Konmari-ing My TBR | Unhauling Books!
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- In which I apply the Konmari Method to my TBR (To Be Read) shelf to unhaul some books!
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Since I've gotten this comment a few times: I DID NOT GET RID OF TRAITOR'S BLADE! I would NEVER! I didn't even consider it... It's on my most anticipated reading list. That is my keep pile along the one wall. I talked about every book I'm getting rid of :) I'm v offended you guys would think I'd get rid of that book after talking about how excited I am about it all the damn time.
This is incredibly addicting to watch. Not even mad that it’s 30 mins. In fact I need more..
:)))
This is probably going to be a weird comment but you make me want to have long nails so that I can tap books.
OMG that is a great comment. It's honestly so fun.
I love your nails also. I used to keep mine really long as well but have to cut them short now. I loved tapping them on things it is really fun. I can't wait until I can grown them out again.
Dude. Same.
same, and I hate it when my nails are long. Would get long nails for book tapping only.
Every time I get my nails done it’s all I do 😂
I started out this year with about 80 books on my tbr and decided that I needed to read the books I own and not buy anymore. So I started out really well, only buying 1 book for every 10 I read. After about 4 months I just started buying more books again, but my tbr is down to 37 (including everything I've bought this year) and I'm pretty proud of myself. I plan on culling the original tbr at the end of the year and getting rid of the things I know I'm just not going to read. And then it'll be much more manageable and I'll be more at the point where I'll be reading books as I buy them.
I love that! Best of luck!
This 100% guilt-tripped me into tidying the clutter in my bedroom. I was so ashamed. 😂
haha I'm glad I could motivate you.
“i’ve heard this is a really good new adult book.. but I don’t care?” ME ME ME ME
Genuinely thought this was a Star Trek reference until I realized I was thinking of Kobayashi-Maru LOL
This is such a great idea! I definitely have some books that I think of as "should read" instead of "want to read"...and even some I make myself read and then reward myself with a book I ACTUALLY want to read, which shouldn't happen!
Honestly this is one of the most satisfying videos I've ever seen! It really inspired me to cut down my tbr (I have about 50 books, but I look at some of them and I don't feel like picking them up, so I'll probably get rid of them once I'm on vacation). Also, I love your haircut!!
yay! Glad I could inspire you to cut down your TBR :)
Agree. Super cute hairstyle!
I love this! I did the konmari method on my books last year around this time and I've had such a better handle on my book collection. I've even started keeping a box in my closet at all times and when I finish something I didn't love or won't re-read, it immediately goes in the box instead of back on my shelf. You're inspiring me to do another run through though! It feels so good to unhaul!
I come back to watch this video again every time I feel stuck and need inspiration with my TBR decluttering. I relate so much to you with the physical TBR stress that your videos about it just speak to me like nobody else's
Unhauls are one of my favorite videos to watch on TH-cam and this was one of the best I've seen! I just pulled about 25-30 books off my shelf while watching this and it's so cathartic.
Thank you! Glad I could be inspiring :)
Your nails are giving me so much life
haha thank you
I was in a really bad mood, but watching your vid made me forget what I was mad about... at least for a little while. Anyway, I don't need to "Konmari" my TBR, but my DVR sure as hell needs it. My Netflix queue as well; I'll never actually watch most of those shows.
aw that's great! glad I could help and inspire.
30 minute video gives me life
I need to do this to my shelves! What puts me off is being able to see the amount of money I've wasted on books I won't read...but I'm running out of room :/
oh I know that life... I did the same thing with my clothes but I just got so sick of the waste that I decided to get rid of them. What's done is done and they aren't making me any happier being around.
Thoughts on Tomes we've just had a free library box (like a swap box) put in the village where I live so I can donate them to people who are going to appreciate them at least. My reading tastes have definitely changed over the past year too I'm not as drawn to YA anymore. Next year I'm going to try not to buy books until I know I want to read them because the amount of books on my tbr is getting overwhelming!
watching this inspired me to do the same thing with my own shelves while watching. I just unhauled 50+ books. If anything it hurts getting rid of them because I can't help but see how much money I've spent.
