Owning more books than you'll read is good for you: https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/do-i-own-too-many-books You never know where reading will take you next.
That isn't evidence, that's a theory.
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#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
Since the phenomenon itself does definitely exist and there is no single word for it (that I know) I am all for using tsundoku for it :)
Right down there in the other "Book Collecting" articles it literally says: > Bibliomania (tsundoku) There very clearly is a word for it. Bibliomania.
Oxford says bibliomania = passionate enthusiasm for collecting and possessing books. It doesn't say anything about whether you read them or not.
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#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's weird that something that is meant to be entertainment can become a chore (videogames and hobbies for instance). Is it merely because we are tired or because there is another activity available that is so low energy that it becomes more desirable in comparison (e.g., watching Netflix, mindlessly browsing the internet)? Sometimes I wonder... if none of those activities were available in my house, what would I do…
This question is highly relevant to me. I recently got a small bonus at work with the interesting stipulation that I couldn't take it in cash. (Basically, they let you expense something on the company card for personal use.) I've been getting back into making music so I wanted to spend it on something fun related to that. And this triggered a surprisingly intense amount of anxiety where I found it really hard to deci…
> Basically, they let you expense something on the company card for personal use.
Gold bullion.
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
This question is highly relevant to me. I recently got a small bonus at work with the interesting stipulation that I couldn't take it in cash. (Basically, they let you expense something on the company card for personal use.) I've been getting back into making music so I wanted to spend it on something fun related to that. And this triggered a surprisingly intense amount of anxiety where I found it really hard to deci…
>This question is highly relevant to me. I recently got a small bonus at work with the interesting stipulation that I couldn't take it in cash. (Basically, they let you expense something on the company card for personal use.) That sounds like tax evasion
You do still file an expense report so I feel confident that it's on the up-and-up for tax purposes. The docs said they did research and people got a greater sense of reward from bonuses like this instead of just having the number in the next direct-deposited paycheck be slightly larger.
Anecdotally, it certainly made a larger emotional impression on me. I had gotten a similar cash bonus a while back that I intended to also use for music stuff and basically procrastinated figuring out what to get until I forgot about it entirely. This time I actually got something and then sent a nice email to the person I got the bonus from thanking them.
It's been a really nice experience.
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#45I do it with browser tabs.
Me too. Many times I have opened the same website twice but they are many tabs apart. Also if I check the first few tabs I make a trip down memory lane and see whatever I was researching 3 months ago.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
>This question is highly relevant to me. I recently got a small bonus at work with the interesting stipulation that I couldn't take it in cash. (Basically, they let you expense something on the company card for personal use.) That sounds like tax evasion
You do still file an expense report so I feel confident that it's on the up-and-up for tax purposes. The docs said they did research and people got a greater sense of reward from bonuses like this instead of just having the number in the next direct-deposited paycheck be slightly larger. Anecdotally, it certainly made a larger emotional impression on me. I had gotten a similar cash bonus a while back that I intended…
I've understood expense reports to be buisness expenses that were first paid for by the employee and the employer compensates them for it. In that case it's not taxed as income as it was never really anything the employee "got".
It all depends on how your company accountants do it, they could be doing something unusual, but the way you've described it sounds like tax evasion.
I dont really care, but if you like the benefit you may not want to bring it up in public forums.
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#47Hobbyists use GAS for a similar practice. It stands for Gear Acquisition Syndrome where you buy much more hobby-related gear that you can use. Photography, electronics and electronic music are some hobbies particularly known for this.
ugh just reminded me of all the money I dumped into modular synths
Wanna resell them? Just kidding, I won't buy anything until I can actually learn to play keyboard :)
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#48Guilty as charged. My stack is mostly out-of-date programming tomes that were worth reading when I bought them. I also have a collection of Audible audiobooks that I bought to spend my built up credits before cancelling.
Hah, this happened to me when I cancelled Audible. My solution was to use the remaining credits for the first four of the The Wheel of Time (14 novels long). But now I'm addicted and had to sign up for Audible again. Also the credits expire, even when you are signed up. (Also, as far as physical books, you should see my basement... Buying technical books was a business expense when I was self-employed).
> My solution was to use the remaining credits for the first four of the The Wheel of Time (14 novels long).
Thanks for the inspiration. I've been putting this off because i didn't have a solution, but just pulled the trigger.
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#49May also apply to videogames, comics, digital media, hobby/craft supplies, etc.
Somehow my brain saw "cats" in there.
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#50I do it with browser tabs.
I used to. Now I have a bookmark folder named "Tsundoko" that all the tabs go into on a regular basis.