Ah! I'm so happy that post inspired you to start a commonplace book! Yours looks so great. I know I shouldn't move mine from Tumblr to Notion, but this is enticing...
And kudos on not reading. I hope you find some extra joy in your world!
Thanks so much for that article—it truly was the push I needed to do something I've been wanting to do forever. (And wow, I had no idea picking out a random photo to go with each quote would be so much fun—such a cool unexpected perk of doing it digitally!)
Hmm—not reading. And not listening. The following is somewhat of a tangent, but is has me thinking about quiet time.
For context, I've living with four other people during the pandemic, so I don't get much quiet time. I also am on about fifteen hours of work calls each week.
Times I like listening to audio books:
* When I'm doing chores around the house, like folding laundry or washing dishes
* When I'm driving
Times I like quiet (no books, no music):
* When I'm in the sauna (about three hours per week)
* When I'm exercising—mountain biking, cross-country skiing, trail running (four hours per week)
* When I'm walking the dog—although sometimes I'll use this time to call a friend or family member (six hours per week)
Anyways, I really appreciate the approximately eleven hours each week (outside of sleeping) that I get to be in a more meditative state of silence!
Thanks for sharing this! Silence is one thing I've been thinking about a lot this week. I tend to gravitate toward filling all available time with audiobooks. And while I miss them A LOT, I've also been enjoying music and quiet time as well. That's something I am hoping to bring into my life once I'm reading again: more balance between books, music, and silence.
COMMONPLACING ON NOTION. OMG 🤯 I've been keeping a commonplace journal on Google Drive for years, since I got my Gmail account in...whatever year Gmail accounts were new and invite-only, but my enthusiasm for it has waned a ton because it's hard to search unless I know exactly what I'm searching for. I use Notion to organize and plan content for my own newsletter (and love, love, love it) but never thought of it for this -- thank you!
(Also I can't believe you're taking a week off reading. That's brave and I admire your willingness to try it... I worry I'd fall apart without reading, even for a week!)
Yay! I'm so glad my Notion commonplace book has inspired you! I'd actually never used Notion until I tried it for this, but it's working perfectly. I hope it works perfectly for you, too!
I also can't believe I'm taking a week off reading! It's going...okay. Kinda nice to know that I'm still me even without reading? But I'll never be doing it again!
Ah! I'm so happy that post inspired you to start a commonplace book! Yours looks so great. I know I shouldn't move mine from Tumblr to Notion, but this is enticing...
And kudos on not reading. I hope you find some extra joy in your world!
Thanks so much for that article—it truly was the push I needed to do something I've been wanting to do forever. (And wow, I had no idea picking out a random photo to go with each quote would be so much fun—such a cool unexpected perk of doing it digitally!)
Hmm—not reading. And not listening. The following is somewhat of a tangent, but is has me thinking about quiet time.
For context, I've living with four other people during the pandemic, so I don't get much quiet time. I also am on about fifteen hours of work calls each week.
Times I like listening to audio books:
* When I'm doing chores around the house, like folding laundry or washing dishes
* When I'm driving
Times I like quiet (no books, no music):
* When I'm in the sauna (about three hours per week)
* When I'm exercising—mountain biking, cross-country skiing, trail running (four hours per week)
* When I'm walking the dog—although sometimes I'll use this time to call a friend or family member (six hours per week)
Anyways, I really appreciate the approximately eleven hours each week (outside of sleeping) that I get to be in a more meditative state of silence!
Thanks for sharing this! Silence is one thing I've been thinking about a lot this week. I tend to gravitate toward filling all available time with audiobooks. And while I miss them A LOT, I've also been enjoying music and quiet time as well. That's something I am hoping to bring into my life once I'm reading again: more balance between books, music, and silence.
COMMONPLACING ON NOTION. OMG 🤯 I've been keeping a commonplace journal on Google Drive for years, since I got my Gmail account in...whatever year Gmail accounts were new and invite-only, but my enthusiasm for it has waned a ton because it's hard to search unless I know exactly what I'm searching for. I use Notion to organize and plan content for my own newsletter (and love, love, love it) but never thought of it for this -- thank you!
(Also I can't believe you're taking a week off reading. That's brave and I admire your willingness to try it... I worry I'd fall apart without reading, even for a week!)
Yay! I'm so glad my Notion commonplace book has inspired you! I'd actually never used Notion until I tried it for this, but it's working perfectly. I hope it works perfectly for you, too!
I also can't believe I'm taking a week off reading! It's going...okay. Kinda nice to know that I'm still me even without reading? But I'll never be doing it again!
“But I’ll never be doing it again” made me chuckle ☺️