The Art of Organizing

But then again, is this hobby (that’s exactly what it is, yes!) of mine really less worthy than others?

Is it more pointless than crocheting, which at least results in something tangible?

Less valuable than golfing, which gets people outdoors?

Less useful than running, which improves physical health?

Less meaningful than volunteering, which benefits ot

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No matter how much I organize,

I always find something else to tweak.

To optimize.

To tidy up.

To structure.

And I wonder—how much of this is just busy work?

And if I didn’t do it?

Well, I could literally walk away from all of this—my memory-keeping, journaling, note-taking, organizing—and nobody would be any the wiser. Nobody would care.

If the internet d

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