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Coming from the opposite side, I wonder if there's an "anti-hoarding" disorder; feeling that most things (physical or virtual) in one's possession is a liabilit
by reinhardt 15y ago
Coming from the opposite side, I wonder if there's an "anti-hoarding" disorder; feeling that most things (physical or virtual) in one's possession is a liability, a weight that would be better off discarded unless they are absolutely necessary. Almost everything I own adds to my psychological debt and I feel a weight being lifted off my shoulders whenever I can get rid of stuff, documents, files, emails or anything else attached to me.
- rhizome 15y agoI believe you're describing Zen Buddhism.
- johnpowell 15y agoI am like this. I am constantly looking to get rid of as much as I can and that includes digital things too. I just moved a few months ago and everything I own fit in the back of a 87' Volvo wagon. And that includes my bed.
- dextorious 15y ago"""Coming from the opposite side, I wonder if there's an "anti-hoarding" disorder; feeling that most things (physical or virtual) in one's possession is a liability, a weight that would be better off discarded unless they are absolutely necessary.""" There sure is one -- and the minimalist trend has a little to do with that tendency, but it's something much rarer than hoarding. A lot of people do the "anti-hoarding" thing with emotions, memories, friendships and relationships, though, just letting them slip through without affecting them. Coping mechanisms, if I ever saw one...