A key ingredient to feeling organized is having a space that’s organized. That logic also helps explain the ubiquity of the junk drawer. It’s simply not realistic to have a dedicated spot for every item you own, so assigning a single destination where you can house all the leftover stuff makes sense. That is, until you can’t find your utility scissors or flashlight or stamps or favorite highlighter or double-sided tape when you need any of those things.
Regular organizing conventions won’t help you keep track of everything in your junk drawer—or any other storage area, for that matter. For example, nicely labeling your boxes is great, but if…
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