Some people believe that no addiction is healthy. Drugs are bad, too much eating is bad, too much exercise is bad, too much sleep is bad. . . They fall back on the ancient Greek proscription: "Nothing in excess."
But is that realistic? We are all just collections of our habits. We brush our teeth in the morning, we go to bed later than we want, we avoid doing the things that are new and uncomfortable. We are a Voltron monster made up of habit-lions.
What are habits? Aren't they simply small addictions. Just like addictions are BIG habits. Even addictions like smoking, drugs, and anorexia can be cured. That is, new patterns of thought can be laid down and practiced over time to create new habits. Essentially -- new addictions.
What's my point? That not having addictions is not an option, we are our habits, our expected behaviors. What I need are new addictions. Writing as an addiction, sleeping enough as an addiction, being fit and healthy as an addiction. Those will do for now I think. Once I've got those addictions in place I can think about new ones. :-)
