I like your gambling approach - its refreshing and important today. Budgets and constraints are strong. My quest to understand gambling self-control is similar. You seem to share my view that its a pleasurable hobby, not a means to an end.
Yes, setting a winning limit is difficult. Its like attempting to forecast the unpredictable, isnt it? Finding the discipline to stop after a few wins or defeats is crucial. Take charge of the experience rather than letting it dominate you. I keep reminding myself that gambling is about the experience, not the result.
Your opinion on gambling as amusement rather than the only source is smart. Diversifying our sources of joy and contentment is key. Like you, I balance gambling with other pursuits. It keeps gambling fun. Keep adopting this balanced approach to keep gambling entertaining and enjoyable.
That's because I thought that if gambling was a means to achieve a goal, I could end up spending a lot of money, especially since I was almost in that situation, so I thought, why don't I just cut back? It won't cost me a lot of money and also I can enjoy gambling to have fun. It would be better for me to enjoy gambling rather than trying to achieve a goal that would be difficult for me.
However, we must learn to set time limits for gambling and not set winning limits because winning is very difficult and we don't know how much money we must spend. Instead of spending a lot of money, we should limit our gambling time and just try to enjoy it. After all, there will be a time when we can win the gambling game. And instead of chasing victory that is difficult to achieve, we should gamble as much as we can.
We already have other activities apart from gambling so we don't need to use gambling too often. This is to prevent us from getting too deep into gambling so that we won't be able to see other things that can also give us a win. We must be able to make gambling entertainment, just like other activities that also provide entertainment.