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Are you sure it’s not just the habit? When I tried to stop vaping I literally couldn’t bring myself to draw or paint anything. Then once the nicotine started flowing again I had no problems. I assume the act of smoking and drawing has become intertwined in my brain.

That or it just puts me into a deeper state of concentration. Not sure, but it’s interesting how addictions can become ancillary to creativity/productivity.

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I stopped smoking cigarettes and noticed it acted as a pep for me ( the smoking, not the stopping ).

What does `pep` mean in this context?

Pepper -> energizing.

And interestingly I experienced the opposite as well, working on my car made me crave cigarettes for years after I quit. No other specific act, and generally I was even starting to get turned off by the smell when I passed it on the street. But that specific act was always associated with smoking and working with friends on cars.

I love solvents in general : white spirit, benzine(gas), diesel, tar, asphalt etc. It goes well with smoking.

I love the smell of boarding a ferry.

Interesting! The guys putting the new road in by my house are just chain smoking WHILE they are pouring the asphalt. Kind of seemed odd, but you helped me understand. Especially when all your co-workers are also smoking. How could they ever quit without quitting their job?

That is realistically just an adjustment: I mean, when you stop vaping, it affects the way you feel and think for a while. That makes creating weird.

The same can happen after moving, marriage, divorce, death, and so on.

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