Thoughts

In dieting and quitting smoking, as two examples, it is often said that when you vow these things, tell others. This will then hold you accountable and help you psychologically towards achievement of your goal(s). While I neither diet nor smoke, the benefit I seek from bringing this up is to stop cracking...well just about everything.

Many people crack their knuckles. I do not typically crack my knuckles, but I crack my ankles, my knees, my elbows, my back, my neck, my wrists, my big toes and my thumbs.

When sitting for an extended period, sleeping awkwardly, typing at my keyboard too much, or any number of other situations the parts the I mentioned above begin to hurt. Sometimes the hurt is more of an annoyance, sometimes it is downright painful. My relief, though often only temporary, comes in the form of cracking said part. Again, like some smokers, I have "quit" before. Sure quitting means you do not start up again, right? So let us amend that to say that I have been able to stop for periods of time in my past, but before you know it I am right back at it. I can't help it. I can help it. I am going to start...well stop...whichever one means I will not crack these joints/areas of my body anymore.

Though this will most likely be yet another hiatus in my cracking, at least it will be better than keeping it up. If telling a handful of people on the internet does not get me to stop, nothing will...