When Iris tried to quit smoking, she sat on the couch and held in one hand a bottle of mineral water, and with the fingers of her other hand she tapped on the table where her cigarettes usually lay. This did not help her, and after a few hours she got into the car and went to the store for cigarettes.
Starting to follow my plan, Iris, in the early days of her rejection, decided to work with her art students: teaching them how to mix paints, hold a brush, and unfold the canvas. When she had nothing to do with her hands, she took the brushes and palette that were in her workshop and at home. After you decide to quit smoking, you will have many moments when you will not know what to do, where to put your hands, what to do with your mouth. How can you, like a dummy, sit on a chair, watch TV and not hold anything in your hands?
The solution to the problem lies in the need to do something to occupy your hands and be where you can not smoke, until giving up cigarettes becomes part of your nature.
Rachel was not allowed to smoke in her new job or in the library where she volunteered. Knowing that the day of rejection would only last a few hours helped her when she came home in the evening.
When Phil used various smoking cessation methods, he didn't know where to put his hands, especially while watching television. To distract himself from the urge to smoke, he usually held a bag of chips in one hand and a bottle of drink in the other.
After Phil decided to quit smoking, he began to play the rosary and play the ukulele. This hobby drove the members of Phil's family crazy, because he played poorly and at the same time almost continuously. Phil decided not to drink beer on rejection days, so he switched to soft drinks. When watching sports games on TV, he still eats a lot of chips (no salt), but he quit smoking.
Once you decide to quit smoking, you will be faced with the “empty hand problem”, but this problem will not bother you as much as if you tried to quit smoking abruptly - once and for all.
With my plan, you will be able to quit smoking gradually and gently, and you will be able to cope with minor annoyances.
On the day of refusal
- Musicalize. If you don't have a guitar, buy one (a cheap one will do) and take a couple of lessons or learn to play it yourself (for example, Paul McCartney had to learn on his own as he is left-handed). If possible, play the piano or other instrument; even a tool such as a harmonica can help you keep your hands busy and temporarily distract from the urge to smoke. This will be just what you need.
Go to a music store and buy a kalimba. It is a small tool that can be carried in a bag or briefcase. Originally from Africa, this instrument sounds like a small xylophone and can sometimes be heard on Caribbean music recordings.
Don't play music on smoking days. Save your music for rejection days. Roy loves music, especially tango and bossa nova; he always rejoices listening to the Getz Wall and Charlie Bird.
On rejection days (and now he has no other days) Roy plays music by Goetz, Byrd, Virginia Rodriguez and other authors.
Sometimes one plus entails another. Roy was interested in Latin American music, so he decided to take a Spanish language course, which he hadn't practiced since high school. Next year he plans to travel to Argentina, Brazil and Chile for a month, and he wants to be able to avoid language problems during the trip. He also wants to learn how to dance.
Write poetry or stories. Be creative only on rejection days. Keep a diary on the day you refuse. If you publish it, you may not get as much money as the author of star biographies, but you will enjoy writing anyway.
Take up knitting or embroidery. Thus, you will take both hands and you will hardly want to spoil your creation with the smell of tobacco smoke. Buy yarn from a specialty store.
When knitting or embroidering, you will not want to smoke.
- Get busy typing. Typing really helps as your hands are in constant motion and you can pour negative energy onto the keyboard. Forget about mistakes; you can fix them later if you want. Print letters to friends and family. Email them, gossip.
After you start quitting smoking, you may feel like your hand, in which you used to hold a cigarette, is becoming heavy. You will have the feeling that you do not know where to put your hands. Start typing, this is a great replacement for a cigarette - after all, your fingers will be constantly busy.
After a few days of refusal, you will get used to not having a cigarette in your fingers, but it won't happen all of a sudden. Your brain will gradually reprogram your fingers so they don't yearn for a cigarette. Over time, it will start to seem strange to you that you once loved holding a cigarette.
