How to Journal (& Think) like a Philosopher

[@ParkerNotes]

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[@hezmicah2318]

It's funny because I want people to see all my journals even if they are personal. I guess I'm weird that way.

[@andrea_star777]

I used to write diaries at the age of 9... And all I write is just a bunch of negative emotions because as a kid, I was neglected by my parents, and I don't really get any attention... And when I was 9 I used to think about death. Because I really don't feel like I exist (I feel abnormal as a kid). But now I'm 16, all my life I dedicated to my writings. I started writing journals at the age of 13.. Instead of writing negative emotions I write positive ones, and it really helped me a lot.. Now I'm 16, I'm planning of having an argument journal because I have a lot of arguments in my head.. Just mentally curious about a lot of things... This really helped me inspired and motivated to write more thank you so much ❤

[@kitty.static.p0p]

You know what? U can still write about death, it's philosophy! I have the same story and childhood as you, except i never wrote out of fear of it getting read by my parents. Like I said, suicidal thoughts as u mentioned, made me curious about death and afterlife, past lives, rebirth etc. I've been reading several books, several sources, videos, articles etc to know more about it. I've referred to different religions and their own philosophy and wordings. It's really satisfying. Hopefully, someday ill finally figure death and it's effects.

[@andrea_star777]

@@kitty.static.p0p I'm not alone in this boat🦋

[@hayattMD]

I used to think I was crazy for keeping an infinite amount of notebooks and now I think I have found my twin on the other side of the world.

[@ParkerNotes]

Hahah yes!! There are atleast two of us now!!

[@carmengiles456]

Make that three 😊. I too have several note books for different uses. Thank you for such an interesting video too.

[@minerva_luna]

✋same thing here. Greetings from Costa Rica 📕✒️

[@carmengiles456]

@@minerva_luna 👋 greetings from the UK

[@fabiopode]

Greetings from Brasil😅😅

[@gnarwhal7562]

Very inspiring. I don't know what you would call it, but for the past 4 years I've kept journals I refer to as my "thought books" (to which my friends snicker at the name). They're essentially written collections of whatever pops in my head at the time. Be it poems, dialogue, song ideas/lyrics, love letters, journal entries, philosophical musings, quotes, etc. Any idea worth writing down will be in those books. Sure they could be more organized, but I've found them to be more interesting to read back because of the variety. I'd recommend trying it out for anyone who finds straight journal and poetry books to be too intimidating

[@ParkerNotes]

I love that!! Thought books sounds great

[@pakane24]

thot books heheheheheheheheeh

[@b5fremdet]

​@@pakane24LMAO

[@lamantonyshyn1019]

Sounds like what I’ve heard people call a commonplace book

[@tbilod]

I remember reading how Ludwig Von Beethoven would take daily walks in the park near his home. While taking his daily walks he would get inspirational musical stanzas. He would return to his home and write these stanzas in a notebook and use some of these stanzas composing his music. Upon his death there were hundreds of these notebooks. This method can be used in a number of different ways.

[@Barry-dy3mn]

after listening to your thoughts, journaling seems to be a genuinely useful tool for thinking deeply about any of our interests and hobbies. thank you for the insight and inspiration.

[@ParkerNotes]

This an ideal comment. Thank you!

[@emtrovert]

I completely understand the separate books for different things… it’s just how some of our brains work.. I also enjoy compartmentalizing what goes into my journals. I remember looking at the notebooks section in a store, and my mom (who knows I am a notebook dragon), asking, “Are you out of paper?” And I told her, “That’s hardly the point.” 😂

[@Rod-bp8ow]

"To write or to scribe, it is as easy and flexible as it sounds, yet the rites of rhythm are applied, for it to give a thought and not a doubt, it is as impromptu as genuine, it is as guaranteed as certainty, to write or to scribe as it is to describe it all"

[@Lariii_sa]

the minimalist movement made me feel bad for collecting notebooks so for the past 10 years ive been limiting all my thoughts into one book. i literally felt my chest release seeing you have so many, it was like permission to take up space again. thank you for this video im so excited to have found your channel

[@pritisinha3404]

I used yo tink if people found about me that i am keeping so many dairies classified for all the different thought process, they would just think i am crazy. ...but i feel so happy to see many of you like me. I wish we could connect somewhere to share the common feeling about keeping so many notebooks and never getting tired of writing it the entire day

[@ParkerNotes]

Maybe I'll add a section to my discord server for ParkNotes noteheads like you and me and other to talk all about notebooks and books

[@pritisinha3404]

@@ParkerNotes sureeee thing would love to join 😁

[@Polly_Jean]

They will definitively say something like that the day they help you move 😂

[@eleigar1]

I love the messiness of your writing and notesbooks. I used to bullet journal and it always stressed me to see other people with amazingly beautiful notebooks. I can't really draw and I don't want to spend hours to make it look nice, so I stopped. It's kind of stupid but I feel like seeing your notebooks gives me a permisson to get rid of my washi tape and ruler and not to worry how my notebooks looks like.

