The Organised Mind: Chapter 3, 4,

Optimising user experience like you're the product manager of your life.

1. Tap on Place Memory 为什么总会找不到手机、钥匙,但是从来不会找不到牙刷? 因为牙刷一般都放在同一个地方,形成了place memory. Place memory is why techniques such as “the mind palace” works. 做室内设计/home organisation的时候给大部分东西找一个专属的位置, and we will be compelled to place it there; spending money on these “designated functional areas” helps as it increases the opportunity costs of not using them after they've been bought. The principle is to offload the information fro your brain and into the environment. Use the environment itself to remind you of what needs to be done.

2. Have a routine and a system to externalise information and unclutter the brain.

3. Designate different areas for different tasks.