We spend a lot of our time moving objects from place to place and looking for them. Unless you have a perfect photographic memory, without a way to organize things, you will always spend an inordinate time looking for things. In fact, a great organizational system can easily shave off a ton of searching time. Additionally, a cluttered desk can also cause you a certain level of cognitive stress. While there are tons of systems out there, any of which is right for anyone, I suggest you try a few different systems until you come to the right one – hopefully as quickly as possible. For example, while I swear by GTD, there are others who like other systems, like Marie Kondo’s. They are all different and work differently for different people. Try them out and see which works best for you. There is even the “throw everything on the lawn” tactic and only bring back into the house what you truly need.  support the show: https://anchor.fm/60usefulseconds/support