[@ParkerNotes]

Yes! Haha you have permission. It's your tool! It's primary use is not to show off on social media. So first things first, you gotta be able to use it as a tool, if that means less than perfect handwriting then so be it as long as the tool works well for you 💪

[@pinkvalentino]

Omg same!!! I spent days, weeks on stupid drawings, coloring etc so my bullet looked aesthetic and IG style. I wasted so much time on this instead of doing the actual work. The messiness is more appealing to me and you focus on what is the most important

[@providence9856]

Omg. So agree. I was to the point that I couldn't even break into a new journal for fear of messing it up with my handwriting and drawing. Now I know that it doesn't have to look perfect. In fact, the messy handwriting reminds me of writers of old with all their scribbles but great thoughts. It has Personality of a human being not perfection of PowerPoint presentations.

[@sedonasuzy381]

I have a Common Place notebook that I carry with me everywhere. I write down thoughts, ideas, quotes, things to remember, even recipes from a friend. I can transfer them (like the recipes), write about them in my journal, etc. I highlight things I want to repeatedly think about it and have an impact on my day. I have a Bullet Journal of sorts where I plan my day, often using time blocking to put all errands together, phone calls, and Deep Thinking for writing. Thanks for helpful video. I have a section for books, podcasts, movies... I also have a section for my Future Log and ideas for writing on Medium.

[@noahtoth9291]

I heard another youtuber say “to say that there is one way to use what is, at the end of the day, a blank page, is the height of folly.” I kept the quote in a commonplace book to remember :)

[@shayantariq4970]

Now i know where to start my journey of deep thinking. There were times, when I made fool out of myself, by not being able to explain my thoughts. Need to sharp my mind by questioning, THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR!

[@KatarinaTic]

You helped me reignite a spark I thought I'd never get back and I couldn't be more grateful. I'm MA student in history and philosophy. I did double majors during my BA, with philosophy being the one I first started with. I used to feel such hunger and excitement for philosophy. Learning about new concepts and seeing how I might fit them together in original ways brought me immense joy and inspiration. But in the past 2 or 3 years, I lost the spark. I was overworked and on top of that, I realised history was what I wanted to pursue in life. Through that, I started to feel as if philosophy was pointless. I listened to my lecturers and hardly forced myself to participate, because it all started to feel as if philosophy was just this bubble, completely detached from the real world, and because of that, useless. I started to believe that I'm not good at philosophising, and that I don't even like it at all. I remembered how it used to feel, but I couldn't feel it anymore. I almost can't believe that a youtube video was what brought it back for me. I watched it three days ago and after that, I read philosophy for fun, I wrote down my ideas, I dissected them. I drove to the store to get myself a nice notebook. The feeling has returned. A thousand times - thank you!

[@otomeauthor]

I'm currently a philosophy/theology major in graduate school. I love that you're also into both! :) Keep up the good work!

[@ParkerNotes]

Yes!! That's awesome. So glad to have more of us here!

[@thomasteepe]

My present setup for a thoughtbook: A4, checkered paper, 4 columns on each double page, indented text / outline for notes, plus diagrams plus mind maps, plus footnotes plus miscellaneous remarks and spontaneous ideas in column 4. For stimuli-driven brainstorming, 2 or 3 or 4 prefab boxes in each column, each box with an idea stimulus as a writing prompt and the option to jump between boxes. Moreover, a large modular set of thinking tools on a corkboard in front of my desk - how to set a focus for the next "unit of thinking", how to ask questions, how to reflect, how to identify obstacles, how to generate new ideas, how to criticize, how to view things from new perspectives and lots of other stimuli.

[@ParkerNotes]

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing this. I gotta check back in and see if I can incorporate some for myself

[@o-zone9330]

this really inspired me to get a journal or two and start thinking deeper about things, and not go on my phone when im bored. thanks for your great videos

[@jilltribley6821]

I'm in my late 40s, have been journaling since I was a kid. And I still haven't decided whether I want one comprehensive journaling book or multiple books. I'm not bothered by it, I'll figure it out eventually!

[@ParkerNotes]

Figure it out and tell the rest of us haha

[@leahestey]

I’m in my 40s too and haven’t figured it out either.

