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John Locke's Pursuit of the Perfect Notebook

John Locke's Pursuit of the Perfect Notebook

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Well before Evernote, Moleskin, and bullet journals, John Locke (1632-1704) set out to design the most useful method for organizing a notebook. Fascinated by the human mind and how we acquire knowledge, Locke believed note-taking was crucially important.

Locke is known today as one of the most important Enlightenment thinkers. He criticized authoritaria…

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