30 minutes of you! Yes please! Now I feel like I need to go through my shelves.....oh boy
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I'm so glad you kept "And I Darken" for your TBR because I'm reading that now (among a thousand other books of course lol) and I can't wait to hear your thoughts on it. Another great video! 😁
Did anyone else do an unhaul while watching this?
A little over two years ago I decluttered about 90% of my possessions - one of the best feelings!
it's definitely so freeing!
I decluttered my books after moving long-distance and not wanting to go through hauling that many boxes again for a _while_ ... 10 boxes went away for others to enjoy, and a year later, 3-4 more boxes. I've mostly enjoyed them all, just no need to keep physical copies of everything. No regrets, and I love what I kept. :)
I love Libby! I just started using it this month and I’m hooked. I also just started culling my large TBR and I do find that some of the books on there I’m just not interested and can’t remember why I ever was. I used to be one of those people that wanted an endless TBR but I recently decided that I needed to trim it down and be realistic. I love the idea of having books on your TBR that only make you happy and excited to read them. I think I’m going to do this to my shelves.
This is one video that I find myself always coming back to watch because it's the best and most motivating version of this type of video for books. Especially after seeing that now you've managed to totally defeat your tbr, you inspire me so much and this video helps me every time I need to cut down on my tbr
I didn't know I needed 30 minute unhaul until I clicked this video.
So you just inspired me to uhaul more of my books that I'm never gonna read. Thanks!! You've given me the push to get rid of the many maybe books I've had on my shelf for years
This very much makes me want to trim down the books I own. Some of them I have aren't even on my TBR & that's silly af lol. Also your hair/makeup are absolutely divine in this vid, Sam! :')
*sits down to finally read* *Sam posts anticipated inspiring video* Well crap. ❤️❤️
LOL I'm sorry bb
I need to do something like this but with my "to read" shelf on Goodreads (as I don't have a physical tbr, only a kindle tbr).
A lot of books I added on there from years ago and my reading tastes and preferences have changed since then
I have been slowly working through my goodreads to-read shelf. It is over 2000 books. That would take me over 10 years if I never added a new book. Lol
Theresa Branch yaaasss me too! I am the same
I did this before I moved and got rid of almost 100 read and unread books. It felt so good. They went to people are going to be excited to read them
I basically do this method every time I unhaul books. My last unhaul which I didn't film or share I unhauled the mother load of books that were clogging my life. Another question I ask myself when unhauling is, Would I be excited to read this book next? If the answer is no, then it has to go. Also another thing to note is the Konmari method says if it's a maybe then really it's a gotta go :)
it's surprisingly weird seeing a youtuber's legs
LOL
This was so satisfying to watch! I did a konmari session with my books a little while ago and I'm so happy I did it. It's only been a couple months but I seriously can't even remember most of the books I got rid of, which is an excellent sign. It's so great to let go of the anxiety surrounding books I told myself I'd read but never felt compelled to.
I just sat down to study and this is perfect to have in the background bless
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Just wanted to say that I enjoyed watching your thinking process of culling down your TBR collection... Other than Brandon Sanderson's books, I've stopped buying (real) books and just borrow them from the library as ebooks.
I needed this video in my life. It's perfect. Thank you!
For some reason, I can’t get rid of books. Partially because I spent money on them so I have to read them, I know that doesn’t make much sense though. I try not to buy more than 50 a year and read 80 a year, so my TBR has been slowly diminishing. I’m at 51 now, and hope to be at 45 by the end of this year. I want to eventually keep it around 20, which I think is a reasonable goal for next year.
No I definitely used to be the exact same way, so I get it. It was easier for me to hold on to things when I was reading much more a year, but I just haven't with school, so the TBR was causing more stress that I didn't need. I decided I'm going to view it as that money going to someone in need, as I end up donating many of these books to shelters. I'd love to get my TBR down to something smaller like that, but haven't decided what a reasonable number for me would be.
