[Question] How do you organize your collection?

Ok, after over 30 years and 3000 books, I've realized that my collection has become vaguely organized at best. My two most recent longboxes are basically chronological at this point. I buy 'em, read 'em and stick 'em in the back of the box.

But I want to stop this.

I used to file them in the basic "comic store back issue style" of alphabetical and then numerical. However, over time I've expanded into the past and I have many silver and bronze issues alongside copper and modern books. It doesn't make sense to me to keep keys mixed in with beaten up readers just to keep things alphabetized.

I know someone who groups story arcs and crossovers together. I have a friend who organizes according to artist or writer, then by character. There are many ways to do this.

So how do YOU organize? Are there any interesting ways to keep your comics without looking like the worlds smallest comic dealer?