Learning Challenge: Endless Library

I read the article, "Why You Should Surround Yourself With More Books Than You'll Ever Have Time to Read."  I personally have a book obsession. I go to a book store such as Barnes and Nobles to go buy a book, and the next day I never touch the book again. Therefore, I have a growing library of books that remain unread. I feel guilty many times, thinking maybe I should read the books I have before buying a new book. However, reading the article brought an interesting perspective to my life. Having all these books shows me that there are a lot of things I do not know. Thus, by having these books I thirst for more knowledge and I can achieve some more knowledge by going to the books I have. Buying these books is not good for my wallet, but having theses books does spark my curiosity for more knowledge.
                                                                                 
Just an example of a library I would love to have in my home. Source: FreshHome

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  1. Ryan OltermannApril 14, 2019 at 11:40 PM

    Hi again Carlo! The article you linked was an interesting read. I never really thought that having a library of unread books could actually be a good thing. Like you, I have a tendency to buy books and then never get around to reading them... Every time I go to a book store I end up picking at least one book up, putting it on my shelf when I get home, and then forgetting to read it. Over the last couple of years I've developed two bookshelves that are like this: one for random books I thought would be fun to read (usually fantasy books, I'm super into fantasy); the other is full of my math textbooks. I'm a math major, and I've developed a respectably small library throughout my studies. I haven't read all of them. In fact, I've developed this awful habit of suddenly picking one up, reading a page in the middle that covers a topic that interests me, and then putting it down and not touching it for at least another month.

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