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Jillian revisits Ralph Waldo Emerson's lifelong habit of keeping notebooks called "The Wide World." She traces his intellectual development through these journals, which contain quotations, original thoughts, and musings on commonplacing. Emerson's generous intellect and expansive ideas on self-reliance and interconnectedness with nature are highlighted. His methods of naming notebooks, using symbols for original thoughts, and dedicating pages to ideals offer insights into notebook-keeping practices.
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Writer
Jillian Hess
Summary
Jillian revisits Ralph Waldo Emerson's lifelong habit of keeping notebooks called "The Wide World." She traces his intellectual development through these journals, which contain quotations, original thoughts, and musings on commonplacing. Emerson's generous intellect and expansive ideas on self-reliance and interconnectedness with nature are highlighted. His methods of naming notebooks, using symbols for original thoughts, and dedicating pages to ideals offer insights into notebook-keeping practices.
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