Attempting a TBR-Tackling Tactic
I’m going to start out with the disclosure that I do not have an overly large pile of unread books at home, and that I don’t think this tactic will work well for a very large list. I wanted to share it anyway because even if it isn’t a bulletproof system, it has helped me see my reading of books in a new way and that’s actually what I’ve found to be so valuable from this exercise. Historical note: I used to have a very large TBR (to-be-read pile/list) until I realized that it seriously stressed me out. I’ve tried many concerted efforts to read it down, but the most progress I ever made was when I went willy-nilly un-hauling books left and right – which I had called “donating” before the un-haul video became popular. It was so freeing to finally not have a huge pile of unread books suffocating me anymore. The only problem was, I never stopped buying books. I wasn’t interested in reading a bunch of books that had gone stale for me anymore, but there were lots of other fresh books c...