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In general, any system can be defeated this way or that. Some are harder and some are easier, the rule of thumb is that if your friends have a system that you are interested in, you can learn all kinds of things about it.
Melatonin is a natural compound released by the body, usually at night, and throwing off that balance by adding more of it to your system can cause additional sleep issues, if you decide to take it, remember it's all about the timing of the melatonin, not the amount of melatonin. The general rule of thumb is taking the melatonin two hours before your desired bedtime, because if you take it too late, it can throw off your sleep schedule.
It's short-hand, it's a rule of thumb, the average person can understand it. You don't need a PhD in Economics to add together two numbers.
A good rule of thumb is one day for every year of life, for example, five days for a five-year-old.
Never binge drinking and drinking small amounts when drinking – with meals – is a good rule of thumb.
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- Faustregel, DaumenregelGerman
- regla generalSpanish
- nyrkkisääntö, peukalosääntöFinnish
- règle généraleFrench
- ökölszabályHungarian
- þumalputtareglaIcelandic
- 目の子算, 大体の目安Japanese
- општо начелоMacedonian
- vuistregelDutch
- praktyczna zasadaPolish
- heurística, macetePortuguese
- эмпирический приём, практическое правилоRussian
- tumregelSwedish
- практичне правилоUkrainian
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