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Cleaning out all my cables... How do *you* organize your misc electronics like cables and small storage? (please do not answer if you have no organization beyond "drawer")
@zenspider I put each cable in its own plastic bag. It still ends up with everything in a drawer (or rather a box), but at least said drawer is kept tidy. And cables don’t get intertwined.
@zenspider F*ck no. I have like five drawers.
@dcrossney good to know you can follow simple instructions
@zenspider You never said no humor. 
@zenspider Breakdown for the humorless. Drawers are actually Ikea baskets.
* Extension cords, power strips, and outlet adapters (including international ones).
* Computer power cords, in case all of the ones I'm using suddenly disappear, apparently.
* Network cables. Bagged and labeled by type/length.
* USB stuff. A/B, micro, mini, C, whatever. Some are grouped and bagged.
* Small devices and cables for stuff that may no longer exist and I will surely never use. Many bagged for labeling.
@zenspider I currently have them sorted in a few broad categories in gallon ziplock bags - IIRC, the categories at least include a/v, usb-c, usb-*, and misc? Power adapters go in a separate box. I'm currently trying out something else I saw online though, which is to store cables in used toilet paper rolls, like this: https://www.instructables.com/TP-Roll-Organizer-Box-instructable/
@alpha @zenspider Situation: 6 person household, 3 adults, 3 children. Wide assortment of computers, phones, and USB powered toys.
I have 2 storage spots, an easy access cabinet with plastic 4 inch tub style parts drawers from uline and longer term in the garage. Two tubs are for cables. One is various USB and the other is small power extension cords.
Long term is bag divided in the garage. A/V and less common cables like an old VGA are in there.
I don’t have anything better than “tech doom boxes” that sometimes get twisty tied. This looks like a good setup.
@zenspider Recursive containers approach.
I keep three clear, bankers-box sized plastic totes with lids, each filled with 1-gallon unlabeled ziploc bags, each bag contains a tiny mess. Nothing outside a bag. Each bag is a logical clustering (e.g., ethernet, power, audio, GoPro, phones). Each tote is also a clustering.