"Everyone I saw was the same: alcohol, women, pretending to be god, family, the king, dreams, children, power… They all had something they were drunk on. They were all slaves to something." — Kenny Ackerman, *Attack on Titan* Addictions and obsessions make life exciting. To me, the distinction is that addictions are hard to quit even if you wanted to. You can be obsessed with exercise and be able to quit anytime, but procrastination is harder to shake off. Not all addictions are bad, but we have to commit to them more carefully. | Easy to quit | Hard to quit | | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | - kindness<br>- trust<br>- integrity | - status<br>- approval<br>- judging others<br>- attention<br>- being wanted<br>- power<br>- family | | - work | - procrastination<br>- sleep-deprivation | | - music<br>- books | - scrolling<br>- tv<br>- sex<br>- porn<br>- video games | | - dreams<br>- winning | - sadness<br>- risk<br>- love | | - cooking<br>- exercise | - caffeine<br>- alcohol<br>- nicotine |