When was the last time you thought about your appendix?

Unless you’ve experienced appendicitis, you’ve probably never considered your appendix at all. It’s a completely unnecessary part of your body. It serves no purpose whatsoever. It’s like a fork when you’re eating hot dogs: positioned near the action, but never in use.

What else, in your life, is like your appendix?

Do you have a friend who you were once close to, but now have nothing in common with? Is there a piece of furniture or technology in your house that gathers dust? Do you have a membership to a gym or clubhouse that you haven’t used in years? In other words, can you think of anything that serves no purpose whatsoever, that simply takes up space, time or energy?

If you can, I recommend emergency surgery. A metaphorical appendectomy. Get rid of the purposeless thing or person. Do it gently, so as not to leave a scar, but get it done.

There’s no need for keeping something in your life that doesn’t add to your life.