I view my commonplace book as a lifetime project. It is a book to store facts, knowledge, recipes, book notes, quotes, recipes and other important information that I want to retain and pass on to future generations. Commonplace books are essentially a scrapbook with useful information of every kind - unique to the creator's particular interests.
They are not chronological or introspective like a planner or journal is.
I will save and record the most important tidbits from other sources (Kindle notes, things I have recorded in other planners and notebooks, articles I have saved on and offline, etc) and add them to my commonplace book.
Commonplace books or commonplaces have been around for centuries and many of the greatest minds in history have kept one. Bill Gates keeps one today!
This video is a flip through of my commonplace book so far. I started it in June 2019 and I have a lot of space and pages to fill over my lifetime!
Do you have a commonplace book? What do you include in yours?
Let me know in the comments below or tag @planneruk on Instagram so I can see!
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Bex (@PlannerUK on Instagram) is addicted to planning, stationery, memory keeping and fountain pens! A professional event manager by day she is passionate about pretty & functional planning for productivity, organisation, creativity & growth. Combining her event organising skills and passion for planning is her ultimate dream - PlannerFest is born!
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