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Short answer: No.
Modern laptops all use lithium-ion power cells. It's hypothetically for bad things to happen if they're overcharged, but there are multiple redundant safety features in the laptop and battery itself to keep that from happening.
A battery does have a useful lifespan and will eventually stop holding a charge no matter what you do. Lithium ion is generally about 400 charge cycles, which under typical use will give you 2-3 years. Partial discharges are harder on them, but not enough to go out of your way over.
The days of high maintenance batteries are mostly behind us. Nickel-Cadmium and Nickel-Metal Hydride are still used, but generally only in applications where the increased care requirements are less important than the lower price -- in other words, not generally in consumer devices.
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I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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