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Owning more books than you'll read is good for you: https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/do-i-own-too-many-books https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/do-i-own-t

• lb1lf 7y ago
  This. I try to maintain a TBR (to be read) shelf or two at home, comprising a few dozen titles, both fiction and prose. The reasoning is that I'd rather have a choice when picking up the next book, rather than just having to read the last one I bought; as you say, you never know where reading will take you next. Often, reading a book on a subject makes me want to check out a few of the works referenced, and before you know it, the TBR pile has increased in size...
• X6S1x6Okd1st 7y ago
  That isn't evidence, that's a theory.