Fair point. I'd say as far as strategies goes its one of the better ones. 30+ da... | Hacker News

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		Havoc on Aug 14, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 40 Days Without Booze Fair point. I'd say as far as strategies goes its one of the better ones. 30+ days is enough to get at least a semi-objective indication of physical dependence, which is a good start.

aray on Aug 14, 2013 [–]

I've heard 40 days is enough to develop a habit (or break one), so to me this is a good period of time to try to work out the kinks of getting into (or out of) something.

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