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ajlewis2

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Retired: was lab tech, religious sister, archivist, US Army (no not all at the same time) Interested in Linux and eclectic reading.

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johnrakestraw, to bookstodon
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I have so many more unread books on our shelves than I'll ever read. Each of those books is somewhere on my TBR
list. I'm thinking that I might complement my #TBR list with a #NTBR list. There are so many (and more and more)
books, and I have so little (and less and less) time in front of me when I might read them. Obviously, winnowing
the collection would help to declutter our small space, but might it also declutter my mind?
https://johnrakestraw.com/post/from-the-tbr-pile-to-the-ntbr-pile/. @bookstodon #reading #books

ajlewis2,
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@johnrakestraw @bookstodon

You said in your article "one has to be very careful when one considers getting rid of books that one urgently needs to read... I have to admit that there’s something freeing about it."

I'm currently reading Walking on Water by Anthony De Mello. He mentions detachment often in regard to freedom, including spiritual freedom. He gives this exercise: Take these books (hard to separate from) and say to them "How precious you are and loved, but you are not my life. I have a life to live and a destiny to fulfill different from you." That seems to be a way to get rid of something with care.

thestorygraph, to random
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Today we're launching a new way to read books with your friends! 💙📚

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRvmWy2L/

ajlewis2,
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@thestorygraph @bookstodon

This sounds wonderful! Thanks for posting it on Mastodon. And lovely to see and hear you, Mr. Storygraph

lorywidmerhess, to bookstodon
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My essay "Relearning the Alphabet," originally published in Parabola in 2005, now in the beautiful online journal Braided Way.

https://braidedway.org/relearning-the-alphabet/

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ajlewis2,
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@lorywidmerhess @bookstodon

Very interesting. The alphabet is awe inspiring! I surely never thought of it. Very nicely written!

nunocampos, to obsidianmd
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Just released a brand new edition of the Obsidian Plugins Review! 🎉🔌 Discover the latest and greatest plugins that will take your note-taking and knowledge management to the next level!
https://medium.com/obsidian-observer/obsidian-plugins-review-24-4a7576b2db84

@obsidian @obsidianmd @obsidianmd

ajlewis2,
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@nunocampos @obsidian @obsidianmd @obsidianmd

I've been wanting a time block planner - now I have it! Thanks for the info!

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ajlewis2,
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@johnrakestraw @bookstodon "Reading plan" caught my eye. I began doing mine for the year. I plan on 125 books a year and make a spreadsheet looking through books I have left over on the list from last year and accumulated in various formats or marked as interesting to get/borrow. I include sections: fiction, non-fiction, spiritual and if they are audio, ebook, or paper. Books get dumped and added along the way. I have 68 on the list currently having tossed and added a few. Not bad for 8th month

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