Most organizing systems fail within weeks — this one rule actually sticks.

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Getting organized is like dieting. Everyone knows how to do it, but the problem is getting around to it -- to clearing out clutter, cleverly organizing what remains and then maintaining the results.

Getting organized is like dieting. Everyone knows how to do it, but the problem is getting around to it — to clearing out clutter, cleverly organizing what remains and then maintaining the results.

Much is made of clutter: common sources of clutter, the effects of all that stuff on how we live our lives, the importance of reducing clutter, how to stop clutter before it starts. Then there are the ...