@PastorJeremyCollins TWSBI Eco or Pilot Vanishing Point. I have them in white and black, respectively, and sn EF nib. Can't go wrong! Also, you had me about your book quote about God, and the Bible.
Thank you for the video. While I never called it a "commonplace notebook" or a "journal", I have been writing in notebooks what I have found important, helpful or things to remember from my quiet times, prayer life, sermons and books that I read for most of my life (I'm 70). I have boxes of notebooks. But for me it has been very helpful. And someday they will make good fireplace kindling for someone. 🤣
Written notes are definitely helpful for me. I keep a journal for work notes. I have a separate planner for my daily agenda and goal setting. I’ve recently added a traveler’s notebook that contains my common place for general thoughts, task and book notes. It’s a work in progress and I don’t love have so many different places but that’s the only way I could ensure I could go back and find information.
I am a notebook's girl. A journal for my documentary reading, one for my fiction reading, one little cheap notebook in my back poket, one scrap journal for collecting whatever info (that one is a chaos). Doodling, scribbling, writing all the time. Thanks for the video and sorry for ma approximative english.
I am an avid commonplace book creator. I started about 14 years ago and it was originally a collection of quotes and thoughts and religious minutiae. During the intervening years I have changed significantly and also spent much more time writing in these books. Being a bit OCD I have certain books for certain things: All are A6 size (or so) - Moleskine squared for quotes I have personally heard from speakers at church (on my 4th now) around 4000 quotes so far, Rhodia bullet for my direct scripture recordings and artwork. I fell in love with illuminated manuscripts many years ago and have over the last almost 7 years started copying the scriptures word-for-word with various lousy artwork thrown in. My goal is to complete scriptures 4 times so each of my children will have a handwritten set from me, when I eventually pass on. I use the Leuchterm 1917 bullet point for scriptural commentary. And finally I have a Rhodia blank for my carry everywhere to collect my thoughts at any given time so I can peruse them later or research them etc... Some of these go into my commentaries, but most of the time they are simply an interesting way to keep track of those things i used to wonder about but then forgot before i could actually do anything with. I look forward to future videos from you. If I were to only every pick on notebook it would be the Rhodia. They are the highest quality in my opinion. And all of them are hardbacks. For economic reasons I am switching to A5 size and using other brands on my next trip through the Bible. for the A6 sizes I have never found any economically priced notebooks that compete with Rhodia, Leuchterm or Moleskine. But I have come across several off-brand A5 sizes that compete quite well and often for 1/3 to 1/2 the price.
@@johnpsmith19 wow that’s amazing. Love the idea of a hand written copy of scripture that’s illustrated. That’s super interesting. Thanks so much for watching and sharing your process. As a 14 year veteran any specific thing you would do differently looking back on this journey?
@PastorJeremyCollins I had pre-conceived ideas of how a commonplace book should look and since mine did not rise to that level, I would get discouraged and write less. As I learned the meditative value and the ability of daily notes to help me coherently crystallize my thoughts I was able to let go of what I thought they should look like and then let them be what I needed them to be for me. So I would recommend to not worry about what they look like and just let them evolve. Secondly, I would not overcomplicate them. My first set of scriptures started off with a riot of colors to indicate what group each person speaking belonged to (righteous, neutral, unrighteous) other colors for prayers, another for commandments, different colors to indicate the level of divinity (creator, angels, man, demons etc...) and while it was pretty I got more focused on the colors than the message. Thus I now decorate the borders and planned open areas on pages after I complete a notebook. My next set I am going to incorporate pressed flowers, small plants etc... Finally, don't compare. Yours are yours and mine are mine. They literally only hold the value of what it brings to our being, our mental and spiritual health.
Thank you for your video. I have also been using note books for the last 30 years. Only this week I set up an A6 note book in a leather case. I never thought about calling it a common place note book. I need something I could carry with me all the time. Thank you for your ideas. I too am a Pastor working in Durban, South Africa. Patiently waiting for volume 4 of Joel Beeke's Reformed Systematic Theology to land in SA. Blessings.
From one Pastor to another, I've been writing and keeping a commonplace notebook since becoming a Christian in 2008. I love to read about my old thoughts and journey.
@@PastorJeremyCollins Yes, most certainly, From the moment I began my journey with Christ I started writing down everything I learned from Bible studies, preachers, my own prayers, and thoughts. Going back to my writings when I committed to pastoral ministry I began to see things god was doing in my life and how years later prayers were answered. I still continue to write not only in my commonplace notes but for pastoral articles, blogs, and other academics and my thoughts and writings in my commonplace notebooks have helped in those as well. I still to this day have a daily quiet time to write and reflect on my thoughts and readings. I have a rather large library and I read a lot not only as a bible professor but for my own enjoyment.
Great video! Really enjoyed how you explained it. Nice production too, btw. I just keep a pocket notebook and write whatever I need and comes to mind. Keep it up
One thing I do in my common place, is leave a side margin that is quite large. The purpose is that I can come back and add comments, further thoughts or notes at a later date.
