Shoestring Theory » bells http://shoestringtheory.com Currently documenting the house that is eating our lives, we will return to regularly scheduled programming in a couple of more months Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:25:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Breaking Pavlov’s smoke http://shoestringtheory.com/2008/04/22/breaking-pavlov%e2%80%99s-smoke/ http://shoestringtheory.com/2008/04/22/breaking-pavlov%e2%80%99s-smoke/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:42:48 +0000 thetheorist http://shoestringtheory.com/2008/04/22/breaking-pavlov%e2%80%99s-smoke/ Pavlov
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (photo from nobelprize.org)

There exist certain cues throughout my day that kick off the urge to smoke. Some activities are SO heavily associated with smoking that it’s hard to imagine one without the other (morning coffee). Smokers are but one of Pavlov’s dogs. If I want to quit smoking, there are certain aspects of my life I must reclaim. I must learn how to enjoy them smoke-free.

  • Eating
  • Drinking coffee
  • Drinking alcohol
  • Talking on the telephone
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Driving
  • Gaming
  • Sex
  • Going Outside (really, I’m serious)
  • Playing pool

I will try to fill out some explanations for each of these, particularly so those of you who are non-smokers may understand why they kick off the urge to smoke.

Pavlov's dog
One of Pavlov’s Dogs (photo from Wikimedia Commons by Robert Lawton)
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