Lots of folks are linking to this story on Time about a movement of folks attempting to reduce their possessions to just 100 items.
“It comes down to the products vs. the promise,” says organizational consultant Peter Walsh, who characterizes himself as part contractor, part therapist. “It’s not necessarily about the new pots and pans but the idea of the cozy family meals that they will provide. People are finding that their homes are full of stuff, but their lives are littered with unfulfilled promises.”
Hopefully I’m not alone in this, but I find the entire line of reasoning behind this to be the broad side of stupid. Believing that getting rid of all your things will make you happy is just as ridiculous as the belief that buying lots of things will do the same. Instead of addressing the real problems in your life, you glance around and decide to embark on some hair-brained self-improvement regime which may start out rather liberating, but is gonna end with you making the difficult choice between an extra set of sheets and a pillow.
Just stop buying things you don’t need. Throw out items you’ve already bought that you don’t need, and for god’s sake don’t start a blog about it.