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1. August 25, 2026Keep a question beside the title
   A reading list becomes more useful when each title has a reason for being there: a question, a contrast or a subject to trace.
2. August 24, 2026Short works reward rereading
   An essay revisited after a few months often reveals its structure more clearly than it did during the first pass.
3. August 23, 2026Margins are a private index
   A date, a symbol and a few words can preserve the path of an argument without turning the page into a transcript.
4. August 22, 2026Translate the context too
   When comparing translations, introductions and notes can explain choices that the translated sentence alone cannot show.