Lately I've been thinking a lot about consumer habits. There are a number of interesting trends I've noticed in myself over the last few years - and changed to better suit my needs and values. First is the need to collect them all . When I was first shopping for kitchen utensils, for instance, my immediate instinct was to purchase a set of knives. drinktoforgetme encouraged me instead to put all of my money into a single really good santoku knife and a couple of pairing knives. In practice... read more