[@justme9514]

This just popped up on my feed, I've never met you before. I'm a writer and I keep a personal daily diary, I realised I'm keeping a 'diary' by your definition,but I have been keeping a 'journal' by saving different Word documents with my ideas and arguments on hoping to eventually write an essay.🤷🏽 This video has helped me learn what I've been doing for the past year,and now I'm going to transfer all the blank word documents with bullet points on into a 'deep thinking journal', then write the essay 🙌🏽. 🤔 I might need a 'catch all notebook' too, so I can stop using the Word documents. You know, I have so many notebooks 😆 and pens 😳. If you ever read this ,thank you and love from Europe 🌍 you have helped me get clear in my mind over what I've been doing for so long and how to do it better.💯

[@ParkerNotes]

This is so fantastic!! Thanks for taking the time to write it all out. Thank you from Illinois!

[@justme9514]

You know it's 9am I just dropped my son off to school, I'm on a park bench with my 'deep thinking' journal about the try your tips 💯. Keep well.

[@trensshawndy9595]

I love this ❤❤❤ I'm 51 and ive always kept multiple journals and notebooks for different things. Thats just the way my brain functions. I have always kept a journal. Its like threapy on paper. And i do my bible study and keep orher notebooks for different reasons .glad i ran across your channel..very interesting and relatable and refreshing. New follower ❤

[@ParamitaDevi]

hey! thank you for doing this ☺ I always love to write a journal and I think I've found my brother from the other part of the world. I feel so connected to this and I am glad to finally find a brother that taught me how to journal!

[@chevronred]

Thank you for showing half-filled pages. That's a comfort I didn't know I needed

[@ParkerNotes]

Lol I run outta steam too!

[@chevronred]

@@ParkerNotes but you don't feel obligated to finish that page! You move on to the next without (I assume) any guilt!

[@ParkerNotes]

@@chevronred depends. I do go back on old thoughts and if there's something there I'll add to it and add the date of a revision or addition so I can see progress

[@x-Musashi-x]

I see the Jiu Jitsu shirt bro… and the cauliflower ear. Just like the Greek Philosophers who not only were powerful philosophers, but they were also strong and nimble wrestlers and athletes. You are basically an extension of the Greek Philosophers in modern 2023.

[@ParkerNotes]

Haha I screenshotted this one for well I'm feeling low. Thank you!

[@x-Musashi-x]

@@ParkerNotes haha!

[@Ma-bx8bz]

sweet interaction:’)

[@TerryBenzie]

It's sort of comforting to see somebody with as many notebooks as I have. I'd be interested in how you store both your current and archived journals.

[@ParkerNotes]

Piles on my desk lol but my wife is helping me organize them on a bookshelf

[@JackWoodham]

Lovely video. I am 17 years old and have recently taken a dive head first into philosophy. I’ve started reading a ton of philosophy and though to myself, how can I implement philosophy into my daily life? Then I found this video. Even though it is a lot to wrap my head around, I am fascinated.

[@adamgriss2025]

The different kinds of notebooks are really interesting and well though out. My notebooks are basically all in one because I section them off. I prefer your more compartmentalized. I would love to see an episode of you discussing your ideas with John Danaher. That would be epically epic!

[@ParkerNotes]

There are actually two John Danahers that are in the philosophy world lol. I think you're referring to the jiujitsu coach/former philosopher not the current philosopher right? I actually want to talk with both haha

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Same! I even started adding fabric and stickers to my notebooks!

[@gabrielserafi]

нас учили этому в школе! спасибо, что разложили наконец то, по чему я так соскучилась,!!!

[@Shirayumi9090]

Thank you for flipping through and showing everything. Seeing the "pretty" notebooks that other youtubers make disuaded me from starting, but seeing your notbooks with some blank pages, some crazy sodeways writing, and some structured stuff helped me to do the hard thing and just start wring things in the dang book lol

[@ParkerNotes]

I'm sooo glad! Yeah I started just for myself and only realized that people make them really neat and clean after 10 years of doing it myself lol

[@kitty.static.p0p]

Nothing wrong with pretty journals, however it's just.. not for everyone. I used to try and make mine pretty but it takes so much time and effort, i used to spend hours without actually writing. Just making stickers or decorations for the purpose of making it pretty. Recently, when I discovered commonplace books I've figured that you don't need them to be pretty! Im still a perfectionist tho, so I just stick to a few elements of my style which make my nb look like it's mine and feels mine.

[@vanilla5245]

About 10 years ago I used to write a notebooks or random pieces of paper, and I loved reading them and seeing the different things that I thought of. But then one day I decided to digitalize everything. It just seemed much simpler for reorganizing for keeping things. And I've been doing that for 10 years. I have different documents for random quotes that I like or from things that come from myself. But it's not the same. And there is a uniqueness when you write something and your own handwriting. Unfortunately I have damage in my hands so My writing is very hard to read. Now that I use stuff digitally speech to text works but there's a lot of errors there as well. I like the organization of digital journaling. My pocket notebook is basically my phone. But I do like the personalization of a hand notebook. Trying to think of how I could change things and incorporate stuff again in one way or another

[@stephaniepace1096]

I, too, am fascinated by AI. I'm a cybersecurity professional and am exploring the moral/ethical implications of creator bias in model training and hallucinations. I think getting these thoughts out of my head onto paper would help me greatly. Not to mention how models can be attacked by malicious actors, e.g., posioning. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on AI and have the AI and God podcast episode in my queue. Appreciate ya!

