My addition to this: I add “Destroy after {reasonable future date}” to documents that I need to “keep”. I know, for example, that I need to keep my medical receipts for 12 months, but will never reference them after that.
When I go through old documents, I don’t even skim through the contents. I just check the date and remove them if necessary.
When I go through old documents, I don’t even skim through the contents. I just check the date and remove them if necessary.