So glad to hear that you’ve read it and made the conscious decision to be a non-smoker! I am still a non-smoker since I made this post, and I’ve had temptations from that little nicotine monster. But every time I get one, I know that it’s just dying little by little.
I agree that the book is not written well, and the author even tells us that at the beginning of it. I think what really drove home the messaging for me, was how he related heroin users to smokers. Heroin junkies aren’t addicted to the needle, they’re addicted to heroin - the needle is just the delivery device. In the same manner with smoking, the cigarette is just the delivery device for nicotine. That clicked for me.
I learned just last week that I can go running. I’ve been a smoker for 20+ years, so I’ve always avoided running. But I was able to go running for several miles, and it was the first time that my legs gave out well before my lungs. I wouldn’t make it a quarter of a mile before I was wheezing and coughing as a smoker. I’m less stressed at work because I’m not jonesing for a smoke break. I feel so free and alive, and I don’t ever want to go back to smoking.
Keep your focus and determination. Re-read some of the book if you’re feeling tempted. Awesome things are coming you’re way - make sure you take full advantage of them
So glad to hear that you’ve read it and made the conscious decision to be a non-smoker! I am still a non-smoker since I made this post, and I’ve had temptations from that little nicotine monster. But every time I get one, I know that it’s just dying little by little.
I agree that the book is not written well, and the author even tells us that at the beginning of it. I think what really drove home the messaging for me, was how he related heroin users to smokers. Heroin junkies aren’t addicted to the needle, they’re addicted to heroin - the needle is just the delivery device. In the same manner with smoking, the cigarette is just the delivery device for nicotine. That clicked for me.
I learned just last week that I can go running. I’ve been a smoker for 20+ years, so I’ve always avoided running. But I was able to go running for several miles, and it was the first time that my legs gave out well before my lungs. I wouldn’t make it a quarter of a mile before I was wheezing and coughing as a smoker. I’m less stressed at work because I’m not jonesing for a smoke break. I feel so free and alive, and I don’t ever want to go back to smoking.
Keep your focus and determination. Re-read some of the book if you’re feeling tempted. Awesome things are coming you’re way - make sure you take full advantage of them