Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you don't use.

Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by bretthoerner on Sunday July 05, 2009 @10:35AM (#688266)

http://diveintomark.org/archives/2008/11/03/the-pursuit-of-h...

The pursuit of happiness (Mark Pilgrim)

1. Stop buying stuff you don’t need

2. Pay off all your credit cards

3. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn’t fit in your house/apartment (storage lockers, etc.)

4. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn’t fit on the first floor of your house (attic, garage, etc.)

5. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn’t fit in one room of your house

6. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn’t fit in a suitcase

7. Get rid of all the stuff that doesn’t fit in a backpack

8. Get rid of the backpack

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Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by erikstarck on Sunday July 05, 2009 @08:47AM (#688177)

You should check out the Bruce Sterling speech from Reboot11. He talks about categorizing everything you own into four categories: beautiful stuff, stuff that you have a strong emotional connection to, tools that are absolutely needed to live a better life and "the rest". Everything in "the rest" category you should get rid of. Video of speech is here: http://video.reboot.dk/video/486788/bruce-sterling-reboot-11

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Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by mixmax on Sunday July 05, 2009 @06:23AM (#688101)

"The things you own end up owning you"

- Tyler Durden, Fight Club

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Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by pg on Sunday July 05, 2009 @02:04AM (#687987)

"Murder your darlings" actually means something more specific than that. It doesn't just mean not to be attached to passages you like, but to be especially suspicious of them.

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Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by ivankirigin on Sunday July 05, 2009 @07:15AM (#688131)

Interestingly, that's the 3rd variant of the phrase i've heard in as many days. Perhaps those using it should be obligated to rephrase it ;)

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Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by cracki on Sunday July 05, 2009 @08:00AM (#688160)

using -> ignoring

obligated -> doomed

rephrase -> repeat

huh?

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Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by jamesbritt on Sunday July 05, 2009 @02:22AM (#687990)

For folks curious about the origin of the phrase, "Murder your darlings": http://www.bartleby.com/190/12.html

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Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by mahmud on Sunday July 05, 2009 @03:59AM (#688039)

Or in "the parlance of our times"[1] "The things you own end up owning you"[2]

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[1] The Big Lebowski

[2] Fight Club

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Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by edw519 on Sunday July 05, 2009 @09:50AM (#688214)

You're preaching to the choir. Tell my SO.

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Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday July 06, 2009 @01:10PM (#689973)

Maybe it's just me, but I can't relate to a feeling of "guilt" simply because I haven't used something in a while. I'm not attached to my stuff, I just don't care as long as the place doesn't look cluttered.

The only reason I have to toss stuff (that's paid for) is if it takes up too much space. And I have acres of storage room.

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Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by spaghetti on Sunday July 05, 2009 @09:12PM (#688928)

My favorite method of getting rid of possesions is just sell the 10% you use the least. Then repeat on the remaining stuff. The first iteration is pretty easy. Once you actually experience how little you miss the items the 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc iterations come naturally.

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Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by jimfl on Sunday July 05, 2009 @11:21AM (#688312)

Another good reason you should get rid of things you don't use: They're flammable.

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Re:Here's a good reason why you should get rid of things you... by catch404 on Sunday July 05, 2009 @07:31AM (#688140)

I was wondering where I'd seen this before - It was picked up on planet.gnome.org. :)

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