Day 95-The Obsession for hoarding

I happened to attend a conference today where various accomplished speakers shared colossal amounts of information in a short period of time. I for one am known for taking copious notes on everything…I have notebooks and papers full of notes and information because I find such information extremely useful and life changing even. But I have also realized over a period of time that I never go back to these notes. It just lies as words inked on paper only to be forgotten and neglected for the rest of life because hey!Who has the time to reflect or go over something?
I notice that many people were like me today, taking down a lot of notes during the sessions but I wonder how many of them actually revisit this data and use it in their lives.
We all have a tendency to haord….hoarding of material things and information…
In the day and age when all information is available in the click of a button, I wonder why we all have the obsession to store files as soft copies..some of us, crowding the desktop with all sorts of random files. We realize the worthiness of these files when our systems decide to give up being dumped and crash. The truth ofcourse is that we are not even aware of what we lost and what we need. Our lives go on quite normally even without them.
So my sincere plea and suggestion to all people, especially educators is to consciously avoid “hoarding information”. Instead, commit it to your memory and understanding and get away with the physical files.
Decluttering is the key to a free and hassle free life.
Let us declutter our lives..and move towards minimalism as much as possible.

Easier said that done..but trust me..the results will amaze you!

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