/n/ - NEET

By tidying.

>>12712
I have this same problem, where no matter how much I know I shouldn't, I tend to leave things around after I'm done using them, either out of laziness or forgetfulness. I usually wait until it gets fairly messy and then clean everything at once.

It is something you have to learn.
There is no easy way around it.
I am as chaotic as you are but I got to a point where my room could be considered "tidy".

Start with small steps.
For example I always tidy up my bed after waking up . It is the first thing I have to do in the morning even before I dress myself. It has something to do with structuring and organizing the apartment.
Having a crowded room filled with junk hinders your ability to think straight.
So another big thing for me is the only desk in my room where I spend a big part of the day. It has to be almost empty.

Everything step by step. Work your way up there. You'll love your clean room so much that you just don't want it dirty anymore.
Humans tend to become accustomed repetitive habits. It is one of the first steps out of this unstructured chaotic world most NEET's live in. A structured day is crucial for many. I'm not doing anything productive when I don't organize my day.

Structure is gross yo. I hate it.

Honestly, I keep my room clean by not owning very much stuff. I always end up leaving out things that I'm not currently using, but when they start to pile up I will put them away and never take them out again until I use them again, so I have a lot of boxes of things that have been left untouched for years, but at least they're out of the way.

I have a bad habit of collecting things and piling them up. Mainly clothes.
Strangely I manage to get the middle of my room clean, but not the corners. At the moment one end of my room is piled to the brim with junk and it desperately needs to be cleaned up BADLY. Sad thing is it's all from about 13 years ago, too.

>How do you stay tidy?
By reminding myself how disgusting it is to have shit stick to my feet, or accidentally touch weeks-old food or god knows what stains. I've let my house become a horrible mess during the worst bouts of my depression, but now, even if I feel horrible, I make myself do at least the most basic things to keep it tidy.

It's much easier to find shit when you put it where it belongs, and you don't feel crowded and disgusted with yourself nearly as much. I just keep that feeling in mind, and do what needs to be done.

Having a dirty room bothers me a lot, kitchen especially. I like cleaning and organizing. I keep a lot of things in boxes under my bed.

OP, it looks like your biggest problem is lack of storage space. If you can, get some more shelves or find some way to store stuff. It's much harder to clean (and much easier to become messy again) if stuff doesn't have a dedicated place to be put away.

I am always careful that any food/dishes make it out within a day and dirty clothes don't pile up for more than a couple weeks. I figure that having things strewn about is okay, so long as its not anything spoiled or soiled.