I saw a lot of people get freaked out over the notion of getting rid of books, as though Kondo had said, "Nobody should own books ever because they're a waste of space, rarrr!" And I used to be a massive book hoarder, something that got worse when I started review books and received review copies from publishers and authors. I'd keep them all, even ones I hadn't asked for and would likely never get around to reading, because it felt like getting rid of them would be throwing away the fact that somebody deemed my opinion was worth taking a chance on.

But then came the "fun" of having to move to another province, and getting rid of books meant less to pack and unpack later. I went through them all and made decisions. Was I going to read it? Was I going to read it soon? Had I read it previously and thought I was likely to read it again? If the answer was no, then that book went into a bag to be donated to the library. I got rid of a lot of books that way, the library got some donations, and I had less to deal with when packing. And while I still have a whole lotta books, the ones I have are ones that I actively want to keep around, not just ones I'm keeping out of politeness or because ZOMG WHAT IF A TIME COMES WHEN I CAN'T GET ANY MORE BOOKS EVER AND WHAT I HAVE IS ALL I'LL EVER HAVE SO I SHOULD KEEP EVERY SINGLE ONE JUST IN CASE!