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37 days into quitting smoking and breathing exercises have been a huge help for the craving spikes. a simple terminal tool for paced breathing actually makes a lot of sense - when the craving hits at 3pm and youre staring at a screen anyway, having it right there in the terminal is way less friction than pulling out a phone app. starred.

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I've long wondered if a big unsung part of smoking is the way it gets normally high-strung, fast moving and shallow breathers to slow down and inhale deeply for 3-5 mins at a time. They might not get that kind of air any other way

In psychology there's the concept of Secondary Benefits — a behavior harmuful on the surface always has a Positive Intention behind it — otherwise an individual would not engage in it.

For sure, I like Gabor Mate's focus also not necessarily on why the specific drug but why the hurt

A friend of mine managed to stop smoking with a wood cigarette.

They just went wherever they normally went to smoke and took long breaths with the wood stick in their mouth.

It was 90% about the ritual of going somewhere to just be, think, and breathe and 10% being addicted to nicotine.

I've never thought of this kind of a use case but I'm happy you see some value in trying out `breathe`. I'm curious of your feedback after you've worked with it for some time.

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