I have always envied people who had a lot of books. One of my life goals was to have a library room. But in the last month or two, I've had this sense of urgency to get rid of my books. That I don't need to hoard them just because they look pretty. I have kept only my absolute favorite books that I know 100% that I will re-read (I still have 4 shelves left) I have used a Kindle for 12 years and I think I will read most of my books on it or use the library more from now on.
I don't know, but I wanted to share this in case anyone else ever felt the same way.
Edit:
Wow, I didn't expect such a big response. Some answers to the questions I saw:
- I took most of the books to my old school, gave them to friends, donated them. And I sold a small part of them.
- A very very small part of my books are unread. My rule is usually to read it on Kindle or check it out from the library and, if I really like it, buy the physical book. Or I will buy a book unread if I know the author and know I can trust them. So I've never bought books mindlessly, but they've accumulated anyway.
- As I mentioned, I still have 4 shelves of books. I will always love books, I love to hold them, I love to smell them. But it is pointless to hoard them.