Chris J Dixon
2017-03-29 12:38:24 UTC
As I said over on Facebook the other day, I am feeling a little
like some clearing out is needed. However, I'm always reluctant
to dispose of something I then turn out to want/ need.
The garage is getting a bit tight for space (1), and I'm also not
sure how much school, college and work books and paperwork there
is any point in hanging onto. At some point if I don't get rid,
someone else will have to.
When will I next need to design a power transformer or derive a
physics formula? I never understood A level maths (and further
maths) at the time, so the penny is unlikely to drop now.
My monthly magazines are kept in sets of IKEA files, with the
oldest copy recycled, but with so much stuff on line, I'm not
sure if I ever go back to look something up.
Someone suggested that Kon Marie is worth a read, but it seems
very prescriptive to me. I don't feel such a rigid set of rules
would work for me, and in any case if I had to feel "joy" to
justify each article's retention, the house would be practically
empty.
There are some books and army stuff of my dad's in the loft and
other storage spaces, and I need to ask myself why I still have
them - they don't get read or consulted, they are not on display,
don't have intrinsic value, and after 40 years, there is little
emotional connection.
(1) There are plenty of assorted bits of wood, metal and plastic,
screws and bolts, wiring, electrical kit, tools... This means
that most little jobs can be completed with the aid of some
rummaging. Perhaps I need to accept that these days a wide
variety of stuff can be obtained quite fast, but I hate the
feeling of "I used to have just the thing!"
Chris
like some clearing out is needed. However, I'm always reluctant
to dispose of something I then turn out to want/ need.
The garage is getting a bit tight for space (1), and I'm also not
sure how much school, college and work books and paperwork there
is any point in hanging onto. At some point if I don't get rid,
someone else will have to.
When will I next need to design a power transformer or derive a
physics formula? I never understood A level maths (and further
maths) at the time, so the penny is unlikely to drop now.
My monthly magazines are kept in sets of IKEA files, with the
oldest copy recycled, but with so much stuff on line, I'm not
sure if I ever go back to look something up.
Someone suggested that Kon Marie is worth a read, but it seems
very prescriptive to me. I don't feel such a rigid set of rules
would work for me, and in any case if I had to feel "joy" to
justify each article's retention, the house would be practically
empty.
There are some books and army stuff of my dad's in the loft and
other storage spaces, and I need to ask myself why I still have
them - they don't get read or consulted, they are not on display,
don't have intrinsic value, and after 40 years, there is little
emotional connection.
(1) There are plenty of assorted bits of wood, metal and plastic,
screws and bolts, wiring, electrical kit, tools... This means
that most little jobs can be completed with the aid of some
rummaging. Perhaps I need to accept that these days a wide
variety of stuff can be obtained quite fast, but I hate the
feeling of "I used to have just the thing!"
Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham
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***@cdixon.me.uk
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham
'48/33 M B+ G++ A L(-) I S-- CH0(--)(p) Ar- T+ H0 ?Q
***@cdixon.me.uk
Plant amazing Acers.