I found this in the Huffington Post. The Subtitle is 5 tips for transcending moral dilemmas but I found it exactly related to the discussions we often have with getting started on the Ex smoking path. The following is a direct quote:
(1) Change the level: Do not approach the problem at the same level at which it is created.
(2) Compose, not oppose: Compose new positive ideas rather than dreading the negative.
(3) Avoid analysis paralysis: Remember that you take the sting out of fear by observing it nonjudgmentally in yourself.
(4) Cohere rather than adhere: Meditation kicks your decision-making up a notch by increasing the synchrony of different brain regions.
(5) Escape the "self" to find the "real self": Instead of identifying with your struggle ("I am my struggle or craving") remove your adherence to this by recognizing that you are not what you feel when your conflict is high. Remove your attention from your conflict.
So James deserves a PHD in psychology for his "happy quitter" approach which in every way addresses this method! I suggest you read the whole article in the LIVING section of Huffington Post!
