Originally Posted by
Cellardweller 
I didn't have so much a plan as a set of rules:
I think a set of good rules are a plan. Your three rules are top drawer and would stand alone for many. I'll bet if you thought about it some more you would find you actually have more rules. That's just a friendly bet. I'm not saying you have more. I'm not sure how many rules I have made for myself in designing my own plan. That was a long time ago, but I remember there being a lot of "can't do this, must do that." I don't think about them much anymore. I have no desire to drink. Sure, I still live by rules, but they mostly revolve around good emotional health. I only have one drinking rule at this time: "Don't drink," but I don't want to drink, so it's about like reminding myself to breath.