Complex sentences with one or more subordinate clauses are sometimes confusing and often, the best approach is to simplify the sentence. This is according to a July 23, 2013 post from The New York Times at the following link:
http://afterdeadline.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/05/favorite-grammar-gaffes-danglers/
Lengthy sentences distract the reader from understanding the content.
The following is an example of a complex sentence which I believe would be more effective if it were simplified:
Whatever you think becomes plausible, like swimming across the ocean, like inventing another appliance, like helping all special needs people, like writing a book, like creating a new recipe, like thanking the teacher and like "having a nice day," even though everybody says that so it does not mean much.
My comment about having a nice day should be a separate sentence.
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