I can totally relate to this. I used to have shelves of old parts that I might maybe use again someday. It seems like I'm able to change my own behavior very ab

I can totally relate to this. I used to have shelves of old parts that I might maybe use again someday. It seems like I'm able to change my own behavior very abruptly by finding the right perspective. I convinced myself to clean it all up by thinking about opportunity cost. It costs money and time to store things. How much does it cost me to store this? Monetarily, psychologically, socially? If my rent is $2/sqft/month, then this box that takes up 2sqft costs $4/month to store here. It would cost $80 to replace the most expensive item in this box and there's a 10% chance I'll ever actually use any of it again so this box has an expected value of $8. After 2 months, I'll have paid more to store this stuff than it's worth to me. And am I embarrassed to bring company into this room because it's such a mess? Are there other things I could do with this room if it weren't crammed and cluttered? Could I live in a less expensive apartment with fewer rooms and save more money and retire earlier if I didn't keep this stuff? Do I have to spend x hr/year maintaining this stuff to keep it in functioning condition? My free time is worth at least $x/hr. I'll take it to goodwill and I'll check goodwill first if I need it again in the future. Now if I could just get my partner to start thinking similarly and stop spending $300/month to rent a storage facility to hold dead grandma's worthless furniture that no one wants ...