{"id":1696,"date":"2025-02-28T08:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T08:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/?p=1696"},"modified":"2025-03-07T20:48:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:48:01","slug":"tsundoku-the-art-of-accumulating-books-and-not-reading-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/en\/tsundoku-the-art-of-accumulating-books-and-not-reading-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsundoku: The art of accumulating books and not reading them"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1696&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;\u00bfQu\u00e9 te ha parecido?&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (1 vote)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tsundoku: El arte de acumular libros y no leerlos&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;142.5&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; 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height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            5\/5 - (1 vote)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik_edit_miles-de-libros-en-una-habitacin-por-todas-partes--1024x574.webp\" alt=\"tsundoku spanish\" class=\"wp-image-1700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik_edit_miles-de-libros-en-una-habitacin-por-todas-partes--1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik_edit_miles-de-libros-en-una-habitacin-por-todas-partes--300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik_edit_miles-de-libros-en-una-habitacin-por-todas-partes--768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik_edit_miles-de-libros-en-una-habitacin-por-todas-partes--1536x862.webp 1536w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik_edit_miles-de-libros-en-una-habitacin-por-todas-partes--2048x1149.webp 2048w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik_edit_miles-de-libros-en-una-habitacin-por-todas-partes--18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The word Tsundoku may not sound familiar to you, but I&#039;m sure \u2014and if you&#039;re honest I&#039;m sure you&#039;ll agree with me\u2014 that you feel that <strong>What I&#039;m going to tell you next is familiar to you.<\/strong>At least for me it&#039;s like looking in a mirror, albeit with nuances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days ago I read a quote in <a href=\"http:\/\/threads.com\/elordendeloslibros\">Threads<\/a> \u2014that social network like X but that understands me much better\u2014 that stuck in my mind. It said something like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-664420d6 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">\u00abReading books and buying books are two completely different hobbies.\u00bb<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And it was as if a new dimension that had been hidden until then had lit up in my head. It&#039;s funny because shortly after I started researching, <strong>I began to find as if by whim of the universe<\/strong> Some examples and articles that talked about this habit: Accumulating books without reading them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.beehiiv.com\/2f0d9b0e-2ac6-456e-b03d-05f25fbd33cf\" data-test-id=\"beehiiv-embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border-radius: 4px; border: 2px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 0; background-color: transparent;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>They say it&#039;s another way to show your love for books, and in some ways it is exactly like that. <em>tsundoku <\/em>is a Japanese term describing the habit of buying books and leaving them piled up unread. But who would want to do that? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, surprisingly, a lot of people do. For many bibliophiles, this practice is not just a mistake, but a true philosophy of life. <strong>Or for simple people like me who like that image of the book on the shelf<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#039;s learn more about this curious custom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does \u201ctsundoku\u201d mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik__un-pergamino-japons-con-la-palabra-tsundoku-escrit__12622-1024x585.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik__un-pergamino-japons-con-la-palabra-tsundoku-escrit__12622-1024x585.webp 1024w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik__un-pergamino-japons-con-la-palabra-tsundoku-escrit__12622-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik__un-pergamino-japons-con-la-palabra-tsundoku-escrit__12622-768x439.webp 768w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik__un-pergamino-japons-con-la-palabra-tsundoku-escrit__12622-1536x878.webp 1536w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik__un-pergamino-japons-con-la-palabra-tsundoku-escrit__12622-2048x1170.webp 2048w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/freepik__un-pergamino-japons-con-la-palabra-tsundoku-escrit__12622-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To start, let&#039;s talk about the language \u2014don&#039;t worry, I don&#039;t speak Japanese either\u2014 from which this beautiful word originated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I suppose you might have already inferred, the term <strong><em>tsundoku <\/em>(School of the University of California, Los Angeles)<\/strong> is a combination of several Japanese words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u00abTsunde\u00bb<\/strong> <\/em>(\u7a4d\u3093\u3067), meaning &quot;to stack things.&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u00abOku\u00bb<\/strong> <\/em>(\u7f6e\u304f), meaning \u201cto put something aside for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u00abDoku\u00bb<\/strong><\/em> (\u8aad), which comes from \u201cyomu\u201d (\u8aad\u3080), which means \u201cto read.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All in all, and as I&#039;m sure you&#039;ve come to deduce, tsundoku perfectly describes that action of buying books and piling them up without ever reading them. It may seem so, but <strong>It is not a negative attitude or a lack of interest in reading.<\/strong>; on the contrary, it often happens to people who are passionate about books that they buy more than they can read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When and how does the term arise?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for the origin we can find that the use of the word tsundoku dates back to the 19th century in Japan, during the Meiji era (1868-1912). 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Mark Manson recommends 33 books that will make you see life differently.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/en\/a-shot-of-wisdom-mark-manson-recommends-33-books-that-will-make-you-see-life-differently\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/en\/a-shot-of-wisdom-mark-manson-recommends-33-books-that-will-make-you-see-life-differently\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1024x541.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1024x541.png 1024w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-1536x812.png 1536w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image.png 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/en\/childrens-stories-to-work-on-emotions-an-essential-educational-tool\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Children&#039;s Stories to Work on Emotions: An Essential Educational Tool<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/en\/childrens-stories-to-work-on-emotions-an-essential-educational-tool\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/en\/childrens-stories-to-work-on-emotions-an-essential-educational-tool\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/freepik_edit_adorable-cartoon-style-un-grupo-de-nios-pequeos-le-1024x585.