Time You Enjoy Wasting Is Not Wasted Time

I just read an excellent article entitled “The Tyranny of Stuff“. Rather than summarize it, I’ll leave it to you to read the article. Don’t worry, I’ll still be here when you get back.

I think that we put too much emphasis on stuff in our lives. As the saying goes “the best things in life aren’t things.” I am guilty of being a former packrat. Former as in I make a conscious effort to not accumulate more stuff, not as in I have already gotten rid of my old stuff. I have a lot of stuff. Stuff I will never use. Stuff I will use once a year, maybe once a decade. Stuff that sits on a shelf. Stuff that sits in a box. Stuff I don’t even know I have. Lately I have been feeling overwhelmed with stuff. But pruning through years of stuff is almost as overwhelming a task as finding a place to put it all. I suppose I am on a good start with trying not to accumulate new stuff. But getting rid of the old stuff is very difficult.