After reading Paul’s post I had a look in my bag and here’s what I found:

• Asus Eee
• Umbrella
• Multicard reader
• Nintendo DS
• Glasses
• IPod Nano
• Camera + charger
• 4 GB USB memory
• Magazines
• Notebook
• Pencil

(Chargers and various cables excluded)

I used to carry around a 13″ Vaio in a bag that was just big enough to fit the laptop and not much else. It worked well but sometimes I need to carry more stuff so I bought a bigger bag. Shortly after that I got myself an Eee and that’s what I carry daily now because it’s only for taking notes and reading on the train to work. With a bigger bag and a smaller laptop there is plenty of room for other useful and not so useful things. Actually, when I looked in my bag now I had stuff in there that I had forgotten about.

This was a good exercise because it made me realize I don’t need to carry all that stuff everyday.