{"id":117729,"date":"2018-07-10T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/?p=117729"},"modified":"2022-09-14T09:47:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T15:47:18","slug":"let-go-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bemorewithless.com\/let-go-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Let Go of My Books and What I’m Reading Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I steer away from mindless internet surfing and over-checking email during my 90 days of discipline<\/a>, I’m diving even deeper into my great joy of reading.\u00a0 I listen to audiobooks during my morning walks and read other books throughout the day although I only read fiction in the evening.\u00a0I don’t have any goals around how many books I want to read or listen to. I just like to have a non-fiction and fiction book going at the same time so I can dip in to exactly what I need anytime.<\/p>\n

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Why I let go of my books:<\/h2>\n

When I first started decluttering, books were a protected category. I never thought I’d let go of the books I’d collected over decades and moved from state to state, and home to home. After all, less does not mean nothing. After I let go of most of my other stuff though, I revisited my vow to hold on to my books. I rarely reread them, so why was I keeping them? Eventually, I let them go. I kept a few, but let hundreds go. I let them go simply because I didn’t have a good reason to hold on to them. Now books come into my life, inspire, entertain, or educate and then move on.<\/p>\n

I don’t save most of my books, although I do keep a few. Some I check out of the library and return, others I purchase and give away on Instagram<\/a> or pass on to friends. Letting go of my books hasn’t discouraged my love of reading, but instead\u00a0created more space and attention to support authors and discover new books. I recommend a gentle approach to letting go of your books<\/a>\u00a0when you are ready.<\/p>\n

My books (reading now, read recently or reading soon):<\/h2>\n

Audiobooks<\/strong>
\nI love listening to books when I’m walking in the morning or doing things around the house. I can’t write, drive or do anything that requires much of my attention and listen to an audiobook at the same time though. It just doesn’t work for me.<\/p>\n