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Frequently asked questions about my bookcase

Why I organise my books by colour, and why you should too.

Books ordered by colour
This suits my book

One of the first things that most people notice when they see me on a video call, livestream, or visit to my house is my BILLY bookcase. Not because it’s big or anything. In fact, it’s quite small. It is however organised by colour, which seems to trigger a lot of people.

Frequently asked questions

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I often get questions about my bookcase. This page tries to answer most of them.

Why on earth would you do this?

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My books spend more than 99.9% of their time in the bookcase. Since I rarely need to retrieve a book from the bookcase once I’ve read it, it makes little sense to optimise my bookcase so that books are easy to find.

Instead, I prefer to maximise the aesthetic qualities of my bookcase, since it’s there 100% of the time.

How do you not spend hours searching for a book?

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Unlike some people, I actually read the books that I buy, so I know and remember what the cover looks like. It also helps that most books are non-fiction, so by the time they get a place on a bookshelf they’ve often been read more than once.

Why don’t you read fiction?

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I have .

Where do you buy your books?

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I would love to support my local bookshops, but I usually buy my books online. Not only is it cheaper, it is also more convenient and the books do not come with annoying stickers that I have remove.

Which books do you own/recommend?

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The table below shows (some of) the books in my bookcase and how much I appreciate them.

📍TitleYearPages🌐Rating
324, 89%, 39%: undefined2010260en
251, 51%, 34%: undefined2004629en
235, 43%, 41%: undefined2009786en
230, 45%, 41%: undefined2010624en
226, 36%, 36%: Design in spectacular simplicity2013320en
223, 31%, 19%: undefined2003603en
220, 92%, 22%: undefined2002720en
220, 41%, 39%: The CommonKADS methdology2000439en
211, 40%, 52%: Modeling, practice and behavior2016702en
207, 24%, 38%: undefined2017182zh
203, 22%, 44%: A process of ongoing improvement1984362en
201, 68%, 40%: Praktische toolkit202083nl
200, 41%, 22%: undefined2004440en
200, 31%, 42%: Concepts, languages, architectures2007355en
197, 29%, 64%: undefined2015407nl
190, 100%, 37%: undefined2003352nl
189, 100%, 36%: undefined2004514en
187, 100%, 39%: undefined2007240en
187, 40%, 40%: undefined1975292en
184, 100%, 29%: Beyond human-computer interaction2007722en
166, 100%, 20%: undefined20091048en
177, 34%, 27%: undefined1999295en
76, 45%, 50%: undefined2008176en
65, 61%, 59%: People, activities, contexts, technologies2005759en
60, 100%, 50%: Een nieuw Utrecht Centraal2016174nl
55, 90%, 50%: Handboek voor effectief communiceren in de OR202099nl
52, 100%, 62%: undefined2012144en
46, 63%, 36%: undefined2004291zh
44, 81%, 69%: undefined201096en
43, 94%, 59%: On the how and why of signage at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol200853en
19, 78%, 57%: undefined2014498en
17, 61%, 51%: Meer dan 250 Gouden tips voor de ondernemingsraad2018229nl
5, 99%, 64%: undefined2016231nl
5, 89%, 58%: A journey of discovery through the hidden world of Chinese customs and culture2012267en
5, 81%, 50%: A history of communism told through communist jokes2008312en
1, 98%, 32%: Rules, tools, and insights for managing software people and teams2013402en
1, 44%, 27%: Productive projects and teams1987237en
0, 0%, 100%: undefined2012137en
0, 0%, 100%: undefined2007394en
0, 0%, 100%: undefined2006543en
0, 0%, 99%: undefined2007518en
0, 0%, 98%: De biografie2011678nl
0, 0%, 98%: (and sex and drugs and rock ’n’ roll)2000808en
0, 0%, 98%: Zo vorm je vrijmoedige teams2020157nl
0, 0%, 98%: undefined1984137en
0, 0%, 93%: How clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives2012236en
0, 0%, 60%: undefined2009255en
0, 0%, 1%: undefined2010651en
0, 0%, 1%: Dualisme van zelfsturing en aansturing2014103nl
0, 0%, 0%: undefined2002615en