# The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr

9 Hacker News commenters recommended The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as an easy way to quit smoking, and some say its framework helps with other addictions, though one doubts it works as well for vaping.

## Why people recommend it

- Helps smokers stop smoking (3 comments): "Then they read Alan Carr's "The Easy Way to Quit Smoking" and then they don't want to smoke anymore" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46232271)) "I quit smoking many years ago with that book. Cost me like $8." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49822320)) "the point of the book is to get you to quit smoking" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49810903))
- Framework applies to other addictions (2 comments): "the main thrust of the book is actually a framework that generalizes pretty well to dealing with any addiction" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49813914)) "Helped multiple people in my life with addiction" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49812745))
- Cheap and easy to recommend (2 comments): "This is why Alan Carr's book is an excellent resource and easy to mention to any smoker." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49816064)) "I quit smoking many years ago with that book. Cost me like $8." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49822320))

## What people warn about

- Less effective for vaping (1 comments): "It works for smoking, but I don't think it does as well for vaping?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49813593))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie](https://hackerapproved.com/p/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people.md): 67 recommend
- [Atomic Habits by James Clear](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atomic-habits.md): 20 recommend
- [Feeling Good by David Burns](https://hackerapproved.com/p/feeling-good.md): 8 recommend
- [The Art of Money Getting by P.T. Barnum](https://hackerapproved.com/p/art-of-money-getting.md): 8 recommend
- [The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/power-of-now.md): 7 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0140249885?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780140249880) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr", https://hackerapproved.com/p/easy-way-to-stop-smoking/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).