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Right, so the reason there are thousands of books and methods about quitting smoking isn’t because it’s hard, it’s because people don’t really want to. Or maybe
by jdkoeck 4y ago
Right, so the reason there are thousands of books and methods about quitting smoking isn’t because it’s hard, it’s because people don’t really want to. Or maybe they’re stupid? Got it.
- chongli 4y agoI didn’t say it was easy, or that people who smoke are stupid, I said it was a choice. If you choose to quit smoking then you’ll succeed.
- actionfromafar 4y agoAh, the Yoda solution. "There is no try."
- throwaway290 4y agoWant to quit != want to want to quit, see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher-order_volition https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher-order_volition
- PaulRobinson 4y agoThere are literally millions of people who choose to quit smoking and fail, every single day.
- sebzim4500 4y agoI don't think it's 'fail' so much as 'change their mind'.
- Al-Khwarizmi 4y agoI know several people (including family members) who spent several decades "trying" to quit smoking, but "couldn't"... until they started having health problems and a doctor told them very clearly and in a serious tone that if they didn't quit, they would die. At that point, they quit literally overnight and never went back. And I'm using "literally" literally here. So yes, I know it's hard, but I'm pretty sure people who don't manage to quit just don't want to quit hard enough. They "want" to in the same sense that I want to learn martial arts: I've always thought that it would be great to master a martial art, and sometimes fantasize with it, but I know fully well that I'm never going to do it because I'm not willing to do what it takes (the time, the discipline, receiving blows, etc.) In other words, I don't think wanting to snap a finger and magically never feel like smoking anymore qualifies as wanting to quit smoking.