Possessions are only a burden if you identify with them. The strain of this is enough to cause some people to throw out important stuff. (It causes others to ceaselessly acquire new things but that problem is well known.)
A more sane approach is to treat possessions as part of the scenery and solve household problems as and when they arise.
Much of the configuration of your house represents the result of solved problems. It embodies knowledge which you, the owner, may have forgotten. This is why after moving house it can take months or years to get your domestic life back together.
So solve clutter problems as and when they arise. Don't go looking for stuff to throw out. That would be like vacuuming under the couch.
e.g. If a pile of books is impeding entry into the bathroom, then by all means chuck some books or put up more shelving.
A more sane approach is to treat possessions as part of the scenery and solve household problems as and when they arise.
Much of the configuration of your house represents the result of solved problems. It embodies knowledge which you, the owner, may have forgotten. This is why after moving house it can take months or years to get your domestic life back together.
So solve clutter problems as and when they arise. Don't go looking for stuff to throw out. That would be like vacuuming under the couch.
e.g. If a pile of books is impeding entry into the bathroom, then by all means chuck some books or put up more shelving.