Without a meaningful goal, attempting changes lacks meaning, requires unsustainable willpower, and ultimately leads to failure. - Benjamin P. Hardy

Unfortunately, when you’ve lost your confidence as a result of pleasure-seeking, it can be difficult to reach out and get social support. You’ll probably try to convince yourself that you must first kick your addiction before you can reach out to people. After all, who would want to be in a relationship with you right now? As a result, you resort to willpower in attempts of clawing your way out of your addiction, all the while remaining isolated from the very people who could help you.

Your happiness as a person is dependent on what you measure yourself against.

Never ask advice of someone with whom you wouldn’t want to trade places.