Ong, Walter J. Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word. New York: Routledge, 1982.
“Lists began with writing” (121).
I know it is a simple fact and it makes sense, but reading this made me reevaluate how much writing plays into my life. My life revolves around calendars, grocery lists, to-do lists, packing lists, lists of books I need, Christmas lists, and I’m currently making a list of lists in my life. I think in lists sometimes. This blog, as we speak, is going from being at the top of my list of assignments to being crossed off. This means that I’ll be able to have more space on my three different calendars to do other things. If I didn’t have lists, I would never be able to get anything done, especially with my ADD. There’s even a couple lists in my blogs.
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