Tour My Incredibly Unorganized Library
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- You guys asked for it, so here's a quick tour of my library/office. I plan on doing a couple more of these so just let me know what you want to see more of.
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as a librarian I have this urge to crawl through the screen and organize your books, but if you know where things are and you are reading, that's all that matters in the end! I secretly always wanted to live like a wizard surrounded by the many books of my travels. If it makes sense to you, you are winning!
Lol thank you! But I am sorry to do this to you, I understand how hard that must be 😅😅
One more librarian here with the same thoughts!😂 But as a civilian, I love it!🤩
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i love positive people like you
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Tbh I actually appreciate seeing your office in the unorganized state that it is because it shows that you actually use the space and read the books that you have on your shelf rather than decorating your office with books to LOOK smart (like some people) lmao. Im 17 and you and your channel really inspire me to read, write and learn to be as smart and aware of my life and the world as I can be.
Man, that's so awesome. I wish I was thinking like you at 17!!
I am definitely interested in a deeper tour. Take your time - we aren't going anywhere. Sprinkle in a shelf tour. Just one shelf at a time. Discuss the author, the book's premise, perhaps a reading of the opening paragraph, take-aways from the book (if already read) or what you hope to learn (if not already read), and how you're applying the knowledge learned. This doesn't have to take place in one video . . . again, take your time. We love it here!
Honestly, it looks beautiful to me. The choas of all of these books being scattered everywhere in the room feels intense and fun.
The only thing thats getting me is books on the floor. I get so anxious with books on the floor.
Other than that, thank you for this. A humble and honest tour.
Haha thank you! I am getting 4 new bookshelves but if I put this off anymore I'd never get to it 😅
This would be a good series TBH. Seeing your progress each week organizing your office while teaching us how to organize our study/reading/thinking skills. It's a win-win!
This is beautiful tbh. If I had this I wouldn't organize it lol. A more in depth book shelf tour would be great!
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I’d choose this any day over an organized library that is never read. It is obviously well loved. It’s nice to see an inside view of your space! Thanks for the tour
This is likely outside the scope of this channel but I’d love to hear your thoughts on Calvinism at some point. Have you created anything on that topic?
This is so relatable! I used to worry about my bookshelves not being organised enough, but then I realised it doesn't matter since I can find any book in a matter of seconds. The way books are placed all over my space does not make sense to anyone but me and that's okay! Thanks for the tour, love your Dune collectibles.
Loved the tour of your library/office. It's great to see the real, unfiltered side of your workspace - it makes everything feel so authentic and relatable. Your passion for philosophy, theology, and science fiction is truly inspiring. The mix of personal stories and your impressive collection was a joy to watch. Looking forward to more content on your new channels!
Man i bet you're a great friend to have around. I love in depth theological and philosophical talks and my friends and I spend a lot of our time discussing these topics in depth. I would love to just pick your brain. God bless, friend!
At first it felt crowded, but by the end, I saw the Order in the Chaos 🐸
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Love these glimpses at the person behind the channel. I love learning even more by association with your channel
I love it! I have a similarly chaotic collection, for the simple reason that there's relatively little space. I really appreciate getting a grand tour--and I'm looking forward to the upcoming sci-fi channel! Seeing more of those books would be cool.
Thanks for this! It would be dope to see a video on Systematic theology - or maybe a video where you sit down and show us how you study the Bible
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I second this.
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I just turned 18 an I am so glad to stumble upon and you philosophy at this time. Your wisdom always amazes and inspires me and truly I am working to reach your level of philosophy and wisdom, youre like a second teacher but in comparison your subject always makes me spend more money on better notebooks. 100% worth it
I’m so here for this. The authenticity is real and I appreciate it.
Can we see a video of how you take notes on your books? Maybe take us through the process of taking notes on books even the fantasy ones. It’s interesting to me.
Hey. I really enjoyed the tour, love the all the books. Just a couple of suggestions. You can add glass doors to a few bookcases just to protect the most valuable books in the collection. In terms of organisation, if the shelves are deep enough, I’d add risers at the back of of them to put books on, and then create a second row at the front. That way, you double the shelf space (just l make sure the books aren’t too heavy). Hope this helps. :)
I actually just saw this on Mike's Book Reviews! Thanks, I'll give it a try!
I want to see your bookshelf cleaning video. 🤣. You have so much great stuff to put on the walls as well.
