李将军英语时间-给家里的东西做减法 2018

点击每期节目可以看到具体文稿内容PurgingBy Steve PavlinaMy wife and I spent this past three-day weekend cleaning out our garage and purging many unwanted items. This was a project that was long overdue, and we finally set aside the time for it. It seemed a daunting project at first, but it felt really good to sort through and purge those old items. We donated several carloads of stuff to charity.As aggressive as I am about staying organized and purging what I don’t need, I noticed that time plays a big role in determining whether or not an item is worth keeping. Some items seem like they were worth keeping at the time we stored/archived them, and perhaps they were, but years later those same items may be seen as worthless junk. In many cases our needs had changed, and so did the items that we thought might be helpful in filling those needs.There are a few rules that have served me well whenever I go through a purge cycle:When in doubt, throw it out.Ask, “What would be the worst-case outcome if I threw this item out by mistake?” If the answer is little or nothing, throw it out.Could someone else benefit from this item more than I would?This is in contrast to the rules that many other people seem to use when deciding what they’ll keep vs. what they’ll toss out. I think the rules most people follow are these:When in doubt, keep it. I might need this someday.Ask, “What would be the best-case outcome if I kept this item?” If the answer seems moderately good, keep it.Could I possibly benefit from keeping this item?I think this second rule set is one reason certain people have a serious problem with clutter. By setting your default to “keep” instead of “purge,” you’re obviously going to keep a lot more items. And over time it would be very easy to outstrip your capacity to effectively utilize and enjoy every item you keep. Eventually your home becomes filled with items you rarely ever look at, and you have to devote more space to storing them and more time to managing them.I’m not suggesting you need to be so severe that you junk everything you might want, but perhaps if you haven’t touched an item in two or more years, you may be able to live without it.968重庆之声每周一至周五8点56分每天三分钟养成良好英语听说习惯