As you move through life, try moving in a continuous sweep, smooth and purposeful, like a dancer on the dance floor. Actually, make it a continuous swoop.

One of the things that sets apart people who seem to be organized all the time, so organized that they seldom, if ever, have to get this place cleaned up is this habit. They swoop everything quickly back into order, before it gets a chance to become clutter. Here’s a simple example: When you break an egg, swoop the shell directly into the trash, without putting it down on the counter to be moved later. By doing so, you eliminate living with an eggshell on the counter and also save the step of wiping up egg goop! This is the one step method.