Nobody Wants Your Sh*t by Messie Condo

Subtitle: "the art of decluttering before you die". Published 2023. Audiobook read by Hillary Huber.

Lots of swearing. Good narration. Convincing? Helpful? I guess. It's all common sense, I think. My main motivation for decluttering is reduction of mental strain. I hate mess. 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-resilient-brain/202302/the-many-mental-benefits-of-decluttering

Another is safety: swollen lithium batteries in old laptops and phones are a fire hazard. I found four! 

Another reason is privacy: not needed documents with names, birthdates and other sensitive information should be shredded or destroyed in some other way - soaking them in water and making them into a pulp is satisfying and quiet :) 

If you have old hard disks: check what's on them before disposing. If you cannot access the data anymore, destroy the device mechanically. Printers and scanners may have built-in hard disks or SSDs. Smart phones and tablets have SSDs. Be careful not to damage lithium batteries when attempting to destroy onboard SSDs - I had a Motorola phone that had the battery sealed together with the electronics.