Are you half asleep?

I bet you are asleep!! We are really creatures of habit.

Just to see whether you are actually awake and not just going around in a kind of dazed, half asleep state, like most of us, most of the time. Try what follows.

Which arm do you use first when you are putting on a shirt, or a blouse, if you are female? The next time you get dressed, try using the other arm first.

Now your underpants, trousers or shorts, which leg do you first use? Try using the other one and see what happens.

Now, and this is a big one, believe me because I have tried it. If you are a man, which pockets do you put your wallet, or car keys, your mobile phone, your handkerchief and other things you carry around? Try putting them in different pockets and observe the confusion that results.

If you are female, try using different parts of your handbag to put things and then try to sling the bag on the other shoulder. It doesn’t feel right does it?

Now your shoes and socks (or for a woman, her pantyhose). Which foot do you normally use first? Try using the other one.

With which hand do you hold your tooth-brush to clean your teeth? – for a change, try using the other one. And combing your hair?

There are many other little changes that you can make and the results can be quite surprising. You really have to think – “now how do I do this?” It has the effect of bringing you into this moment. You actually have to think about what you are doing, not thinking of something else while doing what you usually do by habit.

Interesting. Let me know what happens.