I’d say everyone works messy, except me of course. Problem is everyone says the same thing I just did, so probably everyone works messy and think they don’t. The best way is to not slack along the way, always keep things tidy up, you add an object, rename it instantly, create a material, rename it instantly, create a collection, rename it instantly, added and object, rename it and put it on the correct collection immediately. If you already have a mess of a file, then leave it like that and just say you work very organized to the first person you see on the street. You can also pack your blend file and then unpack it so all your stuff that your file used is in one place instead all over your hard drive.
