Starting to transfer to a spreadsheet instead of my usual paper notebook I list all my electronics in to get a grasp on all my parts (towers, laptops, memory, motherboards, videocards, etc). Lately I’ve been on a kick of labeling all my shelves (medicine, linen, kitchenware) and trying to sort things into random plastic bins I’ve had laying around waiting for a purpose.

I realize I could dive into deep rabbit holes for every category. With electronics I’m thinking of documenting every chip, board, and component along with compatibilities. Pantries and personal goods could be inventoried and auto-reordered, better tracking of my tools and materials with service reminders for equipment, etc etc.

I’ve gone through years where I throw everything away and get rid of anything not used recently and years where I horde everything and anything. Seems moderation in both is key and why keeping it all in mind and documented seems like the right thing to do if you have the time to kill.

tldr, what tips or tricks do you use to keep up with all your shit?

  • solrize@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    If you need a computer to keep track of it, you have too much crap cluttering your life.

    • Cataphract@lemmy.mlOP
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      4 months ago

      it’s not so much needing a computer as I’m trying to transition myself into newer and hopefully more efficient systems of data entry and cataloging. I’ve definitely had to take time to find a notebook I’ve misplaced and I type a lot faster than I write so it just makes sense. Looking at what has a certain type of memory I can pull from something not being used anymore is helpful and just fun in my opinion for brainstorming configurations. The past couple of years I’ve received a bunch of new stuff I need to figure out what I’m doing with it so time to streamline it all.