> an awful lot of words to say “read what you can”. But it needs to be said and repeated, right? Because people feel time-poor when it comes to matching what

> an awful lot of words to say “read what you can”. But it needs to be said and repeated, right? Because people feel time-poor when it comes to matching what they want to do against what they can do. Building up a backlog is probably the worst way to kill the fun there. And if everyone in that scenario feels like they are somewhat alone in that feeling where the "Books I wish I had time to read" turns into a prioritization exercise where you end up reading the "most important book" while thinking of a book you aren't. You and the OP are saying the same thing, but it is worth repeating. The longer you've been out of a structured learning environment like a school/college the more sense that makes because that is a constrained environment where optimization actually helps & the fun reading part isn't. As for me, my library holds list is a good way to have a "river of books" where I can dip out of it and let it pass through my bookshelf on a schedule whether I read it or not.