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by mike463 5680 days ago
Ok, I have a question about this:

    Should you do it?
I've done this for a long time. I have the fi-5110EOXM for the mac that I love.

Here's what I learned. I spent a lot of time scanning stuff. When in doubt, scan it. I spent a days and weekends here and there.

I felt SUCH a relief after tossing all that physical stuff, but keeping it "just in case".

But... I've NEVER looked at the stuff I scanned.

I mean, I could look at it. I could data mine my power bills for trends. I could start categorizing my spending over the years and predict stuff.

The reality is that maybe I could have tossed the stuff (make a DECISION) and live with the consequences (which in my experience are zero).

I think I couldn't toss the stuff out of fear.

Maybe I could have used all the time saved to live a little more.