commonplace
I've been reading "A Commonplace Book" by Alec Guinness (that's Sir, to you). I can't remember where I heard about it - maybe a Discord server in a book channel. I'm not sure what drew me to this book - am I interested in learning more about Guinness? Am I interested in the quotes and observations that he found worthy of noting down? Am I reading this as "training" for starting my own commonplace book?
(There is no correct answer here.)
Her telephone-answering machine went on giving her number, in her bright encouraging voice, and saying she would call back as soon as possible, for days after she was dead.
-- One of Guinness' many observations and thoughts
I detect in myself a regular, daily, increased appreciation of trees, the look of things, even the weather (Whatever it is). Is this a premonition of mortality?
-- Guinness reflecting on mortality - I'm not sure how old he was when he wrote this. He died in 2000, at 86.
I find the concept of a commonplace book fascinating. I've heard of them before but have never seriously considered starting one before. What is the difference between writing things down in a separate notebook vs. writing them down in my bullet journal? The biggest would be: there are no tasks in a commonplace book (usually).
Perhaps as I get into crafting notebooks my mind is drawn more toward the idea of a commonplace book. I received this from the library around the same time I was busy perfecting my notebook binding methods - a coincidence?