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Read It Later - Part One

Recently, I learned a new word called 'antilibrary', which means a collection of books you have not yet read. At first, I thought it was a negative word for blaming someone like me who just bought the books, piling them up, and never finished them. But after I looked up the word, I found out the word 'antilibrary' was invented by the author Umberto Eco, who suggested we should value unread books as a reminder that there are still tons of knowledge we haven't reached. The more books you read, somehow the larger your antilibrary could be.
It is hard to accept that you still have lots of things to learn without being anxious. In the modern world, so many things can be piled up, not just books, articles, TV -shows, and online courses. If all of these were physically piled up like books, it would be overwhelmingly scary.

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Read It Later - Part One

At first, I thought it was a negative word for blaming someone like me who just bought the books, piling them up, and never finished them.

The more books you read, somehow the larger your antilibrary could be.

If all of these were physically piled up like books, it would be overwhelmingly scary.

Read It Later - Part One

Recently, I learned a new word called 'antilibrary', which means a collection of books you have not yet read.

It is hard to accept that you still have lots of things to learn without being anxious.

If all of these were physically piled up like books, it would be overwhelmingly scary.

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May 23, 2024

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Read It Later - Part One

Recently, I learned a new word called 'antilibrary', which means a collection of books you have not yet read.

If all of these were physically piled up like books, it would be overwhelmingly scary.

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May 23, 2024

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Read It Later - Part One


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Recently, I learned a new word called 'antilibrary', which means a collection of books you have not yet read.


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COMMENT: I have never heard of that word before. It seems that it was coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. I have read most of the works by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, but somehow the word "antilibrary" did not leave a strong impression on me.

At first, I thought it was a negative word for blaming someone like me who just bought the books, piling them up, and never finished them.


At first, I thought it was a negative word for blamingto criticise someone like me who just bought the books, pilinged them up, and never finished them. At first, I thought it was a negative to criticise someone like me who just bought the books, piled them up, and never finished them.

or "who just buys books, piling them up and never finishing them" blame = to say someone is the cause of something bad, which is a bit different from saying you don't approve of someone's habits, which is why I suggested "criticise".

At first, I thought it was a negative word for blamcriticising someone like me who just bought theuys books, pilinges them up, and never finisheds them. At first, I thought it was a negative word for criticising someone like me who just buys books, piles them up, and never finishes them.

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But after I looked up the word, I found out the word 'antilibrary' was invented by the author Umberto Eco, who suggested we should value unread books as a reminder that there are still tons of knowledge we haven't reached.


But after I looked up the word, I found out the word 'antilibrary' was invented by the author Umberto Eco, who suggested we should value unread books as a reminder that there areis still tons of knowledge we haven't reachacquired. But after I looked up the word, I found out the word 'antilibrary' was invented by the author Umberto Eco, who suggested we should value unread books as a reminder that there is still tons of knowledge we haven't acquired.

for me, "tons" suggests a (probably heavy) physical object. I think "lots of knowledge" would be more natural for me. Your version is not incorrect though!

But after I looked up the word, I found out the word 'antilibrary' was invented by the author Umberto Eco, who suggested we should value unread books as a reminder that there areis still tons of knowledge we haven't rleachrned. But after I looked up the word, I found out the word 'antilibrary' was invented by the author Umberto Eco, who suggested we should value unread books as a reminder that there is still tons of knowledge we haven't learned.

But after I looked up the word, I found out the word 'antilibrary' was inventdescribed by the author Umberto Eco, who suggested we should value unread books as a reminder that there are still tons of knowledge we haven't reached. But after I looked up the word, I found out the word 'antilibrary' was described by the author Umberto Eco, who suggested we should value unread books as a reminder that there are still tons of knowledge we haven't reached.

COMMENT: It is not exactly who "invented" this word, so I suggest the word "described" since the idea has been desribed many authors.

The more books you read, somehow the larger your antilibrary could be.


TIn a way, the more books you read, somehow the larger your antilibrary cshould be. In a way, the more books you read, the larger your antilibrary should be.

I wasn't sure exactly what you were trying to say in this sentence.

The more books you read, somehow, the larger your antilibrary could be. The more books you read, somehow, the larger your antilibrary could be.

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It is hard to accept that you still have lots of things to learn without being anxious.


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It is hard to accept for most people that you still have lots of things to learn without being anxious. It is hard to accept for most people that you still have lots of things to learn without being anxious.

LOGIC: Some people might not feel anxious about this. I hedged the sentence by writing "for most people." [In Indian philosophy, it is often accepted that tiny humans cannot learn much in one short lifespan.]

In the modern world, so many things can be piled up, not just books, articles, TV -shows, and online courses.


In the modern world, so many things can be piled up, not just books, but also articles, TV -shows, and online courses. In the modern world, so many things can be piled up, not just books, but also articles, TV -shows, and online courses.

In the modern world, so many things can be piled up, n. Not just books, but also articles, TV -shows, and online courses. In the modern world, so many things can be piled up. Not just books, but also articles, TV -shows, and online courses.

In the modern world, so many things can be piled up, not just books, articles, TV -shows, and online courses. In the modern world, so many things can be piled up, not just books, articles, TV -shows, and online courses.

If all of these were physically piled up like books, it would be overwhelmingly scary.


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It is hard to accept you still have lots of things to learn without being anxious.


It is hard to accept you still have lots of things to learn without becoming anxious. It is hard to accept you still have lots of things to learn without becoming anxious.

"becoming" suggests better the causal link

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