What are the different styles of organization?

What are the different styles of organization?

Mary Astadourian (Professional Organizer) gives expert video advice on: Why is it so hard to get organized?; How do I know if I am disorganized?; What are the different styles of organization? and more...

Everybody has got their own way of doing things. One of the best examples I like to use is that there are people who like to pile things up. Somebody who is more anal retentive may come in and say you're extremely unorganized, because there are big piles sitting on your desk. Those piles can be organized piles and that's okay. The key is to know yourself and to know what your abilities are. If you have an understanding of that, then you can create an organizational system for yourself that takes that into account. So, you can have piles. You just need to limit them and know that you can't let them get past a certain point, because then it does start to become unorganized. It's really about getting a sense of what works for you and what you're going to respond to.