Will power, do you have it?
do you have the power to do or not to do long term
I can resist anything, except temptation.
Will power....none whatsoever.
Will power....none whatsoever.
Gave up alcohol about 50 years ago, but not totally tee-total. ( One bottle of 25 year old Single Malt a year
Gave up smoking 20 years ago, never had one since.
Been with Debs 38 years, and no regrets.
They are the long term
Short term ? Cannot resist camera gear, or tools, or " things that may be of use on a rainy day "
Gave up smoking 20 years ago, never had one since.
Been with Debs 38 years, and no regrets.
They are the long term
Short term ? Cannot resist camera gear, or tools, or " things that may be of use on a rainy day "
I don't have...I have tried to quit smoking but never succeeded for more than two days...
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This worked for me, just an adjustment in the mind
Instead of " I am trying to give up...... "
" I have given up....... "
And giving up was no longer an option in my head. Hope it helps,
David.
Stopped smoking 13 years ago after 40 years of at least 20 a day. Went a lot easier than I would have believed, and not smoked at all since.
Apart from stopping smoking and going cold turkey from 40 Senior Service & Capstain Full Strength a day, when the price went up over £1 a packet, I have the willpower of a soggy tomato.
I believe so. I gave up smoking when I was 22 years old by just deciding to stop as it was clear then that it was bad for your health though many tried to pretend otherwise. A couple of years ago, my weight was creeping up to the point I decided to do something about it. I was visiting a pub twice a week after playing tennis and we typically would drink a couple of pints of beer. I switched to drinking water and stuck to this despite my mates still drinking beer. I have not been to a pub for a very long time now but we hope to do so again after the lockdown and I will have to continue with water. A friend did suggest that, if I gave up wine, I could drink the beer but it is no contest for me as I much prefer a good red wine.
Dave
Dave
Gave up smoking decades ago, never looked back.
Recently I gave up caffeine entirely as I find out it was giving me hypertensive spikes even so called decaf which of course is not caffeine free.
Recently I gave up caffeine entirely as I find out it was giving me hypertensive spikes even so called decaf which of course is not caffeine free.
I need a reason and then no problem.
I gave up smoking in 1985 - I refused to pay the then price increase.
If I'm on medication I immediately stop all alcohol consumption.
I love techy stuff though, last years E-M5iii led to DxO software that led to new fast laptop.
I gave up smoking in 1985 - I refused to pay the then price increase.
If I'm on medication I immediately stop all alcohol consumption.
I love techy stuff though, last years E-M5iii led to DxO software that led to new fast laptop.
I gave up smoking 25 years ago and drinking 3 years ago when I was diagnosed with an incurable cancer of the liver. The point with any addiction, I think, is that it is a paper tiger. That is proven by the numbers of people who give up additions and live much better lives afterwards. Miles Davis, whose music has been with me through my life, was a heroin addict at one time. He was scathing about its effects on creativity, that far from enhancing your abilities it dulled your feelings and ability to express them. You just thought it was better.
The simple fact is that for addictions to be overcome, you must want to be clean more than you want the substance. I gave up smoking when I got out of breath one day cycling to the shops to get a paper. I was either going to have to stop cycling or smoking. I have ridden a bike as my basic local transport since I started cycling to school age 8. I was not going to give that up for a future of emphysema, no contest.
With the drinking, liver cancer and metastasis were a good reason to give up and prolong things as long as I could.I thought it would affect my social life but I have concluded that I am no more boring sober than I am drunk so nothing lost. Friends have said that it's rather nice to have a long lunch in Chinatown and, since I'm not drinking, just have a glass of wine or a beer. Chat is actually better and how nice not to have a hangover afterwards. Booze really is one of the great nothings, you think it does something but it really doesn't. If you are not funny or entertaining without it, you won't be with it. If I didn't have the cancer, I'd still be drinking but having stopped I've been fascinated to find that I miss it not at all.
