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9 things that never work but everyone does anyway
1. Promising yourself that you’re going to go to bed early tonight
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Until you look at the clock and realise it’s 11.30pm.
Sure, you can’t go to bed now – you just started an episode of House of Cards.
2. Buying clothes that are too small as an incentive to lose weight
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This never works.
Never.
3. Recording things instead of watching them because you’re “not in the mood”
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That very serious documentary you taped a few weeks ago? You’re never going to be “in the mood” to watch it.
Don’t lie to yourself.
4. Trying to take photos at concerts
You go for this…
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And end up with this.
5. Pretending that you’re just out for “a few drinks”
Cut to…
6. Trying to win over trolls on social media
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That troll that’s trying to get a rise out of you on Twitter? You’re never going to change his/her mind, regardless of how articulate/well-informed/reasonable your argument is.
Don’t even go there.
7. Constantly postponing software updates until it becomes a massive nightmare to deal with
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You’re just bringing misery on yourself.
8. Pushing the button on traffic lights like an absolute lunatic as if it’s ever going to speed up the process
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- no traffic lights ever
9. Having faith that these signs will ever work
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“After Mary stuck a No Junk Mail sign to her letterbox, she never received junk mail again and lived happily ever after.”
Nothing but a fairytale, unfortunately.
:(
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just stop already list stupid things