Haha yeah I was thinking of doing a time-lapse actually 😅
@@ParkerNotes either way I'll be watching. I think you may need another shelf (or 2) in the overflow space to make room for your working projects space.
Cool video! It’s great seeing all the different books and random stuff! It’s good to be surrounded by things one is inspired by 🙂
Your library looks lovely! I also have a chaotic office at home, but I always thought that disorganisation makes a working place slightly better for some of us. I have paper and pens or pencils everywhere around me at home. Happy to see that I'm not the only one with a slightly chaotic library🎩
This could be the perfect space for a design RUclipsr to come over and take over and design it. I envision one of those walls like in librarys where the wall actually moves and there is even more storage behind it. A whole custom wall full of books with more space behind it to put more. Than a RUclipsr style desk with the mic, and the camera and all that sort of things for you to do your recordings and your RUclips videos, and then a lounge area for you to enjoy reading your books. A nice leather sofa (or more if you plan to have people over) and a circular marble or concrete heavy coffee table. Everything painted dark navy blue, giving academia vibes, a brick accent wall behind your desk so your background looks great on video with your lightsaber as an accent light and your favorite art pieces behind. And some other place to showcase your leather bags.
@@edwinfndz this sounds so incredible!
i can totally relate and would love to see a lot more of these honest and real office tours on youtube
I thought about cleaning it up for the video but it's going to take so long so I figured if I ever do this can be like the before video 😅
Gotta love a dedicated reformed bookshelf. Great video man.
For me, having my place full of books, is heaven. I feel safe surrounded by books. Its your place, if you are happy, and fonction, then that is perfect.
Some people have a place or desk, that shows everything is in place, but when they look for something, they have to think of where they have "placed it" and other looks like its a mess, but they know exactly where to find everything in a sec. ❤❤❤
A few things:
1) More Frank Frazetta art!
2) You should invest in those shelves that are in most university libraries with the cranks to consolidate everything! Probably not ideal, but could help?
3) Do you recommend an Epictetus Discourse edition that's not Penguin? The version I have doesn't have all of it and I want to absorb everything!
Dude, this is exactly how you should keep it. This is just beautiful!
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Hey if it works for you that’s how it should be. And I personally think it’s a very cool office. And I love tour videos, so if you make more I’ll definitely watch. Thanks for all you do to share with us.
I'm always one for book recommendations even though the days don't have enough hours to read all of what I want 😂
Honestly, your office organisation would drive me mad but it's yours and more importantly: as long as you find everything - Why change it? If it works, it works.
3:30, I would love to see a more in-depth book overview. I know it would be a lot of work so dealers choice and all, but I'm fairly confident I'm not alone in wanting to see something like that!
I think it has a sort of an epic-fantasy organized chaos look, I dig it! The medals gotta hang up or sit in a shadowbox though.
WOW I loved your library buuuuut I sneezed just by watching LOL blame on my rhinitis, also I was thinking about 1 million ways to help you organizing everything! I wanna see all of your Lewis and Tolkien books and the christian/ theological books too. Great video!
I dont know, I LOVE how messy it is. Its so lived-in. My brain would combust in overwhelm to work in this place, but its because its not MY mess.
Loved the vid!! and learn more about your wide interest, a shelf by shelf or by theme vids would be great . 👏🏾
Thank you!!
Huge fan of all of your various channels! Hope to one day have an office like this! So many books!!!
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As a big fan of your videos, you have inspired me to read books. When I was young I never liked reading books PERIOD. But from your videos I found great inspiration to read books especially books like Dune, Star Wars, philosophy, theology and etc. I would really appreciate it if you can do a video of going through each of the books you have, so that I can have more books to read that you have, please and thank you. Love your vids, keep up the great work and may God bless you on this RUclipsr journey
I’d introduce a large Persian rug into the space. Attach some glass doors onto the bookcases. Overall I love your space.
I keep forgetting that I want a rug!!! Thank you!!
Great video, love the mess! I hope you'll do a video one day on your philosphy of mind bookshelf.
Your office is perfect the way it is. I love it! It's not messy but accessible and lived in. Jealous I am!
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you never go wrong with the penguin classics, also "CONAN THE BARBARIAN SERIES!" *gasp*
Sadly I do this to every room I work in. Piles of books and papers are my natural habitat. Every now and then I clean it all up but it never lasts. I’d be right at home in your space.
