Lists

are signs of the impulse to categorize things, gone out of control. They are deranged.

Yes, concepts are fun. But we do not need to try to think of everything that falls under every one of them. It is not usually useful work (can I interest you in a swarm of virtues?); and in most cases you could do it yourself.

I try neither to make them--except the practical kind--nor read them. Once, in a dark period, I made a long list of things that protect other things, upon realizing how much of my energy goes into protecting things; I felt ashamed afterwards. It looks like the product of insanity.

*This excludes functional lists, such as indexes, phone books, etc. I won't list them.