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> It's funny that the Easy Way to quit smoking actually discourages any kind of replacement for smoking. Which seems odd to me. I quit smoking after after (so

> It's funny that the Easy Way to quit smoking actually discourages any kind of replacement for smoking. Which seems odd to me. I quit smoking after after (something like) 25 years by replacing it with vaping. Probably isn't all that healthy but also probably isn't going to kill me either and, meh, I like my nicotine. I've had exactly 2 cigarettes since I switched and that was in the first month or so, have no desire to smoke a cigarette even when I'm in the middle of a pack of smokers puffing away. The main issue I've had is I turned it into a hobby so was buying a bunch of vape gear from China to try out different stuff so it was costing me a lot more than I was spending on cigarettes but I reigned that in so now I spend something like $25 every 3 weeks on e-juice. Could get that down but I really like my clouds -- actually get smokers asking me about that because they tried out vaping but weren't satisfied then see me chucking a big cloud and are like "that's what I want". So, yeah, replacement totally worked in my case...still addicted but they'll have to pry my caffeine and nicotine from my cold, dead hands because I actually like them.

tmuir 9y ago
When you say that you like nicotene, can you at least agree with the general idea that you like the ability to end the general stress that comes from not being able to smoke when its on your mind? Here's another thought experiment from the book: The author says that when he meets people for the purposes of doing seminars and speaking events, He asks smokers if they would pay $1000 up front, for a lifetime supply of cigarettes. He said that he has never once gotten anyone to take him up on the offer, and he did this for over 25 years before he died. But if you offered a smoker that deal for things like food, or gasoline, or anything else they see themselves using forever, and $1000 is significantly less than the a la carte price for the lifetime supply, of course they would take the deal, assuming they could be sure it was legitimate, and assuming the $1000 could be secured. The author uses this thought experiment to show that all addicted smokers wish they could quit, even if they can't admit it to themselves. Hes saying that the very fact you are unwilling to pay ahead of time is proof that you're making a calculation in your head that you envision your self quitting before you spend another $1000 on tobacco, or whatever the vice.

tmuir 9y ago

When you say that you like nicotene, can you at least agree with the general idea that you like the ability to end the general stress that comes from not being able to smoke when its on your mind? Here's another thought experiment from the book: The author says that when he meets people for the purposes of doing seminars and speaking events, He asks smokers if they would pay $1000 up front, for a lifetime supply of cigarettes. He said that he has never once gotten anyone to take him up on the offer, and he did this for over 25 years before he died. But if you offered a smoker that deal for things like food, or gasoline, or anything else they see themselves using forever, and $1000 is significantly less than the a la carte price for the lifetime supply, of course they would take the deal, assuming they could be sure it was legitimate, and assuming the $1000 could be secured. The author uses this thought experiment to show that all addicted smokers wish they could quit, even if they can't admit it to themselves. Hes saying that the very fact you are unwilling to pay ahead of time is proof that you're making a calculation in your head that you envision your self quitting before you spend another $1000 on tobacco, or whatever the vice.