Practice with a salad. Start with large pieces and decrease the size as your skill improves. Soon you'll be plucking sesame seeds out of mid-air.

Like any other motor skill, repetition is the key to success. Several short sessions over a period of time is more effective than a big chunk of time spent in one day.

Add a little extra water to the rice before cooking, so that it's sticky enough to easily pick up with chopsticks.

2torial #0607: Learn2 Use Chopsticks (Continued) Position the chopsticks Place the first chopstick so that thicker part rests at the base of your thumb and the thinner part rests on the lower side of your middle fingertip. Next: Bring your thumb forward so that it traps the stick firmly in place. At least two or three inches of chopstick should extend beyond your fingertip. Relax. Now position the other chopstick so that it is held against the side of your index finger by the end of your thumb. Tap the ends of both sticks on the plate, while holding them at a slight angle to the table. Allow them to slide just a little so that the ends line up. Step 2