Keep Sentimental Items in a Fixed-Size Box

Memories are precious, but they don't need an entire closet. Choose one box per person — a shoebox, a small crate, whatever feels right. Letters, photos, keepsakes, ticket stubs — they all go in there. When the box is full, something old must leave to make room for something new.

This constraint does something powerful: it forces you to keep only what truly matters, not everything that once did. The box becomes a curated collection of your most meaningful moments.