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Lunchtime Trivia Monday, February 9

Lunchtime Trivia Monday, February 9
Dave Creelman
Feb 09, 2026 | 12:05 PM

Trivia Question

Q: When it comes to collecting or hoarding, this is the number one thing and most in-common thing that we collect or hoard. What is it?
A: Paper

 Why paper is so commonly hoarded

• Constant inflow (mail, bills, ads, school/work papers)

• Emotional attachment (“I might need this someday”)

• Information value (fear of losing knowledge)

• Flat and stackable, so it accumulates quickly

• Hard to categorize compared to objects with clear use

 Clinical and housing studies consistently identify paper as the #1 hoarded material, present in ~70–80% of hoarding disorder cases.