Ever Feel Like Stuff Is Holding You Back?

In my case, I mean literal "stuff;" as in: I have way too much of it. I have books, games, gaming consoles, TVs, furniture, collectibles, and a ton of memorabilia; but I feel like my unwillingness to part with a lot of it is holding me back. What I mean by that is that it makes it a lot harder to pick up and move someplace new. There's money I could be making off from it if I sold it, which would enable me to travel and see more of the world. There are other people that would get more joy out of these things if they had them, whereas a lot of it just sits on a shelf or in boxes right now. I guess lately I just feel like I'm too materialistic and I start wondering if I shouldn't just sell everything off. Chances are I won't, because I've had these feelings in the past too and never acted on them; but still, I really feel like I'd be healthier, happier, and more fulfilled if I could just learn to put less emphasis on having or obtaining "stuff." What about you? Do you have any personal hurdles or things in your life that you feel are holding you back? It does't have to be an object either; it can be other people, illness, etc.

In concerns to specifically objects I definitely am a bit of a collector of figures and books both equally along with retro games. Although I would be able to cope if something happened to them it would be better for me to spend less money of it on them besides the books, I will stand firm and say that's always a good thing. Besides there are multiple studies that showcase reading a book is better then reading it off a tablet or screen or article since your brain is wired to react differently. Hmm I have two things holding me back one of which I prefer to keep to myself. But I can say you understand the importance of time when you are given the amount you have. The other one is that I don't spend enough time socializing with others due to choice, it would be contradictory of me too since I want to have friends and connections yet I also don't put myself out there that much. Studying and reading take precedence always. Connections just take a backseat I guess at times, that's one that is holding me back right now. Good thread shawnji though^

I'm pretty good at keeping physical items at bay (mostly due to my high standards but only buying on sale) (it means I never buy anything #WOMP) I do collect anime figurines but only anime I like! And that's why I only have a few... but I definitely have a problem when it comes to digital items. Such as... bookmarks. Those websites where you think "Oh, how to survive a jaguar attack? This will be useful in the future! *saved*" but never read it. Ever. "How to remove a bra-strap with one hand?!? W-w-well GOLLY!!! Guess I better save that one too!" (#WOMP) ("You... don't know how to remove a bra--") Hey, c'mon! I don't even know what the backside of a bra looks like! (#WOMPx2) I have about 2,000 Firefox bookmarks and I actually made an effort to reorganize/delete some. The last time I did so was maybe 2014? (it was 5,000 at the time) That's when I realized "Wow all these bookmarks from 2011-2012 are useless..." And luckily I deleted a majority of them, but now I still have 2013 up til now. I know all I gotta do is delete the entire firefox backup and start anew, but... BUT I CAN'T DO IT!!! I DON'T KNOW WHY!!! Mind you, I DO have plenty of useful bookmarks (for me at least), but I frequent those sites enough that I don't really need them in bookmark format... :O!!! I guess now that I think about it, I used to have this problem with video games and anime. I would hoard everything (digitally) when 480p and avi were still the highest quality but a few years later I'm like "Wait, why did I save all these sub-quality anime on DVD? The blu-ray just came out and I don't even like this show..." In terms of video games, I only buy Nintendo and they haven't released as much as they used to so it's a win/win (#WOMP). See? Things just fix themselves if you wait long enough-ERRR I MEAN!!! If you want my advice: give some of those items to super-close family and friends. That way you'll feel warm/fuzzy/nostalgic when you visit them :>

I spend more money on stuff than I should and working at a store that is my vice (video games) doesn't help, but it frankly comes down to self control. I unfortunately live paycheck to paycheck and don't save money as well as i should. And while my credit cards don't increase, they also don't decrease either because of my spending habits so I tend to tred water with them instead of at a minimum slowly paying them down. I'm admittedly a video game collector but I don't want to get rid of that one aspect of myself since games are my main pastime. I need to do a better job overall of not buying games I won't play or never open and just do a better job budgeting myself monthly. It's not difficult to frankly do. It's just poor self control on my part and getting over the "itch" of buying something new you can easily live without. I don't mind "clutter" to an extent. My man cave is definitely the den of a nerd. I just need to do a much better job of how I acquire that stuff down the road and not spend as frivolously as I have in the past.

A bunch of stuff holds me back. Though in my case, it isn't really physical items since I usually know my limits (as extremely tempting as things get). Most of the time though, it's just emotional/mental things holding me back. I don't know what else to say