Maximum usefulness

Page 77 of the Big Book talks about fitting ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us.

One way of doing this is discharging one's duties as soon as they arise rather than putting them off and letting things build up.

Here's the simple tip: go to bed an hour earlier, get up an hour earlier, and get everything up to date before you start the ordinary business of the day. Do this for one or two weeks and you'll likely discover yourself all caught up.

Sometimes efficiency is seen as a quality that some people have and others do not. It is actually a practice that can be fostered. This requires putting service to others ahead of comfort.