Watched this today as motivation for Konmari-ing my clothes and other random piles! What a satisfying video. :)
Ahh this was so satisfying to watch! I used to hoard all my books and assume that I would get to each and every one eventually but I've started unhauling ones I'm not longer interested in/ haven't enjoyed and it's been the most therapeutic and satisfying thing haha ☺
Motivating me to clean out my own tbr. Thanks for uploading! Hair and makeup look great! ^_^
thank you!
I love culling my book collection... there's something really cathartic about it! I saw you put "The Burning Sky" on your maybe pile and I have to tell you the audiobook version of that whole trilogy is AMAZING. It's narrated by Philip Battley and was super enjoyable to listen to!
Subscribed! Love this. I want to run to my bookshelf and reorganize it right now. I’ve found that I’m much more excited to read when I choose from things I’m really excited about or if I get to go to a store/library and pick something. I wind up being much more happy with the books I do choose.
Ahhhhh KonMari is such an awesome method. Slowly working my way through my entire home!
Finally got around to finding time for this video and I loved it. I love the concept of readjusting your TBR as your reading tastes change. This is something I definitely do periodically with my GR TBR shelves but less so with my physical ones. There is going to be a bit of a reckoning when I eventually unpack all of my books that are in storage and I'me like "Oh, gods, why didn't I get rid of this long ago?!" This is very inspiring.
I loved watching this. also makes me realize I should do this with the physical books on my shelf as soon as I finish this semester.
I love konmari method!!! I’ve gone through my shelves 2-3 times this way and it’s such a relief to unload books I’m not going to read. 😁
Love love love love love!!! So satisfying.
Sam!! I loved this and you just inspired me to do this to my TBR shelf at home! Also, you've inspired me to pick up the Gentleman Bastard series and I AM SO EXCITED FOR IT!
This was so awesome to watch! and I swear your eyes get bluer and bluer! Congrats on getting rid of so many!
I ADORED this video! I love all your videos but this is one of my faves :) It was so satisfying to watch and I'm really glad I'm not the only one who has huge dilemmas when it comes to unhauling books. I shall definitely be using the Kondo method soon on my TBR!
thank you :))) good luck!
I've unhauled 24 so far. Really want to make it to 30. I feel so much happier already :)
The Host in audio is so good!
This was so interesting to watch! I regularly get rid of books but it's normally less than 10 that I just know I won't read and normally got cheap/for free. When I get home from school I definitely want to try this method out in getting my TBR down because I just know that there are books on there I'm not super excited about/won't get to for ages.
The Konmari method was really awkward for me at first but I like that you're applying it to your TBR pile. I definitely need to do the same. Thanks for reminding me!
I much prefer this style of unhaul where you go through your bookshelves and choose. I wish more people did it like this!
I love this video! I have culled my tbr recently but I kept books that I felt I should read because so many others like them. I have to go back through and only keep the books I really want to read, not the ones I feel like I'll be judged on for not reading. I have also recently come to the realization that I only want to be excited for what I'm going to read so I want to be surrounded by books that I can't wait to get to, along with the other things in my life.
I just did this a few months ago. It is such a wonderful feeling when you are done.
Wow, now you have me really motivated to clear my shelves! The clear out November challenge you had on your other channel really worked for me too, now it is time for me to tackle the book shelves. I have over 300 books on my TBR, granted I do read about 250 novels a year and about 100 shorter books a year.
After watching this I felt compelled to clear out my shelves and I’m currently sitting at getting rid of about 50 books and it feels so good!!!
Just being realistic. I’m not as academic as I used to be so like the lighter reads now and the ones I don’t have to force. Your hair and makeup are stunning. Thank you for the speed with which you went through. I was curious what your grad degree is in. One thing I find interesting is I have never seen a book unhaul of non-fiction or reference or new age books, which is what I have (not a fantasy fan), so it is a little harder for me to relate but still motivating. I watch a lot of unhaul videos and you didn’t mess around, lol. Thank you.
