Everybody loves a to-do list. It helps us feel organized and productive, right? But the truth is that if you write them the wrong way, they can actually be counter-productive. Have you ever gone to ...

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FILE -- Bunk beds fill a shared dorm-style room that sleep up to six people at the Pigeon Point Lighthouse Hostel in Pescadero, Calif., on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. A study published in January 2018 ...