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Popular 'Life-Hacks' That Are Detrimental To Your Life

By:: Cracked Plasticians

July 20, 2016

Popular 'Life-Hacks' That Are Detrimental To Your Life

Everyone seems to have a surefire solution that "everyone knows about" -- "everyone" here being people on the internet and probably grandmothers. But, if there's anything that we've learned about the web, it's that for every myth it can dispel, there are about a dozen others it is used to perpetuate.

For example ...

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No matter what your goal is, the most portant thing is to REMAINPOSITIVE! Right? Well, no. Acording to several studies, avoiding negative thoughts w

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CRACKED.COM CAN'T SLEEP? TRY COUNTING SHEEP BAAAD IDEA! A 2001 study found that when people visualize a relaxing scene, they fall asleep 20 minutes so

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Closing unused apps on your phone will help improve its battery life. Apps in the task manager are frozen, and are already in the memory of your Mai

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