How to deal with clumsy people & be less clumsy

I’m not clumsy! I’m just accident prone. The floor just hates me, the table and chairs are bullies, and door and walls get in my way, Anonymous.

The clumsy person has six thumbs on each hand, they are often dropping things, bumping into walls, hurting themselves, falling over or tripping over themselves and everything around them. They can become dangerous to themselves and others if they are not properly monitored and supervised.

Clumsy people, even when they have the best of intentions and good will, can get us into big trouble in certain contexts and situations. Imagine he is trying to fix your toilet at four o’clock on a Saturday afternoon. He has an accident, then breaks your toilet and floods the kitchen.  

What can you do about it?

• Prevention is better than cure, make sure that they have not been assigned some critical, important, or dangerous tasks without proper supervision and instruction. Do not allow them to take on tasks beyond their knowledge, competencies, and skills. Of course, do it with kindness and respect, but firmly.
• Provide them with the resources, competencies, tools, support, and training needed to feel confident and get their job done securely and appropriately.
• Monitor their work and activities closely if you do not want to experience any unpleasant surprises, provide them with regular feedback, and reward them when they carry out the task as you’ve asked.

How to be less clumsy

• Avoid multitasking, being slave to a rigid schedule and a busy and jam-packed agenda full of meetings, tasks, and deadlines, and focus on one thing at a time.
• Don’t sweat and get distracted on the meaningless, useless, and insignificant things but instead, focus on the things that truly matters, what you can control and change, what is really meaningful, important, and significant.
• Strive to focus on your actions and tasks, and giving your best effort here and now. Keep your focus on what you are doing to avoid distractions, mistakes, and accidents, and every time when your mind wanders away to other matters, stop and notice that, and then go back to focus on what you are currently doing.
• Simplify your life, live a more minimalistic lifestyle, remove junk from your life (get rid of superfluous, irrelevant, and unnecessary stuff), and declutter your desktop, home, and life.
• Live a more active lifestyle, do more exercise, sports, play, and outdoor activities, and watch less television. Exercising regularly can improve your strength, motor skills, balance, body control, and coordination.
• Have regular eye exams to address any vision problems as soon as possible. Clumsiness, headaches, and lack of coordination may be caused by a vision problem. It could be a sign of ear infection or other ear problem, including hearing loss.
• Quit smoking, drinking, and taking drugs. Sleep seven to eight hours on average. Eat a more balanced and nutritious diet.
  If you drink too much alcohol or take drugs, you may experience clumsiness due to intoxication.
• If you have often and/or sudden issues with coordination and balance paired with other symptoms, there could be a serious underlying health condition, such as stroke, brain tumor, Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease.