The value of owning more books than you can read

• Many readers buy books with every intention of reading them only to let them linger on the shelf.

• Statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb believes surrounding ourselves with unread books enriches our lives as they remind us of all we don’t know.

• The Japanese call this practice tsundoku, and it may provide lasting benefits.

https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/do-i-own-too-many-books?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1