"Why do I keep a notebook at all?"

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How it felt to me : that is getting closer to the truth about a note book. I sometimes delude myself about why I keep a notebook, imagine that some thrifty virtue derives from preserving everything observed. See enough and write it down, I tell myself, and then some morning when the world seems drained of wonder, some day when I am only going throu... See more

Joan Didion • On Keeping a Notebook - Joan Didion

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WHY NOTEBOOKS?

Major reasons:

Reduce Repeated Thinking

Prevent Lost Porgress

Observe Mind

Minor reasons:

Storage and Retrieval

Living Strategicly

Theory of Notebooks

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Too often, we think of notebooks as a way-station: a necessary stop en-route to the perfected, polished work of art. But what if the notebook is the work of art? What if the process of taking notes is the point?

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"Why do I keep a notebook at all?"

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Writers and Their Notebooks

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On Keeping a Notebook - Joan Didion

Joan Didion reflects on the personal and introspective nature of keeping a notebook, delving into memory, self-reflection, and the significance of past experiences.

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That’s the essence of all this. I write in a notebook every day. But I almost never go back and look at what I wrote. Writing in a notebook is about transferring things from the world to your brain, not to your notebook. Your notebook is a lens for looking at the world, not a box to keep it in.

Russell Davies • Do Interesting: Notice. Collect. Share. (Do Books Book 36)

This is a practicing self-memoir, recorded as an inconsistent logbook. This is my junkyard of will to live. Its ability to contain raw honesty and portray life's imperfections keeps me going. It makes me feel liberated and autonomous over my current meager life. It's a sanctuary for my literary authenticity.

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