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--- name: Post-It Notes slug: post-it-notes type: physical_object status: running version: 4.7.1 released: 1980-04-06 maintainer: 3M Corporation dependencies: - flat_surface - short_term_memory - pen_or_pencil - mild_adhesive - good_intentions license: Proprietary (stick-where-you-want) tags: - stationery - memory_prosthetic - office - analog - sticky ---
A small square of paper with a strip of low-tack adhesive on one edge, deployed primarily to communicate things that will be ignored.
A pressure-sensitive adhesive, originally a failed attempt to make a super-strong glue, allows the note to bond temporarily to most surfaces. The user writes a message of 1 to 12 words, applies the note somewhere visible, and proceeds to forget why they wrote it. The note remains until it falls behind the radiator or is found during a move to a new apartment.
The original adhesive was invented by Spencer Silver in 1968. Nobody knew what to do with it for six years. This is, arguably, its most relatable quality.
ERR_SURFACE_REJECTED // Applied to a textured wall. Will not hold.
ERR_MESSAGE_AMBIGUOUS // Note reads "CALL HIM". No further context exists.
ERR_ADHESIVE_EXPIRED // Note found on floor. Origin unknown.
ERR_OVERLOAD // Monitor border fully tiled. No new notes can be placed.
WARN_EXISTENTIAL // Note reads "don't forget". Forget what. Don't forget what.
Q: Why yellow? A: The prototype team only had yellow scrap paper nearby. Serendipity shipped to production.
Q: Can I use them as a productivity system? A: You can. Many people do. This is between you and your therapist.
Q: What happens to all the notes I throw away? A: They go where all small sincere things go. No further documentation available.