1. Place the first chopstick in the hollow between thumb and index finger and rest its lower end below the first joint of the third finger. This chopstick remains stationary.
   
   

   

   
   
2. Hold the other chopstick between the tips of the index and middle fingers, steady its upper half against the base of the index finger, and use the tips of the thumb to keep it in place.
   
   
   

   

   
   
3. To pick up things, move the upper chopstick with index and middle fingers.