Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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For years now, I’ve carried notebooks everywhere. Reading logs. Commonplace books. Video outlines. Lists of books to read. Reading plans. Fragments of ideas.

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In this video, I want to talk about why notebooks have become one of the most important intellectual tools in my life — and why I think they can genuinely change the way you think.

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In this video, we discuss:

- The psychology of handwriting and memory
- The “forgetting curve” and why ideas disappear
- Why handwritten notes may improve retention
- Commonplace books and historical note-taking systems
- How notebooks reduce distraction
- Why lists and indexes reveal hidden patterns
- How notebooks help turn goals into reality
- The notebook habits of writers, readers, and thinkers throughout history

People discussed in this video include:

- Leonardo da Vinci
- John Locke
- Marcus Aurelius
- Theodore Roosevelt
- C.S. Lewis
- Virginia Woolf
- W.H. Auden

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