But it is very curious how much time spent in the game makes the player gradually move from the realization that this is all just a game, entertainment, and not just waiting for a big win. In addition, I think that almost all beginner players began their game in about the same way in the hope of winning. But gradually, time after time, round after round, the game turned into a habit and began to bring pleasure. I think that of course for different people with different characters and psychological profiles this time is still not less than about six months. And for some it can also be more than a year.
It took me a few months to understand that it is very difficult for me to earn money in gambling. For some time I balanced without big losses, for some time there were more losses and this reduced my bankroll.
But I was never able to increase my deposit, so I began to treat betting simply as a hobby. Maybe now I even began to make more predictions without bets, I try to evaluate my abilities in betting and I see that there is no big difference, the average statistics remain the same.
Not placing big bets or too many bets is only way to prevent big losses. You should always count all bets as losses before betting them, then you know how much you are going to end up losing if that day is going to be unlucky. And all the wins are going to be just extra profit, not something you tried to "earn".
If you want to "earn" money, there's actual work you can do for it and not risking your capital. If you however are going to risk your capital, it helps if you don't call it earning. But just gambling.