05-14-2026, 07:55 AM
The "stopped tracking the amount" one is the big one, I'd agree completely. The moment the number stops being uncomfortable to look at, something has shifted.
For me the early sign was chasing time, not money. Telling myself one more spin until a round number, then it's 1am. The phone makes that frictionless because there's no closing-the-laptop moment to break the spell.
I started leaving the phone in another room in the evening. Sounds daft. Worked better than any willpower I could muster.
For me the early sign was chasing time, not money. Telling myself one more spin until a round number, then it's 1am. The phone makes that frictionless because there's no closing-the-laptop moment to break the spell.
I started leaving the phone in another room in the evening. Sounds daft. Worked better than any willpower I could muster.