Turn what you read into what you share.
Commonplace is where curious people collect notes, bookmarks, lessons, and highlights. Follow minds you admire. Give every save a decision. Share each thought exactly as far as it deserves.
Minds worth following
People sharing what they learn, read, and think about.
Creator of commonplace, just a guy with a chronic bookmark issue and things to share (or so he thinks)
Love a good book, and a good life anecdote!
Start collecting what you learn. Build your own public garden of ideas.
How it works
Collect
Save notes, bookmarks, lessons, and highlights. Your reading list holds ideas until you're ready to refine them.
Organize
Tag jottings, pin your best to your frontpage, let the rest flow through your blog and notes.
Share
Send newsletters to subscribers. Publish RSS for followers. You control what's visible.
Grow
See what resonates. Build a body of work. Compound your knowledge over time.
Claim your space
Get your own corner of the internet. Your username becomes your URL.
"The commonplace book was a central resource for many early modern writers. It was the original second brain."
— A tradition dating back to the Renaissance