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To avoid derailing another thread:

 

I think there is a key line in your post: We think differently. We all do. What works organizationally for any given person may not work for others. Some people need things organized visually--where they can see everything. That's why, for instance, they pile stuff. They can see it. That is anathema to many naturally organized people.

 

*light bulb* I'm a piler! This is SO TRUE!

 

Any other clues that can help be more organized in a way that works for me?

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look at where things are. Then find a better/prettier way to keep them there. For example, if you have a pile of shoes by the door or next to the recliner, get a pretty basket and keep them there. Stop fighting with yourself by trying to keep them in a stand-up shoe rack in the closet. KWIM?

 

If you have a pile of books next to your bed, get a small bookshelf and get rid of the pretty decorative table.

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Do you post-its everywhere? That is a visual thing. The problem with visual people is that if things start getting cluttered, then it is over stimulating and they get overwhelmed. I am a piler, but they have to be neat piles or it is a disaster.

 

:iagree: And actually, the piles backfire, because I can't see anything under the top item, so it's like the rest of the pile disappeared anyway! I haven't figured out a solution though *sigh* The closest I've come so far is using a to-do list app on my phone and putting everything I can think of on it, as well as keeping a big spiral-bound, hard-cover notebook that I love in my "work" space in the kitchen. I put all to-dos that occur to me outside the kitchen on the app (which lives on my home screen, so I see it constantly), and I write anything and everything down in my notebook as well. Between the two, I'm doing a little better!

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