Personal Canon Examples

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A personal canon can be an essay, a list, a set of annotations, or a living document that evolves over time. What matters isn’t the format, but the role it plays: helping us see what has shaped our thinking and what we choose to keep close and revisit.

This stack brings together four very different examples of personal canons. They vary in scope, tone, and structure — from reflective essays to expansive, web-based collections. Together, they show the range of what a personal canon can be, and why the exercise is less about curating “the best” but rather about noticing what has mattered.

For context on the idea of Personal Canon and its mechanics, see Stack 1: Building Your Personal Canon.