My wife has embraced the KonMari method. And it's fan-freaking-tastic. https://www.marthastewart.com/2124915/marie-kondo-messy-home-interview?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-share-article …
-
-
Replying to @benshapiro @GiancarloSopo
She is an anti-book psychopath.
5 replies 0 retweets 69 likes -
I led a charge with my friends on
#konmari 3 years ago and now I buy books, read them, give away. I also went totally paper free. Nothing left.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @emilymiller @bdomenech and
That's fine if you mostly read disposable novels. It is a very bad way to approach the reading of history or political philosophy.
1 reply 1 retweet 11 likes -
Replying to @baseballcrank @bdomenech and
The
#konmarj theory is you’ve read the book. The knowledge is inside you. We rarely reread books. (I kept only the ones I do — bibles, CS Lewis.) Books collect a lot of dust, literally.4 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @emilymiller @baseballcrank and
You remember everything from all the books you read? That's a cool superpower.
2 replies 1 retweet 6 likes -
Replying to @bdomenech @baseballcrank and
That’s the *theory* — we don’t need to keep books after reading them. Just clutter.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @emilymiller @baseballcrank and
I own a little more than 5,000 books, approximately a third of which were published before 1900. Clutter.
7 replies 0 retweets 17 likes -
-
Replying to @baseballcrank @bdomenech and
And when you put the books in the hall, they cry at you.
2 replies 2 retweets 6 likes
Also I lend a lot of books. My mother in law, who lives with us, enjoyed your Coolidge book.
-
-
Replying to @baseballcrank @AmityShlaes and
Give away the books ! It’s so much more gratifying than hoarding them.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
Show additional replies, including those that may contain offensive content
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.