Idea Recording
In Robert Pirsig''s novel, Lila, the main character Phaedrus lives on a boat and is traveling on the Hudson river. He is writing a book and uses a system of index cards to record and organise his ideas. Read an extract from the book, describing these cards. Vladimir Nabokov (author of Lolita, Pale Fire, and many other classic novels) used index cards extensively for recording his ideas, .