How to Organize Chaos

1. ID the manner of chaos

• Is it a disorganized, messy office space?
• Or perhaps a disorganized, messy social life?
• Maybe it's your writing?
• Maybe, just maybe, the chaos is in your head?

2. Spend quality time with your junk. Get to know it; understand it; FEEL it.

3. Set a goal

• An office where the desk is visible?
• A life where you have space to breathe?
• A clear, concise, compelling piece of writing?
• A mind more like a still pond, than an enraged ape?

4. Sort the jumble. Only keep the elements that match your goal.

5. Group like items

6. Prioritize items based on goal

7. Purge irrelevant or duplicative items

8. Order what's left

Finalize w/ fine tuning

Bask in your glory