Jefferson’s commonplace journal was, if Adams’s commonplace journals are any indication, a common practice among the Founding Generation … at least those on par with Jefferson and Adams.
Me, too. To be fair, he's the sexy president and a lot of historians find him Uber fascinating. Washington kept a commonplace book, too. If you've ever seen advertisements for the book of etiquette that Washington "wrote" during his youth, bear in mind he translated those points from his French lessons...
What type of journal or journaling system do you find most helpful/useful? I'm partial to bullet journals.
Jefferson’s commonplace journal was, if Adams’s commonplace journals are any indication, a common practice among the Founding Generation … at least those on par with Jefferson and Adams.
Most definitely. I've always wondered why Jefferson's are mentioned most.
Me, too. To be fair, he's the sexy president and a lot of historians find him Uber fascinating. Washington kept a commonplace book, too. If you've ever seen advertisements for the book of etiquette that Washington "wrote" during his youth, bear in mind he translated those points from his French lessons...
What type of journal or journaling system do you find most helpful/useful? I'm partial to bullet journals.
Old-fashioned composition notebooks. Their larger size is easier for me to write in.
Jefferson link is now repaired!