1. A method for assisting object organization comprising: in response to a first object being subjected to an action, the first object having a controlling attribute, updating a first list of a plurality of controlling attribute-specific lists corresponding to the controlling attribute of the first object according to a sort criterion related to the action, each list of the plurality of controlling attribute-specific lists corresponding to a controlling attribute and having a plurality of entries ordered according to the sort criterion and providing alternatives as to how the action can be performed relative to objects having the controlling attribute; and, in response to the plurality of controlling-attribute specific lists being invoked as to a second object, the second object having a controlling attribute, displaying a second list of the plurality of controlling attribute-specific lists corresponding to the controlling attribute of the second object to provide alternatives as to how the action can be performed relative to the second object.