[@ParkerNotes]

This is awesome! I'm really glad to have you in the audience. Means I can drop some more technical type stuff in here and there and know someone will appreciate it! I'm really interested in and terrifying by adversarial attacks where someone exploits the goofy problems that arise from deep neural nets only working with syntax and not understanding what's going on. Like changing a pixel in a picture and throwing the whole system off even though the picture looks exactly the same to the human eye. Scary stuff!

[@stephaniepace1096]

@@ParkerNotes yes exactly! You get it. It is terrifying and so complex. Also interested in how we use anthropomorphic terminology to explain AI behavior.

[@WhirledPublishing]

As an undergrad and in grad school, I studied Philosophers - going back through time - then I became a Doctoral Scholar, a Research Scholar and a Biblical Scholar - I recently uploaded a brief video - with elaborated text beneath the video - which explains how over a dozen of the most famous philosphers missed the point of Philosophy.

[@detroxphen2422]

Park, you've literally changed my life. I've always been very notebook-oriented, but I forced myself to stick to digital mediums as they were supposed to be more "efficient". But does that even matter when you don't even use those commonplaces you've set up in Obsidian or Notion? Since I found your channel, around 1 month ago, I've implemented basically all the notebook types you show here, plus others I deemed necessary for my personal use. You present ideas I haven't seen around here on YT, at least not so well explained. Not like I'm too much into the YT notebooks niche, I confess, as I find it sort of repetitive, yet certain videos of yours have been revealing and a good watch. So far, I already can see results in my thinking process and depth, and how I propose more valuable thoughts/questions/ideas. Unlike digital mediums, using notebooks is the perfect fit for me; I carry them around all the time, like a baby carries their toys. I've rewatched this video many, many times, just like your recent pocket notebooks video (also amazing). I can't wait for your video on commonplace books. I hope it's very informative and surely is interesting.

[@ParkerNotes]

I screenshotted this. Thank you so much! I'm glad to have you here and I'm glad you think I'm unique in this space, that's huge.

[@74Bagas]

after ton of "productivity/journaling" videos,.. now i get it from you. i mean i can benefit from your "philosophy" here. i think i was missing that, the "meaning" of journal, diary, commonplace etc. and yeah, that's the answer. i take your journal method, combining with zettelkasten for personal knowledge management.

[@MLP1594]

I think so much that sometimes I don't know how to give my own opinion, but I do believe that with this method I will be able to give more structured arguments to any topic I am asked about. By the way, have you never thought about making a video on how to start reading philosophy? I'm interested in it but I don't know what books to read or how to start and probably some people are having the same situation. Anyway, thanks! This video has motivated me a lot.

[@amandabottoms1]

7 months ago I bought a planner b/c it was the nightmare before christmas themed and it was on clearance. To say it has changed my life is a bit of an understatement. So here I am, patiently waiting for my scheduled planner day to set up for 2024; struggling as i've realized I have graduated to 4 various writing books. One for wood working projects, one for daily planner, one for big feelings, and one for business related activities. After only a few months with my big feelings journal and well, lets be honest, I've already finished writing in one book and tucked away for my kids to find long after I am gone. I love having an area to get out all my big feelings, but SIR! here I am freaking ready to go break into wm on the one day of the year they are closed so that I can go get yet another book to write down all the philosophy ideas I have. I had no idea what a rabbit hole I would progress down by buying a simple planner on clearance.

[@Leo-bd9ms]

I probably won't keep this many books. For me it would just get too overwhelming characterizing everything. I did that with my drawing books and just categorising everything and it just made me stop drawing in those completely. I'm not saying you shouldn't keep these many books but rather that they just don't work for me. Tho I'm definitely gonna buy a diary and a journal. Cuz as you say, I don't get difficult thoughts every single day abt why I'm feeling this or feeling lost in life.tho they come by atleast twice a week. So gonna just keep a diary for everyday writing and just how I felt and what I shoulve done better. And a journal for ideas I have, why do I do this, why am I like this.

[@ParkerNotes]

Awesome! Yeah I'm kinda weird and really thrive with compartmentalizing and then synthesizing from those different compartments. But I love that you're gonna start one for each. So cool!

[@Sara-nb8fv]

It's my first time here. That is one mighty moustache my good sir. Majestic.

