Make space for the activity you love before collecting more equipment for it.

Buying is the easiest way to feel closer to something you want in your life. The gear arrives, the intention feels real, and the actual obstacle goes untouched, because what was missing was somewhere to do it and an hour in which to do it. Equipment then becomes a reminder of the gap rather than a way across it.

Before the next purchase, clear the corner and put the hour in the diary. If the activity happens twice in that hour, you will know exactly what to buy, and it will probably cost less than you thought.