First you need to understand what kind of need you are trying to satisfy with the help of smoking. So, for many, a smoke break is one of the few ways to get their five minutes of rest in the middle of the working day. Indeed, going to the smoking room, although it provides the body with a hefty portion of toxins and carcinogens, makes it possible to get up for a while and move away from the computer. But who prevents you from simply leaving the office and walking at least along the corridor? Look out the window, think about something pleasant and calm, exchange a few words with colleagues. By the way, the last recommendation is especially useful for "social" smokers, those who go to smoke "for the company", for the sake of informal communication with friends and colleagues. It is quite possible to chat without a cigarette, however, in this case, it is better to choose non-smokers as well. Firstly, it will protect you from the dangers of secondhand smoke, and secondly, it will reduce the urge to "take up the old".
Create a small notebook in which you describe the sensations that arise on the path to a healthy life. Next time you want to take a smoke break, read your notes - they will show you how much you have already done, and will help you not to stop there.
Another common problem for ex-smokers is overeating, due to the obsessive desire to chew at least something and replace smoking with food. Most often, seeds or candies are on hand. Of course, they are less harmful than cigarettes, however, the abuse of these types of snacks often leads to weight gain and dental problems. It is much wiser and healthier to switch to natural delicacies: carrot sticks, apple "chips", dried fruits, natural cereal bars with a low sugar content, etc. However, if you just want candies, do not deny yourself this pleasure. In the end, shedding a few extra pounds is much easier than getting rid of the effects of a heart attack or stroke.
The discomfort associated with giving up a bad habit is felt differently by everyone, it is not always associated with an obsessive desire to chew something. If, in the absence of a cigarette, you have nowhere to put your hands, buy a rosary, a wrist expander, a couple of puzzles (the same Rubik's cube!) Or any other small object that you can carry with you and touch your fingers when the urge to smoke becomes too strong. By the way, puzzles, logic games and similar entertainments are excellent helpers in the fight against nicotine addiction. The fact is that obsessive thoughts about smoking rarely pester you for more than five minutes in a row. If you occupy yourself with some interesting business as soon as there is a tangible desire to smoke, then the risk of breakdown and return to the bad habit will be significantly reduced.
In general, the more interesting and rewarding your life becomes during the period of quitting smoking, the higher the chances that there will never be more cigarettes in your life. Try to make a list of enjoyable activities that you never knew how to do. This can be learning to play a musical instrument, visiting the pool, or even just walking and excursions. The main thing is to stay as long as possible where smoking is prohibited or there is no time, and to avoid situations in which a cigarette may be the main and only entertainment.
- According to WebMD. http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/ss/slideshow-tips-quit-smoking
- Lawrence Robinson, and Melinda Smith, M.A. How to Quit Smoking. HelpGuide.org. Last reviewed: April 2015. http://www.helpguide.org/articles/addiction/how-to-quit-smoking.htm
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- Find resources on acne scars. There are numerous literatures, sites and forums visited on facial infections by scratching acne, as well as tips for treating acne.
- Most types of acne do not cause scars if left untouched. Acne scars are caused by squeezing, friction, and other skin irritations.
- Search Google for the image for acne scars to see what happens if you keep touching your skin.
Determine how you touch your face most often.
- Unconscious touches. You accidentally touch and / or grope your face while using your computer, reading a book, or watching TV. This is a very dangerous type of touching because you often don’t realize that you are doing it.
- The temptation of the bathroom mirror... You walk into the bathroom to brush your teeth and end up spending fifteen minutes in front of the mirror touching your face and squeezing out pimples.
- Touch while waiting... You touch your face when you wait for the bus, when you call on the phone, or when you are in a traffic jam.
Once you've identified how you are touching your face, you can decide which tips will work best for you.
- Get your hands on something. Solve crosswords or play electronic games while waiting for the bus. Give yourself a massage while watching TV. Start knitting to keep your hands busy in the evenings.
- Place Do Not Touch signs on your bathroom mirror, on your hallway mirror, on your TV remote, and wherever you’re likely to see them when you start touching your face.
- Wear gloves. It may sound silly, but with gloves you won't be able to touch your face. You can also wear them at night if you tend to sleep with your hands on your face. Be sure to wash your gloves regularly.
- If wearing gloves isn't right for you. Consider bandaging your fingertips or applying narrow strips of tape to them. This will hold you back and it will be difficult for you to touch your skin.
