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Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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Who are you so wise in the ways of science?
Should I do this? Trying to quit smoking and start jogging. Lol
isn’t this more like pulling a Pavlov on yourself? Running is the ‘bell’, nicotine is the ‘reward’?
what do you think “gaslight” means
That’s not gaslighting; that’s conditioning.
Now I need to Google the negative effects of starting on nicotine patches as a non-nicotine consumer
That’s not gaslighting smh
Is that safe?
If you have the self-discipline to do that then you have the self-discipline to not need it.
The problem is that if you lack the willpower, it would be easy to start using the patch without running. Then taking up smoking
My ex used to do this to me. Except she would put them on me when I slept at her place so that I would get addicted to sleeping with her.
Found out a couple years into the relationship when she joking told her friends at a party how she got us to move in together
Does that actually work lol?
Well pure nicotine, not used habitually or smoked, is supposed to increase focus, concentration and release dopamine. I can see this being beneficial as a long distance runner, but only when he uses it on the long runs or races for performance. Also, learn wtf gaslighting means.
Is that toxic positivity?
I see an almost identical but different post like this every six months. Not sure how factual it is. Get creative guys.
That’s some strong willpower
Tired: beer mile
Wired: nicotine marathon
I started up nicotine at 47, just the lozenges (without aspartame). Funnily enough, there’s not a lot of studies in never-smokers, but nicotine has been shown to decrease risk of dementia, reduce inflammation, and even (in rats) help with insulin resistance. I don’t think it’s carcinogenic on its own, but I guess we’ll find out. My memory has been problematic for a while, and who the fuck can afford healthcare. Or even find a doctor that will take you seriously. So we’ll see how it goes.
this is next-level psychological hacking. dude Pavlov’d himself into marathons, can’t even hate on the hustle. fifth marathon? nicotine and willpower combo is undefeated
damn I might have to try that
Wait, does this actually work
Is that what gaslight means
How’s about you give us your definition of what gaslighting means to you
You keep using this word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Amateur. If he was smart, he would have conditioned himself by smoking meth; That way he’d be on his 5th marathon… *today*.
this better fucking work
Don’t think that’s quite the proper usage of gaslighting …
That’s not what ‘gaslighting’ means at all.
Absolutely called “Pavlov’d”
I mean it’s just positive reinforcement. Gaslighting is a term for abuse that I won’t get into but honestly I hate that it’s casually thrown around when abuse victims who are gaslit struggle to be heard
On the subject of this being positive reinforcement: people think because it has “positive” in it it means add a good thing but “positive” just means something was added. In this case to reinforce the action of running. He added something he liked at the end – regardless of whether it’s good or not – and it increased his motivation to run.
But that’s why, say, spanking, isn’t “negative reinforcement” but positive punishment. Because you’re ADDING the negative stimulus to reduce a behavior (reinforcement is increasing a behavior while punishment is reducing). Another positive punishment is touching a red hot stove and getting burned.
(I’m ignoring the fact that spanking doesn’t actually work at all, it’s literally just abuse which has been shown time and time again with studies but I’m just using it as an example of another “positive” action that isn’t good, it’s just adding something).
This is like that old green text from 4chan about a guy applying a patch to his GF when she sleeps so she feels like she needs him more
I quit smoking for about two years and was running about 70 miles a week training for marathons and ultra marathons. We would taper before the races and drop our miles down to about 30 a week before the race. I would start getting withdrawals and my mouth would water with cravings for a cigarette every time.
I did this to myself, but I used only the happiest, bounciest, pop music my heart could stand while I ran, and never listened to it outside of the run. It works.
I would just end up with no productivity increase but another addcition, so no.
Exercising with nicotine is horrible. Done it before. Heart rate was like 180 after 5 minutes.
I do the same thing with weed. I have literally cycled/trail run thousands of miles over two decades, all on weed.
I do this too. Everytime I go to the gym I get piece of nicotine gum. It works, but id say I’m more addicted to the chewing feeling more so than the gym.
I’m not gonna lie, this is me IRL, this is me IRL!!! XD XD XD
I wouldn’t like running even if I was wearing a crack cocaine patch.
That’s absolutely not what gaslight is.
Psh, I have a much smarter system, I only smoke cigarettes when I’m drinking. My friends have all noticed how it’s changed me, and often refer to me as “functional”.
I did the same thing with working out and the penjamin
Look, buddy. Everybody knows you’ve always liked running. You wouldn’t want people to think you’ve changed, would you now?