Dude, I know this is an old post, but I wanted to let you know I checked out the article you were talking about (
http://www.hightimes.com/read/stoner-smart-or-stoner-stupid) and thought it was well worth the read! It helps me, too. Got the Solo a few months back so I was a stupid stoner for a bit, but I'm coming around to the other side after killing my weed and skyrocketing my tolerance haha. Guess I was in a transitional phase, but I think the article really put the cap on seeing setting boundaries on my usage as a good thing. Also thought the whole backfiring of accidentally giving kids an outlet for their rebellious spirits held some insightful truth to it.
As for the original thread topic, no I am not, but I want to be.
Edit: Hey headees, you watch UFC? Love it. Have a bit of background in a mix of stuff (officially: wrestling, TKD; unofficially: BJJ, boxing) so I would love to get back into training.
I gotta say it has helped me tremendously to be a more responsible user. I still feel a certain attachment to cannabis since it is weird for me not to indulge everyday, even if it is only after work.
What i notice now, is that my usual pattern of vaporizing more when i'm more stressed and in the winter still maintains as it did when i vaped everyday and before that when i used to combust.
I found that losing tobacco as allowed me not to feel stressed (over the lack of nicotine) when i couldn't vaporize and i could much more easily not vaporize for a while... before a temporary t-break was somewhat impossible for me since i didn't smoke tobacco alone.
After i started night only vaporizing my tolerance went way down and my productivity and well being way up. Still, i realize the best time is really after work, after dinner is as not good for me because sometimes i tend to go to bed later because i want to vaporize a bit more.
And then there is the obvious effect of cannabis in melatonin production, making you need to sleep more to achieve the same level of rest... but if you go to bed later, that means you sleep even less, considering you have a 9-to-5 job like i do.
So, at the moment i am actually taking a small 2 week t-break as i need to be extra productive, and i need to maximize my time and vaporizing takes too much time and energy and that is not good.
My advice to everyone is to evaluate everytime you're about to vaporize if it is a good decision in your current life situation and goals.
I found out that for a long time i had become addicted and i was using cannabis as an escape rather than a reward.
Some people don't need to do this of course, but i also realized that during the week and considering you have to work and other important things to do, a session after work is the perfect time.
After dinner interferes with your sleep. You can always have the bigger sessions in the weekends when you have more time to rest.
And daily usage is not entirely harm free even if you use little at a time. People should do t-breaks a few times a year, i'm going to start doing that too.
If you're an active person who exercises and has good sleep and eating habits, a 2-week t break is great and not really difficult to do.