What does your reading list look like?
Normally my reading list is made up of whatever happens to be on my coffee table. But lately I've been trying to be more organized with the work I do and I ended up finding this great notion template.
https://www.notion.so/Reading-List-62ac35a0fa694c0482536de3f77cd3ed
I'd love to see how you guys organize your reading list, or if it's still a pile of books like I've been used to doing 😂
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A long and messy list.
My goal is not to clean everything; when I need a new book, I pick what could help me the most at that point, or what I really want to read.
I think it's important no to stress ourselves to finish all the books in our reading list, like it's not really important to clean all our email inbox. I consider them as stream, like a river. It doesn't have an end, there is always stuff in there, and it's fine like that. Reading should stay a pleasure.
I'm a slow reader as well, mainly because I take a lot of notes. What I'm reading doesn't really stick in my brain, that's why I'm doing that.
I really like what you've got setup. I've been looking to start doing something simliar, because I've been through so many books and I always remember the concepts, but often times forget where they came from. And I feel awful either telling people "sorry, idk where I read it" or "I think it was so and so". And I also agree with the no stress policy. I have no issue buying a book for "later", especially if it's a creator I would like to support (e.g. Binging with Babish). Almost want to frame this response 😂
Thanks! It's difficult to do at the beginning, but now I've a blast writing what I'm reading. It's really another experience than "just" reading.
I love writing too, so it helps I guess.
I've actually started to make the books / podcasts / articles that I need to read items on my Todoist. If it ain't there, it won't make it 😂
100% my motivation. I've spent so much on books that end up going unread. I needed something to keep me a bit more honest in that department
Lots of piles everywhere :(
Physical and digital.
I have no hope left.
At least they look nice 🤷
Yup! lol.
This might make you feel better:
https://fs.blog/2013/06/the-antilibrary/
https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/03/24/umberto-eco-antilibrary/