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Cigarettes taught me this in college. Definitely the only positive impact smoking had on my life. I would be deep into solving a hard problem, and my nicotine
by noelsusman 7y ago
Cigarettes taught me this in college. Definitely the only positive impact smoking had on my life. I would be deep into solving a hard problem, and my nicotine brain would force me to go outside and smoke. I would very often come back inside and immediately get past a big hurdle I was struggling with.
It happened so much that when I quit smoking I made sure to continue the routine of getting up to go outside for a few minutes every two hours or so.
- ajxs 7y agoI came here to say the exact same thing. I used to find that the act of prying myself away from the computer to go have a cigarette was incredibly beneficial to my problem solving ability. There is definitely something to performing a simple, repetitive physical task while leaving the mind free to wander. Like the above poster, I've since quit smoking thank goodness. I don't miss the smoking itself as much as I miss having a reason to get up and treat myself to some quiet time to indulge myself in thought.
- keyle 7y agoInterestingly enough browsing HN every so often is my version of this.
- WalterBright 7y agoI don't smoke, but going out for a walk or run has that effect on me.
- dwoozle 7y agoNicotine also improves mental performance.