Systems are what make room for the ideas. Knowing where your files live, when you work and what comes next means the interesting decisions get your energy instead of the admin, and nothing good gets lost because it was on a scrap of paper. The messy genius picture is mostly a story told afterwards by people who were never in the room.

Set up one boring habit this week. A single folder, a fixed hour, a short list of what is next. Keep it dull on purpose so you never have to think about it again.