The goal is to train your “conscious system” so that it catches the “automatic system” in its addiction. You are in a way training to recover control every time

The goal is to train your “conscious system” so that it catches the “automatic system” in its addiction. You are in a way training to recover control every time autopilot goes somewhere you don’t want it to. Cf mindfulness. You must do it always not just when you want to stop.