Ever hear of the book, “Cheaper by the Dozen”?
It was written by Bill and Ernestine Gilbreth (I believe) and chronicled their lives as part of 12 children, 2 parents, and a home in Montclair, NJ.
The interesting thing is….
Did you know, those two parents, Frank Butler Gilbreth and Lilianne Moller Gilbreth, are considered the founders of “Motion Study” (a way to increase efficiency by remove redundant actions/tasks)?
Even more cool, their original films can be viewed to this day over at:
archive.org/details/movies?query=frank+gilbreth
I don’t know about you, but seeing history from over a century ago, play out in real time….
Wow!
Lillian Moller Gilbreth was an incredible woman in her own right as well – she published a number of books that are still in print to this day over at:
www.amazon.com/s?k=lillian+moller+gilbreth
Your takeaway?
Really, nothing profound… simply that tiny advances you might make today can eventually grow into huge progress for the future.
Never forget that.
Enjoy!
