Limiting Online Chess: Attempt at Self-Improvement

Goal 1: Limit the amount of online chess I play.

Why is playing too much chess a problem for me? When I play too much online chess, I derive a high amount of pleasure from playing rapid games. If I play without restriction, it becomes difficult to stop playing once I've started. I tend to divert my attention away from more important priorities, such as homework or school lectures.

How will I know whether I've achieved this goal? I will have played <= 45 minutes per day for at least 27 out of the next 30 days.

What will happen if I don't achieve this goal?

When I feel the urge to keep playing past 45 minutes, how can I stop myself? This is difficult. I know that continuing to play will give me pleasure. But I also know that there is a sense of lingering dissatisfaction that ensues later that day, which makes me feel shameful and makes me regret not having spent the time instead on more productive tasks. The latter feeling is wiser, realer, and longer lasting. I've felt within myself that I can be a better person. Reflection has led me to believe that playing chess is one of the causes of my deep-rooted dissatisfaction that has emerged in the past few months.

What will happen long term if I keep playing too much chess? I might develop an (stronger) addiction. Someone in my family has developed an addiction to a 2D snake game for the past 5.5 years. It's frankly a waste of time. Though I hesitate to call chess an outright waste of time, it certainly isn't very high up in my list compared to schoolwork and extracurriculars, which easily take a large portion of my waking time.