[@emielou]

I'm slowly catching up after a long summer with the kids off school. I really love your videos, they are so different to other things and I really like seeing how you used them, how you think and feel about them. I find it inspirational and motivational. I'm due to start my postgraduate studies in Criminology in a week, and after watching your videos I have decided to start one specifically for my course modules to write down my thoughts on theories etc. Thank you.

[@ParkerNotes]

I'm so glad you like them! And congrats on the new studies!! Such a good subject. I hope to make a lot more on note taking habits that have helped me soon. Thanks again

[@emielou]

@ParkerNotes I've always kept journals, commonplace, etc, but I tend to put a general subject in them rather than specific, so I think this will help me a lot, especially when figuring out where I sit with certain theories, policies etc. I'm looking forward to seeing what else you come out with:)

[@ParkerNotes]

@@emielou oh yeah!! Narrowing down is the best. I like saying compartmentalizing but I know lots of people don't like that term because of psychology 😅 glad to have you on this journey with me!

[@dionysianapollomarx]

Cool. Now I need a journal, a diary, a pocket notebook, a compendium, a soliloquy, and a commonplace book. I only ever had journals. Have like 12 filled up. Might have six more per year or two if I follow through with this lol. Maybe more! I’ve a social sciences and history (area studies) background and still remain deeply invested in them and in literature and linguistics. Might need 4 commonplace books just for each lol. Thanks for this. Love your videos on this channel! 😊

[@ParkerNotes]

Haha awesome! Take em slow. I'm always in a rush to fill all of mine up but the process is part of it. Chewing on ideas. Redoing a page to help you better recollect or find the idea more easily next time, etc.

[@nr1877]

my urge to buy good amount of hardcovered pretty notebooks is insane after seeing your collection. i really love it, man.

[@scatoutdebutter]

Be clear... give arguments... anticipate objections and counter-arguments and address those counter-arguments... sounds good! Thanks!

[@ParkerNotes]

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[@michaeletienne3254]

Im glad to have found your channel. I also train jiu jitsu and have a immense passion for philosophy. Its cool to have cauliflower ear and be a philosopher.

[@ParkerNotes]

Haha yes! I keep finding more of us! So glad to have you here.

[@studyvibes9435]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📓 Journals are valuable tools for collecting, reflecting on, and sharpening your thoughts, making you a better thinker. 01:39 📕 Distinguish between a diary (recording daily experiences and feelings) and a journal (capturing thoughts and ideas). 03:13 📚 Commonplace books collect quotes and thoughts; compendiums gather concise, detailed information; pocket notebooks capture ideas and to-do lists. 07:45 🤔 To think like a philosopher, strive for clarity, provide arguments, and anticipate and address objections. 09:08 📝 Keep a deep thinking philosophy journal to explore intriguing ideas, define terms, provide arguments, and address counterarguments. 13:16 🧠 Maintaining a deep thinking philosophy journal can sharpen your mind, improve empathy, and make you a better thinker overall. Made with HARPA AI

[@ParkerNotes]

These AI systems are getting good. I notice it ironically left off my arguments against AI hahaha

[@DannySabraArt]

Is it ironic or intentional? Haha

[@ParkerNotes]

@@DannySabraArt 😅

[@richd901]

I love the multiple notebooks. Lord knows I’ve collected quite a few blank books. I really want to see something on your pocket notebook, your capture methods, and your workflow for processing the info on your pocket notebook.

[@ParkerNotes]

Hopefully that's the next video 🤞

[@C_omics]

I promise I will come back to this video after I go looking for that Marvel journal. I had that exact one! I hope I still have it somewhere.

[@ParkerNotes]

I bought like 10 of these and the spiderman one cuz I liked then so much

[@C_omics]

I almost got the Spider-Man one. I bought the one in your video twice and one specific character. I can't remember if it was The Incredible Hulk or Iron Man. What made you buy it?

[@ParkerNotes]

@@C_omics I love old-school comic art

[@beatbxingpuppy]

im 15 and I keep a journal, I just found ur channel and I love it :) keep up the good work!!

[@ParkerNotes]

Thank you! Good work starting young!

[@beatbxingpuppy]

@@ParkerNotes ❤️❤️❤️

[@Emilywilson10222]

I love this!! Would love more videos on this topic! Journals are one of my biggest hobbies and I have sooo many. I 100% think this sort is missing from my line up so I’m going to add it!! I love new ways to use a notebook!

[@ParkerNotes]

🙌🙌 awesome!! So glad to have you here!

