While I'm a big fan of minimalization (minimizing?), it must have some exceptions. If you live in places with very distinct seasons, then you will have some it

While I'm a big fan of minimalization (minimizing?), it must have some exceptions. If you live in places with very distinct seasons, then you will have some items that stay packed away for 6+ months before you need them. You can't just throw out your winter clothes. Sure you can layer, but you still need the coat, gloves, and maybe even snow boots. Same applies on your computer. Maybe you need Illustrator or Premiere once in a while, but not often. Some installations are time consuming or network-data intensive, so postponing them until the need arises can be detrimental (maybe when you need it, you are under time pressure... or you're somewhere remote without high bandwidth internet). That said, reinstalling completely every few months is probably not a terrible idea, especially if you can automate most of it.