Strong as our passions are, they may be starved into submission, and conquered without being killed.

You do not have to destroy a desire to stop being run by it. Wanting something intensely is not the problem; feeding the want constantly is what keeps it at full strength, and the appetite quietens when the supply is cut, with no need to hate yourself for having it. That is a far gentler project than eradication and more likely to work. Removing the fuel does most of what force cannot.

Rather than resolving to stop wanting something, change what is within reach: the app, the route home, the company, the hour of the evening. Manage the supply and let the wanting subside at its own pace.