[@MrFatzo24]

Man I feel this comment section. I used to love writing in my teens and then I just...sort of stopped. Got swept up by life, I suppose. Now I'm 32 and have written maybe a handful of times since 20 and I really think it's because I hate my handwriting and always feel like a notebook, or journal has to be organized/aesthetically pleasing, or that only a final, complete thought or statement should be written in it. All out of fear of ruining the notebook, or that someone will find my writing and laugh or think I'm weird. I have so many thoughts and feelings that I've compacted into my mind from the past 14 years and I just want to put them out of my mind and onto to paper so they don't weigh me down any longer and I can actually look at and hold them and reflect and grieve and learn and laugh and grow. Maybe I'll write a poem tonight. I used to love writing poems.

[@Parasiteve]

i think ive been doing this, kinda of, my whole life without exactly realizing it. ive always made types of video game compendiums where ill have a part of a notebook dedicated to one game and it'll have spell info or boss info n things like that and the whole reason i do it is so i dont need anything else with me except the game and the notebook. if the net goes down or anything like that i have my notebook. if i somehow forget something in a game ive played a million times, i have my notebook. ive always wanted to expand from just video games but i never knew how to do it or what to do and this vid helped with that. i have a lot of empty notebooks from said video game writings too lol.

[@ParkerNotes]

Awesome! So glad to help even in a small way

[@subtilobserver]

Since I was 10 years old, I have enjoyed writing my diary and thoughts! Although with several breaks in between! In fact, I think that being written has another depth and beauty. However, I think that the hybrid mode is more effective as information is not lost. And it's more robust to find the records!

[@srivathsansudarsanan3372]

When I finished the first 5 minutes of the video. My mind was blown. I just started a diary writing journey. I may reach that level of writing and reviewing one day or perhaps I might get bored and move away from writing down things.

[@connorsings92]

I keep an audio journal for my daily diary. The app I use transcribes it so I can talk through my day (at the end of the day) and then if I need to search up a day or even search the whole text file for something in particular, I can.

[@JohnGilliland]

So well formed and arranged for our consumption. Thank you for your work!!!

[@alexdoesitall469]

This makes me feel much better about the several notebooks I have spread around my home

[@ParkerNotes]

So glad to help! Together we can withstand the attacks of our friends and families lol

[@alexdoesitall469]

I've been carrying a notebook and pen for many years. It helped me write 4 books while working a 60+ hour a week job. looking forward to more from ParkerNotes@@ParkerNotes

[@KerenMahabi-qo4xc]

"Here's my thoughts about my thoughts." OMG so relatable. Am right-handed but use my left-hand for journaling and other deep-thinking writing. I find it brings out another dimension in me. Just something you may want to explore.

[@ParkerNotes]

Wow that would be so difficult. I'll try it out

[@sunnyd6915]

Thanks for this video bro, really helped me alot i been trying to do journaling but for me i never really understood the concept of journal ing, diary, and thank you for the examples they really helped me understand it a lot easier

[@maxim.9pp202]

Thanks really❤ 14mins made my way, how to keep a dairy. My favorite is : to think on quotes. And I'll really need that because I am becoming a writer.

[@gunfyjndr3204]

Can you go more in depth about the content of your journals? Like how and what do you write in your compendium and stuff?

[@ParkerNotes]

Yep. Lots of videos planned on this!! Stay tuned 😁

[@nailalouis]

Thank you for sharing. I will definitely come back to this video and get your different types of journals straight and decide what I want to apply to my own thought process. It is so refreshing to see an advocate for paper Journals. I was into Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte but I can't bring myself to have a proper digital notes setup. I wish I would have had your channel back when I was a philosophy undergrad. Maybe I wouldn't have quit.

[@ParkerNotes]

I'm about to start reading Forte's book to see if there are any good insights for analog commonplace books and to say I've read the digital alternative when people harangue me about the book lol

[@sirgabiru5823]

3:45 I had to do a double take. I got so hyped when I saw quotes from Dune lol

[@ParkerNotes]

Haha I love Dune

[@Amamoo.]

Thank you for this informative video, it really gave me ideas on how to manage my thinking, throughout the day I have so many ideas and thoughts that literally make me go insane sometimes, I never thought of writing them down and doing an argument using my thoughts, I will be doing this method definitely

[@ParkerNotes]

I'm so glad!!

[@ProductivePM]

Thank you, I sincerely enjoy your presentation style and information given. Please keep up the great work. I enjoy your definitions of a Journal, Diary, Common Place work and compendiums. Wishing you all the best!

[@WahjoeGunawan]

I am doing it. Finally find someone who has the same interest.

[@ParkerNotes]

Let's goo!!

