You Want a More Productive Life… Smoke Cigars by Tommy Zman
“I ordinarily smoke fifteen cigars during my five hours’ labours, and if my interest reaches the enthusiastic point, I smoke more. I smoke with all my might, and allow no intervals. “ - Mark Twain
Based on my new article for my column in the current JR catalogue, we now have proof that cigars can rid the world of wars and all strife. And how’s that you ask… (well, you would only ask that question if you hadn’t yet read my article and why would you be so inconsiderate like that?) Well, here’s the deal – cigars bring about bonding, relaxation and ultimately peace, which ain’t such a bad thing now, is it?
A few years ago I even wrote a cigar magazine article entitled: Cigars are Good for You, as I cited all of the wonderful intrinsic properties and benefits that the act of cigar smoking brings to one’s life. Come on, we all know that after a day filled with stress brought on by the dealings with mental midgets and morons, a post dinner smoke of your favorite Cain, Camacho, Cohiba, or Casablanca makes the entire world a better place to live in, if only for just a few hours. So I maintain the thought that it should be made mandatory that all adults, men and women both, should smoke cigars.
In even yet another Cigar Magazine article, I wrote about the effects cigar smoking has on the brain and how it induces the kind of relaxation that puts a person into an almost meditative state, allowing the creative process to take place at a much higher level than normal. After much research I found an article from a major US newspaper from the early 1900’s, where the writer interviewed over 100 novelists, playwrights, and poets of the day (some world renown and known to this day) – and the commonality was that they all smoked – the vast majority of them being cigar smokers. But the key here was that they all smoked their cigars while they worked. The goal of the article’s author was to find out the effect that smoking had on the creative process – did it REALLY help these ‘men of the pen’ produce a better final product. Well, the verdict was overwhelming as every single one of those interviewed claimed that without a doubt, smoking made them better writers, and the moment that their cigar was lit, it instantly put them into a state that allowed them to create at an infinitely higher lever.
While I don’t smoke inside my house, I will often retreat to the patio with my laptop, and there is no question that enjoying a good cigar while I write makes the entire process not only a joy, but a massively productive one. I really do seem to enter into a zone where the brain opens up and the soul makes a connection to an unexplained higher power, allowing me to perform almost without thinking as the words just flow from my fingertips.
Finally, I will tell you about a guy I know who lives on the left coast and has a stressful corporate job. A while back, the ten guys in his department were out one night smoking cigars and yakking about work. They noticed how the time flew by as they solved some major issues that were going on in the office. So the boss came up with a stunningly revolutionary idea: CIGAR MEETINGS at work. Every single day the department meets in a wooded area on the side of the building at 11am for 45 minutes to an hour and at 2:30 pm for the same amount of time. After a year of this practice, the group has been sited as the best performing outfit in the company as more projects have been successfully completed than anyone had ever seen. Surprised? Not me, in the least.
The world needs cigars, people, and the fact is that this floating rock we live on would sure be a better place to live if its adult inhabitants enjoyed the leafy fruit on a daily basis. And with that, I light my La Aurora 107 and bid you all a kind farewell til next week!
DON’T MISS – The NEW JR•Cigar Catalog is out and you can read my regular column on page 98: What Really Roasts My Robusto! This issue’s story is entitled: The Ultimate Answer to saving the World (and if you love cigars, you’re gonna love where I’m headed with this one!)
I urge you to PLEASE SUPPORT Cigar Rights of America as they continue to deal with congress, the senate, and all US legislators who need to be made aware that our cigars are the best friends we know of and we will fight like hell to keep them in our lives! >>http://cigarrrights.org
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