How Quitting Smoking Improves Productivity

The reason smokers get hooked on the habit is also why quitting can feel nearly impossible. Giving up smoking can bring up all sorts of emotions and make you feel like you’re struggling. 

But once you push through it, you might find yourself thinking it’s the best decision you’ve ever made.

Being smoke-free means you’re protecting your lungs and heart, as well as your loved ones, pets, and anyone else around you from harmful chemicals.

And, the benefits don’t stop there! Your health can also take a massive boost by permanently keeping cigarette smoke out of your body for good.

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Reduced Fatigue

Once you quit smoking for good, one of the first things you might notice is that you no longer feel sluggish and worn out.

That’s because you’ve got all those toxic cigarette chemicals out of your system, which means more oxygen gets to your cells.

You’ll also find it easier to breathe and sleep better, so you end up feeling more energetic. 

If you used to struggle with sleep, it could’ve been because smoking messes with your sleep quality, which could leave you feeling moody and make your focus all over the place.

Once you’re smoke-free, you’ll wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day with loads of life and positive energy.

Enhanced Cognitive Function

Your memory, attention, and problem-solving skills can improve when you steer clear of cigarette smoke. 

All those chemicals in cigarettes can damage your brain cells and mess with the blood flow to your brain, which can lead to cognitive decline and even dementia.

You might have noticed your stress levels creeping up after each cigarette, which is just a sign of short-term withdrawal. 

It might seem like smoking helps you relax, as many smokers claim, but what it does is get in the way of your mental clarity and focus.

Once you quit smoking, your brain will definitely thank you. You’ll keep it safe from harm and reduce your stress, helping you think quicker and smarter.

Better Time Management

Were you always getting distracted and struggling to manage your time when you were smoking? 

That’s exactly what those smoking chemicals do: they affect your decision-making and planning skills.

It could also explain why you found yourself procrastinating and missing deadlines because you just didn’t have the energy or mindset to tackle your daily tasks.

Don’t let an unhealthy habit get in the way of reaching your work or life goals. Quit smoking to clear out those toxic chemicals and regain your focus. 

With a bit of strong determination and some healthier habits, you’ll free up more time for your work and other activities, and you’ll feel much more organised and disciplined.

Enhanced Creativity

Quitting smoking can boost your creativity and innovation. Contrary to popular opinion (and optics) smoking might make you look cool as a musician or artist, but it does little to contribute to your innate talents.

When you quit smoking, your cognitive capabilities and five senses greatly improve. It improves your perception of colors, sounds, and textures. Your senses are highly important to finding aesthetic appreciation and inspiration from various sources. 

Furthermore, once you start meditating and improving your environment by eliminating the undesirable environment that cigarette smoke creates, you have room to let your creativity and imagination run as far as they can go – translating into talent that you have that you might never have known before.

It’s Easier to Quit Today

Quitting smoking can make you much more productive as your cognition and mental and physical capabilities improve over time. If you’d like to quit but are not sure where to start, here are a few steps to help you kick out the habit for good.

Go Through First-Line Solutions First

Some motivated smokers can handle cold turkey just fine and see success within a few tries, but oftentimes, smokers have strong withdrawals that can draw them back to lighting a stick.

That’s where nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products come in. These are readily available and stocked at your local pharmacy.

NRT products are the most trusted quitting option available for motivated smokers. They might not imitate cigarettes, but they contain a small dose of nicotine that may be enough to alleviate your withdrawals. These come in the form of patches and gums for easy and convenient nicotine delivery.

While NRTs can be effective, they don’t work for everyone. If these haven’t done the trick for you, you may now be eligible for a nicotine prescription to use nicotine vaping products (NVPs).

Chat to a GP

As mentioned, NRT products have worked for many successful ex-smokers. But, you might have ingrained behaviours and triggers that only something that mimics a cigarette can successfully address, such as the hand-to-mouth motion, and needing something to use while having a drink with friends. 

That is where NVPs become very handy in helping you fight the urge to consume tobacco.

You need a nicotine prescription before you can purchase NVPs, so you’ll need to consult with a GP to help you on your smoking cessation journey. 

And, if your GP deems it necessary, they can write you a nicotine prescription for NVPs. 

You can chat to your usual GP to know more about this.

Visit Your Local Pharmacy

Once you have your nicotine prescription, you can pop down to your local pharmacy. Over 2,200 pharmacies across Australia hold these products in-store, but any pharmacy can order these in for you if they don’t currently stock them.

Both your pharmacist and GP can advise you on how best to use the product, such as the initial setup, and the number of puffs to take when you feel withdrawals.

Summary

Smoking and productivity never go hand-in-hand. While you might have seen geniuses consuming tobacco, it’s not the reason why they’re great at what they do and have made their mark in history. 

If you have a sound mind free from the distractions of nicotine withdrawals, you can focus on your goals and achieve a life that’s healthy and fulfilled, having done everything you’ve dreamed of.

Any motivated smoker trying to quit the habit always needs a helping hand, and we’re always here to help.

Smokefree Clinic gives you access to many medically reviewed and trustworthy resources that can inform and aid you in your path to wellness, so have a look around! 

If you’re ready to get started, Smokefree can connect you to Australian healthcare professionals who excel in helping patients quit smoking for good, including using responsible vaping products where appropriate.

Link Reference:

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5511531/
• https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/does-smoking-make-you-tired
• https://www.bloomhearing.co.uk/en-gb/blog/smoking-and-hearing-loss