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Aging Well | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (358)
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Hi, @gravity3
A commonplace, or common book, is usually a notebook of sorts in which a person jots down most anything he or she fings striking. My commonplace is filled with everything from snippets of poetry, song lyrics, passages of prose, most anything that, when I read it, I thought, Hmm, I'd like to remember that! I believe more people kept commonplaces or common books in years past; fewer do nowadays.
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Ray (@ray666)
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@ray666 Thanks for that clarification! I have done this for years, however I have never put a proper name to my many, many thoughts. I so enjoy looking back.
Ps-I also keep running thoughts in the “notes” app on my iPhone😊
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@ray666 So, much like a diary, although that (diary, or journal) sort of dictates that you post to it daily. While I've never kept a diary or journal, I have a notebook on the nightstand in which I've recorded significant or unusual dreams. Haven't posted anything lately - maybe I need to adjust my late-night snacking to promote something noteworthy.