I second that!!!

Aw, thank you!!

I'm so glad! I’m also thinking of how to incorporate this *purposefully* into my own organization. So far I’m thinking clear bins, and a designated “to do” shelf? So there’s also a built in limit, too. But I’m not sure that will actually work longer than a couple of weeks! Anyway, if you think of anything, please let me know!!

​@perezbrenna_ Great video! I've never thought of my piles as "to do lists" but that totally makes sense! Have you ever seen Cass' Clutterbug videos? She has ADHD as well, and is an organizational expert (ironic, eh?🤣) who came up with 4 types of organizing styles, each named after a bug. The "Butterfly" and "Bee" styles are very visual and need those visual reminders to stay organized. If you look those up, it may help give you some great ideas while still having it look pretty and organized. You're on the right track with clear bins! The difference between the two visual bugs is that Butterflies are "macro" organizers, and Bees are "micro" organizers. Example: a Butterfly would throw all their receipts for the year into one bin and if they needed to find something, they would know approximately where it would be because the most recent receipts would be towards the top. A Bee might put them all in one bin, but the bin would have dividers for the months, or perhaps categories like, car, insurance, medical, large purchases, etc. Butterflies need for things to be VERY easy to put away. Bees prioritize finding things quickly. Anyone can be a different bug for different areas that need organizing as well. For example, someone might be a Butterfly organizing their paperwork, but a Bee with their make-up collection... or even go so far as being a Cricket with their spices in the kitchen. Crickets and Ladybugs are "out of sight" organizers, and don't like visual clutter, Crickets being micro, and Ladybugs being macro. Normally most people are either visual or out of sight organizers, but it's _possible_ to cross over in some areas. Hope this helps! I'm subscribing right now! You are my people! 😂

Yes!! I had the same realization about tabs!! Haha

Yes!! Exactly!!

Recursion.

It's kinda funny that it's just so normal to me that piles of things are just another form of to-do lists. XD But personally, I don't think I could live by "out of sight, out of mind", because unfortunately, a lot of things that are _in_ sight are _also_ out of mind. :/ And I know if I depend too much on having things in sight, those piles will start to mix and result in confusion. So I do a combination of the "piles" thing and digital lists. I'm still trying to figure things out. 😅

I found it helpful to buy LOTS of clear plastic bins in various sizes, which I load up with materials sorted (and labeled) by project. It's neat and space efficient but allows me to store away longer term plans while still holding faith that I will eventually redeem all the planning and purchasing I did to get through the prerequisite mental labor. It was a real breakthrough for me when I extended beyond the baseline organizational strategy of grouping tools and materials by profession/hobby. The latter started getting sketchy as individual skillsets started requiring subdivision (i.e. electrical work splitting into home electrical, automation/circuitry stuff like Arduino, and industrial stuff like machine maintenance). And it really fell apart when even those subdivisions started each having a baseline toolset but also serving specific plans that kept growing in number and complexity while also _spanning_ tooling/skillsets). It didn't take long to realize that often when I couldn't find a thing, I couldn't confidently guess where I would have put it in the generalized sorting structure, or even what it was called. But I always remember _why_ (for what project) I had it - even if I now wanted some of it for something else. Now, my layered general-to-specific organizational approach is a fairly complete encoding of the conceptual/mental models behind all the ambitions that my personal space contains. But the "list piles" are the last crucial ingredient. Ultimately, there is no substitute for giving the most important/urgent things _intrusive_ presence, once again enlisting my physical space to manage and prioritize what my brain cannot. That's why it has to be messy, and it has to be inconvenient. Out of sight is out of mind. For the ADHD-afflicted, even out of the _way_ is out of mind.

For me the issue with the Roomba is the prep work!