You're Doing It Wrong!
by Thornton, LeeFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-09-18
Publisher(s): Adams Media Corp
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Summary
Not Getting the Results You Want? Probably Because You're Doing It Wrong! You brush your teeth twice a day. You serve red wine at room temperature. You treat stains on whites with bleach. You're doing everything by the book, so it must be fine, right? Wrong! From drinking coffee and tipping at restaurants to riding your bike and treating your hangovers, years of bad advice and common misconceptions have led to a lifetime of erroneous doings. Even the simplest, most common tasks are done incorrectly every day by almost everyone, and chances are - whatever you're doing - you're doing it wrong too. But it's okay. You're Doing It Wrong!will teach you how to do it all right.
Author Biography
As a full-time freelance writer, Lee Thornton rights people's wrongs all the time. She received her BFA from Emerson College, worked as a technical editor for New England Fire Cause and Origin, and taught poetry and theatre at the award-winning New Hampshire Theatre Project. Clearly, she's doing something right. She currently lives in Hollywood, CA.
Table of Contents
| Health and Fitness | |
| Avoiding Germs on an Airplane | p. 13 |
| Drinking Coffee | p. 16 |
| Spot Training | p. 18 |
| Tanning | p. 20 |
| Offsetting Time Spent Sitting | p. 23 |
| Wearing Headphones | p. 26 |
| Cutting Sugar | p. 29 |
| Riding Your Bike | p. 32 |
| Flattening Your Abs | p. 35 |
| Timing Your Sleep | p. 37 |
| Restricting Calories | p. 40 |
| Staying Warm | p. 42 |
| Pooping | p. 44 |
| Brushing Your Teeth | p. 47 |
| Sitting | p. 49 |
| Social and Fun | |
| Tweeting and Facebook Updating | p. 53 |
| Having Difficult Conversations | p. 57 |
| Watching 3D Movies | p. 60 |
| Getting Revenge | p. 63 |
| Winning | p. 57 |
| Sharing Your Goals | p. 71 |
| Giving and Receiving Compliments | p. 74 |
| Speaking | p. 77 |
| Taking Pictures | p. 80 |
| Talking on Your Cell Phone | p. 83 |
| Traveling Internationally | p. 86 |
| Food and Beverage | |
| Measuring Flour | p. 93 |
| Choosing Produce | p. 95 |
| Homebrewing Beer | p. 98 |
| Choosing and Using Knives | p. 101 |
| Roasting Vegetables | p. 104 |
| Eating Sushi | p. 107 |
| Serving Wine | p. 11 |
| Tapping a Keg | p. 113 |
| Tipping at Restaurants | p. 116 |
| Using Utensils | p. 120 |
| Work and Finance | |
| Wearing Business Casual | p. 125 |
| Hiring People | p. 128 |
| Facing Deadlines | p. 131 |
| Increasing Productivity | p. 134 |
| Putting in Longer Hours | p. 137 |
| Saving Money | p. 140 |
| Paying Off Your Credit Cards | p. 143 |
| Multitasking | p. 146 |
| Buying Happiness | p. 149 |
| Negotiating | p. 153 |
| Visualizing Positively | p. 156 |
| Relationships and Sex | |
| Kissing | p. 161 |
| Dealing with a Breakup | p. 164 |
| Handling Romantic Jealousy | p. 167 |
| "Working On" Your Relationship | p. 170 |
| Texting Your Partner | p. 173 |
| Protecting Yourself Against STDs | p. 176 |
| Online Dating | p. 179 |
| Speed Dating | p. 182 |
| Home and Auto | |
| Removing Stains from Clothing l87 | |
| Using WD-40 | p. 190 |
| Training Your Dog | p. 192 |
| Feeding Your Cat | p. 195 |
| Taking Care of Your Lawn | p. 198 |
| Resources | p. 201 |
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