The Drake

About Stuff

LIFE IS A JOURNEY through contradictory quotes. Minimalists say memories are more important than stuff. I agree: Get rid of the stuff. But Donald Miller wrote that if you can’t remember it, then it’s like you never did it. And stuff can remind you of things you might otherwise forget. So I should keep the stuff.

Reality is a mix of both keeping and tossing,

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