I wholly support clearing out unneeded and unnecessary stuff - but that is a logical approach. Where do emotion and sentiment fit in? I.e. is there value to keeping that paperclip rock because it brings pleasant reminiscences and a smile whenever you see it?
As you can imagine, my office has a few more "old" things than it probably has room for, but it is a happy place!
In the case of the paperclip rock, no. It was down in storage for 8 years out of plain sight, and didn't pass the "beautiful" test. I did keep some other junky stuff like the deal tombstones for the 2 IPOS and a giant MIT "brass rat" they gave me at my 25th reunion from MIT... 🤔
I wholly support clearing out unneeded and unnecessary stuff - but that is a logical approach. Where do emotion and sentiment fit in? I.e. is there value to keeping that paperclip rock because it brings pleasant reminiscences and a smile whenever you see it?
As you can imagine, my office has a few more "old" things than it probably has room for, but it is a happy place!
In the case of the paperclip rock, no. It was down in storage for 8 years out of plain sight, and didn't pass the "beautiful" test. I did keep some other junky stuff like the deal tombstones for the 2 IPOS and a giant MIT "brass rat" they gave me at my 25th reunion from MIT... 🤔