Organizing My Thoughts: A Reflection on Cluttered Writings

These past few days have been relentless as I systematically go through all my journals, essays, ramblings, articles, etc., totaling over two million characters. Once I have some free time, I might allocate two weeks to organize these writings into categories, discard the unnecessary, and store them neatly in a cloud repository. However, they are all scattered there in one place, like cluttered old rooms filled with dust and damp soil, with new treasures arriving constantly while old ones remain unwieldy.

Organizing these is not inherently bad, as I have written many diaries on my computer that I might consider keeping or discarding based on their value. My rigid rules about structure and logic keep popping into my mind; organizing doesn’t feel burdensome yet lacks significance, especially if it’s not completed. It would be liberating to just let them go without effort, but the mix of trash, errors, and ideas is overwhelming, making useful information too costly to extract.

I once wrote this:

Today is merely a fragment of distant past.

To understand who I am today may require time to organize my past experiences. Speaking realistically, I also like to keep things tidy, though my mother often disheveled her items, which made me angry enough at times. However, reflecting on it, both physical and mental wealth are superabundant; what doesn’t get used will inevitably be discarded, so we should let go of things not needed rather than holding onto them for future use. For things we need, simply knowing where they are is sufficient.

Work follows the same principle: focus on what matters and delegate tasks that don’t require attention. As for my past writings, treating them like cast-offs that shouldnt be kept might just be the way to godiscard them with a sweep of your hand! I cant figure out why I wrote so much; am I just a broken-down typewriter?

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