One of the days, I reached office in the morning, setup my laptop. Something was missing!, yes the mouse!. For a moment, there was a feeling of guilt - missing something very basic and thoughts about how to manage the day without one. This incident made me think of the all the stuff that I have been carrying daily to work / school. We don't want to miss carrying the critical stuff everyday. However, given the human nature, there is a tendency to have some occasional forgetfulness.
Out of the current list of stuff that I carry, laptop and the accessories are the key to perform daily work. The rest of the items get added based on priority and importance. During my early days in the software industry, I did not have a laptop but still carried a similar office bag. However, the bag was not lightweight and there were all kinds of other stuff like stationary, some personal papers like bank statements and other important docs. Only time I did not carry any bag for work was during tenure in the manufacturing shop floor. Those were the days of glory when I would go empty handed. Off course carrying the ID card was very important.
School days( read in India), especially up to grade 7 required carrying most of my text books and the respective notebook to take notes. Commuting in the city buses with the heavy bag was always a challenge. However, the weight of the bag reduced gradually as I passed thru my high school and college. During my engineering days, it was common to find guys carrying just one notepad or a file with lots of sheets...
