The act of acquiring books and letting them pile up unread.
From Japanese, blending 'tsun' (to pile up) + 'doku' (to read). Emerged in Meiji-era Japan (late 1800s) as a playful self-criticism among avid book buyers.
If you have towers of books you totally PLAN to read someday, congratulations — you have tsundoku! The Japanese named your beautiful problem over 100 years ago. You're not messy, you're CULTURED! 📖
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