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While looking for how other people write about their adventures I stumbled on the Grinnell system of Field Notes, which is a structured journaling method natural scientists use to document their outings. I adopted Field Notes because it offers powerful benefits.
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On Field Notes
- How to increase your powers of observation, Time Magazine
- Field Notes in Science and Nature, a book edited by Ed Canfield
- From Everyday to Scientific Observation: How Children Learn to Observe the Biologist’s World, an article by Catherine Eberbach and Kevin Crowley
Grinnell System
- Donna Long has an approachable and detailed description of the Grinnell system components.
- Gorilla Scholar provides another approachable overview of the Grinnell system.