I've been saying this for a while. There's a quote from this article that I really like.

Research in my own lab and others suggests that, if you want to improve your self-control, what you should do instead is focus on proactively reducing, rather than reactively overpowering temptation. Fortunately, there are several ways and opportunities to do this.

I often tell people "I have no willpower at all," and they say "what do you mean? You don't drink, smoke, eat gluten, sugar," etc, etc. And I have to explain that if I put myself in a position to do these things, I would be terribly tempted and constantly indulging myself. And that the trick to avoiding these things is to avoid them.

Here's another quote:

Take the findings from a 2017 study that involved volunteers recording their daily experiences of temptation for a week. The individuals who experienced more temptation were less likely to achieve their long-term goals, even if they also reported using more inhibitory self-control. This suggests that using inhibitory self-control to resist those cookies might help you in the moment, but not in the long run.