I'm sort of a heavy smoker. But with this new job (8 hrs per day,) I made the decision not to smoke except during my one break (30 minutes for lunch.) It isn't really bothering me at all. Anyone have any idea why?

I’ve smoked pretty much since I was stupid enough to try it as a teen. I did quit when I was in my 20’s for eight years, and I remember that nail-biting, crawling up the wall feeling for the first few weeks, and the thinking about it every day for the first year. I’ve also experienced “stress” in a long, boring meeting when I’m thinking “Geez! Give me just five minutes, then I can take another two hours!”

But with this new job I go from 8 to noon (4 hours) with no smoke. Smoke 2 or 3 in 30 minutes, come back and go 12:30 to 4:30…and the four hour no-smoking time (when, left to my own devices I’ll smoke every 15 minutes) hardly bothers me. In a regular 8 hours I’d smoke a pack. A far cry from 2 or 3….

I’m not particularly busy. I have time to do…other computer things. I can’t quite figure out why, since it’s bothered me so much in the past, it doesn’t really bother me now.