So, in the end, it's not entirely about laying down rules for ourselves, but more of making sure we abide by that rule at all time, it's like the common saying that which made us understand that things are easier said than done, it's exactly very easy to come up with rules that will sure ensure we have a safe gambling experience, but it's harder to abide by the same rules, as doing so will require extreme determination and discipline, without this, it will just be us making another resolution we will turn away from almost immediately after making the resolution.
Rule are rules only when obeyed, thos is a very important aspect of setting a rule for yourself because in recent time, we have seen alot of people who set an almost unbearable rules for themselves and even at that, they don't obey the rules that they set for themselves.
At best we need to make a flexible rules for ourselves so that we won't fine obeying them as uncomfortable or too hard to reach, but their is a high regards and needs for each gamblers to have a set of rules that guide our conduct while gambling.
It is best to set out rules for themselves if we know we can keep up with it. Discipline is our enemy here. Most of the time, we are battling ourselves to be strict with our own rules. Actually, it is our dilemma to be the enemy of our own. Because there are too many temptations not to keep up with our promise.
If we are seeing that we are not following our rules anymore, pause and see where it goes sideways? You will understand your situation if you have the time to sit and evaluate what's going on with your life.
You are right, in fact we cannot maintain our own rules and regulations in life, so it is natural to say that we are our own enemies. Many a time we go in for a special review of ourselves but sometimes the plan we plan doesn't work as per the plan, and it does the opposite due to which we are out of line. So it is natural to become our own enemy because we cannot keep our promises, which always leads to wrong decisions. When we see that we cannot abide by our own rules, we must know that we do not do it, but rather continue. So if we can't evaluate the good aspects to spend our precious time in life, then we must stop, or we will never face good situation in future. So we always have to do our own strategies with a good sense of order and order so that our enemies are not ourselves, but we are fighting hard to protect our promises.
Well, the truth of the matter actually is that, we as humans have the power and the ability to change anything around us and about ourselves, when it comes to laying down rules and following it, it's completely very possible for us to do, but the major problem of men, most people actually, is lack of concentration, and when we lack concentration to our own rules, our determination to keep and operate withing that rule fails completely because, there is no way our brain can work with a rule it hasnt given attention to, and it's also important for us to know what we control our brains, not our brains controls us, so when ever we lay down rules and fail to follow it, it's completely our fault, because our brains can only do what we ask it to do, it's like a computer that does or carries out only the tasks that it's owner asks it's to carry out, so is out brains.
I could still remember one time I decide within myself to start writing down all my gambling spendings, as I believed doing this will help me keep track of the money I am spending on gambling, and also monitor how much money that comes in to my account through gambling, this will help me to keep track of my finances so as never to spend too much on things that are not relevant, or doesn't add greatly to my overall income.
I did this for like a month or so, but later lost concentration, and because of my loss of concentration, I stopped keeping the record and didn't even know it, I totally forgot, I only got to remember the day I was searching for something and then stumbled on the book where I used to write those stuff.
Like I said in my previous comment, saying a thing is way easier than doing it, it's very easy to say a thing or actually start something, but it's very difficult to do it, or keep doing it after starting.