As an organizer and personality-type expert, I’ve got a lot of advice about how to organize — maybe even too much advice. In my defense, I’ve been doing it for over 10 years and wrote a book on the subject. …

There’s been a lot written about organization advice in the past few years. Advice like “Save only things that spark joy,” or “Rainbow color-coordinate your cabinets” can be very useful. But it also gives the impression that there’s only one way things should look. …

Technically, there are more than three organizing mistakes that everyone makes. But, I’ve distilled them down to the three biggest. These are the ones that once you understand what they are and how to avoid them, organizing your entire world becomes instantly easier. I’ll start with the grande dame of…