Steven Robbins here. Welcome to the Get It Done Guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

When someone asks for a small favor, it can seem like, well, a small favor. But small things add up.

If I had $1 for every person who's downloaded a Get It Done Guy podcast, I would be making a superb living.

Sadly, I can't afford a mansion, but I can afford a cardboard box. Not only does it protect me from the rain, it's

surprisingly nutritious and high in fiber. Taking on too much can crush your life. In fact,

just doing too much can make it really hard to appreciate anything about your daily life.

When you're zooming through at 90 miles an hour, you don't get many chances to stop and

smell the flowers.

There's a simple rule for figuring out how much of your life is being sucked up by small

things.

It's called the 33 rule.

30 minutes a day equals 2.5 hours per work week, that's 10 hours per month, or 120 hours per year,

which is three work weeks. 30 minutes a day equals three weeks a year. If you wonder why you

don't get more vacation time, it may be because you're spending way too much time doing the small stuff.

Here are six tips to cut down on the small stuff and get back some of your me time.

Tip number one, beware of small, regular commitments.

When someone asks you to take on a new commitment, estimate how much daily time it will

take.

If they want you to be steward of the break room every

morning, and it takes you 15 minutes to replace the filter, scour the burner, throw away yesterday's

garbage, and restock the coffee, that time adds up. If 30 minutes is three weeks a year, 15 minutes

is 1.5 weeks a year. That one yes will cost you a week and a half of work time. If you're

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