A guy on my softball team quit dipping by keeping a bag of sunflower seeds in his cup holder
I chew my nails down to nothing, mostly while sitting at my desk waiting on hold with vendors. About 3 weeks ago I was in the dugout after a game in Beaverton and this guy Marcus pulled out a bag of sunflower seeds, said he used to go through a tin of dip every two days for 9 years, and now he just shells seeds the whole ride home. He did not make it sound like some big win, he just said his hands needed something to do and seeds were cheaper than a dentist. I tried it for 4 days and my nails actually started to grow back a little. But now I just eat the seeds and my jaw hurts, so I am not sure I traded anything, I might just have a second thing. Curious what people use when the habit is tied to sitting still, not stress. Does the swap only work if the new thing is boring on purpose?