- Involve other people. A close friend or girlfriend, a parent, or a roommate can be very valuable helpers. Ask them to politely scold you when they see you touching your face.
- Do not give up. Like all bad habits, the habit of touching your face cannot be overcome overnight. Try not to be discouraged.
Time to reap the benefits.
- Now that you no longer touch or pick your face, your skin will heal much faster and there will be less excessive dirt and oils on your face, causing new acne. Congratulations!
Make sure your nails are always clean and cut short. Make sure you don't have any dirt under your nails, as most of the bacteria are on your hands. Hygiene is very important, as fingers and hands are some of the dirtiest parts of the human body.
Make sure you always wash your hands thoroughly. Use antibacterial soap, and don't pick your nose. There are many bacteria inside your nose. You don't want to spread these germs all over your face.
Try not to put your hands on your face. Don't put your hands on your face.
In this article, we will consider what to do at home, when you are bored. There are actually a lot of entertainment options. But there are many people who have free time, but do not know where and how to realize it, how to entertain and occupy themselves.
Home boredom
Each of us is fond of something, has a certain predisposition to any hobby and occupation. It can be computer games, creativity, handicrafts or cooking. Girls are more inclined to classes with the possibility of realizing their creative potential. Men, on the other hand, are more inclined towards online games, computer hobbies, collecting and analyzing various equipment. That's how complex and structured their way of thinking is.
Home boredom tends to overwhelm us most often in the summer, when we are on vacation or on vacation. Of course, if there are cheerful and active friends, they will not let you get bored, organize a cool party, go fishing, to nature, to the sea. There are still many activities outside the home. But this article will focus on entertainment within the walls of your home apartment. Below we present 30 useful tips things to do at home in your free time.
30 things to do at home
1. If you have a computer, you also have Internet access. If you are reading this article, then you are online and, accordingly, you can go to other sites. We will not advise you to spend time uselessly on any entertainment and gaming sites. Go to the Wikipedia site and start read the home page has helpful articles to expand your horizons and increase your vocabulary.
2. If a talented composer disappears in you and you are a creative person, you probably wanted to compose music... Download a simple music editor (like Fl Studio). It is not at all difficult to understand it, the interface is intuitive. You don't need a synthesizer to play a melody. You can use a regular keyboard for this. Try it, suddenly a second Mozart dies in you!
4. You can go in for cooking. For example, if you like Japanese food, you can try yourself as a sushi chef... To do this, you will need to purchase a pack of nori sheets, rice (even regular, round-grain rice will do), and a filling. Don't feel like buying expensive fish or crab meat. For starters, you can train by rolling rolls with cucumber. When you already have beautiful and even sausages, then you can move on to more complex fillings.
5. When you are bored at home, you can do things that you constantly put off for later. Surely you have pantry, various rubbish gradually accumulated in it. You can usefully spend a few hours. To do this, remove all things from the pantry, and sort things into boxes. Then all this can be folded again, now there is several times more space in the pantry!
6. If you have a piggy bank, or just such a place where you collect the change that was given to you in the store for change, you can sort... Divide the coins by face value, count and fold in packages. You can add a piece of paper with a written number of coins to the bag. Then take it to the nearest chain supermarket. Money coins are accepted there with pleasure. You will also need to carefully examine each coin, because you may come across commemorative or just rare coins that cost a fortune!
7. Arrange tea ceremony... Buy expensive and high-quality tea, you can take Chinese pu-erh tea. There is a lot of information on the Internet on how to carry out a tea ritual according to all the rules. This tea can give you a lot of pleasure.
8. If you are all right with your imagination and grammar, then you can to write an article... You can choose any topic. It's best to write about the topic you know best. Moreover, your work will not be in vain, because the article can be sold after writing! There are many article exchanges on the Internet that are ready to redeem your text, if it turns out to be interesting, at an attractive price. You can earn about 50 to 300 rubles for each article of 2000 - 3000 characters without a space.
9. If today is a day off, and you have a work week ahead of you, then you can ironing clothes for every working day... You need to think in advance in what you are going to go to work from Monday to Friday, then iron things carefully and hang them in the closet from left to right, according to the days of the week. This will save yourself morning time. For these extra 10 minutes, you can just sleep.
