Smoking is obviously bad for you etc. and vaping might be just as bad, nicotine pouches make your jaw fall off, whatever
But I swear the decline of smoking has meant so many missed networking opportunities. It feels like back in the day you could have - in the early days of your career - met so many people more senior than you on smoke breaks, build rapport, even made friends on a long enough timeline
Now everyone has quit smoking, the ones that still need nicotine are all popping Zyns. There’s no opportunity for that micro-networking anymore, and we’ve lost out because of it.
Closest thing these days is making a coffee but that takes like 5% the time of a cigarette. Completely incomparable
Does anyone see where I’m coming from or am I just crazy?
The art of smoking often refers to indulgence, relaxation, some people have spoken about the blend along with flavors on the market even I get curious when they say how smooth and helps with taking the edge off it can be. Even when I’m one who doesn’t smoke, I do ponder!
Smoking is not a single activity. Smoking Lambert and Butler is not equivalent to smoking Marlborough Lights. Smoking 2 cigarettes a week on social occasions is not equivalent to smoking 100 and having yellow teeth while smelling of filters floating in a glass of old wine
“Smoking dramatically amplifies oxidative stress in body and compromises the blood flow to the peripheral tissues including the scalp, hence contributing to grey/white hair” — said a Doctor
