The Law of Diminishing Returns Applied to Addiction and Sobriety

Roberta Edwards
Oct 29 · 5 min read
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During a run the other day, I started thinking about the law of diminishing returns. I did not give this principle any thought in the past and was stunned when it suddenly popped into my head, but now it makes sense. I realize I can apply this law to certain areas of my life including exercise, alcohol addiction and sorry to say, even sobriety. If you aren’t familiar with the…

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