10. No matter how trite it may sound, you can invite friends and throw a non-alcoholic party... You can think of it as if your hamster / fish / cat has a birthday. If the word "non-alcoholic" does not sound trite to you, then you can watch Professor Zhdanov's videos about the dangers of alcohol. He tells quite interestingly, with examples from life.
11. You can try yourself in composing origami... This ancient Chinese art is not as complicated as it seems at first glance. And paper crafts look very impressive. You can show off the result to your friends by uploading a photo of a paper craft to your favorite social network.
12. You can revise Top 250 films, a list of which can be found on the Kinopoisk website. Surely, you have watched many of them, perhaps more than once. But most likely there are films there that will cause you a storm of emotions. Do not look at the year the film was made, because in the last century there were interesting films with an exciting plot.
13. If you have a family photo album, you can revise photos in him. At the same time, a wave of nostalgia and pleasant memories is guaranteed to you.
14. If your apartment or house is not decorated enough, then you can decorate it with beautiful paintings:
- Search the Internet for high-quality photographs;
- Use photo editors to apply filters to your liking;
- Go and buy picture frames of suitable sizes in the store;
- Take the files on the flash drive to the nearest photo studio;
- Order a print of the desired size on glossy paper;
- After receiving the printed photo, come home and crop the extra edges;
- Insert a picture into a frame;
- Hang on the wall in a suitable place.
Thus, you can turn your home into a cozy nest.
15. If you are at least a little versed in computers and programs, then it's time to do reinstalling the operating system... Over time, Windows OS needs to be reinstalled, as viruses, unnecessary unnecessary programs and other rubbish appear in the program files. This greatly slows down system performance and sometimes damages files. The new OS will show a noticeable increase in performance, working at the computer will now become much more pleasant for you.
16. Make general cleaning in the House. That is why it differs from the usual one in that during general cleaning you will look into those places that you usually do not pay attention to:
- Skirting boards;
- Place behind the stove;
- For furniture, bedside tables;
- Under the bathroom;
- Behind the toilet;
- Cobweb in the corners of the ceiling;
- Dust on the chandelier;
- Place under the microwave;
- Dust and floors in the pantry;
- Completely the whole balcony and loggia.
17. You can go to the international online trading platform Ebay and look there for any trinkets... Sometimes you come across interesting jewelry and small handicrafts for a ridiculous price. The only drawback of such purchases is the tedious waiting for the parcel in several weeks, and sometimes months.
18. Surely you rarely pay attention to the back side of kitchen utensils. And in vain, because in addition to the appearance, various bacteria also gather there. Can clean the dishes and pots with the help of the simple Pemo-Lux tool. At the same time, the outer side will simply shine with cleanliness.
19. If you have a culinary inclination, then you just need to master making puff pastry... After all, instead of buying ready-made puff pastry in the store, it is much better to roll it out yourself. You need few ingredients for this: flour, eggs, milk and butter. Store-bought dough is made with margarine, so homemade dough is much tastier!
20. You do not notice how your windows are dim. After all, they gradually become covered with a layer of dust and soot. Try them wash, both outside and inside. Old newspapers are great for this. Washing windows with newspapers does not leave streaks on them. You will notice how the room will immediately become much brighter.
21. If you have a car, then the problem of a mess in the trunk is probably urgent for you. You can do cleaning and sorting things in the trunk... We are sure that O Most of the items can be taken home so that they do not dangle in the back while driving. The rest of the items can be folded neatly, dust can be wiped off and the entire trunk can be vacuumed.
22. Also, any car enthusiast will not hurt repeat traffic rules... Buy traffic rules at any bookstore, or simply download from the internet. After reading, be sure to check your knowledge. You can take online exams on special sites. We are sure that you will not be able to do it the first time.
23. If you have a thread and a needle, let alone a sewing machine, then do design your old clothes... More specifically, go through your wardrobe and find old jeans and shirts that you haven't worn for a long time. Try using jeans for denim shorts and a long-sleeved shirt for a short-sleeved shirt. On jeans, you can additionally make holes and scuffs (using sandpaper).
Thus, you will breathe new life into your old clothes, and you will be happy to wear your designer creations next summer.
