QWIT
🧠 Method & science
The science of habits, streaks, communities and everything that makes quitting stick.
How an AI coach actually helps with cravings
What an AI craving coach can realistically do, what it can't, and the privacy questions worth asking before you tell it your worst moments.
Read more →Why quitting with a community doubles your odds
Accountability, proof it's possible, and someone awake at 3 a.m. — what research says about social support, and how to use it well.
Read more →The \"dopamine detox\" myth: what neuroscience actually says
You can't flush out dopamine like a toxin. Here's what the viral trend gets wrong, and the one part of it that's genuinely worth keeping.
Read more →XP, Badges, and Levels: Does Gamification Actually Work?
Streaks, XP, and badges turn quitting into a game. Here's what behavioral science says actually drives change, and where gamification falls flat.
Read more →The habit loop: how cue, routine and reward quietly run your addiction
A simple behavioral-psychology model — cue, routine, reward — that explains cravings and shows how to swap the routine while keeping the trigger.
Read more →How to Support Someone Who's Quitting (Without Making It Worse)
Watching someone you love quit smoking, drinking, or gambling is hard too. Here's what actually helps, what backfires, and what to say after a slip.
Read more →I don't smoke: why identity beats willpower when you quit
Why saying "I don't smoke" works better than "I'm trying to quit" — the psychology of identity-based change, explained simply and without hype.
Read more →Lapse vs. relapse: the next-hour rule
A slip only becomes a relapse through what you do right after it — how the abstinence violation effect works and how to defuse it.
Read more →Miracle Hacks vs. Boring Habits: Why the Unsexy Stuff Wins
Cold showers, fasting, anti-craving supplements promise a shortcut. Here's why sleep, exercise, and tracking beat every miracle hack over time.
Read more →Rebuilding Your Morning Routine After Quitting
The coffee-and-cigarette ritual, the phone scroll, the wine-fogged wake-up — quitting breaks your morning. Here's how to rebuild it as your foundation.
Read more →Quit Apps vs. Willpower Alone: What the Evidence Actually Says
Do quit-smoking or sobriety apps really work, or is willpower all that matters? What digital intervention studies show, and how to use an app well.
Read more →Why a quit tracker on your wrist beats one in your pocket
A smartwatch counter cuts the seconds between craving and comfort. Here's why reducing that friction matters more than it sounds, and how to set it up.
Read more →Quitting Multiple Addictions: One at a Time or All at Once?
Smoking and drinking, porn and screens — addictions often travel in pairs. Here's what research suggests about sequencing versus quitting together.
Read more →Qwit has a new home — welcome to qwit.app
The app of future ex-smokers gets a brand-new website, a shorter domain, and a growing family of apps. Here's what's changing and what's next.
Read more →The SOS toolkit: surviving the critical 5 minutes
A pre-decided kit for the peak of any urge — breathing, a call, a location, cold water, writing — built once, used for any craving.
Read more →Streak psychology: why a simple day counter works on your brain
Why counting days without smoking, drinking, or vaping actually changes behavior — and how to avoid the all-or-nothing trap that breaks quit attempts.
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