I think you misread my point a bit. As I said, it's not about ''control''.. so to go about forcing yourself to quit this or that would be similar, a means of control.
That is a mainstream religious way of dealing with indulgence. But this is not about control, forcefulness, or order.. but indeed compassion, and energy. And yes, the more one grows spiritually the less interesting indulgences become..
but, this is of course a process..
People who are 100% serious about it though tend to join monasteries
Then one is in an environment with optimal time for spiritual practice and less distractions.