Baby Steps: Efficiency Builds Slowly, But Impressively
In the book, ‘ Cheaper by the Dozen ’ , the father of a family of 12 is . . . ( wait for it ) : an efficiency expert . Because, he’d have to be, right ? (Ba- dum -cha.) But, t he book is actually non-fiction; it’s written by 2 of the 12 children in the family. And, the mom was actually an efficiency expert, too. Truth is stranger than fiction, amiright? There’s this on e early scene in the book, where the Dad is buttoning his shirt from the bottom up . Why ? Well, because it’s faster = more efficient, of course . Probably because your hands are closer to the bottom of your shirt, than the top of your shirt . How many people actually button from the bottom up , though ? Just about nobody . Why ? Because it’s different . It seems weird . No one else does it . It’ a departure from your normal procedure. ...