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Children&#039;s stories to work on emotions\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/freepik_edit_adorable-cartoon-style-un-grupo-de-nios-pequeos-le-1024x585.webp 1024w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/freepik_edit_adorable-cartoon-style-un-grupo-de-nios-pequeos-le-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/freepik_edit_adorable-cartoon-style-un-grupo-de-nios-pequeos-le-768x439.webp 768w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/freepik_edit_adorable-cartoon-style-un-grupo-de-nios-pequeos-le-1536x878.webp 1536w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/freepik_edit_adorable-cartoon-style-un-grupo-de-nios-pequeos-le-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/freepik_edit_adorable-cartoon-style-un-grupo-de-nios-pequeos-le.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>The fact is that the first record of the term appears in newspaper writings and literature of the time, where<strong> It was used humorously to point out people who had piles of unopened books in their homes.<\/strong>It is more than likely that this term came from before, although there are no records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What we do know is that the first documented appearance of the term \u201ctsundoku\u201d in print dates back to 1879. Specifically, the phrase <em>\u00abtsundoku sensei\u00bb<\/em> It is found in a satirical text from that same year, according to the writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-44981013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mori Senzo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, over time, <strong>the word stopped having a mocking tone<\/strong> and became accepted as a neutral description of a common phenomenon among book lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like me and maybe like you too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.es\/kindle-dbs\/hz\/subscribe\/ku?tag=domoticode-21\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PRUEBALO-GRATIS-30-DIAS-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PRUEBALO-GRATIS-30-DIAS-1.webp 400w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PRUEBALO-GRATIS-30-DIAS-1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PRUEBALO-GRATIS-30-DIAS-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PRUEBALO-GRATIS-30-DIAS-1-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tsundoku in the West: its arrival and expansion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although as we have seen the term is Japanese, <strong>the practice of tsundoku is universal<\/strong>The word began to gain popularity outside of Japan in the 2010s thanks to the internet and social media, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elordendeloslibros\/\">Instagram<\/a>, where readers from around the world shared images of their bookshelves filled with unread books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the first to speak of the term in English was in 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/08\/books\/review\/personal-libraries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">in an essay for New York Magazine<\/a>, where he described his own experience of accumulating books. It has since been adopted by the English-speaking literary community and has appeared in numerous articles and debates on the psychology of reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, <strong>Tsundoku is a word known in many countries and has been adopted into the lexicon of Spanish-speaking readers.<\/strong>, who use it on social media to describe their piles of pending books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How not to do it\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/91111-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/91111-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/91111-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/91111-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/91111-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/91111-12x12.webp 12w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/91111.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Can you imagine a library like this?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why do we accumulate books that we don&#039;t read?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#039;s see. Tsundoku isn&#039;t just a matter of impulsive accumulation. It&#039;s not about that. There are several reasons why readers buy more books than they can read:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The desire to learn<\/strong>: This one affects me personally. Every time I see a book that can offer me something new, I buy it. I have the intention to read them, but the time available is limited.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The pleasure of owning books<\/strong>: For many, books are objects of aesthetic and cultural value, beyond their content. And don&#039;t say that a bookshelf full of books doesn&#039;t decorate any room.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The illusion of availability<\/strong>It&#039;s like having a library at home. It feels like you can read those books at any time, even if that time never comes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Simple collecting<\/strong>: Some people buy books to build a collection, even if they don&#039;t plan to read all the titles right away. Others collect coins or stamps. Why not do the same with books?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The phenomenon has parallels with other forms of accumulation, such as the &quot;backlog&quot; in video games or the endless lists of movies to watch on streaming platforms - more similar to <em>\u00abDigital Diogenes Syndrome\u00bb<\/em>\u2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Famous examples of tsundoku<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#039;t believe that only ordinary people fall into the trap of <em>tsundoku<\/em>. This may surprise you, but <strong>Some of the most influential figures in history have been great hoarders<\/strong> of books:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Biblioteca-de-Thomas-Jefferson-1024x787.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Biblioteca-de-Thomas-Jefferson-1024x787.webp 1024w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Biblioteca-de-Thomas-Jefferson-300x231.webp 300w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Biblioteca-de-Thomas-Jefferson-768x590.webp 768w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Biblioteca-de-Thomas-Jefferson-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Biblioteca-de-Thomas-Jefferson.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson&#039;s library<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thomas Jefferson: His personal library grew to over 6,000 books, many of which he never read in their entirety. And no wonder\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fernando Pessoa: The Portuguese poet had hundreds of books in his house, many unopened, reflecting his insatiable intellectual curiosity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And I&#039;ll leave the last one for the end. Umberto Eco: The famous Italian writer. Pay attention\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Umberto Eco&#039;s personal library was impressive in its size and diversity. <strong>It seems that Eco&#039;s total collection consisted of more than 50,000 volumes!