I think this post takes search efficacy to be by far the most important factor in room tidiness, and I agree it’s important, but I don’t think it’s SO much more important than e.g. just clearing floor space. I’m about to “cheat” at cleaning my room by putting my various junk into some plastic boxes, which will probably not substantially improve search efficacy and may even make it worse, but I think this is entirely worth it just for reducing the friction in moving around my room.
I’m about to “cheat” at cleaning my room by putting my various junk into some plastic boxes, which will probably not substantially improve search efficacy and may even make it worse,
I recommend labeling the boxes, and/or making them visually distinct (unless they all hold identical items).
I think this post takes search efficacy to be by far the most important factor in room tidiness, and I agree it’s important, but I don’t think it’s SO much more important than e.g. just clearing floor space. I’m about to “cheat” at cleaning my room by putting my various junk into some plastic boxes, which will probably not substantially improve search efficacy and may even make it worse, but I think this is entirely worth it just for reducing the friction in moving around my room.
I recommend labeling the boxes, and/or making them visually distinct (unless they all hold identical items).
Yeah, they’re transparent boxes for this reason, and I plan to label them as well.