The 1 minute rule is that whatever room Iβm in, if something will take less than a minute then it is done right away. That goes for putting things away or general tidying.
The travel bag or bags is possibly the most useful thing for me with 2 kids (3 year old and 18 months). I grabbed a bunch of tote bags that were laying around not doing anything and I put one in each of the main rooms. Anything that doesnβt belong in that room gets put in the bag. When I leave to head to another room, I take the bag with me and put away whatever goes in the room I intended to go into. Through the day I end up carrying one around the house a lot and at the end of the day I put the totes back.
The timer keeps me in line so I donβt go overboard. The house isnβt the most important thing, so I give certain chores/tasks a set time limit. Eg dishes = 5 minutes. Putting away laundry = 3 minutes. Folding laundry = 20.