The efficiency expert concluded his lecture with a note
of caution: "I should warn you. . .you may not want to try
these techniques at home."
"Why not?" asked someone from the back of the audience.
"Well, I speak from personal experience," the expert explained.
"For years, I watched my wife's routine at breakfast. She
made lots of trips to the refrigerator, stove, table and
cabinets, often carrying just a single item at a time.
"So finally one day I made a suggestion: 'Hon,' I said,
'Why don't you try carrying several things at once?'"
The voice from the back persisted, "And didn't that save
time?"
The expert replied, "Actually, yes. It used to take her
20 minutes to get breakfast ready.
Now I do it in seven."
of caution: "I should warn you. . .you may not want to try
these techniques at home."
"Why not?" asked someone from the back of the audience.
"Well, I speak from personal experience," the expert explained.
"For years, I watched my wife's routine at breakfast. She
made lots of trips to the refrigerator, stove, table and
cabinets, often carrying just a single item at a time.
"So finally one day I made a suggestion: 'Hon,' I said,
'Why don't you try carrying several things at once?'"
The voice from the back persisted, "And didn't that save
time?"
The expert replied, "Actually, yes. It used to take her
20 minutes to get breakfast ready.
Now I do it in seven."
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