Haha me too!! Pur living room and kitchen table look like this too 😅😅
Been looking forward to this for a while!!! Need a mustache routine video next 👨🏻
Haha don't temp me!
I love stuff like this. Thank you Parker.
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Honestly all you need to do to organize everything is have enough shelves for each topic you have or sections of topics, and one shelf alone for your projects on going. The main thing with organization is just putting back things where they "belong".
When we have more books than a lifetime of intense reading could devour... that's wealth.
Wow that's beautiful. Please do an in-depth tour!
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I look forward to seeing your science fiction channel
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❤ the TBR cart idea. I have some rearranging to do!
My office looks exactly the same. I have multiple projects on the go at the same time which are also piled up on every surface including the floor. I use my notebooks to document my day and my learning of various topics.
Its beautiful choas! This is how all working library offices should look. Id love some recs on the philosophy of subjectivity if you have any (I've read mostly Lacan, Zizek), the Being Evil book soinds interesting, I may have to see if I can use that with my dissertation.
I really enjoyed that tour, your office is awesome!
I’m reading I, Robot now and I am fascinated with Asimov! A science fiction channel would be great 🛸
I love a good mess...of books. Would like to see more. You are inspiring in a weird sort of way....lol
for me it is a sight of those who are very passionate. If u can , categorized each book and make a list (i did that on notion) . Or if u cant just keep the books off the floor
Working on that, getting 4 new bookshelves asap
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I got some ideas for you take the longer wall in your office make it a library wall. Then take the smaller bookshelf as a project area. Label the shelf on the type of book you have. Use one desk to do RUclips filming. And take the 2nd desk as no tech desk. Only reading and writing. As for your Dune collection, get those clear display boxes, put your books in them, and glue it on the wall.
I find your office motivating for some reasons
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Heck yes. I am down for the scfi-fantasy, theology, and more break downs. Awesome to be surrounded by books. I am recovering from torn cartilage from bjj and can't wait to get back on the mats. Looking forward to the next video, are your other channels linked on here?
I can't cope with a messy office & desk, each to their own but you have a lots of books in a small office so I guess the floor is as good a space as any if you don't mind falling over them.
When you took us through your door ,Wow it started me twitching, but like all good rooms you know it 👍
This is in no way meant to criticize or hurt you, or anyone else either for that matter. This is just my observation, should it be of any use to you or anyone else who reads this:
I love a little chaos like this, but here's an idea if you want to organise all of it. All three walls of this room can have floor to ceiling bookcases, either deep enough for one novel, or deep enough for two, neither of those depths would crowd the room. The tables can stay, or later-on you can replace them with a sleeker design to make the space seem more spacious, or with tables with shelves or cabinets underneath for extra storage. And the bookcase outside the office room can be replaced with a display case, where you can display all your medals in tiny boxes, so each one is visible, and your figurines will have their own dedicated space too. A display case also helps keep dust out, so you can just leave everything as it is and not have to clean it any time soon. But I must say, this is a great collection, and you have done justice to everything you own.
Right now, the room looks great, but large parts of the walls aren't being utilised, and the floor space is crowded. You might be alright with it, and it does look great in my opinion, but in the long term, it might sub-consiously overwhelm you and hinder productivity. That has happened to me before. If you prefer floor seating, then it might help to remove one table and create some empty space there, with or without a carpet.
Once again, like everyone else said this too, the room looks great, and I, too, would love to have an unorganized reading/office room. Sometimes, unorganisation might help us better. So, whatever you suits you.
Btw, your office is actually pretty organised, considering you know where everything is.
My books are not only grouped by topic, but I try to have related topics flow into each other. So for example my C programming language books are to the left of my operating systems books which are too the left of my machine organization and architecture books.
This is pretty good!
Oh goodness, its comforting to know im not the only one with random books stacked all over the place, forming pillars and piles on which other books rest upon. 😅
I love a book tour 👌 thank you for sharing
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fantastic collection man! it looks amazing just the way it is but you can organise if you want. 📓📓📓📚
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Well as someone with a similarly crowded office I don't feel so bad about it anymore.
Would love to hear a little more about the Tolkien / Lewis shelves or those books.
How are you finding Mastrich and his theoretical practical theology? I picked up his volumes a couple months ago I’m almost done with his second volume, and I’m loving it so far. I’ve been meaning to get some Van till as well and really dig deep into presup apologetics. Anyways are you more of a classical or presup apologetic guy?
