7 Everyday Things You’re Doing Wrong

 

 

Using too much soap in the shower

Our skin becomes drier as we age, and soap, being an astringent, only makes it worse. Try to use the minimum amount of soap and only on necessary areas such as skin folds. The soapy water running down your body is more than enough to stay clean.

 Drying your hands using paper towels

Have you ever wondered how much paper we use to dry our hands in public toilets? Millions of pounds. Just shake your hands thoroughly before drying them with paper towels. It may be obvious, but it does help save the world.

 

 Brushing your teeth with horizontal brush movements

Brushing your teeth with horizontal movements and forgetting to floss are probably the most common but most serious mistakes. Proper brushing of the teeth involves short vertical movements, always performed from the gums to the edge of the tooth.
And one more thing: proper brushing should take 2-3 minutes, but unfortunately the vast majority of us ignore this simple rule.

 Working without planning your rest breaks

We all have our most productive work time. During those hours it seems easier to concentrate, to feel alert and inspired, and, as a consequence, achieve great results. The problem is that we don’t try to find our productive hours, and we don’t take advantage of them.
If you feel motivated and focused from 11 to 1, don’t take a break at 12. Plan your rest breaks so they don’t kill your productivity. 

Adding oil to the pasta water

Adding oil to your pasta cooking water will prevent the sauce from sticking to the pasta. To cook the perfect pasta and prevent it from sticking together, you just have to use the right amount of water: 1 liter per 100 grams of dry pasta and 1.5 liters for 100 grams of fresh pasta.

 

 Breathing with your chest

Concentrate on breathing using the diaphragm, not the chest. Proper oxygenation has positive effects on your nervous system, helps lower blood pressure, reduces inflammation and pain, improves overall physical health, and keeps stress away.
If you learn to breathe correctly, it’ll also help you manage your emotions.

 Answering your boss’s WhatsApp messages

It’s important to set boundaries between work and private life. Psychologists say we should never discuss work problems or bring professional relationships into instant messaging apps like WhatsApp because we consider them as something personal.
Plus, if you use WhatsApp in your relationships with your superiors at work, they can see if you’ve received and read their last message but chose to ignore them.