Clear out one drawer

Empty a single drawer, keep only what you use, and put it back neatly.

Why it helps

A drawer is small enough to finish in one sitting, and finishing something small makes the next tidy-up easier to start. You also stop digging through clutter every time you need a pair of scissors.

How to do it

1. Tip everything from one drawer onto a table.
2. Sort into keep, bin and belongs elsewhere.
3. Wipe the empty drawer and return the keepers, grouped by use.

Make it easier

Clear only the front half of the drawer.

Make it harder

Do a whole shelf or a second drawer straight after.