neamhsplach ( @neamhsplach@beehaw.org ) to LiteratureEnglish · 3 years agoXKCD - Book sortingxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up160file-textcross-posted to: humor
arrow-up160external-linkXKCD - Book sortingxkcd.com neamhsplach ( @neamhsplach@beehaw.org ) to LiteratureEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square8linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: humor
minus-square ursakhiin ( @ursakhiin@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 years agoThe correct method of sorting is by randomly assigning each book a unique identifier that only you are aware of and organizing by that. It’s like the Dewey decimal system but more creative.
minus-square Cylinsier ( @Cylinsier@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 years agoThat’s just a “more steps” version of my method which is to jam it randomly onto the closest shelf wherever it fits.
minus-square Notnotmike ( @Notnotmike@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 years agoI enjoy the Algorithms to Live By strategy of putting the most recently read book “first”. So the left-most book on the shelf is the last book I read
minus-square sixfold ( @sixfold@lemmy.sdf.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoGood book, I took the same idea from there too I think.
minus-square gabal ( @gabal@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years agoThis is my method as well. A few weeks ago I took out a book from a shelf because and then couldn’t put it back even though it was on that shelf a few minutes ago.
The correct method of sorting is by randomly assigning each book a unique identifier that only you are aware of and organizing by that.
It’s like the Dewey decimal system but more creative.
That’s just a “more steps” version of my method which is to jam it randomly onto the closest shelf wherever it fits.
I enjoy the Algorithms to Live By strategy of putting the most recently read book “first”. So the left-most book on the shelf is the last book I read
Good book, I took the same idea from there too I think.
This is my method as well. A few weeks ago I took out a book from a shelf because and then couldn’t put it back even though it was on that shelf a few minutes ago.