When you couple an “old shoe” routine with a diverting shift of focus, relaxation must result. It’s just as easy as that.
You can prove this to yourself. The next time you feel the urge to smoke, don’t light up. Instead, take three deep breaths and deliberately shift your mind from whatever you’ve been thinking about. Think about something else—something pleasant—for a few moments. The need for a cigarette will pass without discomfort.
This is only a quick illustration of relaxation, and you will receive instructions for a much more effective method later—but it is sufficient for this little test.
DID A SMOKE EVER CALM YOU WHEN YOU WERE IN BIG TROUBLE?
Further proof that it’s the break in concentration that relaxes you, not the cigarette, lies in the fact that on those occasions when you’ve been concentrating on some extremely important problem, you may take only a puff or two and then let the cigarette burn itself out while you return to your work. Often, when I was smoking and writing, I’d find two or three cigarettes burning at the same time.
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