We already do this with food. You look at the milk carton, see the "Best By" date, and make a decision. You don't feel sad when you throw away sour milk. You feel relieved.
Before we dive into the practical checklists, let’s look at why humans crave dates. A date is an anchor. When you look at an object or a note without a date, your brain experiences a phenomenon known as "temporal ambiguity." You know you bought the ketchup sometime , but was it last month or last election cycle? date everything