You putting that heartless in the maybe pile crushes my soul not because you aren’t reading it but because I loved heartless and don’t have a copy and the white cover is goooorgeous 😭😭😭
You cutting down was fun to watch though.
haha thank you
This is for sure giving me the motivation to do the same to my shelves!
I love you so much that watching you rant abt books you wanna get rid off for 30 mins makes my day :P
LOL thank you bb
This is so cool! I don’t have a physical TBR shelf but this has totally convinced me to try to pare down my goodreads shelf because it’s getting unmanageable and it’s not good for my mental state🤦🏻♀️ Thank you for inspiring me!
This was so satisfying to watch as I love throwing stuff away that I don't care for anymore. All of the books that made me go 'meh, get rid of it', you put on the maybe pile in the end :D
haha we think alike!
I can't stop staring at your nails😍 they are so awesome 🖤💜🖤
Thank you!
As someone who read all of Redshirts (minor/thematic spoilers to come) in a single day who’s normally a much slower reader, I’d say still give it a try. Only the first half or so is a Star Trek Riff, the rest of it is really good and fascinating thematic exploration of fiction and reality. I loved it and hope you might too!
This video makes me want to go through my TBR and start reading again.
I can't believe I just watched this entire video. Best unhaul ever.
And oh my gosh, The Thousand Names! I just got that book recently and I'm really excited to read it.
Oddly enough, I've never decluttered my TBR. I only get rid of books that I read and didn't like enough to keep, but my 3 bookshelves are now so full that I have a pile of books that don't fit onto it, so it may be almost time to go through it and see what I can unhaul.
Sounds like it!
I need to do something like this in the future. It's such a good and effective way to unhaul books!
Part of me wants to do this but another part of me knows I get super excited once I pull things off the shelf again. If only I could instantly absorb basically all the books I own at once.
This is a really cool idea. I've done this method for lots of other aspects of my life. Don't know why I've never thought to do it with books!
My reading tastes and habits have changed so much this year. I still interested in young adult, but have been wanting to reach for more classics, literary fiction, and adult fantasy lately. I have recently unhauled sooooo many books, most were YA that I'm no longer interested in and it felt so good to only look at books that I am so excited to read. But if I feel like I need to read a book that I have gotten rid of in the past, I can just go to the library and read it.
When I left uni and moved back permanently I KonMari-ed all my possessions. Except for important paperwork and memorial stuff like programmes/photos which she recommends also culling, but I just couldn't face it by the end and was already so happy with how much I managed to decrease my possessions. So nice to be able to open drawers and have my stuff organised rather than spilling out with no logic to what was even in there. My physical TBR has never been high due to lack of physical space/funds but it's now in the mid-20s and it still stresses me out so I don't think I could ever get higher ha!
omg mid-20s sounds amazing lol
This was really interesting. I might do this with my read and unread shelves soon as I'm running out of space :)
I️ did this a few days ago with my entire collection. It was eye opening. I️ got rid of over 80 books! My maybe pile was short and there was only one that I️ kept. Now when I️ look at my shelves I’m happy. It’s a nice feeling.
This makes me wanna go through my TBR!
30 minutes? You spoil us! Going to watch this while I clean my bedroom. 💖 I desperately need to cut down my TBR, I have more unread books than read now on my shelves. 😓
The whole time I was just watching And I Darken, hoping you'd keep it! :D Haha!
Way to go with all the cuts you made!
This was so interesting to watch! I read Marie Kondo’s book earlier this year and it helped me get rid of a lot of books, but my TBR has gotten out of control again. I might give this idea a try and film it like you did! Maybe talking it through and taking them off the shelves completely will help me get rid of more.
I definitely think taking things out of their "place" helps.
i love a good unhaul 💙
This was so satisfying lol
I'm going to do this with my new year's cleaning. Nice idea!
