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Here’s a lesson: if you ever want things to not change, never do mental math.
Basically, a little while ago, I did some mental math at how much I was spending on energy drinks in a month, just because I was wondering. I then went, “Well, shit,” and haven’t bought one since because, dammit, it was a significant amount I was spending on something not that good for me.

Of course, now, I am in the middle of caffeine withdrawal and I am not feeling great! Still, I have extra money to waste on completely different random crap, so that’s nice.

This reminded me of when I quit WoW. All I did was do a mental calculation on how much I had spent on the game and went, “Oh,” and immediately quit. When I got the whole cost laid out before me, it was easy to see that I was keeping myself from enjoying a variety of games at the cost of a game I only played off and on. It wasn’t that I wasn’t enjoying WoW, it was just that the opportunity cost was a bit high when I looked at it overall. Same with these energy drinks, I suppose.

I do wonder why I didn’t try to stop this sooner. It’s really a lot about habit. I got into the habit of buying an energy drink on the way to work every night. Besides feeling a bit sick right now, the worst part of deciding not to get them anymore was having to break my habit. I love habits, and it’s frustrating to break them. Still, it’s probably for the best. It’s just tough, as habits are my little reminders that everything is okay in life, and nothing is going wrong.
I just have to tell myself everything is alright, and nothing is going wrong, instead.