Entropy is inevitable. I try and do little things that help make things less messy on my desk, which is also my home. I put a trashcan right next to it at the start of the year and it makes this just so much cleaner. Instead of throwing something I don't need on the floor, I think, "can I trash this?" and the answer is yes at least 90% of the time. Moved some cabinets next to the desk too, and separated them into sections: cords, vidjagames, all of my medicine because my body rejects the outside world and I need a veritable pharmacy to function, pencils and office supplies. Made the desk much cleaner as well, and lets me fill up corners with stuff like this, which I make while idly watching episodes of Hannibal: I find I'm less stressed when my desk is clean. Not as 'overwhelmed', in a sense.