This Pocket Notebook Can Make You Wise (Commonplace Book)

Commonplace books have been a key tool for philosophers and thinkers of all kinds going all the way back to Greek philosophers like Aristotle. In this video I cover a brief sketch of the history of commonplace books and then I show you how you can keep a pocket notebook as a commonplace book of pocket proverbs and wise sayings. Become wise like the greatest philosophers instead of doom scrolling! I also read a selection of my favorites entries from my golden book of wisdom so make sure you watch until the end!

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0:00 - Video Overview
1:13 - Commonplace Books vs. Diaries, Journals, and Compendiums
2:27 - Different Ways to Keep a Commonplace Book
3:58 - The History of Commonplace Books
6:13 - The Story of My Golden Commonplace Book of Wisdom
8:36 - How To Keep a Commonplace Book of Pocket Proverbs
12:32 - Some of my favorite wise sayings