What category does Antilibrary belong to?

Antilibrary belongs to the "Concepts" category in personal knowledge management and productivity.

What are the key topics related to Antilibrary?

Key topics related to Antilibrary include: concepts, learning, philosophies, reading, knowledge-management.

What are alternative names for Antilibrary?

Antilibrary is also known as: Unread books.

Antilibrary

A collection of unread books representing knowledge yet to be acquired.

Also known as: Unread books

Category: Concepts

Tags: concepts, learning, philosophies, reading, knowledge-management

Explanation

The Antilibrary, a concept popularized by Nassim Taleb, is the collection of books you own but haven't read. Rather than a sign of failure, an antilibrary represents the humbling reminder of how much you don't know - the knowledge you could potentially acquire. The value of unread books is in their potential. Similarly, a PKM system can include references to resources you haven't fully consumed yet, representing learning opportunities rather than backlogs to feel guilty about.

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