Isn't there a simpler solution?

Sorting through old magazines recently, I came across four covers that caught my eye (probably the very same thing that made me buy them in the first place). Each of them had story teasers about clutter. "Control Clutter Now!" "Seven Simple Solutions to Clutter!" "How to Banish Clutter For Good!" And, no doubt, I read those articles with particular interest because I'm all about the organization. But what struck me the other day-- and maybe I was just feeling particularly cynical-- is that there's a much simpler solution. Yes, you can roll your towels and stack them into a pyramid, yes you can put a trash can near your front door so that junk mail goes straight into the bin (and not onto your dining table), and lord knows that any number of places will happily sell you any number of containers in which to cleverly squirrel away your clutter. But there's an even simpler solution: Have Less Stuff. I know that sounds simultaneously impossible and naive. You're thinking there's no possible way you could part with anything in your house. It's all valuable/useful/loved/sentimental/etc. And it may well be all of those things. But do you really need it? This is a question I wrestle with constantly. We're only two people in a three-bedroom house. And it's full. Not scary, overcrowded full, but full nonetheless. Why do we have so much stuff? Can we live without it? I'm not suggesting that we sell all of our belongings and live in a cave for a few years. But having fewer things, living a simpler life, not consuming so much... isn't that a worthwhile goal, instead of overcrowding one's house and life?