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Finding out which things to throw out

I’m moving to another country. While cleaning out I was surprised to find out how many things I own that I don’t need.

It reminded me of Bruce Sterling’s keynote on Reboot last year, so I listened to it again. As I listened to it in my new context I was impressed by how much sense it makes. So I decided to make it into a flow chart, one made of conveyor belts and cardboard boxes.

Click to zoom.

Of course Sterling isn’t the only one who’s had things to say about not having things. It feels like the whole world is moving its stuff out of the physical world and into the cloud.

 
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    October 4th, 2010 at 7:44 am

    [...] hat Bruce Sterling in einer Präsentation an der Reboot 11 vorgeschlagen (Von Morten Just gibt es ein Flussdiagramm dazu, allerdings ein etwas kompliziertes): Er anerkennt, dass nicht aller Besitz nützlich sein muss. Zu [...]

  2. séjour laponie Says:
    December 15th, 2010 at 5:51 pm

    It’s the 1st time I post something: I must say We always learn something here. Go on! Thanks!

  3. Bruce Sterling quotes from SXSW 2011 – marks.dk Says:
    March 16th, 2011 at 10:16 pm

    [...] used this technique of categorizing ones personal items when he moved to Zürich last August: Finding out which things to throw out. It’s well worth a [...]