collecting, doku, hoarding, nassim taleb, reading, tsumu, tsundoku, umberto eco

The Art of Tsundoku: Why Owning Unread Books Is Good for You

The word tsundoku comes from the verb “doku,” which means “reading,” and “tsumu,” meaning “pile up.” Tsundoku is a Japanese phrase that describes buying books and letting them pile up without reading or using them. It may also be a noun that refers to someone who accumulates books. But aren’t you just a hoarder if ...

Nathan Machoka

A home library.

Are You Aware of Hoarding Disorder?

Hoarding is seen as a psychological condition where a person holds onto and stores an excessive number of items, usually in a chaotic manner that results in enormous amounts of clutter — cases of hoarding range from mild to severe.  While clutter could be seen as messy living or general untidiness, hoarding is more serious.   ...

Katrina Hicks

Kitchen counter and sink piled up with appliances, utensils, and dirty dishes with no counter space left free.

A Different Perspective of the CCP Virus Outbreak

Though we might tend to think so, a global pandemic is not something we as a species have not encountered many times before. Throughout the course of history, the world has faced the wrath of highly infectious diseases and almost entire civilizations have been wiped out. The reason the current CCP virus situation seems to ...

Armin Auctor

A world map.

Want to Stop Hoarding in Times of Crisis? Here’s How

Consumer stockpiling and hoarding have taken center stage in recent months as the CCP virus has spread around the world, and with it, panic buying on the part of millions. News broadcasts and social media feeds have been filled with examples of the worst aspects of human nature. Two marketing researchers, who were studying this ...

Troy Oakes

Empty shop shelves.