"Many of the day-to-day behaviors in which we engage without even thinking about them are really quite complex, comprised of many smaller, discrete, singular, specific sub-behaviors that we perform in a certain order.  Consider "one" behavior done easily even when you are tired and distracted: Brushing your teeth.  When you think about it (which we rarely do), brushing is really a bunch of distinct simple behaviors performed one after another.  Just analyze the task (Ah ha! Now you know where the name came from)."

Some good examples using everyday activities and a short introduction to task analysis.

Read: Task Analysis

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