You should definitely pick Blood For Blood back up at some point! The Wolf By Wolf duology is one of my favorite duologues and I love the world. If you don't want to, it's all good 😊 just figured I'd offer a suggestion.
I'd recommend doing Libba Bray's Beauty Queens, which is a standalone, before any of her other books. It's funny and a very good critique on society's expectations of young women, and it would give you a sense of if you like her writing or not to commit to a series.
Having just moved House I built my bookcases today and am going to start organising my books this week. I have way too many so I think this is a great idea for decluttering!
I have done no such decluttering so watching again for inspiration 😂
I loved this! You did really good cutting down on your tbr. I want to get down to about 50 books but we will see when I get there. I have like 200 unread books probably. I used to think I loved having so many books to choose from on my tbr shelves but now seeing books that i've been wanting to read just sit there for so many months/years it really sucks.
That's exactly how I felt! I think I had close to 200 books on my TBR at the beginning of the year and it was too daunting.
I need to do this! It looks so freeing! I have so much guilt about the books I own but haven't read yet, I need to let some of them go.
I periodically go through my shelves and sell/donate books. I get rid of crappy editions I bought for a buck at Half Price in college, or books that got 3 stars or less if I’m absolutely positive I’ll never re-read it. I do this about every 3 months and it really helps me build a collection I can be proud of.
Why was this so fun and satisfying to watch? I actually feel so relieved for you haha. I would do this myself but I already only have like 20 books on my tbr so I think I'm good. If you want to read Libba Bray, maybe you should start with Beauty Queens? That's the first (and so far only) Libba Bray book I've read. It's a standalone, pretty short, and super funny. Also: it has pirates. Not great pirates, unfortunately, but pirates. I read it a few years back and really enjoyed it.
Also, your nails are amazing and they look like dragon claws. But in a good way. And the book-tapping is VERY satisfying (ASMR? Who knows).
The magicians guild is so good!
HOLD ON THIS WAS THIRTY MINUTES LONG I JUST FLEW THROUGH OMG
I love this video. I have over 400 books on my tbr. And it is so overwhelming. There r times when I just sit in front of my shelves and stare at them because I have no idea what to read. I'm gonna try this. Lol
Your new TBR shelves look so good... I'm almost tempted to do the same thing but I'm not sure I'm strong enough! :P
thank you :))) it took me a while to get to this point but I love it.
As a huge fan of sci-fi and not a fan of YA, I really recommend you to read Defy the Stars! I was amazed at how much I loved this book. It was very fun and easy-to-read, I flew through it.
I might have to do this closer to the end of the year, since I completely failed to get my physical tbr down to the 10 books I wanted to get it too
omg that's so ambitious but sounds so nice!
The Benny Hill music made my day!!!
This has really encouraged me to do this to my TBR as well. I have shelves and shelves of books that am holding onto even though my tastes have changed I need to get rid of these ASAP
I culled the second Lux bind up today, and also the first. I'm the same as you, read up to the second bind up but never carried it on - I just feel the time has passed and I really have no desire to continue on. Heartless is SO blah, like...I just felt like it was so vanilla.
Do you remember when I bought the Libba Bray book second hand and was like "I remember you have it!" and you were like...yeah but, I haven't even read it yet so how did you remember that? Hahaha. I was so convinced you'd read it!
Your reaction to the red text is hilarious! I loved this video so much. I culled a huge load of books today, and they're in my cupboard ready to leave, and now I want to film why I'm getting rid of them!
This is why I love unhauls, they motivate me to get rid of books I know I won't get to without feeling guilty about it
Lmao! Omg, I love the way you describe unhauling books. "I'm going to let this simmer back here." I'm dying! Thanks for the entertainment. It's actually a lot of fun to see how someone else decides between keeping and ridding themselves of certain books and genres. Haha. :)
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Your bookshelves look really nice! I saw that And I Darken was in your tbr, I wanna read it so bad but don’t have a physical copy. :/ I’m glad your happy with getting rid of books, it must’ve been a breath of fresh air lol.