@@PastorJeremyCollins for work, I love my Happy Planner. For personal, my Hobonichi Weeks. I have several styles that I have collected over the years though. Some will go into rotation as a commonplace or be gifted to someone who will love and use them. I seem to like collecting them in hopes I will use them but there’s so much joy in the gifting!
I understand, apprecciate, and even share you enthusiam. But your vidoe focused more on product/self promotions than it did how to actually start a common place book. Perhaps reconsider doing thw video. Much luve to you and yours! ❤🤭
I have started using the Commonplace idea too. I bought a 400pg fat one from Temu and I am putting the index in the back so I don't have to guess how many pages I might need. I am using it for absolutely everything with a 4 colour multi pen to semi colour code it. 😊
I’m a mess 😂 I have a journal for travel, life, and a reading journal, a hiking journal, a sketch journal, a work notebook and a planner 😂 stick to your micron. Fountain pens are awesome but much more work. Haha
@@alicecosta1157 each year I struggle with the idea of bringing them all together into one… but instead end up adding a new one! Hahahaha. Idk how that is possible 😁
@@PastorJeremyCollins I have a section within my bullet journal that I use to record quotes, memorable sayings and thoughts that I glean from other people. It typically ends up in some form or fashion in my more traditional long form journal as well. I have thought of dedicating an entire journal to it. I definitely see the benefit of keeping it all in one place. Maybe I will give it a shot. Thanks
If you are planning to earn some money from the products you use and advertise I warmly recommend to pronounce the names correctly. There is a lot of app which can help you with that!
Do you have a commonplace notebook already? if so let me know what you use.
I started one in an A5 Leuchtturm, loving it! Putting all my book notes into one book.
@@Carsonial I have been considering going back through old books and find my highlights, might be my new nightly routine.
A5 Traveller filled 2 already with Quotes, ideas, reflections
@@Tam1064 awesome. How long have you been doing it?
@@Carsonial I agree it’s so helpful and encourages more reading
Now you need a fountain pen to write in it!
Oh boy, did I just go down a TH-cam rabbit hole.
😂😂
@@PastorJeremyCollins Yes 😂 sorry, but it works like that 🤭
@PastorJeremyCollins TWSBI Eco or Pilot Vanishing Point. I have them in white and black, respectively, and sn EF nib. Can't go wrong!
Also, you had me about your book quote about God, and the Bible.
Thank you for the video. While I never called it a "commonplace notebook" or a "journal", I have been writing in notebooks what I have found important, helpful or things to remember from my quiet times, prayer life, sermons and books that I read for most of my life (I'm 70). I have boxes of notebooks. But for me it has been very helpful. And someday they will make good fireplace kindling for someone. 🤣
Written notes are definitely helpful for me. I keep a journal for work notes. I have a separate planner for my daily agenda and goal setting. I’ve recently added a traveler’s notebook that contains my common place for general thoughts, task and book notes. It’s a work in progress and I don’t love have so many different places but that’s the only way I could ensure I could go back and find information.
That’s a great set up.
I am a notebook's girl. A journal for my documentary reading, one for my fiction reading, one little cheap notebook in my back poket, one scrap journal for collecting whatever info (that one is a chaos). Doodling, scribbling, writing all the time. Thanks for the video and sorry for ma approximative english.
That’s a lot of notebooks 📔, sounds awesome.
I am an avid commonplace book creator. I started about 14 years ago and it was originally a collection of quotes and thoughts and religious minutiae. During the intervening years I have changed significantly and also spent much more time writing in these books. Being a bit OCD I have certain books for certain things: All are A6 size (or so) - Moleskine squared for quotes I have personally heard from speakers at church (on my 4th now) around 4000 quotes so far, Rhodia bullet for my direct scripture recordings and artwork. I fell in love with illuminated manuscripts many years ago and have over the last almost 7 years started copying the scriptures word-for-word with various lousy artwork thrown in. My goal is to complete scriptures 4 times so each of my children will have a handwritten set from me, when I eventually pass on. I use the Leuchterm 1917 bullet point for scriptural commentary. And finally I have a Rhodia blank for my carry everywhere to collect my thoughts at any given time so I can peruse them later or research them etc... Some of these go into my commentaries, but most of the time they are simply an interesting way to keep track of those things i used to wonder about but then forgot before i could actually do anything with.
I look forward to future videos from you.
If I were to only every pick on notebook it would be the Rhodia. They are the highest quality in my opinion. And all of them are hardbacks.
For economic reasons I am switching to A5 size and using other brands on my next trip through the Bible. for the A6 sizes I have never found any economically priced notebooks that compete with Rhodia, Leuchterm or Moleskine. But I have come across several off-brand A5 sizes that compete quite well and often for 1/3 to 1/2 the price.
@@johnpsmith19 wow that’s amazing. Love the idea of a hand written copy of scripture that’s illustrated. That’s super interesting.
Thanks so much for watching and sharing your process.
