What ho! Just fancied sharing a thought that Haz got from an insightful friend: How do "Keep Off The Grass" signs get there? other pearls of wisdom included: Why do they call it 'getting your dog fixed' if afterwards it doesn't work any more? If WilE Coyote had enough money for all the Acme products, why didn't he just buy dinner? Whose cruel idea was it for the word 'lisp' to have an 's' in it? Do one-legged ducks swim in circles? Why do Fat Chance and Slim Chance mean the same thing? And who opened that first oyster and said "My, my, my. Now doesn't *this* look yummy!" ...of no particular consequence but you have to share the laughter...
Ridiculous collecting of piles of junk is a common symptom of OCD. I have OCD and overpowering urges to do that kind of thing, but fortunately I have it more under control these days - although my collection of old Tube tickets amazes all who are fortunate enough to gaze upon it. I think the secret is a sort of displacement - if I focus on collecting a single kind of crap, I can throw away things like receipts or old cinema tickets with relative ease.
I've taught myself how to do it over the years - part of the solution is to recognise when you're in a mood to throw out emotional baggage, and the stored crap associated with it. Anything I haven't used in the past two years is unlikely to be used again, so it goes either for recycling or to charity. There are exceptions, of course - my reindeer skin, pocket TV, tennis shoes and velvet coat. I *hate* small bits of paper and get rid of them ASAP.