WHY YOU KEEP BUYING BOOKS YOU DON’T READ – AND WHY IT FEELS SO GOOD
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According to Arts + Culture – The Conversatio, Gorgev/Shutterstock.com At busy times, I find I simply cannot read as much as I would like to.
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Gorgev/Shutterstock.com At busy times, I find I simply cannot read as much as I would like to. Life has a habit of filling every available hour with work, meetings, emails, chores, errands and deadlines.
Standing in one of my natural habitats – a bookshop – it is frustrating to see so many things I want to read while knowing I do not have the time. My usual consolation is to buy the book anyway and let a small, satisfying pile build up, looking ahead to the next quieter stretch when I might finally open them. It is oddly satisfying.
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- Arts + Culture – The Conversatio: Gorgev/Shutterstock.com At busy times, I find I simply cannot read as much as I would like to.
- Arts + Culture – The Conversatio: Life has a habit of filling every available hour with work, meetings, emails, chores, errands and deadlines.
- Arts + Culture – The Conversatio: Standing in one of my natural habitats – a bookshop – it is frustrating to see so many things I want to read while knowing I do not have the time.
- Arts + Culture – The Conversatio: My usual consolation is to buy the book anyway and let a small, satisfying pile build up, looking ahead to the next quieter stretch when I might finally open them.
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- Topic: CULTURE — the feed headline centres on KEEP, BUYING, BOOKS, READ, FEELS.
- Original feed: Arts + Culture – The Conversatio.
- Published: 20 Jul 2026, 14:47 UK.
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