Nice library! Please make more videos on your fav sci fi books
While i was a student i worked as a librarian to make extra pocket money and have a better use of my spare time. I realised I LOVED clearing away books and taking note of all the interesting titles i could possibly check out later. I would swoop in here and do just that in a heartbeat 😂
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lol. As book buyer for a university bookstore, I think, “Oh, my.” However, you do you.
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This is really interesting. Thanks!
QUESTION, please… what percentage of all these have you read?
REQUEST: Would like for in-depth on the C.S. Lewis/J.R.R. Tolkien shelf… along with comments.
AND… great warning/admonition with the cool Smoug (sp?) the Dragon picture!
I see all the books you have. I thought to myself, I cant beat this guy in an intellectual debate
Then you showed your brazilian jiu jitsu medals "Cant beat this guy as well in a physical fight"
You should become a superhero
Thank you for showing you awesome wolf den.I bought gladly envy you and hope you get more books and do your passion of writing more.
Happy to find other people loving books and knowledge as well. You are both a philosopher and scifi lover which a beautiful combination
This really looks beautiful.
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I want to enter in your library and read all the books with my friends. 😆😆😆
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Lol I’m still amazed that you know where anything is.. remember that one time I tried cleaning up and you couldn’t find that one book for a week 😅
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Can't wait to watch the video! 😂😁
It's not ugly, it's character. But I wonder what the process will be if you consider moving, or if you will ever move at all, because your collection is so daunting.
This is giving me literal chills
As a german philosophy student, I just needed to see your Kant books to approve.
Jokes aside, I'd love to get some reading recommendations, especially in the theology/philosophy of mind department.
Spied Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, one of my favorite books! Oh and I am a strange Loop :) nice!
Patternist theories of mind are so fascinating
woohoo Ubik! Reread that book every year!
It's sooo goood
Excited about the comic books
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Book recommendations would be great. I’m interested in the sci fi channel too.
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Love your content! I have a much smaller but growing library of theology and others, and some additions have been made due to your channel. You should do a video comparing systematic theologies. Also, do you have an estimate of how many books you own?
Thanks!! Mmm I have no idea how many I have lol
We want to see all the books that you have in your library.
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Would love to see how you store all your different notebooks!
📚📚📚 this is cool. I don’t like I’m alone having book all over the place.
I’d like to see how you “process” a book. What’s you strategy in taking notes. Do you usually read a book based on a specific goal or need or do you generally read until an idea pops up and develop it?
Finallyyyyyyy love your stuff man
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Had “Bondage of the Will” in another room entirely from the Calvin shelf. Funny.
The room seems perfect to me. Here's a question, I'm also a huge Dune fane, have you read the Dorsai series i.e Tactics of Mistake. Quite close to the ideas of Dune. The stories revolve around the Dorsai - mercenaries for hire. They are brilliant books. The books came out as serialised stories in Analog (I think) around the same time as Dune.
Clutter usually drives me insane. I can make a slight exception for books, because you gotta admit, stacks of books luing around does have a scholarly aesthetic to it.
I dont know about the floor though...haha
Maybe niche, but anyone who loves books would love vids like this I reckon! How much of the Great Books of the Western World have you read? Would love a set…
Ah, I can relate my library office has taken over my entire basement. I like to am a Bibliophile, and love to read old books. I love all the Reformed books and am a Reformed Baptist Theologian.
A fellow brother of the reformed faith! AND a fellow Jiu Jitsuka! This was a great video!
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At least your shelves are solid . I organize my books by topic . The ones I am reading at the moment piled up beside me .
Awesome bookshelf tour, but I would like a more in depth video. I love getting book ideas. God bless you, my brother.
Hi Parker just discovered your channel and subscribed. Can you do a video on the best 10 or 20 books that changed your life/the way you think please? Talk to us about which ones are they, why they had such an impact on you etc. Thank you!
Oss BJJ!!!
Greetings from Brazil. Nice library, brother.
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need a video your top 10 books and explain why you love to read.
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I'd like this as well!
I enjoyed your book tour. It was fun. And made me feel better. I too have more books and journals than space. We just need more room. But then of course, we would just buy more books and soon we would need to move again. My interests are political philosophy, history, AI, and literature and distopian novels. Also like you I have many journals going at once. And I’m always worried I will run out of my journals so I’m always buying more. Anyways, thanks for sharing your office. I enjoy your videos.
So good to know there are more of us out there!! 🤝🤝