Steven Robbins here.

Welcome to the Get It Done guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

When I roll out of bed, the first thing I do on my way to brush my teeth is check my Blackberry,

to see if anything life-changing and critical has happened between the hours of 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. while I was sleeping.

Apparently, Bernice has an emergency problem with her fonts and needs help using small caps.

As a strong proponent of proper font usage, I have to help. By the time I've brushed for two minutes

with an appropriate fluoride toothpaste, I'm already captured by the

trivia of the day. Dashed are any hopes I might have had of doing anything reasonable with my time.

It seems we human beings like bright, shiny objects. When any distracting tidbit beckons, we let

ourselves be derailed and we go bounding happily after the distraction.

Bernice's email distracted me because I didn't have anything else on my plate.

Well, to be more accurate, I had a lot on my plate.

I just let her distraction come in before I'd committed to my activities for the day.

Yet, in the moment, her plight was just way more compelling than sitting down to figure out what I should do today.

After all, I know that one of the things on my to-do list today is shopped for a new shredder.

If I were a spy, engrossed in international intrigue, that would be really fun.

I could shred state secrets, thus dooming my political enemies and making me boss. But I'm not. I just want

to shred my latest credit card statement. You can't be too careful, you know. Today's tip came from

my friend Jameson Detweiler, who's about to launch a new productivity tips website called

lessdoing.com. The time to choose today's to-do list is yesterday. Too late. But, wait,

all is not lost, since the time to choose tomorrow's to-do list is today. Today, you have the

objectivity to think clearly about tomorrow. You can simply recline in your hammock while having your feet massaged

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