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Feb 29, 2020 4:14 PM
snake152
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drinkyoureeffoc
When it comes to books... more is always good. I’d Marie Kondo my husband first before the books. Jk
Sannannas
Oops, I think me and my girlfriend own about 5000, give or take a few 100.
Zardo03
30...thousand. Ok, got it.
acidandfreaky
there's not such a thing as too many books
Smacketywack
You speak the truth.
LizardEnterprises
Ideally, keep fewer than 1 Marie Kondo.
brandsilven
Keep 30. Lend the others to friends, so they can enjoy them, too.
GideonGrey
I would do anything for love... but I won't do that!
MaxWar
Phew, fortunately she's talking about books and not video games.
Yurets1257
*Library of thousands of games but with only 3 played intensifies
anvilon
With eBooks, she doesn't know how many have and can't judge you.
jursamaj
I don't care if she judges me, since I've already dismissed her as a fool.
ThailandExpress
I have over a 1000 of books & I dont need any bookshelves! Greatest invention for people who read books IMO
Smacketywack
I get the appeal of portability and saving space, but for me there’s nothing like holding a real book as you read it.
DeepCarrot
Hehe. Easy, girl!
daliamonra
That's 30 books per shelf right?
androgenoide
I have a couple bookshelves so narrow that only 30 will fit per shelf.
oddganic
Fuck that, i sub to r/freeebooks
mikeatike
dragonsluvtacos
Love me some Robert Carlisle dearie.
NeverConfusedForNaught
Ohh Stargate
Legrooveth
I thought that was Universe! Then I wasn't sure if he looked rough because it might be Trainspotting. Talented actor!
Targe0
Who has been in more things then you think, he's one of those actors that just pops up in stuff.
LogicKitty
https://imgur.com/gSp2Wf5 I have more than that just scattered on the floor right now
Targe0
But do they bring you Joy? If they do then she would say that's not a problem.
PhilTheFluffiestDogOnTheInternet
I have more than 30 books on my phone
ladybuglauren
This woman may have kind of, sort of saved my life. Please don't lie about her.
thevortexmaster
I have around 700. Well digitally at least. Had too many real books and not enough house before
jursamaj
I've got more than 700 paper books, and godonlyknows how many files…
thevortexmaster
Cool!
GhostdogBlues
You'd think books are the one thing you can't have too many of.
Laurensintervention
I am currently devouring A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
ElbowDeepinaTinyOctopus
I reread old favorites all the time. She needs to stick with generic "does this spark joy?" advice.
Sfinski
Ideally, keep as many books as you want.
SoberAndBored
I think I have more than 30 books on my "to read" shelf
Gilgamech
When I spend a day reading, it's between Youtube and Wikipedia, learning how to get gasoline from pine trees through fractional distilling.
paintbullits
Gasoline from pine trees? May I suggest the alternative of just changing the engine to run on ethanol?
Gilgamech
Gasoline is a compressable soup of flammable solvents, including ethanol. Having heptane and benzene in there makes it work better.
Gilgamech
Internal Combustion Engines will run on all kinds of fuel - they were designed to run on gassified coal. But nothing can power them
Gilgamech
as far, as fast, for as long, as gasoline. Current battery technology gives the Model 3 equivalent capacity of 3 gallons of gasoline.
Mechwarrior719
Mmm. Pinesoline.
Gilgamech
Since Japan doesn't have oil, it's how they fueled their fighter planes in WW2.
Mechwarrior719
Didn’t know that. It’s a good day when you learn something new
NeverConfusedForNaught
stercusmoriturussum
Just downloaded another 20 full of subversive material: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/cybersecurity-2020-wiley-books
MigraMines
NO i want my own personal library
dreamweaver35
I think I'll keep my books
arcgap
These are some of my book, I guess this is much less than ideal
drakeshayne
Omg I love this setup so much.
TheDweadPiwateRawburts
You are currently living my dream
thetonestarr
Quite a bit more than ideal, in truth. That's definitely more than 30 books, silly.
ME2G
It’s lovely.
enterusernamehere25
i love reading as well also have a much larger collection but i dont own a single physical book my entire collection fits in my pocket
DrPhillipMahmoufWifarts
Magnificent.
4sambucas
nice. Read any of them multiple times?
DreadPierateRoberts
When can i move in
KerkylasOfAndros
That's awesome
snake152
That's a lot of collections/sets! An impressive library nonetheless!
arcgap
The front row looks better that way, the back rows have mostly normal books
knobhoblin
There's a backrow?!
arcgap
well two more behind that and a smaller shelf unit way to the right
knobhoblin
You're a legend, my dude
everynameisalreadytaken
IllegalDuckling
My adhd self can never even dream of reading a fraction of that collection :(
bluthsfrozenbananas
This sparks joy
AjaxMaior
This is my motherfucking dream!!!!! Where's the fireplace and tufted leather at?! And tobaccee pipe
DaddysRedPanda
I think I might be in love with you. Or your bookshelves, it's hard to tell
Exowe
Books are so worth collectioning, it's kinda the only platform that never gets out dated, unlike movies, albums, videogame, etc
WoefulWombat
It would be if they stopped re-doing the covers of books you already own to make your books look ugly in comparison.
FlamingCabbage
Yo can you adopt me?
Semphir
So pertty
RobinDobbie
Everything about this sparks some effing joy
arcgap
I wasn't sure about the island shelf unit on the right of the pic with the "crows nest" on top until it was done but it turned out good
Megasuperfreshdonut
Marie’s goal is to get you to cut down on clutter BUT if books bring you joy, keep them. Her book is 100% worth reading
sordatos
Honestly she doesn't care if you keep the book or not as long you buy it first
Cliterate
I thought it was weird that she compulsively cleaned as a child and her parents got mad at her for throwing their stuff away
Megasuperfreshdonut
I grew up in a cluttered house and have 5 siblings so I understand her need for organization. Some people crave a space they can control
s98s7fd98sdf98
Her book is creepy and filled with questionable facts. She claims no client has ever relapsed into messiness... repeatedly. Yeah, right.
