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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6066609" data-attributes="member: 8835"><p>to the OP, I guess the questions are:</p><p>how much excess"material are we talking about?</p><p>how much space is it taking up?</p><p>is your place crowded for space?</p><p>Are you suffering from a psychological disorder*?</p><p></p><p>*I don't think us internet people should diagnose you, but you mentioned the word "anxiety". If you are suffering from some mental complication, I advise not taking any action on this topic, as it's just your wiring acting up, applying pressure to do somthing that you probably don't need to do. Kind of like how somebody who hears voices should probably NOT do what the voices say.</p><p></p><p>Unless your house is short on space, there's little need to get rid of gaming books that you don't need/haven't used. From my perspective, such products are tools. Just because I haven't used the tool, doesn't mean I may not want/need to use it later.</p><p></p><p>Conversely, if you're tight on space, start by dumping the older game systems you've never played or haven't played since you picked up the new edition that you do play. If you can't bear to dump the 1e books, dump the oddball game systems you've never played.</p><p></p><p>From there, work on the add-on books that focus on stuff you've never used.</p><p></p><p>The relevance of this basic strategy is if you respond "I've got 9 books on my shelf" then that's a pittance of books (unless you live in a very tiny apartment).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janx, post: 6066609, member: 8835"] to the OP, I guess the questions are: how much excess"material are we talking about? how much space is it taking up? is your place crowded for space? Are you suffering from a psychological disorder*? *I don't think us internet people should diagnose you, but you mentioned the word "anxiety". If you are suffering from some mental complication, I advise not taking any action on this topic, as it's just your wiring acting up, applying pressure to do somthing that you probably don't need to do. Kind of like how somebody who hears voices should probably NOT do what the voices say. Unless your house is short on space, there's little need to get rid of gaming books that you don't need/haven't used. From my perspective, such products are tools. Just because I haven't used the tool, doesn't mean I may not want/need to use it later. Conversely, if you're tight on space, start by dumping the older game systems you've never played or haven't played since you picked up the new edition that you do play. If you can't bear to dump the 1e books, dump the oddball game systems you've never played. From there, work on the add-on books that focus on stuff you've never used. The relevance of this basic strategy is if you respond "I've got 9 books on my shelf" then that's a pittance of books (unless you live in a very tiny apartment). [/QUOTE]
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