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Ben_LandauTaylor comments on Group Rationality Diary, December 16-31 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ThrustVectoring 17 December 2013 05:10:51AM 2 points [-]

I've dropped soda entirely by substituting green tea. I bought a kilogram of it loose, and brew it with a microwave and two mason jars (put a pinch in a quart-sized jar, microwave for 3:30, pour through strainer into second jar).

I've quit caffeine outright two or three times beforehand, but relapsed for trivial reasons.

Comment author: Ben_LandauTaylor 17 December 2013 07:57:54PM 2 points [-]

In general, I've had much more success at substituting good things than cutting out bad things. I tried and failed to stop drinking soda many times, but eventually succeeded without much difficulty after I'd installed the habit of drinking seltzer water.