You NEED a Commonplace Book 📕The Past, Present and Future of Commonplacing

Why should I keep a commonplace book? Let's explore why keeping a commonplace book was important in the past and why it will be important in the future! ⏱️ Time Stamps ⏱️ 0:00: Intro 1:25: Act 1 - What is a commonplace book? A Brief History of Commonplacing 4:36: Act 2 - Why do People Commonplace today? 13:16: Act 3 - Commonplacing as a Reaction to Societal Woes 20:08: Conclusion and Final Thoughts 🍳Job is on PATREON 🍳 ↳ Subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/jobsjournal ↳ Pledge to receive exclusive posts, videos, postcards, and printables each month 👨🏽‍💻 Notion Works Cited and References: https://www.notion.so/jobsjournal/JOBSJOURNAL-Commonplace-Book-Works-Cited-1ffe8a3b2bfb804e8cb1c92f8f5e9fba?pvs=4 📝 References 📝 Beinecke Flickr Laboratory. (n.d.). Commonplace book [Photograph]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11825444 Havens, E. (n.d.). Commonplace Books: A History of Manuscripts and Printed Books from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century. Harvard School of Public Health. (2025). As health data disappear from government websites, experts push back. https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/as-health-data-disappear-from-government-websites-experts-push-back/ Howell, M. (2025, February 4). CDC webpages go dark as Trump targets public health information. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/dcd-pages-trump-public-health Isaac, M. (2025, January 12). Meta backs away from fact checking in the U.S. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2025/01/12/nx-s1-5252739/meta-backs-away-from-fact-checking-in-the-u-s Maddox, K. (2022, March 22). Commonplace Books Are Like a Diary Without the Risk of Annoying Yourself. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/magazine/commonplace-books-recommendation.html Princeton University Library. (2016, August 3). Commonplace Books and Uncommon Readers. https://blogs.princeton.edu/manuscripts/2016/08/03/commonplace-books-and-uncommon-readers/ Rhiannon, M. (2024, March 26). On Commonplacing. https://www.megan-rhiannon.com/gloomy-archive/2024/3/26/on-commonplacing Thompson, S. (2023, February 8). Disinformation Researchers Raise Alarms About A.I. Chatbots. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/technology/ai-chatbots-disinformation.html Turner, J. (2025, February 2). Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/upshot/trump-government-websites-missing-pages.html Williams, P. (2025, May 20). Mark Zuckerberg's Meta donates $1m to Trump fund. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j9e1x9z2xo 📸 Images From 📸 * Ciarpaglini’s Commonplace Book image taken from https://blogs.princeton.edu/manuscripts/2016/08/03/commonplace-books-and-uncommon-readers/ * The Met Open Access Public-Domain Artworks - https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access * Victorian Scrapbook image taken from https://journalofantiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Victorian-Trading-Card-Scrapbook.jpg 📺 YouTube Video Footage and References 📺 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qE2JrY48Pc&ab_channel=SimplyCollin * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amJJy6K9wUw&ab_channel=YngridEilis * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1hJxIWUUCA&ab_channel=MeganRhiannon @MeganRhiannon * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl4NqgEHxAk&ab_channel=moonlitjournal @moonlit.journal * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuaI_XOIgzE&t=352s&ab_channel=NotebookOverload * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kazHSxqv8Z4&t=1068s&ab_channel=ParkNotes * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAq6Po9ix04&ab_channel=JetPens @JetPens * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fITgm5V-m_Y&ab_channel=ParkNotes * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcBy_b_43c0&ab_channel=JaredHenderson * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHgrXFqGLi0&ab_channel=JoeRegrets * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRGFpFYaphI&t=14s&ab_channel=MeganRhiannon * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN2bxgVCcbw&t=392s&ab_channel=dandelion @dandyspectr * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzGq5bWdVD4&t=1232s&ab_channel=BrontëSwannick @bronteswannick * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaSfR_gEGWA&ab_channel=ssurfftumblr As always, if you have any questions, please leave them down below! 🧡 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 〰️ LET'S CONNECT 〰️ Website - [https://jobsjournal.org] Patreon - [https://www.patreon.com/jobsjournal] Shop - [https://www.etsy.com/shop/jobsjournal] Instagram - [https://www.instagram.com/jobsjournal] Twitch - [https://www.twitch.tv/jobsjournal] Pinterest - [https://www.pinterest.com/jobsjournal] 🎥 GEAR 🎥 Fujifilm XT4 + 18-55mm: [https://amzn.to/31nOVg8] Vanguard ALTA PRO 263AT: [https://amzn.to/2MKNkgB] iPhone Tripod: [https://amzn.to/31BJ3QT] iPhone 14 Pro Max 🎶 MUSIC 🎶 Epidemic Sound