I am amazed at the way my body can open or close a door with little thought or effort. That my brain, without “my” intervention, can calculate the angle my elbow should extend to reach the handle. How it can send a signal to my muscles to determine the right effort needed to twist the knob. Rarely do I miscalculate and stand uncomfortably close when opening or closing a door. Rarely do I have to try harder or easier to turn or push the mechanism that opens it. A thoughtless act with a near perfect success rate.
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