Consumption on the Brain

When you're re-rationalising everything you own it changes you.

I can't look at purchasing anything the same way - it is all stuff that will end up in my re-homing pile. Much of my purchasing is "problem solving". Oh, my tv doesn't do movie speech well so maybe I need a soundbar or home theatre system - but, apart from my current cold I hardly ever watch tv. I need a coffee making system that packs small for bikepacking - but now I'm decaffeinated.  Purchasing stuff with a relatively weak premise appears to be a waste of time and energy.

I also realised that there are a fairly big heap of belongings that are simply occupying space. For example, my recipe books. I have maybe 2 recipes from each book that I actually use, but yet the book sits on my bookshelf. Why am I keeping them when I use the internet for inspiration these days? I watch all my DVDs off a hard disc drive. So why do I have a shelf full of DVDs?

It seems to me that this simplification process is like finding a needle in a haystack. Every so often you think you're getting somewhere, but then you look up and realise most of the haystack is still sitting waiting for you.