"Don Aslett, in his book, How to Handle 1,000 Things at Once, gives the following humorous but true list of things that don’t work: Exchanging rent for help around the house Lending books Cleaning paint brushes “later” Painting without a drop cloth Letting a baby play with something valuable Walking to the mailbox in your socks Carrying a bucket that’s too full Repairs on plastic toys Surgery for obesity Moving the piano or refrigerator by yourself because you’re in a hurry Wearing new boots on a long hike Wearing anything that is too small for you Turning up the temperature on the oven so something will get done faster You would think we would know by now that these things never work. Yet we keep trying them. The Bible says, a wise man will foresee evil but the simple-minded will pass on and be punished. Let’s be wise enough today to do what works so we can redeem the time. "