Collector's fallacy

You must have tons of tweets bookmarked, articles added in pocket app to read later, YouTube videos in watch later list, unread books, unread emails, podcasts, IMDb/prime watchlist, etc. Wherever the website provides you with the option to save content for later consumption, it will keep on accumulating. We want to consume so many things we come across online, but we get little time for them.

I thought only I was the one who kept on piling up these things, but a few days ago Deepak @tapak7 shared a tweet stating "I need 7 lives, just to catch up with my saved list of newsletters, blogs, and podcasts". Many people commented the same. I learned that day that it is called a collector's fallacy (thanks to @puneetk009).

After reading the replies and searching for a collector's fallacy on Google, I concluded that the purging list every month or so is the best way to clear the backlog. This way you will know what's really important or what is just there taking up space. Still, a long way to form this habit of purging. What if I delete an important article? Hope it gets out of stock like Myntra's bag/wishlist if you don't take action. Probably, this mail is in your collection too. 😜