The film Nostalgia playing in theaters now tells the story of its characters, both dead and alive, via their cherished objects.  Actress Ellen Burstyn said in this 7 minute NPR interview: 

Given how much I enjoyed this Fresh Air interview, I’m eager to read long haul truck driver Finn Murphy’s book The Long Haul.  He’s spent decades packing and hauling Americans' belongings, accumulating a wealth of wisdom on the topic of stuff.

I was a great admirer of New York artist Kehinde Wiley’s mammoth portraits before he revealed his portrait of Barack Obama at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait gallery in February.  His subjects are often urban African-American men, though sometimes Brazilian or African, plucked from the street in model-scout style.

Japan has Marie Kondo, encouraging all of us to “Kondo” parts of our homes. Now, Sweden has its very own organizing term for export, “Death Cleaning” with its own budding decluttering star, Margareta Magnusson, author of the upcoming The Gentle Art of Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family From a Lifetime of Clutter.

This article is worth sharing if for no other reason than three people sent it to me.  The New York Times’ Aging Parents With Lots of Stuff, and Children Who Don’t Want It explores exactly that issue.  As aging parents downsize, their beloved objects don’t necessarily find a warm welcome in the homes of their children.  With the rise of minimalism’s popularity, less and less, children have the space or desire for their parents' things.

My friend Zachary Sexton recently interviewed me on his podcast: Abe Business Radio.  Zachary is a small business productivity expert and coach.  I cannot recommend him highly enough.  He is to time, projects, and goals as I am to paper.