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>I do think that overall we see value in things that truly have no monetary value all while keeping this item of "value" in the attic or in a box without seeing
by ksk 9y ago
>I do think that overall we see value in things that truly have no monetary value all while keeping this item of "value" in the attic or in a box without seeing the light of day for decades. Things take a great deal of time and energy and for me personally, there seemed to be a connection between a disorganized living space with a disorganized mind/life. I cleaned all of that up and found I had better health, had time for the things I enjoy most in life, and was far happier than I would have imagined by having "less."
I don't quite see how an item lying in an attic would make you unhappy.
- jbob2000 9y agoYou are mentally holding on to those things in the attic, whether you consciously realize it or not. It occupies passing thoughts, and when you want to do something, it becomes one of the chains in a long chain of shit-that-needs-to-get-done. "I can't go an visit my mother because she'll want to go swimming, my bathing suit is in the attic under all my old hockey gear, and if I have to move the gear, then I'm just going to donate it. Well, donating it requires a trip to the thrift store, which is closed today. I guess I won't visit my mother". (In software development, we call this process "yak shaving"). An item lying in an attic saps energy from you, often when you least expect it. So yeah, it can make you unhappy.