I don't let the clerks at the checkpoint see ANYTHING of value that I may be carrying, except my laptop.

I take off all of my jewelry and zip it inside of my bag while I am out of view of the checkpoint (before I stand in line).

My driver's license comes out, my boarding pass comes out, and my wallet gets zipped back in my bag before I am in line. The wallet is never out in the open around the checkpoint. When it is time to put my license and BP back after the TDC, they are tucked into an inside pocket in my bag - I will put my license back in my wallet later so my wallet does not have to come out at the checkpoint.

My cell phone is only out if I am using an electronic boarding pass - otherwise, you guessed it - it remains zipped in my bag.

I then put my possessions on the belt in the order of least to most expensive - coat/shoes/Kippie bag first, carry-on/purse second, laptop third. I stay with my laptop for as long as possible - until it goes into the X-ray machine - and I wait for it immediately when it comes out or watch it like a hawk if I need to opt out.

Agree with the OP - if you make it easy for them, they are not going to resist (and your fellow passengers might not resist, either).