The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods

the Imitation for the intellectual vocation, yet also an entirely practical handbook. contains the most profound chapter on notetaking.

A vocation is not fulfilled by vague reading and a few scattered writings.

This little hundred year old book by a French Dominican priest and Catholic philosopher is so rich with wisdom and insight for any who value intellectual endeavors as a part of their life, even in their calling isn't necessarily to a life of study and writing. There is much here to challenge, convict, and improve you.
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Pretty OK! It's half manual for structuring one's life as an intellectual, half love poem to Thomas Aquinas. I did a lot of skimming if I saw the word “God” on the page more than three times. There's lots of good, actionable advice in here (as well as lots of bad, vague advice – thankfully it seems easy enough to separate the wheat from the chaff).