I really dislike paperwork. What works for me is to take pictures of my paperwork and just store them chronologically. When I need something, the search by text on my phone has proven very accurate.
Get things done asap. I do the dishes immediately after eating. I deal with all paperwork as soon as it comes to my attention. I write shopping lists before going to the stores. Every appointment or meet up with friends gets put in my calendar.
The big benefit of this approach is that I get a lot of things done and don't become stressed out about unfinished chores.
Im oddly both. Im generally unorganized but if I have control of my environment I will both organize as I go and do spurts of organizing. When I have enough time things will get organized but I like them organized by practicality or ease of use although sometimes that does not matter and I will do alphabetical or date or such.
Disorganized chaos, spending a lot of time focusing my weak spots. Being naturally chaotic, and trained organized, I hope to achieve a complete outcome
At home, it's a disorganized collection of locally organized systems. The degree of organization depends on how much I care about each individual area.
At work it's mostly disorganized, but that's mostly the nature of the job itself. I thrive in this environment, as it's pretty chaotic in nature, and my part of it is basically making sure that it works anyhow. I'm pretty nazi when it comes to IP assignments, as the routing tables are very organized. But I don't give two shits about the cabling, as that changes every few weeks anyway.
Things have an exact place so I know where I can find just about anything I know I have, but that place isn't exactly "neat." Lol
I'm highly organized when it comes to more intangible things like planning. I need to know exactly what I'm doing, where I'm going, and when. I have a plan and I stick to it.