Order creates capacity because fewer resources are spent finding what already exists.

RESILIENCE

WHAT THIS MEANS

Every minute spent looking for something is a minute of capacity you do not get back. Multiply the searching across a week, the misplaced file, the forgotten commitment, the tool that was not where it should be, and the total is substantial. Order is not tidiness for its own sake; it is the recovery of that time. The benefit is invisible because it consists of things that did not happen.

Track how often you search for something this week. Then fix the two most common cases with a designated place. The return arrives quietly and continuously.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

How much of your week goes to looking for things you own?

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