Jack Yan: the Persuader Blog: The ﬁrst Bloggers’ Quit Smoking Day

If it weren’t for coComment and blogs, this might never have happened. June 13 is the ﬁrst Bloggers’ Quit Smoking Day.
Two friends of mine, K in Hong Kong and C. Trinity in Antwerpen, are smokers who have toyed with the idea of quitting. But how? C. has a boyfriend who smokes. K has been ambivalent about it. Solution: after encountering each other via coComment and via blogs, they have come together to decide that June 13 is the day they’ll stop. OK, I might have had a little to do with it, but it wouldn’t have worked without their saying yes.
You can see how this all came about, in the comments of a post K made.
If other smokers want to join in, regardless of where they are, they should pop by to K’s blog, K, Speaking!, and you can all do it together, globally. Maybe enter a comment and support them?

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Jack,our lives is about to become really interesting.
Thanks for backing us up and for spreading the word.
You're pimp!

# posted by

ctrinity: 4/29/2006 11:24:00 AM

I left a comment for the same post at trinity. I will have to give myself a week to decide. This is a GREAT idea. So once decided, I may have to list down a few important things, like a short guidelines on how to really STOP the urges to smoke.

Thanks, Jack.

# posted by

K: 4/29/2006 11:28:00 AM

Thanks, C. and K! C., I haven’t left a message on your blog yet but when I can, I will! K, I quite understand: it’s important to psyche yourself up and get more info. We’ll be there when you go for it!

# posted by

Jack Yan: 4/29/2006 11:46:00 AM

You can post now,Jack.

# posted by

ctrinity: 4/29/2006 12:17:00 PM

Yay, C.: thank you! Going over now.

# posted by

Jack Yan: 4/29/2006 12:24:00 PM

Jack, I love the "positive improv" of this posting and initiative! It is like you, K and Ctrinity are building on the "yes...and" of improv play to produce a positive outcome for each other and lots of others that might wish to join in.

# posted by

Michael Wagner: 4/29/2006 04:47:00 PM

Thanks, Michael! It was one of those “this would never have happened without dialogue” things—you are absolutely right, something positive that arose through improv. I am still amazed at the greater implications of this, and to be in the centre of it.

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Jack Yan: 4/29/2006 10:41:00 PM

Funny what strangers can do together.

# posted by

ctrinity: 4/30/2006 09:24:00 AM

And to think, if we can do this, what else we can achieve. A month ago, we did not know one another. Now we are doing something to improve our lives.

# posted by

Jack Yan: 4/30/2006 10:00:00 AM

Now THAT'S an awesome cause. This is great!

# posted by

nicole: 5/01/2006 01:37:00 AM

Thanks, Nicole, and you’re right. I really think K and C. can do it.

# posted by

Jack Yan: 5/01/2006 02:19:00 AM

Looks like I missed the first official day for bloggers to stop smoking... What a great Idea for a support system.

I'm 21 days in (without a relapse) and journaling my progress at my smoking journal on Beginnersguide.com.

Thanks Jack!

# posted by

Matt Scott: 8/22/2006 01:50:00 PM