Finding Your True Voice

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Sometime we get so used to doing things one way that we fail to realize that it is the wrong way.

Not too long ago I was reading out loud too my wife when my infant daughter decided to make her contribution.  I had two choices: stop talking and wait, or talk louder.  I chose the latter, and in the process discovered something interesting.  For an unknown amount of time, I had been talking incorrectly.

Since I am not versed in the scientific terminology, I will do my best to describe what happened in laymen's terms. As many of you probably have noticed, when a person get stressed, their voice tends to get somewhat higher in pitch (that is a bass can sound like a tenor and so forth). By attempting to talk louder I relaxed the muscles in my throat and my true, and noticeably (at least to me) deeper voice came out.  This got me thinking, What other hidden habits do I need to change?

Have you suddenly noticed a bad habit that you were previously unaware of?  If so, please share in the comments section below.