# How and Why to Keep a “Commonplace Book” ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article2.74d541386bbf.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[thoughtcatalog.com]] - Full Title: How and Why to Keep a “Commonplace Book” - Category: #articles - URL: https://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-holiday/2013/08/how-and-why-to-keep-a-commonplace-book/ ## Highlights - Shelby Foote, “I can’t begin to tell you the things I discovered while I was looking for something else.”