Treat your to-read pile like a river, not a bucket

Re:Treat your to-read pile like a river, not a bucket by cjsawyer on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:17PM (#35360238)

I made a drastic improvement in my mindset with regards to media backlogs when I realized that they they exist to entertain me and that my whims are the only thing that matters. I don’t owe that pile of books anything. Now they’re not allowed to generate stress, only entertainment!

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Re:Treat your to-read pile like a river, not a bucket by pongo1231 on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:38PM (#35360548)

I think people feel forced to get the value they put in back out of every single one of them as to not feel like they wasted their money which is what is causing that stress to begin with, even though there really isn't any reason for that urge if you look at it. The backlog is going to be there practically forever, just waiting - granted it's not tied to a service which might shut down at any moment.

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Re:Treat your to-read pile like a river, not a bucket by satvikpendem on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @02:10PM (#35361007)

That's why libraries (or, shall we say, digital libraries) are great, I don't have to worry about running out of media or feel like I need to get value from them.

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