Did commonplace books contain brainstorming or freewriting exercises?

We partnered with our friends at The Nest on Cherry Street in Tulsa to create a custom candle we call Unhurried Wonder - clove, amber, sandalwood, patchouli, ... Sep 9, 2016 ... In the future, I'll write more on my own digital and analog system that utilizes physical notebooks, Evernote, Readwise*, and Obsidian* as a ... Jan 9, 2017 ... A commonplace book is a personal journal that compiles quotes from books you read. It may also include illustrations, personal thoughts, lists, ... Feb 1, 2020 ... My understanding from Commonplace Books is that they are literally ideas' dumps and therefore searchability becomes hard to obtain. Mar 2, 2015 ... ... it's just a place where I collect notes and thoughts and quotes and such. Commonplace books aren't. May 17, 2018 ... A digital commonplace book focused thematically on Montpelier. The idea came from a tweet by historian Joe Adelman, who has had students create analog versions. Jan 4, 2025 ... The daily picking out and holding a sentence or phrase or image, turning it over and over, seeing what is there, and seeing what it elicits in ... Oct 24, 2018 ... One of my favorites is The Mule for amazing grilled cheese and craft beer, but it is right across from the divine offerings at Pie Junkie and I ... Apr 9, 2015 ... I thought I would discuss what a commonplace book is first, then how I was introduced and why I am obsessed! Apr 28, 2019 ... A commonplace book; a book into which notable extracts poems, etc are copied for future reference, often together with one's own ideas and reflections.