Camera gear, I have always had the best for my work and o it has been an integral part of my life since I was 17. I learned by age 20 and taking pictures very single day, day in day out for a living that the camera was not a factor in success or not. David Hockney is not a photographer but has produced some of the finest pictures I've seen.None of the photographers, the great names of Fleet Street that made me want to do the job, knew that much about cameras and lenses.They bought Nikons because they were strong and reliable and had good back-up and repair service. But provided it worked properly, any camera at all would do the job, cameras, IQ sharpness were never a subject of conversation, it was always pictures.
I have a Panasonic S5 being delivered shortly. It will stay in its box until I have need for it and the prospect doesn't excite me at all. On the other hand when my beautiful Eastman hand built semi-acoustic guitar arrived, I ripped the box open in the porch to get at it! Guitarists have exactly the same GAS as photographers!
The simple fact is that for addictions to be overcome, you must want to be clean more than you want the substance. I gave up smoking when I got out of breath one day cycling to the shops to get a paper. I was either going to have to stop cycling or smoking. I have ridden a bike as my basic local transport since I started cycling to school age 8. I was not going to give that up for a future of emphysema, no contest.
With the drinking, liver cancer and metastasis were a good reason to give up and prolong things as long as I could.I thought it would affect my social life but I have concluded that I am no more boring sober than I am drunk so nothing lost. Friends have said that it's rather nice to have a long lunch in Chinatown and, since I'm not drinking, just have a glass of wine or a beer. Chat is actually better and how nice not to have a hangover afterwards. Booze really is one of the great nothings, you think it does something but it really doesn't. If you are not funny or entertaining without it, you won't be with it. If I didn't have the cancer, I'd still be drinking but having stopped I've been fascinated to find that I miss it not at all.
Camera gear, I have always had the best for my work and o it has been an integral part of my life since I was 17. I learned by age 20 and taking pictures very single day, day in day out for a living that the camera was not a factor in success or not. David Hockney is not a photographer but has produced some of the finest pictures I've seen.None of the photographers, the great names of Fleet Street that made me want to do the job, knew that much about cameras and lenses.They bought Nikons because they were strong and reliable and had good back-up and repair service. But provided it worked properly, any camera at all would do the job, cameras, IQ sharpness were never a subject of conversation, it was always pictures.
I have a Panasonic S5 being delivered shortly. It will stay in its box until I have need for it and the prospect doesn't excite me at all. On the other hand when my beautiful Eastman hand built semi-acoustic guitar arrived, I ripped the box open in the porch to get at it! Guitarists have exactly the same GAS as photographers!
Quote:On the other hand when my beautiful Eastman hand built semi-acoustic guitar arrived, I ripped the box open in the porch to get at it! Guitarists have exactly the same GAS as photographers!
Picture please ????????
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With pleasure! Carved maple arch top, mahogany back and sides, ebony fingerboard and a pair of fantastic sounding hand wound Jason Lollar pickups. Guitars are very different from cameras because they can be hand made, modified, you can choose the spec etc but as ever you get what you pay for and, like cameras, it would be very hard to buy a bad one nowadays. Whatever, guitarists are just as obsessed by gear as photographers.
The other big difference is that no-one can automate the technical skill out of it. If you want to play you have to put in the hours with the bleeding fingers, callouses and all. So nothing like auto exposure and focus, no auto fingering or picking or strumming available!
Looking at the pic, the guitar is as beautiful as always, I can only apologise for the raddled old geezer holding it!
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With pleasure! Carved maple arch top, mahogany back and sides, ebony fingerboard and a pair of fantastic sounding hand wound Jason Lollar pickups. Guitars are very different from cameras because they can be hand made, modified, you can choose the spec etc but as ever you get what you pay for and, like cameras, it would be very hard to buy a bad one nowadays. Whatever, guitarists are just as obsessed by gear as photographers.
The other big difference is that no-one can automate the technical skill out of it. If you want to play you have to put in the hours with the bleeding fingers, callouses and all. So nothing like auto exposure and focus, no auto fingering or picking or strumming available!
Looking at the pic, the guitar is as beautiful as always, I can only apologise for the raddled old geezer holding it!
Nice! Makes my '80s Columbus Series 3 Gibson 335 copy look like the cheap copy it is.
Dead right on the finger problems. I usually play bass and that really wrecks your finger ends until they harden over.
