Part 2 · Emergency tools
The craving gradient
1The key idea
An urge builds from nothing to the point of acting on it. What helps depends on where it is.
- C
- You are close to acting on it, and clear thinking is very hard.
- B
- The pull is strong, but you can still notice what you're feeling.
- A
- Your head is clear, and your reasons are easy to find.
“The right technique at the wrong time is the wrong technique.”
2What to practise

