Useful Methods for Optimizing Space

Consider this list of useful methods I aspire to use when organizing, optimizing, and decluttering my home and workspaces: DISCARDING Consider true replacement cost: if an item is rarely used, will never be needed urgently, and is not hard to get (i.e., you can easily order it online or go get it at a store if you ever need it) then the true replacement cost is the probability that you'll need it times the price of rebuying it. If the replacement cost is low, consider giving it away or di...
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The Value of the Unsaid Obvious

Some thoughts on the, potentially very large, value of ideas that are both obvious and obscure, and why I like to try to state the "unsaid obvious": The space of possible ideas is ABSURDLY, almost UNBELIEVABLY large. If we thought about a different idea every second for our entire lives, we wouldn't begin to scratch the surface. As a simple example, let's consider the number of two-player competitive games played on an 8x8 chessboard, where each player starts with 16 pieces and each piece...
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