"I've also been reading more. Actual books, that is. And buying way too many. But there is something to looking at those piles stacked around the rooms of my house. All that knowledge and history and art right there at my fingertips. And recently I picked up a magazine, a physical, paper magazine, and have occasionally again started sitting with a newspaper in the mornings. There's something about spreading it out on a table with a nice cup of coffee. Oh, the solitude..."
"I love holding the album cover. I love the artwork and looking over the liner notes and photos. (Although, I do have "hair envy" when looking at my Journey records.) And when I listen to a record, I often find myself stopping whatever I'm doing to just... listen. I get lost in the music; lost in the feeling. It consumes me. It takes me away."
Vinyl records, physical books, magazines, and newspapers create a tangible, material environment that fosters connection and solitude. Records are played in original sequence, encouraging concentrated listening and appreciation of cover art, liner notes, and sequencing choices. Physical books and stacks of magazines offer immediate access to knowledge, history, and art, and a newspaper spread with coffee provides a quiet morning ritual. Analog formats reduce phone-based distractions and permit brief escapes from the persistent background presence of online material. Occasional digital activities persist, such as sharing playlists and reading newsletters, but material media increasingly shape daily leisure.
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