As a 14 year veteran any specific thing you would do differently looking back on this journey?
@PastorJeremyCollins I had pre-conceived ideas of how a commonplace book should look and since mine did not rise to that level, I would get discouraged and write less. As I learned the meditative value and the ability of daily notes to help me coherently crystallize my thoughts I was able to let go of what I thought they should look like and then let them be what I needed them to be for me.
So I would recommend to not worry about what they look like and just let them evolve.
Secondly, I would not overcomplicate them. My first set of scriptures started off with a riot of colors to indicate what group each person speaking belonged to (righteous, neutral, unrighteous) other colors for prayers, another for commandments, different colors to indicate the level of divinity (creator, angels, man, demons etc...) and while it was pretty I got more focused on the colors than the message. Thus I now decorate the borders and planned open areas on pages after I complete a notebook. My next set I am going to incorporate pressed flowers, small plants etc...
Finally, don't compare. Yours are yours and mine are mine. They literally only hold the value of what it brings to our being, our mental and spiritual health.
Thank you for your video. I have also been using note books for the last 30 years. Only this week I set up an A6 note book in a leather case. I never thought about calling it a common place note book. I need something I could carry with me all the time. Thank you for your ideas. I too am a Pastor working in Durban, South Africa. Patiently waiting for volume 4 of Joel Beeke's Reformed Systematic Theology to land in SA. Blessings.
Fantastic. Thanks for watching. Praying for you and your ministry in South Africa
From one Pastor to another, I've been writing and keeping a commonplace notebook since becoming a Christian in 2008. I love to read about my old thoughts and journey.
That’s awesome.
Are there any specific thoughts you have gone back to that helped today?
@@PastorJeremyCollins Yes, most certainly, From the moment I began my journey with Christ I started writing down everything I learned from Bible studies, preachers, my own prayers, and thoughts. Going back to my writings when I committed to pastoral ministry I began to see things god was doing in my life and how years later prayers were answered. I still continue to write not only in my commonplace notes but for pastoral articles, blogs, and other academics and my thoughts and writings in my commonplace notebooks have helped in those as well. I still to this day have a daily quiet time to write and reflect on my thoughts and readings. I have a rather large library and I read a lot not only as a bible professor but for my own enjoyment.
Great video! Really enjoyed how you explained it. Nice production too, btw. I just keep a pocket notebook and write whatever I need and comes to mind. Keep it up
One thing I do in my common place, is leave a side margin that is quite large. The purpose is that I can come back and add comments, further thoughts or notes at a later date.
That’s a good thought.
What size notebook do you use?
👏🏿
I have a many notebooks, total stationary addict here 😂 thank you for sharing your thoughts here. Have fun 🎉
What is your favorite right now? (thanks for watching)
@@PastorJeremyCollins for work, I love my Happy Planner. For personal, my Hobonichi Weeks. I have several styles that I have collected over the years though. Some will go into rotation as a commonplace or be gifted to someone who will love and use them. I seem to like collecting them in hopes I will use them but there’s so much joy in the gifting!
I understand, apprecciate, and even share you enthusiam. But your vidoe focused more on product/self promotions than it did how to actually start a common place book.
Perhaps reconsider doing thw video. Much luve to you and yours! ❤🤭
Thanks for the thoughts appreciate your perspective.
I will for sure be make more videos around this journey.
@@PastorJeremyCollins i look forward to it cause i have been considering actually doing this.
I have started using the Commonplace idea too. I bought a 400pg fat one from Temu and I am putting the index in the back so I don't have to guess how many pages I might need. I am using it for absolutely everything with a 4 colour multi pen to semi colour code it. 😊
That sounds awesome.
What is the color code system you are using? What do the colors represent?
@PastorJeremyCollins I use a 4 colour pen. Red for urgent, Blue for to do/action, black for notes etc and Green for follow up. 🙂
I’m a mess 😂 I have a journal for travel, life, and a reading journal, a hiking journal, a sketch journal, a work notebook and a planner 😂 stick to your micron. Fountain pens are awesome but much more work. Haha
You are in my space, that's the one, I have one for each interest, find it more satisfying to control these areas in my life and daily events.
Sounds good to me!
@@alicecosta1157 each year I struggle with the idea of bringing them all together into one… but instead end up adding a new one! Hahahaha. Idk how that is possible 😁
That doesn’t sound like a mess, sounds like you found a system that works for you.
Thomas Jefferson kept a commonplace notebook.
Yes there are so many who have.
Do you keep one?
@@PastorJeremyCollins I have a section within my bullet journal that I use to record quotes, memorable sayings and thoughts that I glean from other people. It typically ends up in some form or fashion in my more traditional long form journal as well. I have thought of dedicating an entire journal to it. I definitely see the benefit of keeping it all in one place. Maybe I will give it a shot. Thanks
If you are planning to earn some money from the products you use and advertise I warmly recommend to pronounce the names correctly. There is a lot of app which can help you with that!
No, he’d probably eat it…
@@opajuzebette4781 not sure what you mean by this.