Why you need a commonplace book and how to build one in Logseq

I'm sure you've felt the feeling of being overwhelmed by the amount of information you encounter in your daily life. From bits of information that you need to do your job, interesting articles, and your own constant stream of thoughts and ideas. By the end of this video, hopefully you'll see the value in building your own version of a digital commonplace book, a personal knowledge wiki to help tame the messiness.
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⏲ TIMESTAMPS
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00:00 - We're overloaded with information
00:55 - What is a commonplace book
03:52 - How to 'plant' information in your commonplace book
11:29 - Benefits of using Logseq as a commonplace book
16:18 - Some thoughts on structuring / organising your information
17:52 - Conclusion

[@josephdouglas7000]

I imposed lots of structure early on in Logseq with textbook notes and it was over the top. I ended up undoing a lot of it which simplified it without any noticeable downside.

[@CombiningMindsPKM]

Interesting that you had to undo it in the end :)

[@OktayAcikalin]

16:39 so true! It took me about a year until I had usable folders (categories) for my files and noticed, that I can also use them for my emails, calendars and other stuff.

[@BrownestKoala]

As a relatively new user of PKM in the form of Logseq (Thought I would never stray from TheBrain), you are my Go To source. Even this level of advice helps and I will be getting Logseq Mastery very soon. Thanks for all your content. Invaluable. Now if I can grasp queries, I'll be really confident

[@CombiningMindsPKM]

Thanks for the feedback 🙏🏼 There's a free video on queries available on my channel too 🙂

[@JustinSCampbell]

Great video. Excellent production values. I learned about commonplace books from Ryan Holiday and Tiago Forte.

[@CombiningMindsPKM]

Thanks Justin. I think I want to avoid higher production value because it incites my perfectionist tendencies 😅

[@davidrs91]

This video is extremely helpful. I've tried working with a Zettelkasten for some time, but the overhead of maintaining it is not something I can sustain. A commonplace book, backed by the easy organisation of Logseq gives me something that is good enough and I can extract knowledge when I need it, rather than trying to predict what might be useful.

[@CombiningMindsPKM]

Thanks for the feedback, David. I'm glad you found this video useful. I agree, the overhead of maintaining a zettelkasten is quite off-putting

[@grahaml37]

I really like the way you structured this video and your conclusion seems to come to exactly the right balance of structure over effort. I hadn't really thought of my electronic notes as being the equivalent of a commonplace book, but of course it is -- and it makes me realize how lucky we are not to have to write everything down as the great thinkers of the past all had to. I quickly looked up some others and of course they used commonplace books extensively: Samuel Johnson, John Locke, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, ...

[@CombiningMindsPKM]

I agree... We're mostly lucky, but there are definitely complexities that are brought in too 😅

[@tomasvylicil1055]

super helpful, thanks Dario! :-)

[@CombiningMindsPKM]

🙏🏼

[@GeniusUnleashed]

Bro! Looks so great! A tiny bit less space above your head and you'll be perfect! 👍

[@theloniousMac]

I acquired an iPad Mini which has become my common place book.

[@arcstur]

Thanks

[@CombiningMindsPKM]

Thanks so much :)

[@burpsan]

Excellent!

[@CombiningMindsPKM]

Thank you :)

[@toranshaw4029]

This is pretty much what I've been using Logseq for, then reorganising everything (more formally) in Obsidian, even though I'd not heard of 'commonplace books' before. 🙂
Do you know if they're ever going to release a web clipper for Logseq? That would certainly help, with the collecting part!

[@CombiningMindsPKM]

Hmmm, not sure. I know there are some 3rd party Chrome extensions like Glasp and MarkDownload. I use one to copy the title and URL, but none of the content.

[@toranshaw4029]

@@CombiningMindsPKM I've started to use both Glasp and Omnivore, so we'll see how that goes. Ta!

[@davidrs91]

I use Roam Highlighter. Works well (via the Clipboard) with Logseq and allows you to be selective about what you copy into your graph.

[@toranshaw4029]

@@davidrs91 I would like to have carried on using Roam, as a possible online hub, but it's just too expensive.

[@toranshaw4029]

@@davidrs91 I would use that but Roam has become too expensive for me, at my current budget.

[@ibgeorgeb]

👌🏾

[@kubernetestryhard]

Very good video as usual (please spell better for non english natives ^^)

[@CombiningMindsPKM]

Thanks :) I'm afraid that's probably RUclips's CC?

[@dwayneneckles]

Unfortunately Loqseq doesnt have an Android mobile app yet, it looks good

[@ulfr-gunnarsson]

It has an app for Android, but it's not on Play Store.

[@hharcont]

​@@ulfr-gunnarsson and sadly it lacks support for extensions and themes

[@DrewHerrema]

I believe you can copy and paste a theme's CSS into the app's setting's

[@ulfr-gunnarsson]

​@@hharcontAndroid app lacks, but is it really that necessary?
If so, they will add support of extensions/themes soon, just file a feature request.

[@CombiningMindsPKM]

Yep, you have to go via their Github page.

[@jujijiju6929]

What happened to your hair? 😅

[@CombiningMindsPKM]

It looks much better, doesn't it 😋