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DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Congrats! Being annoyed by the byproducts of smoking (all my clothes smelt like ashtrays, bad breath, yellow stains on my hands) made me quit in the first place and made the switch to vaping easier. Plus, since I work in nursing, a lot of people positively noted that I don’t smell like cold smoke anymore. I hope you’re finding some solutions to enjoy your premium cigars without the side issues. My dad, who’s also still a heavy smoker, usually smokes cigars in his garage or in the garden during summer. That makes tobacco film less of a concern.

Nicotine, like caffeine, is somewhat of a self-medication for my ADHD. I feel like it helps me focus better and even calms me down sometimes.

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gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Nicotine, like caffeine, is somewhat of a self-medication for my ADHD

You might consider meditation as well. A good introduction to its practical benefits are in the book Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Adoption of this practice is, perhaps, the best self-help I’ve done.

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- DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Thanks for the recommendation, getting back into meditation is definitely on my agenda for 2024 and finding books without esoteric BS is hard 👍🏻
  
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  - PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    You might want to consider the following no BS meditation books:
    
    The Mind Illuminated (for a rather hardcore howto on concentration, with 10 progressive levels)
    
    The Path to Nibbana (for Metta Meditation - potentially something you should do at some stage anyway, but this book might benefit from concentration techniques shown in TMI)
    
    Seeing That Frees (for later; this is not really a beginner’s guide to meditation, but it’s worth reading anyway)
    
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