On Decluttering

Last night, as I was getting ready to pack my bag for work today, I got fed up with my clutter. All the empty envelopes and scraps of paper, some of which have stayed with me since before I graduated college last May, they had to go.

The problem was that I was looking for a pen, but couldn’t find one. So I dumped my whole bag out and got rid of the trash.

Which is when I realized how much stuff I carry with me every day.

All of which I honestly feel is necessary, even if I don’t use it every day:

• Nice Panasonic headphones
• Ancient, big, heavy iBook
• iBook charger
• work-branded thumb drive
• Lego-shaped thumb drive
• Four books
• Two iPods
• iPhone
• No fewer than six Molskine notebooks (each of which, I swear, serves a different purpose)

It’s no wonder my back is sore most days.

The fact of the matter is that I need to further declutter. Hard decisions need to be made about what stays home.

Because I never did find that pen.

Posted: July 14th, 2009 | Author: Matthew | Filed under: Work | Tags: gear, iPhone, iPod, lifehacks, moleskine, organization | 2 Comments »

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