Like another poster said, put your distraction in a physically-distant location. The farther it is, the more energy it's going to take to fall into your bad hab

Like another poster said, put your distraction in a physically-distant location. The farther it is, the more energy it's going to take to fall into your bad habits. Nip the thought of your habit the soonest you possibly can. You are thinking about playing a game? STOP! Thinking about wasting time? STOP! This not only helps you avoid the activity but strengthens your resolve while the need to distract yourself dissipates. Get involved with others. We fall into addictions/habits because we can tend to be lonely [or otherwise avoid our feelings]. Reach out to friends, plan an online game night, call a friend. The more you involve others, the more help you will see it has on you. Ultimately what helped fixed myself was a combination of: - therapy - praying [to God] (ultimately I needed this to finally rid myself of my distractions, everything else included) - community - persistence There will be many many times where you fail too, and you shouldn't beat yourself up about it, but instead accept it and try again.