SiriusXM.
I felt I needed it to help me get through trips to and back from work. I always listened to comedy stations and nothing else, because the music resembled nothing I hadn’t heard before on repeat through retail stores and FM radio. When I couldn’t afford SiriusXM, I downloaded a podcast app that seemingly worked without needing a data plan or a subscription (I know the episodes are probably downloaded ahead of time on wi-fi). With this, I felt I don’t need Sirius anymore.
Monster Javas
I was an addict and still a recovering addict of this drink. It’s the only Monster-related beverage I always had, never caring for the other flavors. For a while, starting back about seven some odd years ago, I drank a can and I felt energized. Then as time went on, it turned into just a drink I’d have for the sake of comfortedness, because it was no longer doing anything for me anymore. Plus it was burning a hole in my budgeting because cans of these weren’t exactly cheap on their own.
After being off from a single can after three weeks, I actually felt a lot better. Probably not going to get back into them.
My phone.
I broke the screen and had to deal without it for a week. I didn’t realize how often I’d flip it out and start scrolling every moment of downtime I had until I couldn’t do that anymore.
After a few days of that I started to wonder what was so important to catch up on every 15 minutes.