Read the pile
Sort the chair’s contents into dirty laundry, rewearable clothing, clean clothing, repairs, and items belonging elsewhere. Notice which category is largest. A hamper placed across the room may explain the dirty clothes, while an overfilled drawer may explain the clean ones. Fix the destination before returning everything to it. Otherwise, the cleared chair will become the easiest landing place again by evening.
Keep one intentional pause
Provide a limited rewear area and a contained repair spot if those categories genuinely occur. Put clean clothes away in batches small enough to finish. Keep tomorrow’s outfit separate if preparing it helps your routine, using suitable supports instead of stacking it under unrelated pieces. At the end of the day, clear the chair so it can serve its original purpose. If it fills repeatedly, change the placement or capacity of the relevant destination. Treat the pile as information about friction, not evidence that you need a more complicated organizing system.
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