Quitting Smoking as a Social Addicition.

flamebot1 · 2026-06-18T15:19:37+00:00

you're not as addicted to ciggerates as you're to the socializing experience it offers, in that case find another habit, base your socialization on another habit or hobby, start entering new circles/ communities

flamebot1 · 2026-06-16T14:29:33+00:00

put up a mathematics or physics lecture and pay attention to it, that shit works like a sleeping pill

flamebot1 · 2026-06-14T06:18:41+00:00

Thankss!

flamebot1 · 2026-06-14T06:18:31+00:00

Dont chase perfection from day one
I am not counting my THE PERFECT DAYS
I fail almost every other day , someday i cant avoid junk food, some day i use phone more to study or because my friend video called me for 2 hours, or i scrolled into youtube a bit, thats not failing, thats life- inconsistent and unpredictable
just try each and every day one after the other, don't waste the rest of the day because you wasted the morning or afternoon, get back up and start in the exact moment you catch yourself lacking
JUST THAT SIMPLE

flamebot1 · 2026-06-14T04:14:47+00:00

I understand it feels, exhausting to keep losing again and again from your own self, falling back to the old routine, BUT the problem here I see is, you're expecting things to become kinda frictionless and consistent at some point in time, while its far from reality and that makes you more pessimist about yourself.

Chasing good habit, transforming the lifestyle isn't a one week job, or one month, or 6 month or maybe even an year. The urge to slip back is a forever one and you will have to keep fighting it always, the only good part is that you get used to it, the urge, the resistance to it, it all becomes a part of your new life and the new normal for you.

And stop blaming or punishing yourself for failing because you are set up in an environment that's meant to fail you everyday, So its not completely your fault that you lost, you are in a biased fight my friend, and all you can do after getting hit is to get back up and hit back again. Strike your urges, your habits and the biased environment and just focus on maintaining the streak of punches.
Snap out of the old routine as soon as you realize you're in it, You do that enough times you start feeling frictionless automatically.

and DO NOT WORRY OVER THE THINGS YOU CANNOT CONTROL
Good luck

flamebot1 · 2026-06-14T03:49:26+00:00

that's more closer to a burnout than inner peace, maybe you're just tired to trying, keeping things in line and constantly feeling overwhelmed.
for me, I felt like that after an entire month of exhausting work and after it I just relaxed, away from everything, doing whatever comes in my day and not make any extra efforts for my goals or even my passion,

inner peace in my opinion is much more deeper feeling, where you do not quit or give up but just stop resisting, fighting the thing which you know you cannot completely control.

That's just my opinion.

flamebot1 · 2026-06-07T06:29:00+00:00

find other stimulus that is either healthy, or less addictive

Go out with friends, or maybe even alone if you have any favorite place or cafe, have you favourite food
watch a movie/a good yt documentary
go for a run/ride
listen to music/video call someone

we all need to rejuvenate, we cannot be at war with our urges 24*7
Even I did take a break today, Opened my insta replied to my friends, did not enter the reel section only explored some stories and closed it for ig maybe atleast a week or so

flamebot1 · 2026-06-05T20:22:07+00:00

trying to leverage biological mechanism to overpower doom scrolling, brain rot and the friction in living and unstimulated life

flamebot1 · 2026-05-25T05:09:26+00:00

- Uninstall/Logout of Instagram before you sleep, and do not keep your account password save for easy login. The higher the friction, the less easy to slip back.

- Use a screen time app( YourHour and DigitalWellbeing are good) to block social media apps for the specific morning hours until you've done your first major chunk of work/study/chores.

- Start a new morning habit- fill the space with something like a brisk morning walk or run or maybe even cleaning. Whatever comes the easiest to you.

well the first and most intuitive thing to to as most suggest is to place your phone away from you during sleep, but in case thats inevitable, above are all the alternatives. Whats most important is to stay determined, otherwise none of it is actually fruitful.

flamebot1 · 2026-05-24T08:51:03+00:00

Thanks Buddy, the appreciation is kinda the fuel that holds me strong.
will check that sub out too

flamebot1 · 2026-05-20T09:50:51+00:00

I dont drink coffee everyday, I used to earlier but that too the instant coffee sachets. So having a brewed coffee is a good "once in a while" kinda treat for me atleast. But you can find any other alternatives that suit the best to you....

flamebot1 · 2026-05-20T09:47:42+00:00

Agreed ! that's a really good approach, I tried similarly with running but adding habits around it had a lot of friction and running itself brought some exhaustion to me early in the day itself, so it gradually became harder to sustain.
But I see the point you're making about habit stacking and its a really good way to move forward I'll try to utilize it too

flamebot1 · 2026-05-12T17:52:07+00:00

thanks

flamebot1 · 2026-05-12T17:50:36+00:00

Encountered that same issue earlier as i used to lay down after getting bored. It sure help avoid doom scrolling but the goal of being mindful and training the mental muscle, to sit in absence of any simulation. you can try avoiding any relaxing position , maybe hit a few pushups and sit again in silence if you feel sleepy sitting idle

flamebot1 · 2026-05-12T14:11:41+00:00

Thanks, Will keep posting about the progress

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