Byte Curious

First, Let's Meet Your Inner Digital Squirrel Imagine a world where every tidbit of data—from the email about your long-forgotten online course to that camera roll full of reaction-meme screenshots—finds a cozy corner in your digital attic. Most of us don't have to imagine. Our digital spaces often look exactly like that, thanks to our inner digital squirrels. These aren't furry creatures but parts of our brains that whisper, "You might need this someday." And just like that, we become digital hoarders. Why does this happen? A big part of the blame falls on the modern mantra: "storage is cheap." The abundance and affordability of digital space have spawned a habit of mindlessly saving everything—whether it's hundreds of saved-but-never-watched TikToks or a desktop littered with old university assignments. After all, why delete when you can keep? This digital pile-up can create a subtle sense of being overwhelmed or disorganized. It’s subtly there,...