I'm all for the "Pitch it, pitch it" school!
A died-in-the-wool pack rat, I brought way more stuff to TV than necessary. Most, if not all, of what I didn't need remained in my TV home, cluttering up my garage and/or master bedroom closet(s).
Then, a couple of weeks ago, my two daughters announced that they were going to visit me, together! Implications were that I'd have to create space in my den/study for a third bed!
Wow! I've shredded more unnecessary ancient documents in the last few days than I even knew existed! I've cleared out old clothes which should have gone to a thrift store 5 years ago! I've donated two old computer processing units which I "couldn't bear to throw away!"
It's still happening! But, my study/den is suddenly more spacious! My filing system is more flexible. I've got way, way less "c***" than I used to!
SWR