0:00.0	Steveer Robbins here.
0:04.3	Welcome to the Get It Done Guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.
0:08.1	It's that time of year again!
0:10.6	Time to show the people around you how much you love them by buying them stuff.
0:15.2	Because if money and love aren't the same thing, I don't know what is.
0:19.7	We spend our holidays buying gifts for two kinds of people.
0:22.9	We give gifts to people we love, and we give gifts to people we feel obligated to give to.
0:28.4	In some particularly sadistic workplaces, we're even forced to buy gifts for people we would
0:32.6	rather see sacrifice to the crocodile gods. If you want to work less and do more giving,
0:38.8	streamline the unpleasant giving, and give your loved ones the kind of gift they'll remember for a lifetime.
0:44.3	Tip number one is to standardize your gifts of burden. For obligatory and mandatory gifts,
0:49.8	make your life easy. Pre-decide on several standard gifts for the season. That beautiful cocktail table photography book you saw at the overstock store?
0:58.3	You can get 16 copies for $3.19.
1:00.9	Go for it.
1:02.2	What if your recipients are heartless, evil sociopaths who aren't fans of Akita puppies?
1:07.2	Tough Nogies.
1:08.8	If they wanted a meaningful present, they should have put more effort into making you happy.
1:14.2	Tip number two is to give the gift of experience.
1:18.4	Research has shown that things quickly lose their meaning.
1:21.7	Remember that combination, toe scraper, melon ball, or screwdriver you thought would change your life?
1:26.9	I'll bet it's sitting right next to the
1:28.4	bicycle-powered action figure of your favorite presidential candidate. The advertising industry
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