ChatGPT as a Commonplace Book

Rob Thompson
1 min readMay 23, 2024

ChatGPT is a 21st century commonplace book.

I have a thread in ChatGPT I call “I, Rob.” This is my AI version of the commonplace book, a personal journal of sorts where one records thoughts, quotes, reflections and more. It’s a muse as well. For me, using AI as a commonplace book is like having a digital assistant that not only stores my ideas but also helps me expand and explore them in new ways.

AI as a commonplace book is for me a digital space where I can jot down snippets of inspiration, write down my favorite quotes, and even scribe my own musings…

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