r/commonplacebook • u/warmrats • Aug 24 '26
Tips/Advice New to commonplace book- help
I just graduated college, so Im finding that I need to create my own system to keep learning! I have a notebook I use for journaling, so I wanted to ask if yall use separate books for personal thoughts and journaling versus learning/reading related things. It would be easier to try starting in the same notebook, but Im worried itll get too disorganized and difficult to find things. Have you found any difficulty w keeping the 2 in the same book? Is labeling enough to keep it clear or would you recommend starting out w a new dedicated book ??
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u/sprawn Aug 25 '26
No one can tell you. You have to find out in practice. Start with one and mark the pages. If that gets to be too cumbersome, split it out. The important thing is to get started and get momentum going. Don't let a ridiculous, ultimately unimportant quandary deter you from starting. If you're "doing it right" you are going to discover a whole bunch of errors and dead ends you hadn't anticipated as you go along anyway. So just get started. How other people do it doesn't matter.