Day 47.

Longest streak of my life. Feeling good. Confident. Maybe too confident.

I was scrolling Reddit. Not NSFW subs. Regular ones.

Then I saw a thumbnail. Not explicit. Just... suggestive.

"I'll just click to see what it is."

That click ended a 47-day streak.

Not immediately. But the chain started there.

Here's how "just one peek" kills you:

Click 1: Just the thumbnail. "This isn't even bad."

5 minutes later: Scrolling the subreddit. "Just browsing."

10 minutes later: Opening a "better" post. "Just one more."

20 minutes later: Full relapse. Back on Pornhub.

Every. Fucking. Time.

"Just one peek" is never one peek.

It's the first domino. Once it falls, the rest follow.

And Pornhub knows this.

Why their system is designed around "just one peek":

The thumbnail is soft. Not explicit. "Safe" to click.

The preview video is 10 seconds. "Just a quick look."

The related videos section. "Just see what else is there."

Each step designed to pull you deeper.

Your brain thinks you're in control.

You're not. You're following their funnel. From peek to full relapse.

They A/B tested this path. Optimized it. Perfected it.

The only winning move:

Don't peek. Ever.

Not the thumbnail. Not the profile. Not the "softcore" stuff. Not the "this isn't even bad" content.

None of it.

Set this rule:

If you wouldn't show it to your mom, don't look at it.

If you're checking "just to see," don't.

If you're "just curious," you're not. You're relapsing.

I've relapsed 47 times from "just one peek."

Never once did "one peek" stay "one peek."

It always escalated. Every time. Without exception.

Your brain will tell you this time is different.

It's lying. That's Pornhub's conditioning talking.

Instagram does the same thing.

"Just check your feed."
"Just see what's new."
"Just look at the Explore page."

Then you're zooming in on photos. Then you're on someone's profile. Then you're clicking the link in their bio to OnlyFans.

Fuck their peeking strategy.

All or nothing. No middle ground.

You're either clean or you're not.

Day 16. No peeking. Not once. Not ever.

Tomorrow: When (not if) you fail.
- Sam