It is my solemn duty to me to inform you that most of your stuff is going to be crap.
That may not be news to you, or it may. It's something to keep in mind, nonetheless.
Personally, I don't keep stuff I do that I think is bad. I know others who do. It's up to you.
There are arguments pro and con ("What if you throw it away and you're wrong?" "Why keep mistakes? You'll just repeat them!"). All I know is I can only remember one I wish I'd kept instead of tossing, and that was nearly 20 years ago! (And the only reason I regret tossing it is because it was a good start at a style I resumed writing in ten years later.)
The point is, if you keep your crap, you're probably going to be keeping a lot of it. Flushing it just feels so much better.
At least it does to me.

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