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Yeah, this is rationalizing. You don't need to reward yourself every year for something you do once. You quit smoking, you get a reward, end of story. Also, an
by bambax 5y ago
Yeah, this is rationalizing. You don't need to reward yourself every year for something you do once. You quit smoking, you get a reward, end of story.
Also, and that's where we differ (and kind of my point): setting up a new computer isn't a reward for me, it's a punishment.
- danso 5y agoI think for some folks, quitting smoking isn’t a simple one-time event, but a lifelong ongoing challenge
- superdisk 5y agoIf it's stupid but it works, it's not stupid.
- eikenberry 5y agoYou don't quit smoking once. You quit smoking every day. I haven't smoked in >10 years and I'm still quitting. Physical dependence on nicotine takes a long time to recover from.
- bambax 5y agoThat's not my experience. I was a heavy smoker for over 15 years (around 2 packs a day); then I quit. It was hard. Extremely hard. In fact I stayed in bed for 2 weeks because I didn't dare stand up and go into the world, and I couldn't think of anything else. But after the withdrawal symptoms receded, that was that. It was over. I can't even remember what it was that I liked about it. Of course that's just me, and experiences differ. But quitting smoking is its own reward, and I don't mean physically or health-wise. You're free! You don't need to spend time thinking about where the nearest tobacco shop is and if you have enough change to buy more cigarettes to get through the night. I would argue that if you need to reward yourself every year for quitting, you didn't actually quit. You stopped putting cigarettes in your mouth, but you're still a "smoker".
- eikenberry 5y agoI thought it was pretty much a fixed medical aspect of quitting smoking that it would take your body years/decades to regain the ability to regulate adrenaline production properly. That you would suffer occasional adrenaline surges during that period. I was beginning to wonder if they'd ever subside. So it's good to know someone doesn't experience it. Though I have become used to them over the years and, in some situations, are not all bad.
- csomar 5y agoNicotine dependence is personal and genetics do play a role in that. Not all people react to nicotine equally. I can cut smoking abruptly and not be too upset about it. The other day, I ran out of vape liquid but didn't feel like driving to the Vape store. I know a friend who if he doesn't smoke when he wakes up, he goes crazy.
- carpo 5y agoFor some people giving up an addiction is an ongoing battle, not a one time and done thing.
- pavlov 5y agoWell, computers used to be more interesting. A 2006 laptop was at least 2x times faster than a 2003 laptop, with lower power consumption and better thermal design, better screen, etc.
- maxerickson 5y agoGuy should have thought more about what you wanted to read when he wrote the article.
- bambax 5y agoYeah, it happens often.
- freedomben 5y agoHave you ever been a smoker?
- bambax 5y agoYep.
- jonnycomputer 5y agoOnce an addict, always an addict. I haven't smoked since 2007, but I'm humble enough to know how easy it would be to pick it up again. In fact, if I lived in Poland again, I very well might have. But in the US being a non-smoker has never been easier.
- RSchaeffer 5y agoQuitting smoking isn't a one-time event. Anyone with an addiction will tell you that it's a lifelong struggle.
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