Admittedly, though, not everyone can do this, and must check their luggage.

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If you do this and score low, check out this New York Times article on why symmetry is not the be all, end all on determining beauty.

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Clearly, this is not a realistic approach since you do need to check your phone for messages throughout the day, just not every 5 minutes.

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If you are not able to do this yourself, you can hire a geriatric care manager to check in personally with your aging parent on a regular basis between your visits.

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If you do not want your friends to check you in, you can go into your Privacy settings and disable this.

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