskine wins. Thanks for the comment, you're totally write about how fun it is to nerd out over the tools of the trade.
damn, my brother is a philosopher and has a god damn beautiful physique: the two things i'd like to achieve.
ur mustache is cute
Haha thanks!
why do you wanna be a philosopher over other things? in depth how did you come to this conclusion? for example, why would a person like you not be an author or a Documentary film maker?
I feel I can no longer tell who I am, or rather that there is no am, no me... that all subjects of the world is something my mind have estranged themselves to after I lost my ability to walk after being hurt, injured by a bad man last year... Now is like my mind is floating and cannot settle down to that there is any truth to identity at all, that is all a matrix and we do not have a life cause, or fate or purpose, is all a creation for consumption and market values but the real person behind all that is no one... just like the air around us when each person walk to her destination of work, hobbies, families I feel I linger and fall off each and all and that there is no more a home for me, no core, is all vivid and transparent in my heart, I can no longer tell what I should do or why I am...
you the philosopher I do not even know what to beomce an expert in anymore than I know why I am around, I feel like I became an outside of the matrix or got a depersonalisation or something after I realise I got so much pain I cannot think each and every day for over a year with no support...
Something happened to my mind and I cannot pinpoint what it is, is a grief in me, the abandonment that no one supported me , that my family were just superficial narcissists that abuse me due to not having a worth anymore in the family as a handicap... I was turned away by them all with total neglect.
But is a lot more to it than that.. I do not self pity myself, not even a little bit. I am not a cry baby either. I just see it for what it is.
is existential and is not a crisis, is just like I lost myself, lost my memory for real, lost the emotional connection to life and the way I were, the force the gives use drive to determine what we want and who we are, is all gone now...
philosophically I cannot tell what I should make out of all this. I jus know I tried to turn every stone and put it into every light and examined its' every shadow, still I cannot identify what I am looking at when I see "myself" in the mirror.
what to do now?
I like the distinction you made for compendium and common place. I feel what I am doing is more of what you would call a compendium at the moment as it is a place for me to collect lyrics, quotes, and mostly (thus far) word definitions. Each time I take in a media form if there is a word I don't know at all or have heard but don't have a solid definition of I write it down in that book. Thanks also for sharing the leather covers you use. Those are really nice. I have made some of my own but these give me ideas
So awesome that you've made your own! I love compendiums too. My first video discusses the difference more
You could just do all of this on a computer. It would be more cost effective, easier to store and filter. However, I understand the desire to use pen and paper for the feel of it, especially given the topics you're studying.
Great video. I am going to use a commonplace book to study dementia, and dementia care.
Wow that's awesome!
I've been contemplating on switching to real notebooks from using my tablet. It's definitely not the same thing, a notebook is more visceral and permanent, a tablet app can modify and delete my writings at any point but the appeal is that I can save as many notes and it costs less space and money.
Anyone else had this problem?
This is an excellent method. I have filled up many notebooks using the same technique, although your version is more refined, carefully citing sources. Reading source books is vital, especially in philosophy. Concerning Artificial Intelligence, I have been a technical writer for financial institutions where it is necessary to read computer code. With Artificial Intelligence, machine learning essentially hides the code. The only way to debunk malicious AI is to go to the sources of a topic and become an expert as you have suggested. AI cannot be debunked by using AI. This would be a pointless vicious circle.
I love you videos because i love reading and selfeducation.
Try to read the Glorious Quran . You will have another view of life as a philosopher.
1:25 -- "Leuchtturm" = (German) Lighthouse
Yeah I've looked that up, I love that. I also looked up the pronunciation but I always botch it lol
Question please...Let's say you have 10 commonplace books you've created over many years, and you remember something but you don't know which book its in how do you find it again?
Lol time to get to reading and as you go through, make yourself a table of contents if you haven't yet. Once you find the thing you're searching for mark that page with some sort of symbol at the top corner or dog-ear. Maybe highlight too. Return to that spot a few times in the following 2 weeks and just get that deep into your mind, I'd say
@@ParkerNotes Thank you, helpful. I've been wanting to take the TOCs in my journals and create a spreadsheet. Maybe just the past few years. I have 50 years of journals. Most aren't as focused as I would have liked. It took me over 20 years to learn to focus. Thus, this tip you're sharing will help others learn faster. I do have so many research journals. More than I could hope to ever be used in my lifetime. I've been thinking of keeping a few years and tossing the rest. It will eliminate a lot of storage boxes.
I've been thinking about this for a while and I think I want to create commonplace books to study writing advice, mindset/philosophy, studying German, and fitness/nutrition. It's hard to narrow it down because I have so many interests.
I totally get that, I have so many! Too many according to my wife lol
Start one for everything and see what gets written in most over time
@@ParkerNotes @schoo9256 I'm a serial starter, so there's a chance that I'll give up on all of them eventually.
1) Despite that fake mustache, I recognized you, Lando Norris 😜
2) I love your learning method, I will try to apply it ASAP ✍️
Hahah shhhh!!
@@ParkerNotes haha! 😂
On a side note, another method that I find very good also as "immersive learning" is to create a blog or UA-cam channel on the subject you are interested in learning, or also create a small introductory course on it, to force you to structure the information and make it understandable to others (Feynman method)
@@kostaftp yes!! I'm actually including that in an upcoming video on how to make your own university courses 👏