Comments on: On being an information packrat — Part IV http://www.brownstudy.info/2012/08/13/on-being-an-information-packrat-part-iv/ Learning As I Go Fri, 17 May 2013 13:34:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: BrownStudies : The Splurge List http://www.brownstudy.info/2012/08/13/on-being-an-information-packrat-part-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-824 BrownStudies : The Splurge List Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:08:48 +0000 http://www.brownstudy.info/?p=704#comment-824 [...] idea uses wishlists and a form of timeboxing to help me reduce my impulse spending, especially online. It’s so, [...]

]]> By: Mike Uhl http://www.brownstudy.info/2012/08/13/on-being-an-information-packrat-part-iv/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Mike Uhl Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:01:36 +0000 http://www.brownstudy.info/?p=704#comment-810 I read Linda Holmes’ article “The Sad, Beautiful Fact That We’re Going to Miss Almost Everything” and realize that I do too much culling and not enough surrendering. I’m trying to fight an impossible battle. I do practice surrender, say with television: I don’t avoid it so much because it offers so little of value as much as I choose to make other activities a higher priority.

For me, the issue is avoiding fear and guilt: fear that I might trash something I might need (really?) later and guilt in not reading all of my friend’s email messages, FaceBook messages, blog posts, tweets, voicemails, text messages…have I missed anything?

Thanks for another great blessay.

-Mike

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