Keeping a commonplace book
Copying passages out by hand is slow, which is the point.
A commonplace book is a notebook of passages copied from whatever you read. Mine has one rule: write the page number and the date.
| What I copy | Why |
|---|---|
| Sentences I reread three times | Usually style worth learning from |
| Claims I want to check later | So I do actually check them |
| Lists | Easy to lose, useful to keep |