Quote Originally Posted by commonsenseman View Post
I actually find I smoke more slowly when I'm doing NOTHING else, just concentrating on the pipe. YMMV

A good exercise to try every now and then: starting out with properly dry tobacco, try just barely keeping the pipe going. Don't puff hard, just take very gentle "sips". Almost always, tobacco tastes much better when it's burning cool & slow. Make sure you're not filling the pipe too tightly, this will make you puff harder to keep it going.
I think it was @mooster who once posted on the old site a good exercise. Get your tobacco properly dried, packed and lit, and instead of puffing, just breathe through your nose with the pipe clenched in your mouth. You will be surprised how well a pipe stays lit with just a slow, steady flow of air. You don't necessarily have to smoke this way all the time, but it at least gives you a good idea how little you need to puff to keep it lit.