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I know that when life gets too routine, I can get a little bit depressed. And having to set calendar reminders, put up post-it notes, and activate alarms several times a day so that I remember to do a hundred little tasks definitely has a way of making life feel too routine. So, sometimes, I slack off on those little reminders but when I do, I also slack off on some very important habits. There are a lot of things that, yes, are a pain, a nuisance, exhausting, annoying, and unpleasant, but are also things that, if we let them slide to the wayside, will cause us major headaches in the future. Literal and figurative ones. So while some of these tasks might bother me now, they’re nothing compared to what I’ll face if I skip them. Between our minds, bodies, and social lives, we have a lot to keep up with. There’s no escaping it. Here are the important health and hygiene habits you probably skimp on.
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Floss
You can either floss every day, or pay a few grand every few years because your plaque buildup is so bad that a regular dental cleaning won’t help. That’s when your dentist brings in the deep cleaning and laser appliances, and you waste your vacation budget on something preventable.
