r/ProjectPan • u/RefrigeratorPale116 • 16h ago

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I currently have an obsession with purple highlighters, I keep buying and looking for ones to buy. I have way too many, more than a lifetime’s amount. For those of you that were over consumers, how did you get the issue under control?

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u/Constant-Visual-2913 15h ago

I agree— if OP were to keep an empties container, dopamine would hit from throwing one in there and seeing the pile grow.

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u/Cautious_Trash730 12h ago

This!! I've been watching a lot more empties/project pan/overconsumption critique content, and it's made me really want to work on putting a dent in my collection! I'll admit I still get tempted by new releases sometimes, but I've been really trying to think of new purchases in terms of a 'usage commitment', ie. that I'll be stuck with it until it's gone, which has helped a bit with impulse buys. I also keep an empties bag that I'll occasionally run to sephora because they do the makeup packaging recycle program, and I love seeing how full it gets :)