alt Hacker NewsMy low-tech solution to organizing electronic parts is to use shoeboxes, with written labels at the end, and plastic bags inside to organize the various groups of items.
They stack, and I am lazy, and so I put the one I just pulled out from the middle of the stack back on top. So the ones on top are the ones I use. If they are at the bottom they don't get used much.
On the other hand, I don't care which ones I use a lot as I am not trying find candidates for eviction. I just care about not having to pull items out of the bottom of a stack of five shoeboxes. It happens, because frequency != importance.
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scottlawson • today at 12:30 AM
shoeboxes are a great size for containers, but does it bother you that they aren't transparent? I really like having clear containers.
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Yeah, frequency and importance are different signals.
This works well for deciding what stays nearby, but not necessarily what to get rid of.
Something like a toolbox or a charger you rarely use might only get a few dots, but when you need it, you really need it.