A few months ago, the iPhone made a major update to its web browser, Safari. In particular, the placement of the address bar.
It's always been on the top of the screen. Now, it's on the bottom.
For an embarrassing number of weeks, I asked myself, "What the heck? Everyone knows the address bar goes at the TOP of the screen since the beginning of the internet. What kind of malarky is this?!?"
Then it occurred to me. Having the address bar at the bottom allows you to operate the web browser one-handed.
No longer will iPhone users need to be inconvenienced with shimmying their thumb to the top or invoking the use of their other hand.
It's a convenience thing.
It may seem like a small thing, but think of the ramifications. Think of all the things you can do while single-handedly web browsing on your smartphone.
And the time saved when you add up all the seconds it would otherwise take to punch in a website at the top of the phone.
We can take this idea of convenience and apply it to other things. More useful and exciting things, at that.
How can you make practicing the piano more convenient?
Can you place it in a room where everyone can see it? Can you have your books set up and ready to go? Can you create a distraction-free zone around the piano?
There's room for imagination here.
Or if you're trying to build a running habit.
You could have your running clothes set out and ready to go the evening before. You could set up your iTunes playlist in advance. You could even set your alarm to wake you up with "Eye of the tiger."
In a world where convenience is everything, you may as well harness it for the power of good.