How to Develop an Addiction for Life in 13 Easy Steps

1. Start innocently by trying it out “only once”

2. Attach greater meaning to the activity like “It’s liberating!” or “It’s about being happy!”

3. Notice all the people doing it and note how much happier/cooler/fun it makes them

4. Tell yourself, “If I start, I can quit anytime I want to.”

5. Make friends with people who do the same actvity

6. Start doing the acitivity with them

7. Start doing the activity at home when your friends aren’t available

8. When people chastise you for the activity, imagine them as ugly monsters desperate for
attention, then blow them off

9. Read literature, magazines and websites by people who also love the activity

10. Buy shirts, posters, and memorabilia related to the acitivity

11. Be depressed and blame the addiction

12. Notice everything wrong with your life and blame it on the addiction

13. Read ways to break the addiction but never try them

Using this simple process, you can guarantee full-time development of any destructive habit in less than six months. Enjoy!

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