Don't overfill

I'm finding as I age that overfilled things are often a source of problems.

Overfilled bags. Overfilled cupboards. Overfilled schedules. Overfilled cars.

There's a healthy capacity, and as that capacity gets exceeded, things fall apart.

Interestingly, underfilled things also tend to break down over time ...

There's something that I find sits in tension with this principle, though. I'm a pathological overpacker. I learned the importance of being prepared.