[@mkbestmaan]

Thank you so much. I am a late bloomer when it comes to processing myself through books. I love processing my thoughts and feelings. I rather spend time for wisdom than earning money. I am not ready to work, most especially in Sales because it seems that when one appreciates being a lover of wisdom, one would consider earning money and being a Lover of Gain - non sense for a while. I just don't need money for now since I really don't consume much. My family is feeding me, giving shelter and supports me in being an academic writer of Math. I can see value to my time when I study Maths, Philosophy and Psychology. Hence, I consider myself - a late bloomer as a lover of wisdom. What do you think? Why am I not a lover of money, lover of gain now that I have discovered the joy of reading, studying and writing (publishing Math vlogs and Math teaching materials). Thanks again for being a great KZbin educator. It guides us aspiring Philosophers. God bless you always. #from Cebu, Philippines

[@marryamakbaar3014]

I'm just getting started with Philosophy!

[@ParkerNotes]

Welcome!!

[@marryamakbaar3014]

@@ParkerNotes 😊

[@JustJulia-qt9nh]

This is actually great advice for science writing too.

[@wisdomseeker3937]

Love this. Thanks for sharing the way you journal.

[@harmonyln7]

I've thought of keeping a book of thought-provoking quotes. I used to write a blog and was told it read very like a public diary.

[@jocsan_jc1836]

I’ve just finished watching all of your videos and it’s like all of my learning problems just blew away 😂

[@ParkerNotes]

Haha let's go! Get some more so I cab make more videos

[@user-hk5wb5qg1r]

my god, I am not the one to comment much. but this video is a praise worthy.

[@ParkerNotes]

Haha thank you!

[@idafaith8299]

I've been playing around with the concept that time is a cork screw, an that it threads its self through the grid of gravity. So when gravity gathers around an object, time does too. An thats why there is an adherent rhyme to time. I would love anyone else’s thoughts on this concept.

[@oracleofdelphi]

Another great video! You are a big inspiration to me parker. Thankyou for everything you do here on youtube.🤝🏻

[@ParkerNotes]

So glad to have you here!! Especially with that amazing user name or tag or whatever it's called now haha. 🤝

[@Qualia-m2x]

another 2 key questions to keep in mind to do philosophy: - what is "xyz" -> so going into metaphisics - why PS: Pilot gel is the BEST! I liked it! :)))

[@ParkerNotes]

Great stuff! And great user name haha. Pilots are the best. I'm trying put fountain pens which are cool too but I'm so used to my pilots

[@ldegraaf]

This was a great video and something a lot of people should be doing. By thinking about the other side of an argument we can understand our positions and others better. Which can make us more empathetic and understanding when we meet people who believe differently than us. As for the AI discussion I believe some of the praise/blame can go towards the creators of the datasets that are used to train the AI. So this could be authors, artists, scientists, researchers and social media creators. Yes, the programmer did a lot of work, but without these creators the programmer wouldn't have anything to feed to the AI bot.

[@ParkerNotes]

Thanks for these thoughts!!

[@marryamakbaar3014]

This is ' Highly' Encouraging and Enlightening!!!

[@ParkerNotes]

Thank you! I'm so glad!

[@abracadabra8501]

I’m inspired and I’m going to start doing this myself

[@ParkerNotes]

Let's goo!

[@wangwang1488]

Woah, this is a really cool video that i’ll save and rewatch it again! I really needed this! ❤

[@ParkerNotes]

That's fantastic!! So glad you like it. Thanks!

[@eileenthomas9983]

Same - Perth Western Australia😊

[@eraserewrite]

I created a personal discord server with different text categories to type things down, like art, funny (when I feel like laughing), words to use, quotes, memories, goals, finance ideas, etc. I talk back and forth a lot.

[@tempestandacomputer6951]

Sincere question: If you believe that one does not need a college education in philosophy to think philosophically and learn of philosophy, then what should motivate a person to go to college for philosophy, or even more so, do grad school?

[@ParkerNotes]

There's a lot of benefits from the philosophical community in the academy. Fellow students are huge. Digesting the lectures together afterwards. Studying. Critiquing eachother at lunch or eachothers arguments. Really hard to get that outside the academy. Plus it forces you to study stuff you won't make yourself study as an autodidact. There are a lot of benefits. I think you can do it yourself too but the community is a major benefit. Also, there is something a little off about folks who say they're philosophers without any formal training. There is a bit of an inauguration that helps check your pride that lots of autodidacts don't get. Again this is all generalities and I taught myself plenty before getting my 3 master's, I actually prided myself on being self-taught and now I don't get to say that anymore haha

[@frugalfilo]

Great video man, atm I just use one catch-all notebook for my thoughts, but after this video I will start sifting through and transfer them to a compendium book.

[@ParkerNotes]

Awesome bro!! I'm pumped my video was an inspiration

[@VictoriaHelena]

¡Muchas gracias! Es un método que te ayuda a pensar mejor. ¿Podrías hacer un video sobre como llevar un diario intelectual?

