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Re:Ask HN: Are books worth it? by goto11 on Sunday January 05, 2020 @06:31AM (#21960800)
It is not uncommon for people to just make a decision to stop smoking. It is indeed possible to not light a cigarette if the motivation is there. That is completely different than "trying not to have a broken leg".
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Re:Ask HN: Are books worth it? by carapace on Sunday January 05, 2020 @10:41AM (#21961713)
> It is not uncommon for people to just make a decision to stop smoking.

I don't think that true, but even if it is, so what? That's not what happened to my sister.

The “Have you tried not having a broken leg?” line is from e.g. https://sunflowerssunshine.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/breaking... I don't know if that's the original source.

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