A small chip changes how a careful hand approaches a familiar object.

A flaw changes the relationship between a hand and an object. The cup you have picked up without thinking for years suddenly requires a slightly different grip, and with that comes a small return of attention to something that had become invisible through habit. Damage is a form of noticing, imposed rather than chosen.

Keep the chipped thing in use if it is still safe, and let the adjustment be part of using it. Notice how quickly the new handling becomes automatic too. Most objects only get looked at properly twice: when they arrive and when something happens to them.