RE: Prescribing a symptom - or how doing exactly what has become a problem, can help the problem. Huh?
P.S. I thought about your feedback on "impact method" and had to smile:
On the other hand the Impact method has zero subjective value to me. There aren't many things I bother to care about. For the situations you described, my reaction would be either blank of just mild disdain.
You probably would be a tough client :) - I want to add that it's not only about memory but about "irritation", too. If the described symbols or helpers were leaving you blank (which is not so bad, actually, because blankness can be seen as slightly irritation), than this could be helping in a consulting process. If it leaves you with mild disdain, then the consultant has to get creative and find something which you do not know, not expect, which is getting you surprised.
How do you learn or keep memory of something you defined as a habit you want to get rid off? As I find it much easier to use an anchor.
The universe is actions and consequences and nothing else. I get rid of things because I remember them well. Why don't you think about putting your hand over a fire? It's because you remember what fire does to you.
When I understand things enough to see the consequences and when I don't like those consequences I remember to not take actions that lead to such consequences. It's a process like a smart contract on the Ethereum network.