Steveer Robbins here.

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

Listener Alex writes in,

How can I get smarter creating systems?

I want to make systems in my life, like a system for bill paying, a system for laundry, that sort of thing.

I'm trying to find guidelines on how to make systems.

Systems, I love systems. Systems.

I love systems.

I love them so much.

I often forget that the rest of the world's population hasn't spent their lives,

obsessively making systems and automating their lives.

In fact, I'll bet you spent your childhood doing stuff like playing with friends.

Must have been nice.

So, today, let's discuss what systems

are and how to create systems to help your life run easier. In the simplest case, a system

is just an action you repeat to get a result that you want. My pal Melvin puts his shoes on

one at a time every day. He ties the laces of the left one first, in a double knot so that it doesn't slip,

then he ties the right shoe. He's been doing it this way since he was five. This is his system

for putting on shoes. Most of us unconsciously make systems for washing ourselves,

brushing our teeth, choosing clothes, and doing that weekly shopping. Over time, these become automated systems.

Some of us have systems that work better than others. Queen Europa's system for choosing

clothes ends up with her looking like a fashion model. Melvin's system for choosing clothes makes him

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