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My to-read list is too long. This is very much a 21st Century, First World problem! Oh, to have access to so many books that having “too many” to read is a problem, what an indignity!

But my to read list is too long, and I keep getting stuck in the branching paths of the decision tree, and end up not reading anything because I get decision paralysis. Which is not ideal.

I thought about listing out books I could read, and seeing what people recommended-- but that would require listing out the whole of the too read list, which is, as mentioned before, Long.

So, instead of asking people what book they would suggest I read next, I’m going to ask what strateg/ies people think I should use for picking, which seems eminently more practical to list out.

Strategies:

• Use a random number generator to choose
• Prioritise books based on popularity
• Write a pared down list, ask what people would recommend based on that pared down list (a variant on the popularity metric)
• Prioritise based on obscurity/unpopularity
• Prioritise fiction
• Prioritise non-fiction
• Prioritise reading physical books, because once I have read them I can decide whether to keep them, or whether they should go in the ‘go to a second hand shop pile’
• Prioritise electronic books, because I am more able to read them a bit at a time on my phone