[@bradatimudrac]

Thank you video is very useful, i wanted to study philosophy but ended up studying economic cuz I don't want to be without a job after college.

[@coleonlinebusiness586]

Excellent video on the benefits of keeping a journal and the different types of notebooks.

[@ParkerNotes]

Thank you!!

[@IAmKrow]

I've been keeping a journal for almost ten years now and after watching this great video I've been wondering when and how did your start studying philosophy. Keep up the great work!

[@ParkerNotes]

I started through Theology and I had a friend studying philosophy in his undergrad and he was so wise and so good at reasoning. It felt like he had a super power haha

[@die_lokki287]

I use obsidian for this stuff. Also a philosohy grad. Journaling ftw!

[@analivia_]

I think they're too many notebooks to deal with, but the idea is great. Your content is amazing, btw. Brazilian greetings. 🇧🇷

[@ParkerNotes]

Yeah I am peculiar. I doubt anyone else would like to keep as many as I do but hopefully someone will be inspired to keep one or two of the different styles I present. Thanks for the love!

[@IAmKrow]

Fantastic! You inspired me to crack open a new Moleskine and use it to collect my reflections on books and articles I read, videos I watch etc. Apart from my regular diary. May I ask how was your journey into philosophy? How and why did you get started? Thanks a lot!

[@ParkerNotes]

Thank you!!

[@poetsgarden1]

love love love my journals

[@ParkerNotes]

🤝🤝🤝

[@Mercutiossword]

you are an enabler for my stationary addiction :D

[@ParkerNotes]

Hahah I'm just making these videos so I can justify my addiction to my wife

[@sedonasuzy381]

It’s stationery, not stationary. Stationery has to do with papers, commonly used in letter writing. Stationary means it doesn’t move; stays in one place (like an exercise bike).

[@VELO_ALEX]

⁠@@sedonasuzy381but isn’t stationery stationary? 🧐

[@outaview]

Thank you for this great video. This has really gotten me thinking about thinking.

[@ParkerNotes]

I love that!!

[@juliesettecase1302]

Great video, Parker! Thank you for all of your hard work.

[@ParkerNotes]

😍

[@bsmp5167]

Beautiful notebooks and journals❤. Thanks for sharing!

[@ParkerNotes]

Thanks for watching! 🙌

[@amandaxsky]

Omg! That's why mine never work! I need to separate them into two or three notebooks! 😮 I've tried the daily dump, mixed with journal and deep thoughts. It just gets too messy and unclear when it's re-read. Thank you!

[@imjasikasingh0]

Wow it was such a helpful video I've been thinking to start a deep thinking journaling now I got some idea how to start, thanks:)

[@ParkerNotes]

Yes! This is great to hear! Thank you

[@Curtessiupostol]

Well I always differentiate a compendium as a repository of thought of others kind of like actong as a notes from books, while commonplace is for the thoughts of mine. I am planning to buy another journal but I am starting to learn theology. Should I use different journal for theology and philosophy?

[@ParkerNotes]

I do my deep thinking theology work in my deep thinking philosophy notebook also but I do more analytic theology anyways. When I'm doing a more continental type theology piece I will do it in a commonplace book because that style of writing requires you to use sooooo many quotes. Idk if that's helpful but hopefully it is

[@tinejer5862]

Thanks for the advice

[@ParkerNotes]

Thank you!

[@cl4947]

Thanks for the advice!! I have 2 note books and my notes on my phone. Im into philosophy and theology but I’m a respiratory therapist 😆

[@ParkerNotes]

Wow! You have some broad interests! I can dig it

[@willscorner8423]

Among all the trash on KZbin, and there is 90% just trash, this is really nice and good content!

[@ParkerNotes]

Ha I thought you were going to say something like "this is the worst" 😅 thank you!!

[@willscorner8423]

For the last part: AI's are trained by all of our books, history, philosophy, Lyric and so much more - its far more than a single artificial intelligence. Its more like a collective intelligence in its childhood right now. And i think the term: "collective intelligence" is something to think about in relation to Ai. Millions or billions of people, culture and so much more merged into one "being".

[@ParkerNotes]

@@willscorner8423 yeah, Dr. Susan Schneider is doing work on this idea right now. Global brains and collective intelligences. She's a great philosopher of mind that runs the center for the future mind at Florida Atlantic University

[@jjensen8509]

Congratulations on your daughter. ! Do you have a PO Box for gifts?

[@ParkerNotes]

Not yet, I've been meaning to get one for a while

[@jjensen8509]

@@ParkerNotes please post it for us when you do ! Thank you

[@ParkerNotes]

@@jjensen8509 wow! Thanks I will 🤝🤝

[@ziziscorsese9475]

Daily Capture System..I like that .