You ask what is the Pinball effect? Just like a pinball that is bouncing all around from side to side - up and down- and tossed to and fro by levers thrown in it's way.
I have, in my excitment to get organized, been doing just that. I know what you are saying and you are right! (my husband loves it when I say that) I will just have to Organize my Organization.
When I went to take pictures of the areas I had messed up in the name of organization. I found there were only three areas.
A Hallway I had started to put things in so I could begin organizing my storage room and new playroom
A bathroom were I had emptied all the cupboards and drawers so I could de-clutter and re-organize. I started this room because I was cleaning it and I just had to dig in
And a basket I had been storing school supplies in. Definitely a future post. I started on this basket because it was 4:00 in the morning ( I do that sometimes) and I had to think of something quiet to do.
I also was in the middle of canning pears