> if I've not used it or worn it in the last six months, it should go
When did you last 'use' the pictures on your walls?
> For books, I ask if I'm likely to re-read it, and if the answer is no, it goes
Why is a full bookshelf different?
When did you last 'use' the pictures on your walls?
> For books, I ask if I'm likely to re-read it, and if the answer is no, it goes
Why is a full bookshelf different?
No, my goal is to suggest that there's more value in many thing than their primary use.
> you 'use' a picture every time you look at it
In which case you also 'use' a bookshelf full of books every time you look at it; so the books need not be discarded either.