Some want, or need to quit fast. They read 12-20 articles in a row. While this is good, it is not sustainable because you are very unlikely to read 12 articles every day for the next 12 months.
Instead consider searching “Activities to do” online and picking 3 activities that interest you. Why three, because 70% of the activities that would really be great for us long term are painful if we start too fast. For example, you pick:
Playing the guitar. Unless you have played a lot in the past your fingers will start hurting fast (As soon as 7-10 minutes).
Exercise. Unless you have exercised a lot in the past your body will start hurting fast (As soon as 7-10 minutes).
Building a puzzle. Nice, you can do that all hour. Rule #1 Pick one of the three choices that you can do for a longer period of time without having to build up your fingers or body etc.
Example Plan:
Read 4 articles including one or two that talk about alternative activities. Then take a break and do your challenging hobby for 7-10 minutes. Then read another article. Then do your next challenging hobby for 10 minutes. Then read another article. Then do your next longer term hobby for 45 minutes. Then read another article.
Key point: If you really have a bad habit… Your new activities will be less fun at first. At first you are doing them simply as “Work” so that you can quit the bad habit. In 7 weeks you will begin to love some of the hobbies you pick. Also, since you will be more “Dried out” from that habit after 7 weeks you may actually love a replacement hobby to start at that point if you are totally bored with an old choice.
Second, to quit fast always do all of the spiritual activities first each day. After that, implrment a plan like this one that you can repeat as often as needed.
Finally, another strategy is to read an article at 6pm, 7:30 pm and 9pm. It is better to work on the things recommended with the 6pm article for 90 minutes while doing normal activities than it is to read 3 straight articles.
Have an aggressive short-term plan for quitting, but also start having a long-term plan for quitting. That is how you quit for good.
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