Ask HN: Did you quit smoking cannabis? If so, why?

Re:Ask HN: Did you quit smoking cannabis? If so, why? by Crosseye_Jack on Friday July 16, 2021 @03:51PM (#27860490)

I quit smoking pot when it started interfering with my work. Not in a “I’m gonna get fired if I carry on smoking” way. But I was finding it if harder and harder to get in the same coding mindset when stoned and when I was sober, which lead to me rewriting code because it was like two different people were working on the same bit of code at the same time.

I was a heavy smoker back then (would roll two joints at the end of the night, one before I slept and one to “wake and bake” with) and just knocked it on the head.

I will still have a joint on special occasions (basically when I’ve been out with friends who still smoke) but I treat those times like a night of heavy drinking and try to make sure I’m not planning to work the next day as I’m not normally in the mood to code the next day being a “very very light smoker” these days I find it hits me harder these days then it used too, but that could also just be age :-p

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Re:Ask HN: Did you quit smoking cannabis? If so, why? by Quessy on Friday July 16, 2021 @06:32PM (#27861961)

Your situation sounds similar to mine! I used to smoke pot everyday from morning to evening and code throughout. When I first started it went alright, but after about a year I started to see negative side effects. I felt like I couldn't come up with 'smart' code anymore and often felt unmotivated. I tried to stop on my own but it was next to impossible. I've moved back home to live with family and have them keep an eye on me. I would still smoke a bit during the evenings but being sober now throughout the day and coding is such a blessing. I can actually think!

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