As you go through your day, you encounter thousands of opportunities to operate either efficiently or inefficiently.

Where you put your car keys when you come home at night. Which drawer you keep your coffee in. Which day you do your laundry. Which hand you pick the phone up with.

For example, when you are sitting at your desk, you might pick the phone up with your right hand. Because you are right handed, you will need to switch hands in order to take any notes or write anything down.

Why not just train yourself to pick up the phone with your left hand?

And, while you are thinking about it, where EXACTLY should your pen be?

I know. Sounds like picky, small time stuff. Until you realize that your day is made up of thousands of such activities…thousands of such choices.

Study your personal ergonomics. Resolve to live your day as skillfully as possible.

Once you have picked up this habit, make sure you start to show your children the same principals. Give them the benefit of your experience.