Do you have stacks of unread
books on your shelves? If so, good for you!
The word "tsundoku" is a Japanese term for the stacks of books that people own but haven't read yet. The term originated in the late 19th century as a satirical jab at teachers who owned books but didn't read them. Today, the word carries no stigma in Japanese culture.
Statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb says: “Read books are far less valuable than unread ones…You will accumulate more knowledge and more books as you grow older, and the growing number of unread books on the shelves will look at you menacingly. Indeed, the more you know, the larger the rows of unread books.”
Owning more books than you can read may seem like a waste, but in fact, it can actually help you to read more books.
