Amazing Race Life Hacks: Think First  As the Amazing Race shows
time and again, taking a few minutes to think before you react
can save you hours of frustration and undirected effort.  In
Tuesday's episode, the Schroeder and Gaghin families proved to
be their own worst enemies. Instead of searching a few trailers
for better starting times, they took the first tags they found.
If they'd thought, they'd have split their teams in two to find
at least two different times to choose from.  Not thinking at
the riverboat detour also cost one of these teams the race. If
they'd brainstormed for a few minutes, they would have realized
that the dealer worked under constraining rules.  After dealing
each hand, had they simply stood with the cards they'd been
dealt, the dealer would have gone bust about one of every four
hands. In about 10 minutes or probably less, the task would be
done.  It's not always easy to see the "clever" answer,
particularly when you're tired and overwhelmed. That's why it's
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