There were a lot of positive habits associated with smoking. I got to go outside, clear my head of of work for a few minutes, and take regular breaks.
So I took those things and did something in place of smoking that would let me get the same benefits. When I would normally take smoke breaks I would go outside (through a different exit) and take a walk. Or I'd stay inside and stretch or do simple exercises.
When it's not possible to change surroundings, it's important to replace bad habits with good ones.
Good move! The other side of this is that people smoke for the (at least situationally) positive effects of the active chemicals. Nicotine is a stimulant that a lot of people use for the clarity, focus, and relaxation it can provide in the short term.
By using exercise as your replacement, you aren't just distracting yourself from the lack of a psychoactive drug but you're maintaining many of the positive results without the toxic delivery method.
In my situation it's less feasible for me to do much exercise (at least not enough to compensate) every time I feel the need to clear some brain fog and tension but I did switch to a nicotine delivery method that doesn't rely on inhaling burning tobacco and the health risks associated. In the process I dramatically lowered my usage but at the least I'm just getting the mild stimulant (similar to how many people use coffee) without the hazardous stuff that goes along with smoking as the delivery method.
Either way, congrats! Making the effort to change habits to remove unhealthy aspects seems pretty worthwhile from my experience with this.
Can you give some more details on your nicotine delivery method, I'm trying to quit smoking this year ( actually today is day No. 8 since I haven't put nicotine in my blood ) but I'm super interested in the side effects.
I work from home and it seems I can't focus on developing so easily and get distracted even more these days.
There were a lot of positive habits associated with smoking. I got to go outside, clear my head of of work for a few minutes, and take regular breaks.
So I took those things and did something in place of smoking that would let me get the same benefits. When I would normally take smoke breaks I would go outside (through a different exit) and take a walk. Or I'd stay inside and stretch or do simple exercises.
When it's not possible to change surroundings, it's important to replace bad habits with good ones.