Get rid of them. I only get books from the library and sometimes I get overwhelmed by the stack. It feels SO GOOD to take them back and drop them into the drop box unread.
Reading is BAD for me. I know that. Yet I keep checking more out. Occasionally I come to my senses and take them back. Those are good days. Days when I gain ground against my addiction. I suggest you do the same.
I would keep buying books. I keep putting them on the stack. And keep reading them. I would recognize that right now I don't have a lot of time for reading, but once I finish school I will. And once I go back to work I'll have lunch-breaks again for reading.
I would look at the weight of books on my shelf and feel the satisfaction of knowing I have a life-long relationship with those books, both read and un-read.
Your mileage may vary, of course, but that's what I would do.
in this instance, i *am* you!yoshimiSeptember 26 2008, 02:47:58 UTC
as you did, i have decided not to buy more (at least 'til xmas), and to push anything new that might come up to the back of my mind, unless i truly must have it, and, if that's the case, it's to the library with me. it is long past time to plow through the excellent collection of books i already have.
When I was an undergrad, I first thought of the concept of the Last Bookshelf, the books that a person had when they died that they had been planning to read. Would there be something about that person revealed in what they never read? Would there be something illuminating that was forever lost because they didn't get to read it? Everyone will have such a bookshelf, but none of us can know about what will be in those books.
I have lots of books in my house. I've read many of them, and many more I haven't read but hope to someday. If you got those books because you wanted to read them, why not read them? But you can also get library books, or other books from other sources, as well. Sometimes, one particular book isn't the one you want to read at that particular time, so having other options available is a good thing.
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Reading is BAD for me. I know that. Yet I keep checking more out. Occasionally I come to my senses and take them back. Those are good days. Days when I gain ground against my addiction. I suggest you do the same.
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I would look at the weight of books on my shelf and feel the satisfaction of knowing I have a life-long relationship with those books, both read and un-read.
Your mileage may vary, of course, but that's what I would do.
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I have lots of books in my house. I've read many of them, and many more I haven't read but hope to someday. If you got those books because you wanted to read them, why not read them? But you can also get library books, or other books from other sources, as well. Sometimes, one particular book isn't the one you want to read at that particular time, so having other options available is a good thing.
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