To help you make the harder choices in de-owning, or the ones that you and another member of your household disagree over, try doing without an item for a set period of time. I often recommend twenty-nine days. Only afterward decide whether it’s necessary to your home or superfluous. I call this experimenting. After your trial period, if you find yourself wishing you had the item because it would have come in handy or you otherwise missed it, then maybe you should keep it. On the other hand, if you find yourself getting along without it just fine, then go ahead and get rid of it. Either
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