Instructions

Hi! Welcome to your Commonplace template!

What is commonplacing?

Commonplacing is the practice of collecting and organizing thoughts, ideas, quotes, and observations that resonate with you, typically in a dedicated notebook or digital tool. It’s like creating a personal collection of meaningful insights, often categorized for easy reference. The goal is to capture ideas that inspire reflection, spark creativity, or provide wisdom that you can return to whenever you need it. Commonplacing helps you process and retain knowledge in a way that feels personal and accessible.

This template provides a way for add entries into your commonplace book and then do something with them, making a powerful database of everything you’re learning.

Workflow

Use the button to create a new entry
Label it accordingly
- Topic - what topics are you concentrating on? Modify this field to match your need.
- Type - what type of information is it? Modify this to field to meet your needs.
- Project - Is this connected to a project?
- Insight - maybe there is a thought you’re exploring?
Fill out any of the other tags you’d like
All new entries are labeled with the status of “To be Processed” This is to prompt you to add in your takeaways and decide if this is something you want to learn more about, write about, or if it is closed and can just be referenced when needed.

Modify template to make it work for you

Change the name
Change the cover and icon
Change the fields in the database

Delete this block when done with it!

Hover to the left of the top of this block
Choose “Delete”

Thank you so much for using this template!

Remember, the best system for you is the one that works for you so please make this your own and change it as your needs change.

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[Commonplace Book](<https://marissagarza.notion.site/1496db227f2180da95b6d32b07d6da85>)