I finally figured out how to swap books without ending up with more than I started with

My problem was I kept going to these book swaps and coming home with like 10 new books but only giving away 3. So my pile just kept growing. Last month I tried a new system where I bring a box that only fits 5 books max and I tell myself I can only take one for every two I give away. It sounds dumb but it actually worked. I went home with 2 books and gave away 6. Has anyone else tried a limit like that or do you just let yourself go wild?

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the_shane2d ago

Wait, did that actually stop you from grabbing stuff you wanted or did you just get more picky? lol. Asking cause I feel like I'd end up just leaving with 0 books and a weird sense of failure instead.

the_spencer2d ago

Oh dude, have you ever tried the "buy nothing" challenge where you literally can't take stuff home? That's basically what I ended up doing for like two months straight. I got so picky that I'd stand in the aisle for ten minutes just staring at a pack of gum trying to justify it, then leave with nothing and feel totally ridiculous. It honestly made me realize most of the stuff I used to grab was just impulse garbage I didn't actually need, though.