I’m more into checkers 
lol 
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i quit smoking in my 20s. i was at a party with my best friend at the time, and we were talking (i was smoking). i told him i need to quit these things, and he laughed and said you aren’t going to quit, you’re a total fiend. it pissed me off, mostly because i figured he was right. i never smoked another cigarette.
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Me too!!
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My dad did the same and not gonna lie, he had “green skin” for roundabout two weeks, he felt really lousy during this first time after quitting. So be aware. BUT he did it! All it takes is the genuine wish, YOUR wish, to stop. And so can you! That’s why I’m telling you. It’s probably not gonna be easy for two weeks from now, so don’t be surprised but most of all, don’t give up! And then everything’s gonna be better! You’ll smell more, you’ll taste more, you’ll feel fitter! Big fat congratulations on this decision and fingers crossed, you can do it!!! 
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I gave up cigarettes 23 years ago and alcohol 5 years ago.
I gave up both for health reasons. The money saved just got spend on other sh!t, like bikes (7 in the garage) and more recently, basses, 7 in my home office!
Stay strong @Buzzin_Canada-John! You’ve got this!!
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Good for you! I watched my father die over 4 years from COPD at the age of 69! Slow path of suffocating to death. He never could break the habit. So addicted he could not sleep through the night without getting up in the middle to smoke a couple. My kids experienced this as well they will never try it. I was fortunate to have never started and had asthma as a kid.
I think your $48,000 Note is a phenomenal idea. That’s a lot of bass gear, concerts, and travel. Wish you the best of luck. Your life is worth it to all you know and call friends, lovers, and children. Miss my father deeply, too young to die and had too much to offer.
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Good on ya. I quit alcohol sometime between 1-2 years ago myself as well. I didn’t exactly mark the date or anything, I just quit. So I’m not quite sure how long it’s been. That wasn’t as hard as quitting smoking, honestly. The hardest part is the social/peer pressure. But don’t make it a big deal and it won’t be one. If I’m with folks that drink now, I might consider it an opportunity to treat myself to a fancy mocktail.
Here’s a thought: Maybe take what you’re spending on cigarettes and alcohol currently, and start putting that exact amount aside. Put it in a can, separate account, whatever. Then, in a month or so, see how much is there and buy yourself something nice as a reward.
Again, you got this!
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Good one, hope it works out for you. it can be really tough at times, but you will get there. 
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I stopped drinking at the same time as I quit smoking and it made it easier. You pick up a pint and a cigarette went with it, or it used to when I used them. Breaking one habit helps break the other.
Hope it goes well for you, I never regretted quitting either of them
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Best of luck! I know it can be a real challenge.
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Good for you! 
Stopped gaming as well (never smoked) Put that amount of time in practicing bass and you got skills that you take with you
Put that time in gaming and you ….moved a lot of pixels, a new game comes and you start over again with nothing 
Still like my belgium trappist though 
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Oh yeah.
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So rather than going 100% cold turkey and committing murder… I tossed the ashtrays … my lighters etc.
I did get one more bottle of juice for my vape… but at the lowest concentration 3mg/mL I was normally huffin 12mg and 6mg…
In the end I also want to keep my sanity, and avoid prison.
LOL
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Buzzin_Canada-John all the best with kicking the habit!
As someone who had dipped Copenhagen for 30 years, nicotine isn’t easy to quit. As mentioned f**k tobacco.
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I just don’t get this “videogames are a waste of time” argument.
Sure, I only move pixels. But what do I move when I am reading a book? What do I move when watching a movie?
Why are those things less of a waste of time than playing video games?
My equation for worth of time spend goes like this:
How much fun does it generate when I do this? Video games often win by a mile, and for me, that is totally fine.
Sure, I also played some game where upon reflection I realized: This isn’t really fun, I am trapped in the Skinner box and the game is just a grind, and moved on. But in general: It’s fun, so its not a waste of time for me.
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Games are more or less the most effective current storytelling medium. Way more immersive storytelling than cinema, much more immersive world building experience than books.
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Hard disagree. All due respect to games, but you have a devs interpretation of the world. With reading, you are bounded only by the limits of your own imagination.
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Spoiler alert: that works in games too
google “head-canon”
Also, don’t discount Interactive Fiction from gaming. Read like a book, but immersive and choice-filled like games.
@fennario I seriously recommend this one as a start:
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