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Do you have an organization strategy? I was recently leafing through an old business magazine from the early 2000s, and I came across an article on organization skills. Specifically, organization skills to help you regain control over your schedule, your environment and your life. Although this article wasn’t about design, I found a lot of what it said still applies to today’s businesses and us as designers. Here's my spin on the article with some of my knowledge to bring you four basic organization principles to help you as a designer. Clear out the clutter In today's society, it's not uncommon to feel overloaded. We deal with too much stuff. Too many obligations, too many tools and resources, too much information. Clearing out the clutter means doing away with anything that is unnecessary. Clutter takes up time, space, energy and money. Make yourself a plan to clear out as much clutter from these areas as you can. Tackle them one at a time and free yourself. A place for everything The number one reason for