<\/strong>. He had them distributed in two of his homes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At his home in Milan, Eco had approximately <strong>35,000 <\/strong>books.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At his country house in Monte Cerignone, near Rimini, he had about <strong>20,000 <\/strong>additional books.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Within this extensive collection, the following stood out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the one hand, there are more than 50,000 modern books, acquired over the years or received as gifts. Who would pass up a book as a gift\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A collection of approximately 1,200 antique books, all personally selected and acquired by Eco. Second-hand, just the way I like them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Between 20 and 30 incunabula (books printed before 1501). I hope to be able to get close to read them or just touch them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Library: Umberto Eco\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UoEuvgT1wBs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You may be wondering: Is tsundoku bad?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, not necessarily. Although some see tsundoku as a form of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/en\/where-and-how-to-sell-used-and-second-hand-books\/\">cultural consumerism<\/a><\/strong>, others consider it a manifestation of a love of books. In fact, some experts suggest that surrounding yourself with books, even if you don&#039;t read them all, contributes to an intellectually stimulating environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philosopher Nassim Taleb talks about the concept of the &quot;anti-library&quot; in his book The Black Swan (2007) \u2014which I highly recommend\u2014, arguing that<strong> Unread books are more valuable than read ones<\/strong>, as they represent knowledge yet to be discovered. According to this view, tsundoku is not a useless accumulation, but an investment in future learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n    <table class=\"aawp-table\">\n        <thead>\n            <tr>\n                                <th class=\"aawp-table__th-thumb\">Preview<\/th>\n                <th class=\"aawp-table__th-title\">Product<\/th>\n                                                    <th class=\"aawp-table__th-pricing\">Price<\/th>\n                                <th class=\"aawp-table__th-links\"><\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n                    \n            <tr class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale\"  data-aawp-product-asin=\"8449342414\" data-aawp-product-id=\"10873\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"elordendeloslibros-21\" data-aawp-product-title=\"El cisne negro  El impacto de lo altamente improbable  Contextos\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\" data-aawp-click-tracking=\"asin\" data-aawp-local-click-tracking=\"1\">\n                                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-thumb\" data-label=\"Preview\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.es\/dp\/8449342414?tag=elordendeloslibros-21&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Contexts)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__img\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/415nYiv-iTL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Contexts)\"  \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/td>\n                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-title\" data-label=\"Product\">\n                    <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.es\/dp\/8449342414?tag=elordendeloslibros-21&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Contexts)\"\n                       rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Contexts)                    <\/a>\n                <\/td>\n                                                    <td class=\"aawp-table__td-pricing\" data-label=\"Price\">\n                                                                                                    <span class=\"aawp-product__price\">24.70 EUR<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.es\/gp\/prime\/?tag=elordendeloslibros-21\" title=\"Amazon Prime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"aawp-check-prime\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/aawp\/assets\/img\/icon-check-prime.svg\" height=\"16\" width=\"55\" alt=\"Amazon Prime\" \/><\/a>                    <\/td>\n                                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-links\" data-label=\"Link\">\n                    <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--amazon rounded shadow aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.es\/dp\/8449342414?tag=elordendeloslibros-21&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"Buy on Amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Buy on Amazon<\/a>                <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n\n                <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to manage tsundoku without stopping enjoying books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a growing pile of unread books and want to get better organized, here are some tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For a start, <a href=\"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/en\/organize-your-library-like-a-pro-ideas-for-organizing-books\/\"><strong>Organize your library as I already told you<\/strong><\/a> and start creating a cataloging system. It will help a lot with the next steps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Set priorities<\/strong>: Make a list of the books you really want to read in the next few months. With a little organization it will be easier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avoid impulsive purchases<\/strong>: Before you buy a new book, ask yourself if you&#039;ll actually read it soon or if it just appeals to you in the moment. Listen to Taleb.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keep a record<\/strong>: Use apps like Goodreads or Libib to catalog your collection and keep track of what you&#039;ve read.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Combine reading and rereading<\/strong>: Don&#039;t just focus on new books; revisit the ones you already have and find forgotten gems on your own bookshelf. You&#039;ll find gems from your past self.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accept the <em>tsundoku <\/em>as part of your identity<\/strong>: Don&#039;t punish yourself for accumulating books; instead, enjoy the pleasure of having them around.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>So now you know. Tsundoku is more than just a habit of accumulation: <strong>It is a reflection of the love for knowledge and literature<\/strong>While it may seem a contradiction to buy books and not read them, the simple presence of them in our lives reminds us of the richness of the intellectual world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#039;re looking to whittle down your backlog or simply accept your fate as a book hoarder, <strong>The important thing is to enjoy the trip<\/strong> that reading offers us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you a tsundoku practitioner? 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