Top Ten Tuesday is a thing where we get given a topic, and we have to list our ‘top ten’ things for the topic. Pretty self-explanatory.
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish
This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Seven Bookish Habits I’m trying to Break
1. Leaving series unfinished/not catching up
So far I’m actually getting better at this one…in July I caught up on almost all my series. But now a heap of books have come out again…*sigh*
2. Binge Borrowing Books
Ok, let’s be honest here, this one probably isn’t going to happen any time soon. But I would like to be able to only borrow what I’ll be able to read in the time I have.
3. Leaving Books all over my floor
I’m getting better at this one, too. I recently cleaned out some space in my bookshelf for all the TBR pile books…but they barely fit. They’ll be back on the floor again before long.
4. STOP BUYING ALL THE BOOKS
Now, obviously I don’t want to literally stop buying books. That would be crazy. But I would like to stop the whole ‘read 5, buy 10’ thing I’ve got going on.
5. Stop spending more time on twitter complaining about lack of reading time than actually reading
Again, this is what I did in July. One week off from twitter. I read 7 books in 6 days. And I am still proud of that. And while a number of factors contributed to the amount of reading time I had available, it goes almost without saying that the lack of twitter had a great contribution.
6. Stop buying books online during lectures
Ok, so I don’t actually do this that often, but still…when in a lecture, one should probably not be buying books.
7. Stop blogging during lectures
Again…when in a lecture, I should be doing lecture things, not blogging.
And that’s it. Uni is frying my brain, so I’m currently unable to think of more habits I want to break…I’m sure there are, though.
What bookish habits are you trying to break?
The Magical Adventures of Cassie the Weird 
HAHA I’m totally going to be the one blogging during lectures when I start uni 😉 Although I think that the “read 5, buy 10” rule is pretty solid. More like “read 5, buy 10, request 20 more from publishers” lol.
Oh, yes…I forgot to add in the requesting…though I’m usually pretty good with that (let’s ignore my Netgalley TBR, shall we?)
Haha,
yes, blog during lectures!I mean, pay attention in lectures, they are important.I need to break habit 1 too haha. I hadn’t even thought of blogging during lectures!! Though maybe I shouldn’t 😂
Once you start, you cannot stop! Don’t make my mistakes!
Or do…whatever…
I can relate with no. 1 and no. 2 (though I blog not during lectures but during work, which is worst?:D)
By the way here’s mine: http://wp.me/p4ZhSl-hJ. 🙂
Hmm…blogging during work would probably be better…depending on your job, I suppose.
The problem with blogging during lectures is that I look up and the lecturer has changed topics completely and I have no idea what’s just happened
Very confusing.
Aww. That’s true!
Omg, buying books during lectures. XD You are wonderful and hilarious. xDXD
Ahh, habits, hum. I feel like it’d be good if I actually FINISHED more series than I started?!? But then again, I’m not too unhappy about that one, so I don’t work very hard on breaking it. heeh. 😛
It has happened!! This is what I get for knowing my PayPal password…maybe I should try to forget it…maybe that will help.
But…you must finish Skulduggery Pleasant!! Have you finished that yet? You really need to finish that.
I feel like those books scattered all over thee floor are your signature now, I would be sad to see you clean them up haha. I need to shake my impulsive book buying personally, as I have such limited space I don’t want to hoard too much – especially since I never ever reread.
THEY ARE GONE!!!
…mostly.
I’ve managed to shove them all somewhere for now, though once uni semester ends, I’ll probably be pulling them all out again.
You never reread?? How do you even??
That’s how I justify buying books…I never know when I’ll want to reread them, so best keep them nearby.
My book hoarding is definitely something I struggle to stop, too! I’d go to abookstore and buy 5-10 and then 6 months later, I haven’t cracked any of them open! It’s driving me crazy already because that’s also money spent
BUT I JUST CAN’T HELP IT. I see a bookstore, I feel inclined to check it out ASAP and see what’s interesting to buy. HALP!
Faye at The Social Potato
YES! I am so like that! I’ll be super excited about a book release and buy it the day it comes out…and then the next in the series comes out and I still haven’t read the other one…
This is why the library is good…unfortunately, then I have to give the books back 😦
Hi! Overbuying and the internet. Those are my time destroyers! 🙂
My TTT
Leslie
Ahh, the internet…both a blessing and a curse for the bookish person.
Love your list.. I was nodding the entire time. I feel like book lovers all have the same problems. Especially the not finishing series problem!
The not finishing a series problem is the one I find most annoying…like, I NEED to know what happens, but I also need to read this other book, and this other book, and next thing I know, it’s been a year and the next book is released and I still haven’t read the other one.
*sighs*
I’m so glad I’m not the only one.
I totally agree! It’s so hard to contain yourself and try not to buy too many books… Here’s my TTT: http://wp.me/p6Erc0-2M
It’s actually impossible.
AND it’s genetic. My mum does it too.
#2, 3, and 4 – yep. totally me too. My TTT
So. Many. Books!!!!!
I think #4 is one every book lover relates to!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/top-ten-tuesday-25/