Welcome to Example 2 of the Underachiever's Almanac, where we explore the subtle art of doing just enough to get by.

Here's a list of underachieving techniques:

• Procrastination through excessive screen scraping
• Setting reminders for everything, only to ignore them
• Using the "good enough" metric for all tasks

And here's a bonus tip: never, ever, under any circumstances, use the word "synergy" in a sentence.