Megasuperfreshdonut
It’s translated from Japanese, and if you follow her method exactly you won’t. She does talk about people not following all the way through
Megasuperfreshdonut
I believe her, otherwise wouldn’t past clients challenge her on this? Don’t choke on that hater-aid
s98s7fd98sdf98
Does anything, anywhere ever work 100%? This is human behavior we are taking about. Nothing is 100% effective.
Megasuperfreshdonut
?
WhatzitTooya
She never said that. She stated that she personally has 30 books, and that YOU should keep the books who spark joy and ditch the rest.
LurkerOfDarkness
She obviously isn't into thinking too much.
Gizmodian
I have four bookshelves... two large, two small... I'm once again stacking books on the floor... >.>
keyblader1985
Done.
FlyingButtPliers
Numerical Recipes in C makes me want to die sometimes but if I throw it away I'll be unemployed.
IamfunatpartiesIknow
Keep it at your work place
FlyingButtPliers
I work from home... but excellent suggestion
sordatos
Even so, let's be frank, why not donate the excess of books that you're not gonna read again?
vindik8or
"Does is spark joy?" is such a fucking puerile take.
AwesomeTeddybear
Spark joy.... I only know this because of family guy, and apparently it's real
MAYTechnique
Of course it is. Family Guy hasn't had an original thought I'm like 15 years
Hibbtygibitty
Come on. It’s all of us slobs against one woman. We can take her if we all rush her together.
WaterDragonHaku
Attack with sock rolls!
CanadianCobraChicken
That sound like a lot of work... can we do it in two weeks? Today's practically over and I got D&D next week
DingoMartinez
Slobs unite! ...later... I've got pizza rolls I'm eating off a frisbee at the moment.
GlassCannon570
Ok, so I should burn my copy of the Necronomicon, How To Defuse A Nuclear Bomb, Book With Infinite Pages, 1 lB of gunpowder, and 50 Shades.
SnarkySophia
She changed it along the way. Earlier books recommend to keep a small amount, suggesting capping at 30.
Haiddon
so keep every book, got it
humorkritik
Yeah, I tried that. When I threw Kondo's book out because it didn't spark joy, my partner had a spark of pain.
Targe0
And that is why if you live with others it needs to not spark joy for either of you. Or else it could cause the re-buying of it.
EarthDragon2189
But then how can OP put together a meme attacking a false strawman for imaginary internet points?
jursamaj
Not every book is about joy. Lovecraft, for instance.
jangoldbeck0
There's few in life that scared me as much as so many of his stories... Fuck dude
Hasinator
Sanity is for the weak.
Zreen
Joycraft
Sofisnerdingout
Made me chuckle. Yes I suffer through his stories but I'm too intrigued to ever stop. It isn't joy, it isn't pain. But it's far from boring.
Honorius
I don’t know what to call this emotion, but I’ve felt it.
Frogapus
The Terror that is the Mixed-Race Couple by H.P. Lovecraft.
tinybartender
That context makes Lovecraft sound like a euphemism for sex.
Aprilmadness
The Joy of Fearing Foreigners, by Lovecraft
Honorius
To be fair, he pretty much feared anyone outside of his home state.... especially dun Dun DUN black people.
jursamaj
Weird. I've read a lot of his stuff, and didn't see anything against black people…
Honorius
He places them in places of suspicion based on their being black. Describes a lot of the Cthulhu worshipers as black, etc.
Honorius
This is worth reading for perspective: https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Racism_in_the_Works_of_H.P._Lovecraft
WhatzitTooya
Books who spark joy *to you*. You never heard of this Person before?
storebrandproductmascot
Why do you keep calling the books "who?" That sounds batty.
jursamaj
Yes, I've heard of her. And while HPL is great, "joy" isn't part of the vocabulary.
Celerich
I love Lovecraft. And I feel immense joy when I get the chance to read him again. Because I love horror. Make sense?
Targe0
You are readying the word joy to what you get from the use of the book not from the owning. If you enjoy having the book then its sparks joy
MadLo
To be fair most words in his vocabulary are made up
Targe0
And even he said many are not meant to be pronounceable with human mouths because they are not make for them.
jursamaj
Most? Those words are a minuscule fraction of what he wrote.
WhatzitTooya
You boast about HP Lovecraft but I feel like I'm arguing with a toddler about his bedtime...
Lionskull
what does some lady who wrote organizational books have to do with people who like reading?
jursamaj
Boast? WTF?
FiorinasFury
Maybe not for you, but I would certainly describe my love for Lovecraft as joy. Creepy ancient cults spark joy. Frozen aliens spark joy.
TheAussieNerd
If I can look past the blatant racism to have a great time, so can you!
Pentacus
To know that the cosmos doesn't give even a molecule of shit about me sparks SO much joy, I don't need the pressure of being significant.
WhatzitTooya
Yes, that's the spirit!
Buddasac
Yea, I love it.
IllegalDuckling
Lovecraft sparks joy in me. A very special joy.
fireeternal
An elder joy.
Sylverhammer
A joy unlike any other seen on earth?
IllegalDuckling
A joy of impossible proportions in our universe.
audioknob
The bookshelf sparks joy. Tell her to bugger off
Targe0
Its a miss quote from what I have gathered. She likes having 30 books, she says have as many as makes you happy.
Honorius
If it were up to me, the local library would just let me bunk there.
Targe0
They wouldn't mind so much if you just used the toilet and not just make one out of pluming books.