I quit twice first time - breaking my body. so that meant 6-8 months after 3 you forget it.

2nd time - unemployment. works wonders. As long as you have NO income any form and it just causes more pain.
it's like drug addiction.

then again I found it made you think more about the WL you choose to blow money on.

The other side is you try harder for the free stuff. I dropped my standards during the GFC