Making something your own is a worthwhile endeavor. Putting stickers on your laptop, drawing on your sneakers with a sharpie, or even tattooing your body are all ways of investing something not only with additional care, but creating something that works better for you.
It’s not only the aesthetic qualities that matter, of course! Organizing something differently to better suit the way you use it or changing the interface on an electronic device to adapt to your style can help you get more out of less.
I vastly prefer the style of having a few things that are truly my own, rather than many things that are more generic. Your mileage may vary, but the life you live should be the one you’ve molded around you.
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