First DON”T boil your egg! You will have rubbery whites with dry yolks that have a gray/blue edge around the yolk. That is your clue you have overcooked the egg. See the post on how to make a Perfect Hard-cooked Eggs or the blog post on how long you can keep eggs.
After your eggs are done, drain the hot water from the pot used to cook the eggs and shake the pot back and forth to crack the shells. Then plunge them in enough cold water to cover the eggs until they cool down. The water seeps under the broken shells, allowing them to be peeled without a struggle. Start peeling from the large end of the egg, which has an air pocket. This lets you get under the membrane without digging into the white.
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