When we promise someone that we will not smoke cigarettes, even if we promise them not to smoke for a limited amount of time, any amount of time, we give them authority over us.

Freeing ourselves from the smoking habit
When we promise someone that we will not smoke cigarettes, even if we promise them not to smoke for a limited amount of time, any amount of time, we give them authority over us.
Using the time limit program which gives us control over our own timelines frees us from the pressure of authority or the need to conform to predefined parameters for success and failure, someone else’s predefined parameters for success and failure.