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    “How to Mark a Book.” Mortimer J. Adler. Saturday Review of Literature, July 6, 1940.
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    1. chrisaldrich 14 Apr 2024
      Confusion about what it means toown a book leads people to a falsereverence for paper, binding, and type—a respect for the physical thing—thecraft of the printer rather than thegenius of the author.

      This sort of worship of objects extends to those who overbuy notebooks (or other stationery). It's nice to "own" them, but it's even more valuable to write your thoughts in them and use them as the tools they were meant to be.

      cross-reference: https://hypothes.is/a/sSgxLMGoEe6j8ccyyMeDTw

      worship of objects stationery notebook collectors we shape our tools and thereafter they shape us

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