Organising is not enough anymore, you need to get rid of that stuff – this thought struck me while I was struggling to categorise all my games, books, clothes in a sunny Saturday afternoon. I hoped I could go out and take some pictures, but my room is really cluttered.
Games like Grand Theft Auto IV, Metal Gear Solid IV, Gears of War 2, I thought I could enjoy them a lot if I have some time, which I never had. The impressions on these games I got from teasers and trailers have waned. What are still vivid are the Silent Hill Homecoming covers on the shelves in Game and the big coming soon post of Resident Evil 5. SSomehow I feel obligated to own them since I played every instalment of the series; you see I am still thinking about Chris Redfield’s journey, Niko Bellic’s adventure and Snake’s fate.
George Orwell’s 1984 and Coming Up for Air were my favourite books back in high school, I felt that I need to add the paper book into my classic collection even I already have pdf/epub/html versions in my computer. I also have a brand new copy of the Learning the vi and Vim. For a Emacs nut, this is totally crazy! I don’t know why I bought it in the first place, probably because it was a real bargain on Amazon back then?
Every time when I fell guilty of wasting money on games, I buy books to compensate – as investing in education is never being a waste, it will put me on sleep at night.
But at the end of the day, your know the story, neither games been finished nor books been read.
A friend recommended Julie Morgenstern’s book When organizing isn’t enough, shed your stuff, change your life to me. I haven’t read it but I think I got the gist of it in terms of solving my little problem.
Less Stuff, less commitment – More efficiency.
Imagine if I only got one book on my desk, I would pick it up straight away and start reading, no need to wonder in front of a pile of well organised books feeling guilty of not being reading each one of them.
SHED is an acronym used in the book; it stands for separate your life; heave your trash; embrace yourself, and drive for the future.