Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Slowly decrease use over time. Cut off your sources. Set your environment straight. Track your progress. Focus your attention elsewhere. Reconnect with friends and peers.

Answer: As an alternative to stopping "cold turkey", you might decide to ease yourself into less or no porn use. Make goals for certain periods of time based on whether you want to stop watching altogether or become a more moderate viewer. Doing this will help the transition happen more smoothly, as you will only have to take on small behavioral challenges at a comfortable pace. For example, say your goal is to watch only 3 times per week. You could begin by cutting your use down to once a day at the times when you most want to watch, like before going to sleep. Remove temptation to watch more often than your goal allows. It can be helpful to limit or cut off your access to the majority of sources of pornography. Here are some more specific ideas to use depending on your personal viewing habits:  If you usually watch porn on DVDs, scratch them up with a pen or paperclip before throwing them away. If you use magazines, tear out individual pages and put them through a paper shredder or recycle bin. If you use the internet, try using a browser extension or other software that will help you limit the sites you can open. These Internet censors, like StayFocusd or Net Nanny act the way parental controls do—slowly you can block websites altogether, should you choose to. They also monitor the time you spend on chosen sites. If you use a PC, you can also block your frequently visited sites by editing your hosts file on a Windows system editing hosts file. There are many things you can do to make sure that your environment is set up such that porn use becomes more difficult and less of a temptation. Start with your computer itself, or your phone if you also watch on that device.  Clean up your computer by removing viruses and malware that give you lots of pornographic ads and pop-ups. Remember to also remove any files you have stored. Try eliminating the privacy that normally encourages you to watch by moving your whole computer set up to a common area of your home. This may only be a temporary measure as you are getting used to less porn. Your family might be surprised, but will understand if you let them know that you are attempting to limit your time isolated in your room. Avoid being with friends who share and encourage extreme use of porn. Remember to give yourself enough praise and acknowledgment to feel supported and energized in the difficult times. Since overcoming addiction takes lots of time, effort, and usually slip-ups, getting an objective look at how far you’ve come will stop you from beating yourself up over moments of struggle. Try monitoring your usage with the same browser extension that you use to put controls on your access to porn. If you use DVDs or print media, keep track by marking use in a schedule or calendar. Take up a new habit or hobby to replace the time you spend watching porn. If you let the time you would spend watching porn stay empty, it will be much harder to resist the temptation to watch.Try finding ways to fill the lulls in your life so that you no longer have time for porn. Adopt a hobby you've always wanted to take up, such as an art or team sport. You could also spend your time on self-improvement, whether it's reading, volunteering, or contributing to your life in some other way.  Another consideration for choosing an activity is something that you can talk a lot about. Do something that you're proud to tell your parents and friends about, like getting into shape or learning how to play a musical instrument. If you don't drive, it can be helpful to get a bike or another form of transportation. This will give you freedom to leave the house and do things besides watching porn. A great way to make sure that you stay engaged in new hobbies and activities is to do them with friends or people you like being around. This way you will be held socially accountable for sticking with the activity--not to mention the opportunity to bond with others over new things. When you are well connected to people who feed you, porn will become less of a pull and you'll remember that there are other fulfilling ways to spend time.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Click the new Mission Control icon in your dock to launch the application or F3 on your keyboard.

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Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Check whether your cubic contains a constant (a d{\displaystyle d} value). Factor an x{\displaystyle x} out of the equation. Factor the resulting quadratic equation, if possible. Solve the portion in parentheses with the quadratic formula if you can’t factor it manually. Use zero and the quadratic answers as your cubic's answers.

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Cubic equations take the form ax3+bx2+cx+d=0{\displaystyle ax^{3}+bx^{2}+cx+d=0}. However, the only essential requirement is x3{\displaystyle x^{3}}, which means the other elements need not be present to have a cubic equation.  If your equation does contain a constant (a d{\displaystyle d} value), you'll need to use another solving method. If a=0{\displaystyle a=0}, you do not have a cubic equation. Since your equation doesn't have a constant, every term in the equation has an x{\displaystyle x} variable in it. This means that one x{\displaystyle x} can be factored out of the equation to simplify it. Do this and re-write your equation in the form x(ax2+bx+c){\displaystyle x(ax^{2}+bx+c)}.  For example, let's say that your starting cubic equation is 3x3−2x2+14x=0{\displaystyle 3x^{3}-2x^{2}+14x=0}  Factoring a single x{\displaystyle x} out of this equation, you get x(3x2−2x+14)=0{\displaystyle x(3x^{2}-2x+14)=0} In many cases, you will be able to factor the quadratic equation (ax2+bx+c{\displaystyle ax^{2}+bx+c}) that results when you factor the x{\displaystyle x} out. For example, if you are given x3+5x2−14x=0{\displaystyle x^{3}+5x^{2}-14x=0}, then you can do the following:  Factor out the x{\displaystyle x}: x(x2+5x−14)=0{\displaystyle x(x^{2}+5x-14)=0}  Factor the quadratic in parentheses: x(x+7)(x−2)=0{\displaystyle x(x+7)(x-2)=0}  Set each of these factors equal to0{\displaystyle 0}. Your solutions are x=0,x=−7,x=2{\displaystyle x=0,x=-7,x=2}. You can find the values for which this quadratic equation equals 0{\displaystyle 0} by plugging a{\displaystyle a}, b{\displaystyle b}, and c{\displaystyle c} into the quadratic formula (−b±b2−4ac2a{\displaystyle {\frac {-b\pm {\sqrt {b^{2}-4ac}}}{2a}}}). Do this to find two of the answers to your cubic equation.  In the example, plug your a{\displaystyle a}, b{\displaystyle b}, and c{\displaystyle c} values (3{\displaystyle 3}, −2{\displaystyle -2}, and 14{\displaystyle 14}, respectively) into the quadratic equation as follows:  −b±b2−4ac2a{\displaystyle {\frac {-b\pm {\sqrt {b^{2}-4ac}}}{2a}}} −(−2)±((−2)2−4(3)(14)2(3){\displaystyle {\frac {-(-2)\pm {\sqrt {((-2)^{2}-4(3)(14)}}}{2(3)}}} 2±4−(12)(14)6{\displaystyle {\frac {2\pm {\sqrt {4-(12)(14)}}}{6}}} 2±(4−1686{\displaystyle {\frac {2\pm {\sqrt {(4-168}}}{6}}} 2±−1646{\displaystyle {\frac {2\pm {\sqrt {-164}}}{6}}}   Answer 1:  2+−1646{\displaystyle {\frac {2+{\sqrt {-164}}}{6}}} 2+12.8i6{\displaystyle {\frac {2+12.8i}{6}}}   Answer 2: 2−12.8i6{\displaystyle {\frac {2-12.8i}{6}}} While quadratic equations have two solutions, cubics have three. You already have two of these — they're the answers you found for the "quadratic" portion of the problem in parentheses. In cases where your equation is eligible for this "factoring" method of solving, your third answer will always be 0{\displaystyle 0}.  Factoring your equation into the form x(ax2+bx+c)=0{\displaystyle x(ax^{2}+bx+c)=0} splits it into two factors: one factor is the x{\displaystyle x} variable on the left, and the other is the quadratic portion in parentheses. If either of these factors equals 0{\displaystyle 0}, the entire equation will equal 0{\displaystyle 0}. Thus, the two answers to the quadratic portion in parentheses, which will make that factors equal 0{\displaystyle 0}, are answers to the cubic, as is 0{\displaystyle 0} itself, which will make the left factor equal 0{\displaystyle 0}.