The problem is that I like to read a lot. Usually a book per week, so I keep almost everything in eBook form.
As a consequence, my personal approach is to only keep up to 5 physical books at any given time. Basically I buy the book in eBook form and if I like it a lot - like really, really love it, I can order a physical copy. At that point, I should have already made the decision of which one of my 5 physical books is going to get donated to make space for this one.
I hate clutter and my best work is done in focused and clean environments, so that's why I do this.
As a consequence, my personal approach is to only keep up to 5 physical books at any given time. Basically I buy the book in eBook form and if I like it a lot - like really, really love it, I can order a physical copy. At that point, I should have already made the decision of which one of my 5 physical books is going to get donated to make space for this one.
I hate clutter and my best work is done in focused and clean environments, so that's why I do this.