When in doubt, try the difference. If it was a mistake, at least you'll know first-hand instead of always wondering. Not just things, this goes for identities, habits, goals, relationships, technology and anything else. Default to not having it, then see how you do without. Get rid of everything, examples. Erase your phone and computer. Reinstall the operating system from scratch. Don't restore from the backup. Only add back people who contact you. Put everything you own into storage. Move somewhere small and simple,. bringing only what you take on a two-week trip. Go to sivers.org slash t-r-d.