Aid to failing memory

[Toolmaker51]

Paint marking is good, that idea is a little quicker than mine. I record info on the smallest size of sticky note and put in the drawer. Those administrative geniuses restricted by 'the box' call it Kanban, copying the Japanese system we (Deming) taught them, then too wowed to assign a term in English, alienate a portion of intended workforce.
My drawer ID system is numerical, starting literally at #1, not by the contents, just cabinet by cabinet. The table of contents was handwritten way back when, now in Excel. Reorganizing is pouring one into a different position, switching numerals in Excel and re-sort A-Z. Bingo. I don't refer to the list often, the hardware is arranged by what it relates to. When it started, I pulled out all the drawers and filled them with what I had, shuffling them into order. By not filling every compartment, additional items are inserted physically and digitally.
Keep your sanity, don't google Kanban. Infinite layers of non-productive administrative types generating un-salable costs. Except for the companies selling it as a product (wtf!) or service.