This is Steveer Robbins.

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

Earbuds. I just love earbuds.

Since much of my prospecting coaching and negotiation work happens by phone,

earbuds are an intimate part of my life.

If you've ever purchased earbuds, you know that some kinds come with these cute

little plastic things that fit your earbud perfectly in the ear. So they're like a kitten, nestled

in a basket that's just the right size. Only in the case of your ear, the basket is lined

with earwax, which I guess helps keep the kittens fur nice and shiny. When you get little earbud attachments, however, you only use the one for right now.

The rest, you save for later, and where do you save them?

Right over there on your desk behind that stack of books.

Or maybe somewhere else.

Earbuds come with earpieces.

Drills with replacement drill bits. Electric clippers have attachments to cut hair to different lengths. Driers have an extra lint screen. Air conditioners come with extra window ceiling foam. Network routers come with an extra network cable. Designer pens and pencils have extra detachable fur coverings. Frank Perdue, the founder of Purdue Chicken Parts,

used to do television commercials where he said, parts is parts. Now, he was referring to chicken

parts, but the same principle applies. Parts is parts, and you need to have a way to know

what goes with what, and to find stuff when you need it. Otherwise, you have parts coming out

of your ears, and that's not good you need it. Otherwise, you have parts coming out of your

ears, and that's not good, because they might knock the kittens loose. Organize your physical

bits. When something you buy comes with spare physical bits like earbuds, gather together

all the bits and put them in a Ziploc bag. Write on a small piece of paper what it is

they belong to.

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