Now when I would have the urge to gamble with that $20, I would just see the diary and would realize I am not just gambling with $20 but gambling with that sacrifice of time and effort which I'll never get back. And it has worked for me to a certain level.
What's your opinion on this......
Glad that it's working for you, but I doubt if it will on the compulsive gambler, in fact they are working doubly hard just to get the money they can use to gamble, some gamblers are even resorting to stealing and other criminal activity, without thinking of the risk of getting caught, all they are thinking is how to get money for gambling.
They're not concern to whatever it takes but just to keep playing the game, there's differences between people who are playing some might find this strategy to work in order not to lose too much money, keeping all the records to remind them how hard the labors that they needed to receive their payroll and to lose it inside gambling is really ridiculous.