I've been inspired by Lean to pull JIT. If there is a clean dish in the dishwasher, I will use that, then one from the drying rack, before going to the put away dishes. Similarly, put away all dishes from the drying rack before unloading the dishwasher, or you may rewet already dried dishes. If a dish is coming out of the dishwasher dry, put it away rather than on drying rack. Remove trash and recycling from the dirty dishes spot before starting on dirty dishes. Put dirty dishes in the dishwasher right away if possible, and only put a dish in the sink if it needs to soak.