When it comes to house cleaning and organization, I’ve always taken a more relaxed approach.

And I, for one, am taking notes.

Here are their best tips:

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From the “one-touch rule” to “procrastination tasks,” the tactics people have to stay organized are GENIUS.

I tick things off the list when I want to procrastinate or need a short break from something else.

u/7s7z

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“Try the ‘one-touch’ rule touch everything once.

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Don’t put something down if you’ll need to move it to put it away later.”

“Finish the job.

Laundry isn’t done until it is put away.

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Dishes aren’t done until they are put away.

u/msmaynards

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“I learned this phrase working in restaurants: ‘Full hands in, full hands out.’

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I’m trying to get my husband on board with this.

“All things alike stay together.

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“I live in a four-story townhouse.

I transport those items every time I go up and down the stairs.”

“Put things where you need them.

A woman stands in a bathroom, holding a bar of soap, and places it in a drawer beneath the sink

Laundry piling up in the bathroom?

Put a hamper in there.

Is mail taking up your whole kitchen table?

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Put a mail sorter on the wall nearby.

Understand that just because you must reorganize or sort doesn’t mean your system doesn’t work.

It just means you use it!”

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“Spend 10 minutes a day, before bed, just putting things back where they go.”

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“Google Tasksis efficient for making to-do lists.

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Tasks take like 5 seconds per item, so it’s great for me.”

“For me, it’s using a label maker.

“The idea fromKonMariis that every item in your house has a ‘home.’

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“If you have a clothes dryer,neverput clean clothes in a basket.”

“Dont put it down put it away.”

And then, if we dont, I ask, ‘How do I get rid of it?'”

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