I too average a puff or two every 5 minutes, sometimes longer, sometimes shorter. Most often longer. I vape a whole lot less than I smoked, and worse yet, than I wanted to smoke. When I smoked, I uncomfortably limited myself to no more than 4 an hour while at home. That was hard! I so wanted more. I craved my next cig while smoking the current one. It was awful. When at work, I'd have to last 2hrs between smokes. During the 10 minute break I would wolf down 2 cigs in 6 minutes in order to get to and from break area on time. At lunch break, I would eat very lightly so I could spend the rest of my time catching up on my nicotine and storing some for the next 2 hrs. Life is so much nicer and mellower now that I vape. I do vape at will, however. But I vape less now than the first months of vaping... oh my, that was every minute!!! ... and there have been times I've cut out the nicotine already. It's an amazing gadget that flexes with our personal needs at any given time. My recommendation? Relax and let the good times roll.