It's not your fault

I feel like tripping on drugs tonight...but I don't have anything that can make that happen....oh wait, yeah I do kinda....we'll see. Well that's not the point, really...the point is this:
I think there is only about one school of thought -- don't hang on to so much. Practically speaking, it is hard to do this -- I can always think of reasons to hang on to stuff, or acquire more things, but it is difficult to think of reasons why I should get rid of items. School of thought: get rid of it; school of practice: I might need this someday. So here are some useful ideas to get rid of 'it'. When you are at the point where you are going through things to give away (or to sell), set yourself a goal of, let's say, one-third; that is, "I'm going to get rid of 1/3 of these CDs.". Then when you reach the 1/3 point, try to go for another increment, maybe 1/3 of what remains -- make it a goal. Yeah, you're going to miss not having that Elvis Costello LP on vinyl, but you are also going to give up a bunch of stuff that you are not even going to think about. Another tip is that you can have a friend help you -- put the stuff into a pile for sale or give away and then have the friend deal with it...they bring you the money for what could be sold and then they figure out what to do with the rest. The friend thing helps you disengage from the moment of separation -- and if they can get you $30 for some old books, or clothing then spend fifteen of it and buy them a lunch; make a memory.