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Tales of the Jedi Quotes: And Why I Like Them

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 Allen

Continuing my study of the Tales of the Jedi Omnibus, I’ve given a short summary why I captured quotes from the story. In an earlier

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Journaling Learning

Organize Quotes In Your Commonplace Book

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 Allen

I’ve previously written about the general practice of keeping a common place book. In this piece I’ll do a deeper dive on my approach to

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Learning

Enhance Your Learning With a Personal Curriculum

October 13, 2025October 13, 2025 Allen

I’ll guess that everyone has something that they want to learn. Here are some examples that come to mind I’ve been a self learner all

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Learning Music Visuals

1955: Year In Review

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 Allen

I learned today that Disneyland and local department store Bi-Mart were both born in 1955. That got me thinking: What else happened in 1955? Zenith

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Learning

Relearning College Math: How and Why

June 9, 2025June 10, 2025 Allen

Since early 2024 I’ve been relearning college level mathematics by auditing classes at a local university. Why? A couple of years ago I had identified

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Learning Visuals

My 2025 Sketchbook Revival Journey

June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 Allen

I recently learned of an annual 14 day event called Sketchbook Revival Binge Fest and wanted to share my experience. I heard of this event

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Books Learning Visuals

Visual Essay: Books Read Mar-May 2025

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 Allen

Good practice reading, and drawing

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Journaling Learning Thinking

How To Keep Your Notebook Organized

April 27, 2025May 11, 2025 Allen

In a previous post I provided some ideas for creating an Index which will help locate the information that you are looking for in a

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Learning Visuals

Early Experiments With Gouache

April 18, 2025May 19, 2025 Allen

Gouache paints are closely related to watercolor but they are really a different medium. As compared to watercolors, they are opaque instead of transparent, and

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Journaling Learning

Organize Your Notebooks by Indexing

March 23, 2025April 29, 2025 Allen

There is always a tug of war between analog and digital notetakers. Analog note taking has psychological evidence that it helps us to better comprehend

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  • Tales of the Jedi Quotes: And Why I Like Them
  • Organize Quotes In Your Commonplace Book

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