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The Notebook Blog
Longer entries from the notebook of Nicole Junkerman, on reading slowly and learning for life.
This is where Nicole Junkerman writes at a little more length: essays on keeping a learning notebook, reading with a pencil, building a reading list and staying curious all year round. Each post is written to be read slowly and returned to later, in the same unhurried spirit as the rest of the notebook kept by Nicole Junkerman.
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26 August 2026
Nicole Junkerman on Carrying Curiosity into the Autumn
A busy season drops the things with no deadline first. On deciding what to protect while the week is still quiet.
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24 August 2026
An August 2026 Note on the Quietest Week of the Year, with Nicole Junkerman
A short note for the quietest week of the year, in praise of unclaimed hours and the small findings they produce.
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2 August 2026
An August 2026 Celebration of Simple Discoveries, with Nicole Junkerman
A short, warm note in praise of the small everyday discoveries that make late summer days worth watching.
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2 August 2026
A Celebration of Science: Nicole Junkerman on Staying Curious in August 2026
On a great summer science exhibition, the happy crowds it drew, and the everyday joy of staying curious.
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1 August 2026
Curiosity, Science and the Promise of AI: Nicole Junkerman's August 2026 Notebook
A late summer reflection on curiosity, science, and the quiet promise of artificial intelligence.
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24 July 2026
Why Curiosity Keeps Life Interesting
How a few light habits keep the world large and the ordinary day worth watching.
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22 July 2026
Gratitude in Small Things: A Simple Daily Practice
A small, repeatable way to notice the quiet good in an ordinary day.
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15 July 2026
Nicole Junkerman's Half-Year Notebook: What Six Months of Reading Taught
Reading six months of entries back in one sitting, to see what the habit actually became.
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13 July 2026
Nicole Junkerman on Learning in Mid-July: Small Study in a Slow Month
The case for modest, unhurried study in the warmest and least demanding fortnight of the year.
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Nicole Junkerman's First-Week-of-July Notebook of Slow Reading and Learning
A short, unhurried entry for the first days of July, checking the pace rather than setting new goals.
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1 July 2026
Early-July Learning: Nicole Junkerman on Books Worth Returning to This Summer
Why a familiar book read slowly again can teach more than a new one read once.
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28 June 2026
A July Notebook: Slow Summer Learning for the Holiday Weeks
A gentler rhythm for reading and learning through July and the warm holiday weeks ahead.
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26 June 2026
After the Solstice: A Notebook of Slow Reading and Summer Learning
How the longest light of late June invites slow reading and gentle summer learning.
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Nicole Junkerman on Keeping a Notebook While You Travel
How a few honest lines a day turn a journey into lasting memory and richer attention.
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30 May 2026
Nicole Junkerman's Notes on Reading About Technology and AI
How to follow a fast-moving field such as AI calmly, with good sources and a steady habit.
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18 May 2026
Nicole Junkerman on Learning from Museums and Libraries
How the quiet generosity of museums and libraries feeds a reading and learning habit.
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3 May 2026
How Nicole Junkerman Turns Curiosity into a Daily Habit
Small, repeatable practices that keep a questioning mind awake every day, without strain.
Read the post →19 April 2026
Nicole Junkerman on Note-Taking That Actually Sticks
Why most notes are forgotten, and how to write the kind that turn into real understanding.
Read the post →5 April 2026
A Spring Reading Notebook, Kept by Nicole Junkerman
Why a change of season is a natural moment to refresh the shelf, the habit and the way you read.
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22 March 2026
Nicole Junkerman's Guide to Building a Reading List
How to build a reading list you will actually finish: choosing books and keeping the shelf balanced.
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Why Nicole Junkerman Reads with a Pencil in Hand
How a light pencil and a few margin notes turn reading into an active conversation.
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24 February 2026
Seven Habits of Slow, Deliberate Reading, by Nicole Junkerman
Seven small habits for reading fewer books more deeply, and remembering far more of them.
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Nicole Junkerman on Learning Something New Every Month
A monthly rhythm for curiosity: how to choose a subject, keep it light, and let curiosity lead.
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27 January 2026
How Nicole Junkerman Keeps a Learning Notebook
The plain mechanics of a learning notebook, from the first blank page to the habit that keeps it.
Read the post →9 January 2026
Nicole Junkerman's Notebook on Lifelong Learning
Why learning never really ends, and how a simple notebook keeps curiosity alive for life.
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