It’s always the same pattern: After a few hours I decide to sort everything because it runs out of control but then I never do it again so it’s getting worse than before.
When playing RuneScape like 10 years ago I sorted my bank by item color. Once I started pressing the button to deposit everything at once (because it felt soooo easy) it looked like it was sorted by color but it was significantly worse, since the items I used the most were always somewhere I didn’t expect them.
Small chest size is literally the only reason why I don’t like playing Valheim. Factorio was the worst game so far. My factory worked but it was a diabolic mess that relied on me, sometimes refilling some random chests manually.
As a classic wow enjoyer Im limed to ~100 slots of bag space. Stuff that says with me and will never get sold or deposited goes at the top of the bag where it'll never move. Usually goes by hearthstone, class items, consumes, specialized gear, followed by quest items. The items I pickup along the way go under that. While questing I'll pick out the things to either keep or sell and move it to the bottom of the bag. This includes materials and valuable items. All the junk stays in the middle and gets sold to the next vendor I cross.