I have always been a "pick it up and hold it to peel or slice it" person....but I have noticed I am getting cut ...alot....and dont usually know it (cant feel it at first) and have been cutting tips of fingernails of and such...plus drop the kinfe and hands get tired quickly.....I am trying to use a cutting board more but geesh seems to take forever...like cutting taters to fry and such.....Is there any tips on a certien kind of knife or a certian shorcut way to slice, dice, and chop things that I dont know about?

Thanks in advance,
Kay