The Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger (tutor to Nero) complained that his peers were wasting time and money accumulating too many books, admonishing that "the abundance of books is a distraction." Instead, Seneca recommended focusing on a limited number of good books, to be read thoroughly and repeatedly.

The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload (ed. Penguin UK, 2015) - ISBN: 9780241965795