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I'm learning now that this is even something that people keep track of. This next section isn't meant to be shitty: but what's the purpose of even keeping trac

I'm learning now that this is even something that people keep track of. This next section isn't meant to be shitty: but what's the purpose of even keeping track of that? I've read hundreds, maybe thousands of books over my life and don't have a list of them anywhere, nor can I see a use for that.

dimaor 3y ago
personally, having a list of books helps me keep up the reading habit. usually I have months of reading, followed by months of not touching a book. having a list in notion reminds me to continue. in addition having a list of books I want to read (ghost library in japanese?) reminds of the things I don't know yet or haven't read which in turn helps keeping the reading habits.
- Loughla 3y ago
  Thank you for the response. A list of prospective books to read is something I believe everyone should have. It was the list of books already read that didn't make sense. I hadn't considered it as a motivator to pick back up the habit.
  - creer 3y ago
    You may also simply have much better memory of author names and works titles than I or others have. I often can't quote a name on the spot even when I vividly remember the book (or movie, or track). Or be much earlier in your reading career. For me these lists (which I regret starting far too late in my own reading career) now cover about 9000 items. For me the prompt to starting the process was noticing that I was again and again giving a chance to really terrible authors. That had to stop. And it did.
stepbeek 3y ago
I've been tempted to start foor gifts. Family buy me books for Xmas and having a big list of what i already own would make that easier.
ZeroGravitas 3y ago
I have lists of books I want to read. And books I'm "reading", which actually means have them on hand and ready to go and or actually reading them. As a natural feature of clearing out those lists when I finish a book, you create a book read list. I don't have much use for this but it is interesting to review the stats on say author nationality.
creer 3y ago
To keep track of authors and series I follow, over many years. To collect quick notes. Both for myself and ready for recommendations to others. To avoid trying again authors I dismissed ages ago (but whose book covers and blurbs still tempt me.) To keep several lists/queues to things to read (theme-based lists most of them). A few years ago I added date marks for when I read or re-read each item. I general these lists have made my reading more systematic and I can now always, but always instantly pick something that I wanted to read AND is on the shelf at the library.
Shugarl 3y ago
Personal satisfaction. "Ooga booga, number get bigger" kind of thing

dimaor 3y ago

personally, having a list of books helps me keep up the reading habit. usually I have months of reading, followed by months of not touching a book. having a list in notion reminds me to continue. in addition having a list of books I want to read (ghost library in japanese?) reminds of the things I don't know yet or haven't read which in turn helps keeping the reading habits.

Loughla 3y ago
Thank you for the response. A list of prospective books to read is something I believe everyone should have. It was the list of books already read that didn't make sense. I hadn't considered it as a motivator to pick back up the habit.
- creer 3y ago
  You may also simply have much better memory of author names and works titles than I or others have. I often can't quote a name on the spot even when I vividly remember the book (or movie, or track). Or be much earlier in your reading career. For me these lists (which I regret starting far too late in my own reading career) now cover about 9000 items. For me the prompt to starting the process was noticing that I was again and again giving a chance to really terrible authors. That had to stop. And it did.

stepbeek 3y ago

I've been tempted to start foor gifts. Family buy me books for Xmas and having a big list of what i already own would make that easier.

ZeroGravitas 3y ago

I have lists of books I want to read. And books I'm "reading", which actually means have them on hand and ready to go and or actually reading them. As a natural feature of clearing out those lists when I finish a book, you create a book read list. I don't have much use for this but it is interesting to review the stats on say author nationality.

creer 3y ago

To keep track of authors and series I follow, over many years. To collect quick notes. Both for myself and ready for recommendations to others. To avoid trying again authors I dismissed ages ago (but whose book covers and blurbs still tempt me.) To keep several lists/queues to things to read (theme-based lists most of them). A few years ago I added date marks for when I read or re-read each item. I general these lists have made my reading more systematic and I can now always, but always instantly pick something that I wanted to read AND is on the shelf at the library.

Shugarl 3y ago

Personal satisfaction. "Ooga booga, number get bigger" kind of thing