From the Inspirational Thought Unit
I have a lot of books. I forget who said this...or even if this is how it was said, but it's how I feel about collecting books: your bookshelf should not be a collection of your accomplishments, but of your aspirations.
Have I read them all? No. I have flipped through them countless of times. They're little hotspots of inspiration. In an effort to remove myself from too much algorithmic influence I keep going back to my bookshelf (and the bookshelves of others) to find things that I wouldn't normally come across while on social media or doing a google search.
Last week I was introduced to the concept of an anti-library from this article: LINK
It was affirming:
I don't want to promote irresponsible consumerism of reading material, and I'm not suggesting you go out and buy a library wholesale, but if you see a book that looks cool and you can afford it, pick it up even if you know you aren't going to get to it right away. It'll be a reminder of what you don't yet know.
Steve Jobs said that creativity is just connecting dots. In order to connect them, first you have to collect them.
-Jake