Moving houses shows you what you actually care about. Most of your stuff isn’t it.

Packing forces a decision on every object you own, and most of them lose. Things you kept for years turn out to be things you simply never had to think about. What survives the boxes is a small pile: a few photos, one jacket, something a person gave you.

You do not have to move to run the test. Clear one drawer this week and sort it into keep, gone, and unsure. Notice what your hand reaches for without checking. That instinct tells you more than any list you would sit down and write about yourself.