Bad habits always pay upfront. That’s how they get you to sign the contract.

Anything that harms you slowly has to be pleasant immediately, or nobody would start. The reward comes first and fully, the cost arrives later and in pieces, and that ordering is what makes the trade feel like a good one every single time it is offered. Understanding the structure takes some of the mystery out of why knowing better changes so little.

Stop trying to out-argue the moment and change what is available in it. Make the first step slightly harder, add one small obstacle, and let the design do the work your willpower keeps losing.