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<blockquote data-quote="Neil G" data-source="post: 1153816" data-attributes="member: 26251"><p>I'm making a concerted effort to tame my inner music-collection-squirrel. It's so easy to buy new music, but as a I consider my vinyl & digital collection I ponder how much I return to? How much money have I burnt for that ephemeral dopamine hit?! </p><p></p><p>A recent set of rules I've embraced to curtail wasteful-expenditure: </p><p>1) 80% of the album must have <strong>great</strong> tracks,</p><p>or,</p><p>2) The 20% must be so good that they make up for the rest.</p><p></p><p>Corollaries to this that I think I think are perhaps particularly applicable to gear purchases: </p><p>1) It's either 'Hell yes' or it's 'No'. (h/t Derek Sivers)</p><p>2) A Tim Ferriss rule: Rate on a scale of 1 - 10 and you're not allowed to select 7.</p><p>3) Wait a week before hitting that 'Purchase' button. Stream a few times - if it still speaks to you after this period it deserves to be in your collection.</p><p></p><p>Neil</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neil G, post: 1153816, member: 26251"] I'm making a concerted effort to tame my inner music-collection-squirrel. It's so easy to buy new music, but as a I consider my vinyl & digital collection I ponder how much I return to? How much money have I burnt for that ephemeral dopamine hit?! A recent set of rules I've embraced to curtail wasteful-expenditure: 1) 80% of the album must have [B]great[/B] tracks, or, 2) The 20% must be so good that they make up for the rest. Corollaries to this that I think I think are perhaps particularly applicable to gear purchases: 1) It's either 'Hell yes' or it's 'No'. (h/t Derek Sivers) 2) A Tim Ferriss rule: Rate on a scale of 1 - 10 and you're not allowed to select 7. 3) Wait a week before hitting that 'Purchase' button. Stream a few times - if it still speaks to you after this period it deserves to be in your collection. Neil [/QUOTE]
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