The Pew study bears out the findings of the Internet Deprivation study somewhat, finding that of those Americans using the Internet regularly, 88% say it plays a role in their daily routines, while 64% said their daily routines would be disrupted if they couldn't use the Internet.

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Drinking water is not so much of a problem, it's the daily routines.

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"Millions of Americans consume caffeine responsibly and in moderation as part of their daily routines, " Wrigley says in a statement.

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Another tactic: Build time for mind wandering into daily routines, breaking away from tasks requiring concentration to take a walk or run, look out a window or do some relaxing, routine physical task.

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Ross is something of an indie Robert Altman, with his huge cast of characters and plaited strands of dialogue, and he has a sharp and comic eye for intimacy, domesticity, and practicality: daily routines when nothing is happening have the moment of high drama, and an egg in the refrigerator, a broken waffle iron, and a handful of change virtually come to life.

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To test their theory they monitored the daily outdoor routines of two people, one was alone and the other was accompanied by a dog trained to ignore passers-by so it would initiate social contact.

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