A useful home screen makes the next task easy to find. It does not need to display every installed app, and it does not need to look like someone else's carefully staged screenshot.
Choose the jobs, not a theme
Write down the four or five things you reach for most often: communication, a calendar, a reading app or a travel tool. Put those within easy reach. Leave occasional utilities in the app drawer or another page. This separates access from ownership: an app can remain installed without occupying your first screen.
Remove visual obligations
Review widgets by what they help you decide. A weather widget may be useful before leaving; several overlapping information panels may simply compete for attention. Remove one redundant widget and live with the change before reorganizing everything. Removing a shortcut or widget is different from uninstalling the app, so read the action label before confirming.
Give folders a practical name
Use names based on a task, such as Travel or Read, rather than a clever label you will forget. Avoid putting urgent tools several layers away. If a launcher supports different arrangements, use its documented controls; menu names vary across phones.
Check the result tomorrow
Notice whether you open the right app more easily and whether an important shortcut became harder to find. Restore anything that caused friction. Digital Wellbeing's usage information can help you reflect on habits, but the objective here is a useful arrangement, not achieving a universal screen-time target.
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