Why am I keeping this stuff?

The most common question I am asked when working with clients on organizing jobs,

"Why am I keeping this stuff?"

The answer becomes a series of other questions, equally cagey...

Can you get this information somewhere else?

Do you have duplicates of the same item?

When is the last time you used this?

Did you realize you even had it?

Would you really miss it, if it was gone?

My best piece of advice is to take the "why" out it, entirely. Here are some tips to help:

1. Examine the item on it's inherent value
2. Determine whether you will use it again
3. Assign a specific need for it

Once you have run the item through these questions, the why seems to take care of itself....