24. Do you often watch videos on youtube? Would you like to try yourself as a blogger? To do this, you need to log in to the service and shoot a video. For filming, at first, your mobile phone camera is suitable. Nowadays, all are equipped with high-quality cameras that can record in HD format. In this case, sound recording becomes a problem, but for the first time you can use the built-in microphone. It is necessary that the room be quiet, for this close all doors and windows. It is not advisable to record video in small rooms with bare walls, such as a bathroom. The sound will bounce off the walls and create a noise effect. Choose a theme for your blog that you like. Who knows, maybe the first video you will collect a lot of views and likes, and in the near future will outshine the famous beauty blogger Katya Klap?
25. If a poet lives in the depths of your soul, you can try compose and record some small poem... Dedicate it to your beloved or loved one. You can send it by SMS, Whatupp or Viber. Sure, your girlfriend or boyfriend.
26. If you have a game console, you can re- complete your favorite game... Surely the passage will give you no less pleasure and adrenaline than at the very first acquaintance with the game. To make it more interesting, you can increase the difficulty of the game this time.
27. If you have chess, try play them with yourself... You can even do this on your phone or computer. And do not think that it is very easy, because you yourself know your moves in advance. It's different in chess. When unfolding the board, you usually forget your position and plans for further moves.
28. Download new games for smartphone in the Android Market or the App Store for Iphone. Go to the top downloadable games and see what's hot right now. Sometimes the simplest and most free games can captivate you for half a day.
29. Get busy breathing exercises... Find exercises online and learn a few techniques. This will allow you to improve your overall well-being, develop your lungs and improve your body's metabolism.
30. Make up plan of affairs for the next year... Take a notebook, write down each month on a separate sheet. After that, think carefully about what you have planned for each month. For example: May - go through the inspection, go to the grandmother. June - take your bike to a workshop for service, enroll in a music school, and so on. Such a plan will allow you to understand the scale of affairs for the near future, and reallocate classes for less busy months.
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You can also find a few more options for interesting leisure activities.
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Another crazy project has unexpectedly become the star of Kickstarter.
Before writing the first lines of this note, I studied a number of psychological studies that prove - repetitive movements allow the person to calm down and focus... That is why many of us in emergency situations like to "click" with a pen, banging our fingers on the table, and so on - this is absolutely normal.
To make any of these processes easier, more convenient and fun, brothers Mark and Matthew McLachluns came up with the Fidget Cube ("Fidget Cube").
They placed a fundraiser for its production on Kickstarter and in a couple of days managed to collect more than 2.5 million dollars from 70 thousand sponsors with the required $ 15,000.
Today we can safely say that this project will become one of the most successful in history crowdfunding.
What can you do with "Fidget"
1. Click. To do this, you no longer need a pen or something like that - one cube is enough. Interestingly, out of the five buttons intended for this, two do not emit sounds and three emit - suitable for every taste.
2. Smooth. Many gamers are so used to PS DualShock sticks or something similar that they simply cannot calm down without touching them. There is a solution.
3. Click. On-off, on-off, on-off. For some, it helps them focus.
4. Breathe. Maybe you have seen so-called disturbing stones on sale? You need to touch them with your fingers and breathe deeply - this is soothing. One side of Fidget is designed for just that.
5. Twist. Bearing ball and combination lock - they will help you finally stop sweating and start doing business.
6. Rotate. Something similar happened on the music center from my deep youth. I loved making it louder.
Six sides - six use cases.
It's simple, isn't it?
Steep. But you can't hang it on the keys - that's bad
I have not yet decided to order myself this interesting trinket, which until October 20, 2016 costs only 15 bucks. But I really liked the idea.
Interestingly, the creators offer a cube not in one, but in a whole scattering of different options for every taste - there are even matte black solutions that will perfectly match the iPhone 7. It's a pity, you can't hang Fidget Cube on keys instead of a keychain - no no fasteners, and he is very big.
Respect to the madness of the audacious. They push the world forward
"Fidget" once again proved that "a simple modern man" missed emotions. That is why projects that are designed to give them are fired quite often. Something similar happened with the Prisma app a couple of months ago - we see a similar story with Fidget Cube.
