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Cut them crosswise in -inch pieces. The garlic flavor will start to seep in to the potatoes as they cook. Once you've drained them, return them to the pot. Mash them thoroughly with a masher or a large spoon or fork until the potatoes and garlic are mixed and the potatoes are fully mashed. Blend the milk and the potatoes until the result is creamy and light. Add cup of parsley to the mixture. Enjoy these simple garlic mashed potatoes as a side to a delicious piece of chicken, beef, or salmon.

summary: Peel and chop 1 lb. of baking potatoes. Cut the potatoes. Add the cubes to a deep pot. Place 6 whole peeled cloves of garlic to the pot. Add enough water to cover the potatoes. Heat the pot on high and bring the water to a boil. Let the potatoes simmer for 15 minutes. Drain the potatoes and the garlic. Mash the potatoes with the garlic. Add 1 1/3 cups of warmed milk to the mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add garnish. Serve.

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Environments can help or harm your productivity. You'll want a place that's quiet and not too busy, but you'll also want to avoid places where you could easily fall asleep. A desk or table would be a better location than a couch or a bed. While working in groups can sometimes help especially with difficult subjects like physics and calculus, they can also be a distraction from getting work done. In order to maximize study time when you're alone, you'll need to un-plug to get the most out of your time. Though you may still feel the temptation to socialize, it should be easier to avoid the temptations when you've minimized the social distractions. Turn your phone off or on silent (not vibrate). It might be best to put the phone out of sight, or in another room while you work, as the temptation to text or get on social media can be as much of a distraction as actually using social media. Use an app that blocks social media. There are plenty of applications out there that can help block social media and other distracting sites (such as shopping or gaming sites). To keep you motivated, it can help to have a visual reminder of why you need to complete each task. Examples include getting a good grade in the class or keeping your GPA up so you can get accepted to the college of your choice. You might want to write the reason on a sticky note and put it on your desk or planner.

summary: Find a comfortable, but not too comfortable, place to work. Minimize social distractions. Write down why you need to finish your homework.

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In some situations you'll be better off selling your option than exercising it. Particularly if you have to first buy the underlying stock, you may have to pay additional commissions and fees. For example, if you have a put option, you must first own the underlying stock before you can exercise the option to sell it at your strike price. You'll typically pay commissions on the initial stock purchase, and then additional commissions and fees when you exercise your option. Your costs may be lower if you have a call option, since you don't have to buy the stock beforehand. However, your broker's fees still may be lower for selling the contracts themselves than for exercising the options. You can calculate the basic value of an option by comparing the strike price to the actual price of the stock. However, there are other external factors that can affect the value of an option to another investor, such as the quality of the underlying stock and its performance. Overall market conditions may affect the value of your options, as well as the general performance of the underlying stock and the supply and demand for shares. To perform this level of analysis, you should be generally familiar with the stock market and understand the performance trends in the sector of the underlying stock. You may be able to get assistance from your broker if you need help making the decision to sell your options. If you have an online broker, you typically can sell your options contracts with the click of a button. You don't need to own the underlying stock to sell the contracts themselves. When you sell your options contracts on an exchange, you may capture more value because you can take advantage of any value added by external factors, such as demand for the underlying stock. Discuss any questions you have about pricing with your broker before you execute the sale of your contracts. Once your options are sold, your profit will be deposited into your trading account, less any commissions or fees for the transaction. Since no stock was traded, this is a cash transaction.
summary: Evaluate the cost in exercising the option. Analyze the option's potential. Instruct your broker to sell your contracts. Check your account balance.