People who keep the same four or five books on their nightstand for years without ever finishing them aren’t disorganised, they’ve built a small stack of objects that quietly means the day is allowed to end

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The pile of unread books next to the bed isn't a failed reading list — it's a small architecture of objects doing the emotional work of ending the day. Here's what psychologists understand about why we keep the same books nearby for years without ever finishing them.