I've had this conversation a lot with my wife, as we have divergent philosophies. I'm an old Peace Corps hippie that then road warriored for a few years where

I've had this conversation a lot with my wife, as we have divergent philosophies. I'm an old Peace Corps hippie that then road warriored for a few years where I would do a 4 day work trip and limit myself to a bag I could fit under the seat on a plane. You have to be ruthless, rewear stuff that will be fine for multiple days, etc. You also learn what is non-negotiable to bring. My wife is a planner, so she builds for redundancies and tries to pack for every scenario. She targets to fill a roller bag and the biggest personal item tote she has. But I will also admit there's much more social pressure on women than men in terms of what makes up an outfit.